ACTS

Setting a new standard of Christ-centered academic excellence.

We will join with Christian teachers and schools to build Christian leaders for the 21st Century promoting Christ-centered, Bible-based solutions to the educational challenges facing our world today.

Vision

Setting a new standard of Christ-centered academic excellence.

Mission

Assisting Christian schools to realize the highest level of educational credibility.

Core Values:

We are passionately committed to:

•A Biblical Worldview—modeling, teaching, and leading with actions and decisions that are consistent with God’s Word.

•Integrity—demonstrating exemplary practices reflective of Christian ethics; with accountability to Christ, our schools, and the educational community.

•Excellence—providing exceptional services for the certification and development of Christian administrators and teachers, and pathways to the highest levels of accreditation for Christian schools.

•Relationship—developing and sustaining a partnership with Christian Schools to enhance their ministry through personal connection.

•Creativity—being proactive in the pursuit and development of innovative solutions to benefit the growth and development of our organization and its member schools.

•Service—Purposing to approach current and prospective members by offering resources, support, consulting, advice, and mentoring.

ACTS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its programs.

TESTIMONIALS

Client Success Stories: Hear What Our Clients Say

ACTS uses their experience and educational standards to help you meet your school’s God-given mission.

Their process is beyond evaluative – it is supportive and collaborative. They want your school to be the best it can be and through their resources and guidance, it will be.

ACTS staff is always available, in and out of each school year. They help with resources, suggestions, and connections.

We can confidently say that our school is a better school because we partner with ACTS.

Principal PK-12

Philadelphia, PA

Chief Operations Officer

Steve Lindquist

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Director Special Projects, Accredition Commision Chair

Ike Stokes

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Administrative Assistant

Jen Greco

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ACTS Leadership Team

Board of Directors

Frank Cantadore

President

Concord Academy

Concord, NC

Garron Smith

Vice President

Cedar Park Christian School Bothell, WA

Earlene Carte

Secretary

First Assembly

Christian School

Ocala, FL

Dr. Marvin Effa

Treasurer
Bethany Christian School

Plano, TX

Ike Stokes

Accreditation

Commission Chair
Nixa, MO

Kelly Rodriguez

At Large Member

Maranatha Christian Schools

San Diego, CA

Dr. Jay Hinckley

At Large Member

Calvary Academy

Springfield, IL

Tracy Cossabone

At Large Member

Life Center Academy

Burlington, NJ

Some of our partners

Renewanation

Our Vision - To transform our culture by giving millions of children a biblical worldview
Our Mission - To inspire and equip the family, church and school to give millions of children a biblical worldview

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BJU Press

BJU Press provides educational materials written from a biblical worldview that focus on academic rigor and encourage critical thinking—all supported by appropriate educational technology.

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Summit Ministries

Vision: Summit Ministries desires to see generations of Christians mobilized to transform a broken world.
Mission: We exist to equip and support rising generations to embrace God’s truth and champion a biblical worldview.

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Teach 4 The Heart

Teach for the Heart is designed for Christian educators in public and private schools. Simply put, we want to offer you uplifting, practical advice from a biblical viewpoint. While we are at it, we want to connect educators from public and private school spheres instead of dividing them. We believe that benefits us all.

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ACTS partners with other organizations and groups whose mission, vision, and core values closely align with our own. We envision these partnerships to be mutually beneficial for both our association and our schools through products, services, and collaborations. These partnerships are offered as options for your schools and are not required to be part of the ACTS family.