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National Black Church Initiative Comprehensive Educational Framework

Through the National Black Church Initiative's Comprehensive Educational Framework, the black church acknowledges with the changing environment in methodological approaches, resources, and technology come the need to embrace innovative and culturally-relevant education and research-focused models. Particularly, for the next 50 years, such demands require an inclusive approach to ensure the African American community implements a plan to surpass performance expectations.

The plan will offer standards for public and higher education purported by the church to ensure school age children and aspiring young adults have access to the quality education and opportunities. The National Black Church Initiative's Comprehensive Educational Framework is an expansion of the documented work already began through this initiative.

Thus, using policy and engagement-centered measures as informed by the included documented work, the National Black Church Initiative strategically will implement diverse efforts in the National Black Church Initiative's Comprehensive Education Framework to address and (re)dress issues affecting African American with regards to education at primary, secondary, and higher education levels.

Comprehensive Educational Framework - Policy and Engagement Strategies for Modus Operandi

Framework for Education cover The National Black Church Initiative has engaged in various programmatic activities prioritizing the importance of primary education for preparing children appropriately to be competitive in schools.

Some of those activities include collaborative efforts with Florida State University and the establishment of the Childhood Advocacy and Development Institute. Through these activities, the National Black Church Initiative is identifying best practices for establishing the foundational standards of the children and families in the congregations served.
  • General Overview of Primary Education: The Foundational Standard for Educational Excellence
  • General Overview of Secondary Education: The Connecting Link for Educational Excellence
  • General Overview of Higher Education: The Credentialling Agent for Educational Excellence
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Implementation Guide: A Companion Resource with The National Black Church Initiative's Comprehensive Education Framework: Policy and Engagement Strategies for Modus Operandi

Implementation Guide cover We are so pleased to have you review The Implementation Guide: A Companion Resource with the National Black Church Initiative's Comprehensive Education Framework: Policy and Engagement Strategies for Modus Operandi (2016).

The implementation guide offers a unique opportunity to gain more insight into how the Black Church will reaffirm its public and moral voice within matters of African American education. Together we can make a difference in the lives of African Americans and the broader society, as the fundamental imperative remains to engage more strategically public schools and institutions of higher education.
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Silent Underlying Condition -The Crisis in School Suspensions of African American Children from Public Schools

Education Reimagined: The Journey of West Virginia

Reverend Matthew J. Watts is a native of Mount Hope, WV and has served as the Senior Pastor of Grace Bible Church in Charleston, West Virginia since 1993. Prior to that, he worked as an engineer, small business consultant.

In 1997, he established the HOPE Community Development Corporation, a non-profit organization with the mission of empowering the inner city through spiritual renewal, education, employment and training, economic development and comprehensive community revitalization of the West Side of Charleston. Continue reading Rev. Watts bio! .pdf [354kb]