ELEA Standards

LSPS is adopting the religious standards of the Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA), and is adopting the educational standards of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA). Information regarding these standards can be found on their websites, listed here.


http://www.eleanational.org/
http://www.eleanational.org/news/index.html
http://www.elca.org/schools/
http://www.elca.org/schools/faqs/
http://www.elca.org/schools/devotions/2006/

A few items that are noteworthy..

1. The ELEA does not have a curriculum, but the ELCA does and it was incorporated as a component in this weeks classes.

2. The Board has indicated that their intentions are to adopt the ELEA standards, and pursue ELEA accreditation. They have emphatically stated their intent is to keep their NAEYC accreditation by continuing with the NAEYC cirriculum, while adding the spiritual components of the ELEA standards.

3. The Board has indicated the primary reason for pursuing ELEA accreditation is to adopt a management structure that places the school under the direct supervision and control of the church.