Community Christian School makes available individual courses for parents to select for their children, and only those children accepted for admission may register for the courses offered. Each student who registers for courses at CCS will have a transcript on file with the school, and a copy of this transcript will be made available to the student's parents upon request.
Community Christian School is accountable only for the courses selected and attempted at CCS. Any course instruction received at other schools or instruction provided through home education is the responsibility of the parent. Transfer of credit to CCS for any such instruction may be granted if in accordance to CCS's policies concerning credit transfer.
CCS is a university-model Christian school. Because of this, both parent involvement and student cooperation are essential if CCS is to successfully fulfill its mission, a mission which includes a vital spiritual element. Therefore, as a condition of acceptance to this school, the parents of each student applying for admission must be in agreement with the school's doctrinal position.
It also is necessary that CCS have parent and student guidelines to facilitate the acceptance of those students appropriately suited for a university-model school format. Those guidelines are as follows:
Parental Guidelines:
- Parents must be in agreement with the school's purpose and spiritual objectives, and be willing to abide by the school's rules and regulations.
- Parents must be committed to the parental responsibility for providing a quality, Christian education for their children in accordance with existing law.
- Parents must be active members of a Christian church that is in keeping with the CCS Statement of Faith.
- Parents must be willing to use a Christian Conciliation Service if ever necessary.
- Parents must be willing to provide CCS with a completed application form for each child applying for admission, along with transcripts and transfer credit requests from previous schools or home school.
- Parents must be in agreement with, and supportive of, the school's procedure's for handling student discipline.
- Parents must be willing to provide continually updated immunization records for each child.
- Parents must be willing to have the child's picture in the school's yearbook.
- Parents must be willing to have each family's name, phone number, and address listed in the CCS directory.
- Parents must acknowledge that each child has reviewed CCS's “Code of Conduct” and “Dress Code Policy” and is willing to abide by those policies.
- Parents must be willing to sign a statement each semester indicating that they accept the primary responsibility for their children's behavior at school and student supervision at home. The statement shall include acknowledgement of their responsibility to be familiar with the policies of the school as published in the current school catalogue and other official means of communication. In addition, parents shall be willing to participate in any parent-education requirements that are listed in the Required Statement of Parent Responsibility.
Student Guidelines:
The following statement appears on the semester Registration Agreement, which is located on the reverse side of the Family Fees and Payment Worksheet. This statement must be signed by both parents/legal guardians and returned before any student's registration can be processed.
In enrolling one or more of our children in Community Christian School, a school which affirms the comprehensive responsibility of parents for the education of their children, we acknowledge and accept primary responsibility of our children's behavior at school and their student supervision at home. We also acknowledge that we are responsible to be familiar with and consult the policies of the school as published in the current catalogue and other official means of communication, such as monthly newsletters, before making decisions affecting our child(ren)'s or our family's relationship with Community Christian School.
We further agree that should difficulties arise from our failure to be familiar with or consult published school policies (including, for example, the school refund policy, as stated in the school catalogue under “Financial Policies”) when making decisions affecting our relationship or our child(ren)'s relationship with the school, we will accept full responsibility for the results of our decisions.
In addition, we agree to attend parent meetings (possibly 1-4 meetings during the school year) that are intended to help parents better understand their role in a university-model school, and we agree to meet the parent requirements associated with the current “Parent Resource List.”
Attend a CCS Information Meeting. Parents are required to attend an on-campus information meeting about Community Christian School. The school schedules these meetings as each new enrollment period begins.
Parents receive their packet of admissions materials, and the entire application procedure is explained.
For the date and time of the next Information Meeting, call the school office at 413-564-0316. Ask to be placed on the school's notification mailing list.
May God bless you as you seek His leadership for your family. We hope to see you soon!
