Our Mission is to pursue academic, spiritual, and extracurricular excellence in a Christ-centered community.

Our Vision is to create students to be servant leaders, relevant in the world, pursuing God’s purpose and will for their lives.

The Academic Team helps students find their God-given calling, challenges students to meet their potential, and inspires a lifelong love of learning.

The Spiritual Life Team builds a flourishing community where people pursue Christ, treasure His Word, and serve others.

The Fine Arts Team provides students with the opportunity to express themselves through music, theater, and visual arts within the school and local community.

The Athletics Team creates teams that display passion, unity, servanthood, and humility.

The Human Resources Team makes GCA one of the most desirable and fulfilling places to work in Indiana.

The Advancement Team strengthens connections and builds meaningful relationships that benefit the school and the surrounding community.

The Safety & Security Operations Team minimizes risk and maximizes safety.

The Business & Support Operations Teams provide organized and effective operations.

The Facilities Operations Team provides an attractive and well-maintained school.

The Admissions Operations Team pursues students and families that support the mission and vision of GCA.

We have created Strategic Initiatives to guide our work internally. These are focused on concrete goals that can be met within the next two years and include specific Action Steps to get there.

Delivering a high quality education to students to help them meet their potential is always a top priority; nothing on these lists gets attention over that overarching goal!

1. We rescheduled our Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) accreditation process to November 2024 instead of November 2023 in order to provide adequate time for staff preparation and to maximize its effective impact on GCA. (We are currently maintaining accreditation via both the Indiana Department of Education and ACSI this school year.)

2. We opened a fully functional library on the South Campus for student, teacher, and classroom use and hired a dedicated librarian (Elizabeth Barker).

3. We hired a Transportation Director (Jennifer Worley) to help address the ever-changing world of transportation needs, laws, regulations, and competition for drivers.

4. We purchased two new minibusses (our second and third ones) and will have both wrapped professionally with the GCA logo and graphics.

5. We expanded our Student Academic Services staff on the North Campus by adding long-time GCA master teacher Gretchen Dillard.

6. We restructured our Student Academic Services program on the South Campus to allow for the team of teachers to focus on specific areas, needs, and grade levels, including an enrichment program in the lower and middle schools.

7. We installed windows in 15 classroom doors on the South Campus for better visibility and safety.

8. We hired a new After-School Care Coordinator (Andrea Johnson) and expanded the staff to include responsible high school students.

9. We added a dedicated front desk gatekeeper (Bryan Ries) to help manage the safe arrivals of students to Before School Care.

10. We purchased a new storage barn for Athletics at the North Campus and one for the Archery Club at the South Campus.

11. We opened our new soccer field on the North Campus and purchased a new scoreboard and backstop net, which will be installed before next season.

12. We hired a full-time Director of Security (Brian Gabel) to both provide security and offer expert consultation on continuing safety improvements.

13. We implemented a new Standard Response Protocol for emergency situations to focus on staff response and student safety.

14. We expanded our day-to-day communications system to include walkie-talkies for all staff at all times as well as GroupMe communication groups.

15. We resurfaced the parking lot at the South Campus.

16. We revamped our Lower School daily schedule to create more routine and consistency for our students and teaching staff.

17. We added founding GCA Board Member and professional financial consultant Rich Westlake to our staff for part-time consultation and management assistance.

18. We removed landscaping at the South Campus to improve visibility and security.

19. We hired two new facilities staff (Josh Rogers & Jesse Johnson) to focus on improving facilities operations at both campuses.

20. We implemented improvements to our Armed Educators program to include training in safety, skill, criminal law, tactics, and first aid.

21. We implemented donor management software through GiveSmart.

22. We created a dedicated room on the North Campus for our nursing staff and our new Athletics Trainer (Jeremy Engle) to allow for increased presence and student support during the school day and at practices and games.

23. We increased the presence of more local church pastors speaking in chapels.

24. We expanded our security camera system to minimize unmonitored areas on both campuses.

25. We purchased higher-quality microphones for use in the drama program.

26. We added communication loudspeakers to the South auditorium & gym for effective communication in case of an emergency.

27. We strengthened our admissions process to ensure that our academic and spiritual standards are maintained.

28. We re-evaluated all classroom-related fees and minimized their frequency by incorporating them into tuition.

29. We rejoined Aspire Johnson County in order to engage our local community.

30. We upgraded the parking lot lights on the South Campus to a modern LED system for greater safety and security.

31. We implemented a third-party facilities management and maintenance platform to improve preventative maintenance and the visual appearance of both campuses.

32. We established smaller class size caps to improve teaching and learning in classrooms.

33. We refocused the longstanding Bible Buddies program to create connections between middle school and lower school students.

34. We upgraded the lighting system in the auditorium on the South Campus for chapels, assemblies, daily use, and drama performances.

35. We implemented ParentSquare as a single universal Preschool-12 communication platform during the second semester.

36. We upgraded the security of all doors on the North Campus used by weekend and weeknight renters.

As we accomplish these goals, we will move items from the “To Do” list to the “Done” list. You can check back to see our progress anytime! When we have bigger announcements, we will share those in more detail.

1. We are building a new wing of four classrooms at the South Campus to reduce class sizes at the Lower School level (functional by August 2024).

2. We will increase staff salaries to compete with local public school salaries.

3. We are installing a new alarm system & staff entry process on the South Campus.

4. We are improving the security camera systems on all buses.

5. We are working with the GCA Booster Club to purchase a fourth minibus for use in Athletics and classroom field trips.

6. We are renovating the Lower School restroom and adding a dedicated downstairs Staff restroom (both will occur over the summer).

7. We are replacing the original auditorium projectors on the South Campus.

8. We are putting a significant emphasis on professional development among staff.

9. We are broadening our approach to employee recruitment in order to hire spiritually mature, knowledgeable, and experienced staff.

10. We will evaluate our staff benefits package annually to offer more competitive options in order to bless and retain employees.

11. We are providing a consistent focus on Biblical Worldview Training for all staff.

12. We will be testing improved communications plans between GCA Athletics, GCA athletes, and parents of athletes.

13. We are evaluating a move to a new athletics conference.

14. We are focusing on greater leadership development for our student-athletes as effective witnesses of Jesus Christ and representatives of GCA.

If you read something and have more questions, please feel free to reach out to our Co-Superintendents:  

Angelique Randall — arandall@gcak12.org

317-215-5300, ext. 109

Kevin Jackson — kjackson@gcak12.org

317-215-5300, ext. 207

These efforts do take funding! We would gladly accept any donations towards any of the specific goals.