Newsletter 4/5/25
“And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” Phil 4:8
As the storms are raging outside I am reflecting on the goodness of God. At this time two years ago I wondered if we would even be able to open our doors and prayed for families to find us. Fast forward to today, and we’re preparing for 30-40% growth, opening a second Kindergarten classroom and 8th grade and expect our classes to be full with waitlists in Fall 2025! (Crawford County needs more Christian schools!)
What’s more, we just received the results of our first parent satisfaction and staff satisfaction surveys, and the data reveal that we are flourishing! In fact, 99% of our families report that they are “satisfied or very satisfied” with their experience at Joshua Academy as determined by an outside organization, Hourglass K12! Our scores across the board support that we are fulfilling our mission well. We are eager to address the few areas parents indicated we could improve. Likewise, our staff satisfaction survey scores through Best Workplaces Institute have earned us their highest certification as a Best Christian Workplace in the Flourishing category, with a score of 4.30 out of 5.0!
We are humbled by the work we get to engage in every day - being the hands and feet of Jesus, pouring into the lives of God’s kids and supporting parents in raising up their kids in the way God says they should go. Thank you for your continued prayers for our school, our teachers, staff, kids, our board and our families. We are committed to “staying low” before the Lord as we “go higher.” (That sounds contradictory…but it’s not).
We’re preparing for our 3rd Annual Fund the Future Donor Dinner on Friday, April 25 from 6-8:30 pm! This is our single donor event for the year and we’re seeking new partners. If you would like to become a donor to our school or have not yet been invited but would like to attend, please reach out to Kara Witzke, Head of School, at kara@joshua-academy.org or 479-935-2045!
WHAT’S COMING UP!
Family Chapel every Friday 8-8:30 am! Everyone is welcome!
Apr. 8 (Tues) - Farm Animals on campus!
Apr. 10 (Thurs) - Cici’s Pizza field trip (4th/5th only). Permission slip available soon on the JA App
Apr. 11 (Fri) - Cherry Berry field trip (3rd/4th only). Permission slip available soon on the JA App
Apr. 24 (Thurs) - Arnold Farm (K-3rd). Permission slip available soon on the JA App
Apr. 25 (Fri) - Wizard of Oz play (2nd-5th). We’ll support many of our classmates as they perform! Permission slip available soon on the JA App
If you participate in online giving, we’ve set up a new portal to make it easy! Thank you!