Board and Structure
Purpose
The purpose of the Board of Trustees is to provide spiritual and operational oversight for Westlake Christian Academy.
The Board shall:
- pray and exercise other spiritual leadership,
- provide strategic and long-range planning,
- secure facilities and personnel
- set operational policies
- provide financial and general oversight.
Contact the Board
The board welcomes questions and comments from Westlake families. You may contact the board at: board@westlakechristianacademy.org.
Serving as a Board Member
Qualifications
Board members shall:
- be born-again Christians
- be members in good standing of a local church (whose own statement of faith is found to be consistent with the WCA statement of faith) and annually attest to their active membership in that church
- annually subscribe to the WCA statement of faith
- have or have had at least one child, grandchild, or parishioner enrolled in WCA for at least five months of school (or be a Westlake graduate, or be a former student who attended Westlake for at least one year)
- have a clear interest in Christian education
- meet the following Biblical qualifications for spiritual leadership, as highlighted in 1 Timothy 3:1-8
Responsibilities:
Board members shall:
- be faithful in attending the monthly Board meetings, either in person or electronically
- pray diligently for Westlake
- work with fellow Board members to:
- help set the spiritual tone of the school as an institution
- provide strategic and long-range planning for the development of the school
- ensure adequate facilities for the school
- hire and annually evaluate the administrative head, and hire and annually renew the contracts of all other school employees
- share in developing and complying with due process procedures (for resolving disputes and other conflicts – such procedures must be approved by both the Faculty/Staff Assembly and the Board)
- set operational policies
- set and oversee an operating budget
- oversee school certifications and accreditation
- oversee compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations
- share in the approval of amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws
- if necessary, remove a Board member for any reason specified in Article 1.E.7
- financially support WCA regularly and sacrificially
- be willing to serve on standing committees
application process
If you are interested in applying to serve on the Board of Trustees, we encourage you to contact the board first to learn more about the process. The application is online.