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The document provides background information on Faith Academy, including student and teacher population statistics from 2010-2011 and 2011-2012. It also lists the countries that students are from, with the United States and the Philippines representing the largest percentages. The instructional focus at Faith Academy is described as collaboration and reading widely. Personnel backgrounds of the LRC Director and Elementary Teacher-Librarian are also summarized.

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Background

The document provides background information on Faith Academy, including student and teacher population statistics from 2010-2011 and 2011-2012. It also lists the countries that students are from, with the United States and the Philippines representing the largest percentages. The instructional focus at Faith Academy is described as collaboration and reading widely. Personnel backgrounds of the LRC Director and Elementary Teacher-Librarian are also summarized.

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POLICY AND PROCEDURES: BACKGROUND

SCHOOL POPULATION Elementary Middle School High School Totals 2011-2012 152 107 249 508 2010-2011 179 124 277 580

TEACHING POPULATION

2011-2012 Elementary Middle School High School Totals Elementary Kinder Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Middle School Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 High School Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Totals COMMUNITY MAKE-UP

2010-2011 GRADE LEVELS

2011-2012

2010-2011

Faith Academy is a school just outside of Manila, Philippines, serving the educational needs of (primarily) the children of missionaries. Students come from a variety of countries and educational backgrounds and will return to a variety of countries and educational systems. Their passport countries are as follows: 2011-2012 Students Percentage 18 3.50% 15 3.00% 2010-2011 Students Percentage 11 1.90% 1 0.17% 21 3.62%

Australia Brazil Canada

POLICY AND PROCEDURES: BACKGROUND


China Filipino/US Filipino/Iran Filipino France Germany India Indonesia Japan Kenya Korea Malaysia 1 38 1 8 2 1 4 204 1 0.20% 7.50% 0.20% 1.60% 0.39% 0.20% 0.79% 40.16% 0.20% 1 5 1 24 1 12 1 2 2 4 213 1 0.17% 0.86% 0.17% 4.14% 0.17% 2.07% 0.17% 0.34% 0.34% 0.69% 36.72% 0.17%

New Zealand

1.40% 9 1.55%

Netherlands

0.20% 2 0.34%

Norway

0.79% 6 1.03% 0.52% 1.20% 0.17% 1.55%

South Africa Switzerland Taiwan United Kingdom United States/UK

3 7 1 9 -

0.60% 1.40% 0.20% 1.80% -

3 7 1 9

1 182 35.80% 240

0.17%

United States

41.38%

Vietnam

0.20% 2 0.34%

Total Countries

20

22

POLICY AND PROCEDURES: BACKGROUND


INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS Faith Academy is a WASC-certified K-12 school. We strive to offer quality education to the children of missionaries and prepare them to move onto their next educational step (whether that is school in their passport or another country). In the LRC this year, our focus will be on COLLABORATION and READING WIDELY. ATTITUDES/PERCEPTIONS OF THE LRC AND ITS CURRENT USE

PERSONNEL BACKGROUND: LRC DIRECTOR - Becca VanWeerdhuizen Masters Degree in School Librarianship with an emphasis on Information Technology o In Progress o Fresno Pacific University Bachelors Degree in English Literature o Graduated in 2004 o Hope College (Holland, Michigan) o Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Michigan) Teaching Experience o Faith Academy (2007-current) MS & HS English o York Alternative High School (2005-2007) HS English

PERSONNEL BACKGROUND: ELEMENTARY TEACHER-LIBRARIAN Carol Foutz

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