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The Charlotte Jewish News - April 2012 - Page 5 Schools Charlotte Jewish Day School Completes SACS-SAIS Accreditation Larry Horowitz, CLU, ChFC Financial 5950 Fairview Road, Suite 608 Charlotte, NC 28210 (704) 556-9982, Fax (704) 369-2918 www.L2financial.com Helping in the CREATION, PRESERVATION & DISTRIBUTION of your Estate Larry Horowitz is an Investment Advisor Representative of, and offers securities, and investment advisory services through Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. Member FINRA, SIPC and Registered Investment Advisor. Financial and Woodbury Financial Services, Inc., are not affiliated entities. By Mariashi Owner, director On February 5 through 7, CJDS completed a year-long process of accreditation with the SACS (Southern Association for Colleges and Schools) -SAIS (Southern Association of Independent Schools) organiza tions. This is the second accredi tation that the school received and besides being relieved that it is completed and accepted, we are thrilled that our accreditation has been unanimously recommended by the Team. The accreditation looks at seven standards which contain over one hundred indicators to prove that the school is in compli ance. More importantly, the stan dard of excellence is judged by the school’s commitment to its mis sion in all areas reviewed. The areas of governance, board and financial health, curriculum, administrative and faculty struc ture, and culture are all studied through a combination of an ini tial on site visit, reams and reams of documents and papers, and a final three day visit by a team made of four educators from the Southeast region. We had the Flead of School of The Duke School in Durham, the principal from Cliff Valley in Atlanta, the principal from B’nai Shalom in Greensboro and (we were fortu nate) the director of SAIS. During their visit, they met with the CJDS board of directors, parents, teach ers, administrators, alumni, and students. They were observing in classrooms, on the playground, in the lunchroom and in the halls. /nsurance for Home, Muto, Business and Life. “My father, Harry, founded Swimmer insurance Agency nearly 60 years ago offering security to the community and helping families through times of trouble. Today, we continue that tradition of service with everything we do. We will be there for every milestone, every hardship and every transition your family or business experiences.” - DflVlD SWIMMER Swimmer Insurance Agency 725 Providence Rd Charlotte. NC 2B207 704.333.6694 www.swimmerinsurance.com The self-study that the school completed included a profile update, surveys of the school’s stakeholders (parents, faculty, stu dents), as well as an improvement plan in eight different areas. The school continues to examine new ways to strengthen our curriculum and our ability to differentiate instruction for each individual stu dent. Using data to measure our growth was also a part of our plan and it is already being utilized suc cessfully. Although the accredita tion process takes place every five years, we are planning to imple ment a stakeholder survey and self-study review annual to ensure the work plan remain fresh and relevant. We received the written report describing all of the commenda tions and recommendations for growth in a number of areas. They spoke strongly of the cal iber and quality of teachers they saw when they observed in the classroom. They were immediate ly able to recognize that the school’s claim to meet the needs of children who are able to move faster or for children who need some extra support was truly hap pening. They repeatedly men tioned at our exit report how clear ly our board was committed to the mission and to the school and that one could see that they are all on one page. They also noted the poise and confidence of our grad uates and encouraged us to use their sense of self and success to help tell our story. One of the more interesting areas they addressed and recommended was the school marketing. They felt strongly that the school was not sharing all that it had to offer. And, they specifically mentioned that we needed to “shouf ’ the ben efit of it being a Jewish school. They sensed that there was not enough pride in what makes us stand out, unique, and special. Only one of the members of team was Jewish so it was ironic that they recognized the outstanding gift of Judaism our kids and com munity receive from a school that truly serves all of the Jewish chil dren in the community who desire a full-time Jewish education. We were a little taken aback, but cer tainly took it to heart. In fact, what was truly heartwarming is that one of the team members, on his way home could not get it out of his mind how we were losing such a precious opportunity to share the treasure we have, that he emailed us a marketing tagline that came to mind. This was certainly an opportu nity to learn and reflect and left us the chance to ponder that we teach Jewish pride to our children, but are we demonstrating our own Jewish pride? ^ From Generation To Generation... At The Charlotte Jewish Preschool On February 17, Charlotte Jewish Preschool experienced one of our favorite days of the year: Grandparent’s Day. Sabas and Savtahs, Bubbes and Zaydes, all flew in from different parts of the country to help their little one cel ebrate this special day. Preparation for Grandparent’s Day is always interesting as the children discuss with teachers and friends as to what makes their grandpar ents so special. For some, it’s baking cookies together. Maybe even hamantaschen for Purim. Others enjoy spe cial outings to the park, holi days meals, or vacations together. Traditions build as years Chdrtchtt»Jewi$b Preschool Grandparents enjoyed their visit to CJP on Grandparents Day. go on and memories are made along the way. As the children talk about what makes their grandpar ents special, a gleeful look emanates from their eyes as they remember times spent. At Charlotte Jewish Preschool, we were even lucky enough to enjoy the company of great grandpar ents who made the trip for this occasion. It was truly a wonderful expe rience for everyone to enjoy this generational event. As the RSVP’s came in, we knew this was going to be the best attended Grandparent’s Day yet. We were ready to shine. We planned a wonderful Shabbat for our visitors along with a special snack and of course, challah and grape juice. Clergy from both temples were present. From Temple Beth El, we had Rabbi Judy and Rabbi Jonathan. From Temple Israel, Rabbi Ezring, Rabbi Noam, and Cantor Roochvarg were in atten dance. The clergy always help to add excitement to our service by (Continued on page 8)
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