Crean Lutheran High School

 

 

Mission: CLS Parents partnering with and praying for CLS staff and students to fulfill our Lord’s mandate and our Good Shepherd’s mission to encourage our children to be “living stones,” to “put their trust in the Lord,” and to have life in Him “to the full”!

 

Roles, Scope, and Spheres of Influence and Blessing for our Children – revealed in the following questions:

1. Prayer!

2. How can we encourage the CLS experience to be a holy, happy, life-transforming, disciple-deepening, well-rounded, well-angled, and lifetime-memory making experience?

3. How can we encourage but not manipulate, protect but not smother, suggest but not control our children’s experiences in pursuit of #1 goals?

4. Fund-, Friend-, and Resource-Raising to benefit our students in pursuit of the mission and foundational documents of CLS.

5. What are “best practices” for Christian parenting – and how can the CLS parents mutually encourage one another and individually strive to more faithfully model our Lord’s Biblical guidelines for parenting through worship, Scripture reading, prayer, service, etc.?

 

CORNERSTONE “filters” in striving to keep the whole CLS Body of Christ in mind:

1. Jesus-Proof everything: The CORNERSTONE organization will be mindful of, and outwardly expressive of, the unashamed invitation of and acknowledgement of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of CLS and its constituents in everything CLS does, sponsors, prints, or advertises. Further, the CORNERSTONE (along with the entire staff) will strive to reflect Jesus Christ – His servanthood, His compassion, and His love – in everything it does.

2. Edification: The CORNERSTONE organization is for partnering, supporting, encouraging, enhancing, building up, and fostering communication among the CLS Body of Christ. CORNERSTONE meetings are forums for positive and constructive partnership only. Concerns should be taken personally and privately to an administrator.

3. Timing: The ability to adequately and properly time events so to not overlap and to ensure best attendance.

4. Boundaries and Context: We need to respect the Principal’s role of overseeing the entire operation of the school. Therefore, all suggestions are passed through him via appropriate CORNERSTONE liaisons, such as Pastor Bill, Mrs. Richards, and, if desired, a parent. The principal is the one who keeps a finger on the “pulse” of the entire school culture.

5. Resources: Recognizing that the administrative staff are working a strategic, balanced, and planned process of program development, the CORNERSTONE partnership will seek to enhance the students’ overall experience within the mission and outcome goals of CLS by providing leadership and attention-to-detail in all CORNERSTONE programs (including calendar coordination, attention to staff- and parent-chaperones, insurance exposure, facility coordination, etc.).

6. Respect for all: The CORNERSTONE organization recognizes that some parents choose to be more engaged and active than others. The CORNERSTONE organization will be sensitive to, and respect, each parent’s perspective on this. The administration, not the CORNERSTONE, will evaluate and respond to the appropriate level of parental involvement.

7. Stewardship Conscious: The CORNERSTONE organization will be careful to reflect that the chief treasure of the school is and always will be Jesus Christ and His Holy Word. Care will be taken to avoid excesses in expenditures or outward appearances that would betray such priority.

 

Existing Partnerships:

1. 4-6-Week Fall and Spring Parenting Series - request at least 2 classes per year per family (covenant)

2. Friday morning 7am Parents in Prayer -- during school year

3. E-suggestion, e-prayer request, e-compliment -- see above link

4. New Testament Online Class

5. Individual Sports Booster Clubs

6. Sports Fans

7. PowerSchool – grades, communications

8. Parents Directory – online

9. CLS Parents Google Group Discussion Board for Positive (only) encouragement and partnership in parenting. http://groups.google.com/group/crean-lutheran-parent-page Please email Pastor Bill for access to this discussion board – bartlett@CLSHS.org .

10. Christmas Staff Party -- Gift of Love Event

11. Christ and Culture Lectures

12. College Planning Nights

 

Possible Expansion of Partnerships & Collaborations:

1. Bogo Lights (may turn in to our Non-profit Incubator for class of 2011)

2. Transportation to games

 

Possible New Partnerships & Collaborations:

1. CORNERSTONE Meetings – with minutes sent to all parents – could rotate between Friday chapel/fellowship and Thursday evening meetings.

2. Friday “Light of Christ” Lunches – by Christian entrepreneurs and professionals 12:30-1pm for purposes of 1) introducing vocation/profession and how to do the job “Christianly.”

3. Help with Student Store (St. Christine now handles) – involving student workers.

4. Transportation of Student Store to games & events.

5. 1/semester family event (i.e., Tommy’s Burger Wagon – at new site?, Angels Game, etc.)

 

Membership, Attendance and Organization:

1. All parents invited via email

2. Student/Parent Directory -- online

3. Pastor Bill and one administrator

4. Pastor Bill and an elected or appointed parent-CORNERSTONE President will together draft agenda and minutes to all.

Contacts:

Pastor Bill Bartlett 949-916-0897    bartlett@CLSHS.org