Founding Our Family’s Next Chapter Together

December 18th 2012

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ACCA exists to glorify God by cultivating truth, goodness, and beauty in students through a distinctly Christ-centered classical education.

Agenda for Today

• Facility Search Background

• Key Selection Criteria

• Rationale for Decision Made

• Moving Forward Together

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Why We Are Excited about the Future – God is Working!

Accreditation confirmed what we

know about our school!

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Joy has returned!Through the

generosity of our families, our

financial picture has never been better!

Strategic Plan Completed

1Launched Committee

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Validated Requirements

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Extensive Search

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Due Diligence and Selection

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Facility Decision Making Process – The Road to Now

Three Focus Areas – One Vision of a Winning Future

Facility Criteria

ConvenienceValue and Strategic Fit

Criteria Established Included:• “Non-Negotiables”• “Nice to Haves”

Value and Strategic Fit:• Supports Strategic Plan• Rent & Initial Upgrade

CostConvenience:• For Both Faculty and

Families• Freeway Access &

Commute• Completed a Time and

Distance Study for Families

Criteria Utilized to Enhance our Future

• Safety/Security• Meet Codes/Laws• 10+ Classrooms• Ground Floor Pre-K/K• Playground• Green Space• Cafeteria• Growth Option to 16

Classrooms• Off Hour Usage

NonNegotiable

• Dedicated Usage• No Setup/Teardown• Dedicated Entrance• Indoor Rec Space • Co-curricular Area• Library• Storage• Office Space

Nice to Have

Final Option Scoring – Key Differentiators Shown

Option A Option B Option C

Classrooms 9-12 14-25 8-25

Initial Cost to Modify $25-35K $50-85K $100-300K

Playground Yes Yes No

Green Space Yes Yes No

Classroom Size Small Large Medium

Cafeteria Yes Yes Yes

Additional Indoor Recreation Space No Yes Yes

Large Meeting Space Yes Yes Yes

Dedicated Usage No Yes Yes

Average Commute Change 1 min 6 min <1 min

Distance from Cumberland 5 miles W 7 miles NW 4 miles W

Our New Home – GracePointe Church in South Marietta!

• Congregation of about 175

• Wanted ACCA and Proactively Worked to Partner

• Convenient and Safe Drop Off Lane for Kids

• Dedicated Second Floor Wing for ACCA

• Large Suite for Co-Curricular with Great Classroom Size

• Space to Create Exciting Middle School and Future Upper School

• The Pointe – Drama and Rec Area

• Windows and Storage!

• Growth Potential Longer Term

Convenience is Important!

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1 mi3 mi5 mi7 mi

1 mi.3 mi.5 mi.7 mi.

Excerpt of Family Distance Survey

Family CCC GPFamily A 13 16 3 mins extraFamily B 14 18 4 mins extraFamily C 19 22 3 mins extraFamily D 6 14 8 mins extraFamily E 5 15 10 mins extraFamily F 19 27 8 mins extraFamily G 18 25 7 mins extraFamily H 11 15 4 mins extraFamily I 13 16 3 mins extraFamily J 13 20 7 mins extraFamily K 25 21 -4 mins extraFamily L 18 27 9 mins extraFamily M 11 14 3 mins extraFamily N 8 18 10 mins extra

GP +/-

Facility Look

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To 75 3.0 miles via Marietta Parkway

To 285 6.7miles via Cobb Parkway

Potential Drop Off

Green Space with Playground

ACCA’s East Wing

(Partial)

Student

Access

The Main Sanctuary

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Main Sanctuary

Planned Renovations – Both Parties Investing in the Future

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• HVAC Upgrade• Insulation

improvements• Fire Alarm System

Upgrade• Fire Escape / Stairwell

improvement

Grace Pointe

• ACCA – “Personalize”• Paint• Carpet• Lighting

improvements• Subdivide large

classroom• Additional Doors• Bathroom refresh

ACCA

Vision for the Remodel: Safe, fun, and clean space with similar or better features to our current offering.

Downstairs Floor Plans – PreK/K

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Pre-K/KClassroo

ms

Rec/ Open Space

Cafeteria

Atlanta RoadSide

Potential Drop

Off

Upstairs – First through Eighth Grade Option

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New Exterior

Door Offices

Co-Curricular

Room

Future Upper School

FutureCompute

r Lab

Great Classroom Size

Moving Forward Together

We Want to Find a Way for Every Current Student to be at ACCA Next Year

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• Individual Family Meetings

• Investigate Commuting Options

• Re-launch Full Day Pre-K

• Investigate Adjusting Operating

Hours

Next Steps

• Work with Families to Ensure Retention• Tours and Open House at GracePointe • Expand Annual Fund• Time Studies to Decide on School Hours• Complete Project Plan• Recruit New Families to Join our Great School!

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Thank You and Questions

Questions?

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