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Diverse Leadership & The Next Generation
This talk was given at the 2019 Urban Education Leaders Retreat in Austin, TX convened by the Society for Classical Learning (societyforclassicallearning.org) and Spreading Hope Network (spreadinghopenetwork.org), and sponsored by the Association of Christian Schools...
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Curriculum Resources
While teachers are primary, actual curriculum is important. The following is a list of curricular resources we recommend for the lower school years (K-5). The (*) indicates curricula used at Hope Academy as of 2018-2019.
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Sample Teacher Interview Questions
The following are the kinds of questions we ask during a teacher interview. We also have candidates teacher a sample lesson as part of our process, we also have them send a video of themselves teaching a lesson if they live out of the area. Tell us a bit about your...
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Hope Academy is a flagship for our Christian schools. The development and growth of Christian schools like Hope Academy is so encouraging. CSI is excited by the school planting efforts of the Spreading Hope team.
Jeff BlamerThe Spreading Hope Network has been a Godsend for our Board of Directors and leadership. Their help with fundraising and communication planning and infrastructure, access to Hope's documents and model, as well as prayer and encouragement, has helped us start well.
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