St John Chrysostom Academy

During the fiscal year ending june 2024, the Academy was able to accomplish the following: 1.academic year 2023-2024 - the Academy opened the academic year to students on september 6, 2023, with 54 students. A kindergarten cohort was opened to 9 first year students. 10th grade was also added to high school. 2.facility - all classrooms and labs were ready to serve students on the first day of school. All new furniture, chalk boards, and textbooks were purchased and ready for students in september 2023. Taking into account the summer expansion, new curriculum materials were purchased for students. 3.curriculum - all student resources were purchased and ready for the beginning of school. 4.faculty/staff - a total of 14 staff/faculty began the school year. There was a retention rate of this year of nearly 89%. Only one teacher did not return as she was also a full-time student and needed to complete her degree. 5.students - in addition to the 54 students enrolled at the beginning of the academic year, 2 more students were accepted into the program mid-year. 6.culture - a lot of thought and time was spent developing both faculty/staff culture and student culture. Almost immediately, a house system was implemented based upon the old english house system present in many prestigious american schools prior to the 1980's. In these houses, students competed for house points with the goal of winning the house sword. House points were tallied on a weekly basis and two major events, fall's crown games and springs gryphon games added a particular ethos and camaraderie to the Academy. 7.faculty/parent council - a parent teacher organization, faculty/parent council continued with 11 parents. 8.accreditation - the Academy continued the process of seeking accreditation from the association of christian schools international. The Academy received foundational accreditation from the association in may of 2024. 9.marketing - definition of the Academy brand, in both online and physical forms (mailings, print media, and school spirit wear, were expanded during the 2023-2024 academic year. Regular and consistent social media posts were targeted at demographics of families essential to the growth and success of the school. 10.board - the founding chairman of the board, fr. Alexandros petrides stepped down from his position on the board in december of 2023, but remained a member of the board, chairing the fundraising committee. Mr. eric adams was nominated the new board chairman in december of 2023. Numerous committees were begun.