This document proposes establishing a Christian high school to serve at-risk students in Tarrant County, Texas. It notes that 31% of students in the county drop out, with the top reasons being boredom, poor attendance, unsupportive friends/family, lack of supervision, and failing classes. The proposed school would offer an accelerated Biblical worldview curriculum through online and small group learning to engage students and help them develop spiritually and academically. It provides recommendations for opening in August 2014, including a board, staff, tuition sliding scale based on income, and future plans to expand course offerings. The goal is to help struggling local families and draw more of the community to the sponsoring church.

1. credo ut intelligam
I believe so I may think.

2. A school offering 9th-12th grade
accelerated courses taught from a Biblical
perspective to help at-risk students develop a
thoroughly Biblical worldview.

6. 31% of students in
Tarrant County drop out.
That is over 8,000 students.

7. WHY
DROP
OUT?

8. 1.TOP 5 REASONS:
Bored (47%)

9. 2. Behind/
poor attendance
(43%)

10. 3. Friends/family not
interested in school
(42%)

11. 4. Not enough
supervision (38%)

12. 5. Failing (35%)

13. PROBLEM
 Homeless, financially distraught
 Broken, unstable homes and parents
 EDUCATION IS NOT A PRIORITY.

15. My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ears to my sayings.
Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart.
For they are life to those who find them,
And healing for all their flesh.
Proverbs 4:20-22, ESV

16. PROBLEM:
boring, OUT-dated instructional strategies mean that
students tune OUT, fail OUT, age OUT, or drop OUT!

17. And we urge you, brothers,
admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted,
help the weak, be patient with them all.
See that on one repays anyone evil for evil,
but always seek to do good
to one another and to everyone.
1Thessalonians 5:14-15, ESV

18. PROBLEM
 Teen-parenting (17% say they drop out due to pregnancy)
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Working long hours
Childcare
Post-partum depression

20. And let our people learn to devote themselves
to good works,
so as to help cases of
urgent need, and not
be unfruitful.
Titus 3:14, ESV

21. BELIEVE BELONG BLESS
First Euless exists to help people
believe in Jesus Christ,
belong to His church, and
bless others so that they
become fully devoted
followers of Christ.

23. Steps to Open August 2014

24. Steps to Open August 2014

25. Board Recommendations
2 Pastoral Staff Members-First Euless experts, Biblical scholars
Kent and Brooke Wells-Biblical scholar, youth and education
experts
Charles and Nancy Terry-education experts; extremely active
members of FBCE
Dale and Joyce Turns-volunteer experts; extremely active
members of FBCE
A single parent (someone from our single parents group who is a
faithful member of FCBE in attendance and finances)
An accountant (a faithful member of FCBE in attendance and finances)
A lawyer (a faithful member of FCBE in attendance and finances)
Trinity Terrell (student from a single-parent, financially-troubled
home who is overcoming obstacles by seeking God, a faithful member of FBCE in
service, attendance and finances)

26. Staff and Salary
Recommendations
• Dean of Students and Instruction
• $54,000 *base annual salary averages $79K
• 11-month schedule, 3-year contract
• Lisa Terrell, M. B. A. Faithful member of FBCE in service,
attendance and finances, Texas certified 8-12th grade teacher,
extensive experience with at-risk youth and education
• Office Manager
• $40,000 *annual salary averages $45K
• 11-month schedule, 3-year contract
• Kimberly Bullock Masters in Human Resources, faithful
member of FBCE in service, attendance and finances, extensive
management, problem-solving skills

27. Staff and Salary
Recommendations
• Attendance Clerk/Receptionist
• $21,000 *average salary is $23K
• 11-month schedule, 1-year contract
• Teachers (ELAR, SS, Sci, Math, Bible, PE)
• $40,000 *average base salary is $46K
• 10-month schedule, 1-year contract
• Total: $310,000 + benefits=approximately $450,000
• Additional incentive pay=10% of all individual
fundraising

28. Credits for Graduation
Total credits needed to graduate:
23 minimum
25 distinguished (includes 2 years of foreign language).
1 Credit = 2 semesters of one class
(i.e. English 1A + 1B= 1 Credit)
Tuition is per ½ credit
Some students will have failed 1A but passed 1B and will
only need ½ credit.
Students typically acquire 6-8 credits per year.

29. Sliding Scale Tuition
Cap at annual 4-7% of income based on current pay stubs and/or
current tax return up to $86,000.
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30. Sliding Scale Tuition
Examples
STUDENT A
Parents’ income=$80,000
$5,180 annual cap
$430/ ½ credit
12 classes(6 credits)=$5,160
13th class ( ½ credit)=$20
All other classes student
chooses to complete will be at
no cost to the students.
STUDENT B
Parents’ income=$100,000
No cap
$500/ ½ credit
12 classes(6 credits)=$6,000
13th class ( ½ credit)=$500
All other classes student
chooses to complete will be
$500/ ½ credit.

31. What makes our school
different?
• Jesus!
• Daily mandatory Bible classes for
credit.
• Weekly Worship.
• Students will be paired with strong
believers who volunteer to mentor.

32. What makes our school
different?
• Teachers
– Believers
– Relationship-builders
– Individual/small group instruction
• Curriculum
– Biblically-integrated
– Online for self-paced achievement
– Restorative

33. What makes our school
different?
• NO Required Homework
– Work online at school/at home as student
chooses
– Working online outside school will offer
opportunity to restore credits faster
• NO STAAR/TAKS
– does not prevent graduation
– use ITBS, Gates-McGinitie, Stanford 10 to
pre-assess/track progress

34. What makes our school
different?
• Blended Learning
– Majority learning self-directed online
– Teachers guide students through
challenges
• Flexible Scheduling
– Monday-Thursday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
– Options
• ½ day a.m.
• ½ day p.m.
• Full day

35. Future Expansion
•Offer blended learning for traditional
students.
•2-year plan to add grades 7 and 8.
•Possible elementary school to prevent
students from becoming at-risk.
•3-year plan to develop High School
Seminary.

36. Let’s do this!
Show HEB, First Euless cares about the
hundreds of local
families with
struggling teens.
Draw more of the
community into
our church.
Approve this
proposed school today!
Researched and prepared by Lisa Terrell.
LisaLTerrell@gmail.com