enrollment- is there something wrong with adventist education? larry blackmer nad vice president
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Enrollment-Enrollment-Is there something Is there something
wrong with wrong with Adventist Adventist
Education?Education?www.larryblackmer.com
Larry BlackmerLarry BlackmerNAD Vice PresidentNAD Vice President
Is it Adventist Education?Is it Adventist Education?• CatholicCatholic• NCPSA – NCPSA – system- accreditationsystem- accreditation
• Bush SummitBush Summit• Secular PostmodernismSecular Postmodernism• Should we just give up?Should we just give up?
NAD K-12 EnrollmentNAD K-12 Enrollment
Adventist Membership to Adventist Membership to EnrollmentEnrollment
Boarding SchoolsBoarding Schools
Day vs. Boarding
Trends in Children in Families
Age Profile
Marital Status
Marital Status in Context
Immigrants
Immigration in Context
Ethnicity
Trends in Ethnicity
Ethnicity in Context
Place of Residence
Residence in Context
Annual Household Income
Canada data in Canadian dollars
Household Income in Context
Average Tithe Comparison
Top Fix-it Points90 Leadership/Administration37 Cost versus Value33 Quality Academics31 SDA/Christian Beliefs23 Extra/Co-Curricular Activities22 Identity/Image22 Special Education19 Safe/Caring Environment19 Promotion18 Teacher/Student Ratio17 Physical Plant14 Parent Support/Loyalty14 Pastor Support/Loyalty13 Other13 Teachers Wages11 Enrollment10 Customer Service10 Instruction10 Technology9 Home School8 Ethnic Diversity7 Student Discipline6 Transportation5 Communication3 Constituents______________________
464 Total
(3% or more of total responses)(3% or more of total responses)
Responses by Personal Attendance at an SDA
School• Those who did NOT attend an SDA school viewed;
– Transportation an Issue– Academics as a Problem– System as Not Accommodating Gifted/Challenged
Students
But did view– Teachers as Qualified– Spiritual Growth a Strength
Overall ratings on issues were more positive than those who attended SDA Schools
Responses by Personal Responses by Personal Attendance at an SDA Attendance at an SDA
SchoolSchool• Those who did attend SDA Schools
were the most negative and viewed; – Teachers as UnqualifiedTeachers as Unqualified– Spiritual Growth a ProblemSpiritual Growth a Problem– Academics as a ProblemAcademics as a Problem– System as Not Accommodating for System as Not Accommodating for
Gifted/Challenged StudentsGifted/Challenged Students
Occupation
Occupation in Context
Level of Education
*Includes similar diplomas and certificates
Education in Context
Did you ever attend anAdventist school?
Adventist School Attendance
77%
63%
52%
39%
41%
20%
31%
11%
72% S
90% S
87% S
74% S
Emphasis onpersonal values
and ethics
Opportunities forspiritual
development
Involved inchurch orreligiousactivities*
College helpedintegrate faith
into otheraspects of life**
LutherancollegeLutherans
Lutherancollege Non-Lutherans
FlagshippublicLutherans
The Integration of Faith and Values Into the College Experience
Q.1 Please tell me how much you personally benefited from your college offering … (top-two box)* Q.6a Were you involved in…? ** Q.12 How much do you agree or disagree with the following? (top-two box)
S = Lutheran College Lutherans significantly higher than both other groups
More Effective in Career Preparation and Leadership
51%
69%
59%
36%
76%
63%
66% *
66% *
70% S
74% S
80% S
90% S
Speakingeffectively
Writingeffectively
Leadership
Developingmoral principles
LutherancollegeLutherans
Lutherancollege Non-Lutherans
FlagshippublicLutherans
Evangelism• 30% of the NAD baptisms from NAD Education30% of the NAD baptisms from NAD Education• Same goalsSame goals• Two sides to evangelismTwo sides to evangelism
– RecruitmentRecruitment– Retention Retention
Now What?• Need to emphasize Adventist Education is Need to emphasize Adventist Education is
EvangelismEvangelism• We need to reconnect the church and AEWe need to reconnect the church and AE• We need to evaluate the future of AEWe need to evaluate the future of AE• Are numbers the goal?Are numbers the goal?• Fishing Fishing • We need YOU!We need YOU!