Teacher Applications!

Just wanted to let everyone know we have started reviewing teacher applications! We sat down last week with the School Board and future student parents and wrote a wish list of qualities we wanted in a teacher and than composed an ad to be posted on the NAD website this week. Diane Harris from NAD came by on Monday and brought 4 applications. We are so impressed by the quality of teachers within the Adventist education system! We are looking forward to seeing many more applications in the next couple of weeks.

The process in which we will choose a teacher is this: We post our ad on the North American Division of Education (NAD) website and than teachers apply. The RMC Conference screens the applications and emails the most promising ones to us. The School Board views these applications and than does telephone interviews with them. The ones we like the best are than flown out here for interviews. This process is so great because of the potential large pool af applicants out there, we are not limited to local teachers and can choose out of many the one that God brings to us to make our school a success. we hope to have a teacher chosen and hired within the next three weeks!

Here is the Teacher ad we posted on the website:

Big Horn Christian Elementary is a new school opening this year. It is a one-room school with potential to grow into a three classroom school. We are expecting 10-12 students the first year, grades 1-5. We can expand to grades 1-8 in the following years. The facilities house three large classrooms, an Adventist health food store, storage rooms, large full kitchen, and a huge gymnasium attached which currently houses a very successful gymnastics club. The building is situated on ten acres on the edge of town and has potential for future growth. As the only Christian elementary school, there is much community interest and support.
The school is located in Buffalo, WY, population 5000, at the foot of the Big Horn Mountains. The town is small but bustling with young families, active churches, and businesses. There are many wildlife activities including sightings of elk and moose only about 10 minutes from the steps of the school. There is a ski resort 40 minutes from Buffalo, and many recreation trails, fishing and hiking in our beautiful mountains.
You will find the church warm and welcoming and the school board supportive and encouraging. We are a small but growing and energetic congregation of approximately 40. Half of our forty members are children either elementary aged or younger. Our children are the priority and we include them in services, events, and community outreach.
Experience
A teacher with multi-grade and/or small school and administration experience is preferred. However, level of experience is not a deal breaker if the individual excels in other qualities. NAD Elementary Teaching Credential is required. The teacher must have a passion for single classroom, multi-grade teaching and a love for teaching grades 1-5. An interest and enthusiasm for Phys-Ed is desired and will be supported. Our church does a lot of community service and desires a teacher who strongly believes in service and will actively incorporate it into their curriculum. Flexibility in teaching styles is a must, as each student has varying needs, this is a major concern for our parents and the applicant must address this. As a brand new school, we need a teacher with enthusiasm and energy for the project. The person must be community minded, they will be the spokesperson for our school and we need someone who is comfortable and capable in this aspect. He/she must have excellent communication skills and a proven record working with other professionals, families, and students.

Please pray with us that God sends the right candidate to us! It's so exciting to be at this point of finally hiring a teacher after all the hard work:) Thank you Lord!

Cara