We appreciate your interest in Beth Haven Baptist Academy. We believe the truths of God’s Word should be taught at the earliest age and be continued through the adult years. It is out firm belief that the Word of God and its message of redeeming grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is necessary and is the only adequate foundation upon which any educational program can be built. We feel that the educational institution should provide a distinct Christian philosophy and atmosphere.  Training in the Word of God will be an essential part of our curriculum.  All truths in every sphere of life and every aspect of education comes from God.

We offer an educational program using the Abeka curriculum.  Abeka is well known for its educational quality and emphasis upon the core subjects (i.e. language and grammar, math, history and science).  They also have a good choice of electives, including foreign languages.  We believe that our children should have careful instruction leading them to an ability to read with understanding and write or speak clearly and accurately. Each child is diagnostically tested and then is prescribed curriculum at their individual academic level and not according to their chronological age.  We are striving to work with each child individually and help them reach their God-given potential.
It is our desire to instill within each student a sense of high regard for spiritual and moral standards. The absence of God’s Word from other educational programs is the major cause of low spiritual and moral standards. We believe the Lord teaches us to excel academically and morally, as well as spiritually; therefore, we are constantly striving for the highest spiritual, moral, and academic standards.

Beth Haven Baptist Academy recognizes that it cannot meet the educational needs of all children. We are a Christian school offering a high quality of Christian training, but we are not designed to be a correctional institution for problems arising beyond those usually encountered in average school children. While we love all children, our school is not equipped to meet the needs of children with emotional or behavioral problems. Some children do not adjust to a disciplined academic environment and find excuse to criticize the policies and decisions of staff and administration. In such cases, our school reserves the right to have full discretion to discipline, to place students on probation for a reasonable corrective period of time, and to dismiss any student who does not cooperate with the total educational process. Beth Haven Baptist Academy admits students of any race, color, and national origin. Our basic objectives are as follows:

· To help each child to learn to honor and love the Lord Jesus Christ.
· To teach and build spiritual understanding, desires, attitudes, and actions.
· To promote Spirit controlled self-discipline.
· To assist each child in seeking his/her purpose for life’s service and to discover and developing his/her God-given talents.
· Build family unity and loyalty centered around the person of Jesus Christ according to Deuteronomy 6:7-8.

1. A single parent, grandparent, or a foster parent must provide written documentation of the legal custody of the child/children enrolled, i.e., a court decree or private settlement agreement.

2. Only the person who has legal custody of the child/children has the authority to make decisions regarding the child’s/children’s education.

3. If divorced parents share legal custody of a child/children and provide proof with written documentation provided to the school, both parents must agree on decisions relating to matters of education and medical care.

4. Grandparents and foster parents will need approval from the child’s/children’s parents regarding educational decisions.

5. Legal custody of child/children must be established before enrollment is completed.

Legal custodians are required to adhere to the following:

A. All legal custodians must sign the school enrollment contract.

B. Foster parents must provide the school with legal papers that show they have legal custody and authority to make educational decisions for students enrolled.

C. If a foster parent does not have sole legal custody, signed authorizations from both non-custodial parents and from the foster parents must be provided for children who are enrolled.

D. If a grandparent is merely a baby sitter and does not have legal custody, the school enrollment contract must be signed by both the parents and the grandparents.

E. Enrollment will not be complete until permission to enroll the child/children is given, in writing, by the parent named in the official custody papers as having authority to make decisions regarding the child’s/children’s education.

F. Any restrictions in the official custody papers, not in keeping with official school policy, will negate enrollment. Such restrictions may include: (1) after school pickup; (2) free exercise of religious instruction; and (3) standard of conduct.

G. Written directions as detailed in the official custody papers will be followed relative to: (1) Calls in the event of an emergency, if the child fails to attend school, or if there is discipline problem; (2) receiving school notices; and (3) access to the student’s records.

H. If a non-custodial parent is unavailable or the whereabouts are unknown, the person with legal custody must provide a signed affidavit disclosing such details and give information about plans to serve the absent parent’s right to legal custody.