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Tom, a Michigan native, has lived in Moscow, Idaho since 1977. He and his wife, Julie, have four children and eleven grandchildren. He was the Superintendent of Logos School from when it began in 1981 until 2016. Tom has a BFA degree in Education and a Masters in Ed Admin, both from the University of Idaho. He served as a founding board member of the Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS) for 25 years. After retiring from Logos School in 2017, Tom was hired in 2018 to be the Dean of Academics for Veritas Scholars Academy. His work largely consists of observing and evaluating VSA’s 200 teachers, as well as evaluating the school’s courses and teaching three secondary art classes. He is the author of several books on administration: Putting Feet On the Trivium, Dear Parents and Non Nobis.
As many schools throughout the movement are now in their second, third and even fourth decades, new challenges arise. Not only is the culture seeking to seep in, there are growing pains with size of schools, demand for other models, and a constant need and empty bench for teachers. This 2-part talk addresses these challenges from a multi-generational perspective.
Part I: Starting Out or Starting Up — Priorities, basic needs, blunders to avoid, hiring issues, teacher training, gatekeeping, parental involvement.
Part II: Growing In and With Grace — Growing pains, blunders to avoid, maturing in a culture war, keeping the vision.
These sessions would touch on many key points: 7 laws of teaching, teacher training, leadership, parental involvement and education, staying true to the mission and vision, and more. Takeaways would be practical tips on how to carry these out, starting points or ways to go back to the basics, and some systems and processes that can help ease the burden of wearing many hats.
Tom, a Michigan native, has lived in Moscow, Idaho since 1977. He and his wife, Julie, have four children and eleven grandchildren. He was the Superintendent of Logos School from when it began in 1981 until 2016. Tom has a BFA degree in Education and a Masters in Ed Admin, both from the University of Idaho. He served as a founding board member of the Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS) for 25 years. After retiring from Logos School in 2017, Tom was hired in 2018 to be the Dean of Academics for Veritas Scholars Academy. His work largely consists of observing and evaluating VSA’s 200 teachers, as well as evaluating the school’s courses and teaching three secondary art classes. He is the author of several books on administration: Putting Feet On the Trivium, Dear Parents and Non Nobis.