Process for Becoming an Affiliate School

Step 1) Get Acquainted

  1. Make connection and discuss:
    1. Criteria for the relationship
      1. areas of compatibility
      2. areas in question
    2. What RENEWANATION will do for school:
      1. Review affiliate school benefits in detail
    3. What school will do for RENEWANATION:
      1. Embrace RENEWANATION goals and implement those goals into their school and broader community
      2. Spread the vision where ever they have influence
    4. Financial expectations:
      1. What is not expected:
        1. Corporate Membership Fees
        2. Payment for most services
      2. What is expected: (after affiliation)
        1. Encourage membership of staff and student families
        2. Participation in marketing projects essential to promotion

Step 2) Head of school, with support from school board, extends formal invitation to RENEWANATION to visit the school and meet with board.

  1. School submits Affiliate School Information Form.

Step 3) On-site visit to school (school must pay travel expenses)

  1. Tour school and meet administration, staff and students.
  2. Meet with school board.   Discuss:
    1. Information on “Affiliate School Information Form”
    2. Criteria and compatibility
    3. Mutual expectations
  3. * Schedule RENEWANATION representative to speak in one or two key churches affiliated with school to share vision.  Key leaders of school should be in attendance.

* This is required if the school is directly connected to a local church.  Can happen later if the school is not directly connected to any particular church as relationships with area churches are intentionally developed.

Step 4)  Votes for affiliation

  1. School votes to seek affiliation with RENEWANATION.
    1. School provides RENEWANATION with minutes from the meeting where vote took place.
  2. RENEWANATION board votes to accept or reject affiliation with school.
    1. RENEWANATION communicates decision of it’s board to the school.

Step 5) After school becomes an affiliate:  (The following goals and action steps taken together.)

  1. A joint communication announcing new partnership between school and RENEWANATION will be sent out to: parents, alumni, area churches, area Christian schools, businesses the school has dealings with, etc.
  2. Plan a benefit banquet to promote school within the community and to formally introduce RENEWANATION
  3. Produce high quality magazine to promote Christian education in the community and raise funds for school and RENEWANATION  [Likely done in conjunction with a banquet event]
  4. Make connections with:
    1. Community churches through:
      1. Gathering info on churches represented by student body
      2. RENEWANATION & school having personal contact with pastors
      3. Schedule RENEWANATION presentations in local churches
      4. Schools may also wish to schedule presentations if churches will host them
    2. Local Christian schools through:
      1. Meeting and building intentional, mutually beneficial relationships with administrators
      2. Gathering administrators for fellowship and vision casting together
      3. Discussing ways local Christian schools can work together to serve each other and the broader community
    3. Other RENEWANATION affiliate schools and broader constituency
      1. RENEWANATION will introduce new affiliate to other affiliates
      2. RENEWANATION will introduce school in newsletter publication to broader constituency
      3. RENEWANATION will connect web-based inquiries back to local affiliates
  5. Strengthen parental commitment to Christian education through information and community wide events.
  6. Lay out long term strategic plan for school’s success focusing on:
    1. Healthy, ongoing growth
    2. Assessment to ensure that the RENEWANATION vision, mission and product are being achieved