Adopted: August 10, 1991

BY-LAWS

OF

CHAMPION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

PARENT TEACHER FELLOWSHIP

ARTICLE I

NAME AND STATUS

     Section 1.01. Name. The name of the organization is the Parent-Teacher Fellowship.

     Section 1.02. Status. The Parent Teacher Fellowship is an organization at the Center comprised of all parents, faculty and staff in Champion Christian School and Center’s Preschool program.

ARTICLE II

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

     Section 2.01. The purpose of the Parent Teacher Fellowship is to provide an organization to facilitate increasing opportunities for communication among the parent body of the school and between the parent body and the faculty. These purposes will allow increased social, spiritual, and educational activities among the parents to take place, thereby strengthening the individuals involved as well as the group of parents as a whole.

     Section 2.02. The organizational goals of the Parent Teacher Fellowship are to:

          1.  Provide Parent Educational opportunities and Networking opportunities to the body of parents involved in the various Center programs.

          2.  Provide an avenue to help keep parents informed on various school issues and activities.

          3.  Provide social events at the Center for parents, staff, faculty and children.

          4.  Provide opportunities for parental input into the school and preschool programs.

          5.  Provide an avenue for the addressing of specific organizational needs in the Center and the school programs.

     Section 2.03. Statement of Purpose of the Center. The Indian Creek Valley Christian Family and Children’s Center is a nonprofit, nondenominational Christian religious organization dedicated to meeting the growing needs of families and children and particularly those of Saltlick and Springfield Townships, Fayette County, and Donegal Township and Donegal Borough in Westmoreland County, by integrating psychological, educational, and developmental concepts within a Biblical and Christian framework. The programs offered by the Center to the individual family units, local organizations, the surrounding communities any other religious organizations as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, Section 5.01 (c) (3), as amended, are geared to deal with all aspects of family living, including but not limited to child development, with a view of Christianity as being an important part of these aspects.

     The Center is ecumenical in orientation. Its purpose is not to establish another church, but to serve in the capacity of a para-ministry. It is the philosophy of the Center to work with various churches in a mutually beneficial way; an “open door” policy is maintained by providing resources to local organizations, and outreach to the local community, as well as those from other communities, are encouraged to become involved in the Center’s operation. This orientation toward growth is seen as vital and essential to the scope of the ministry.

     Section 2.04. Goals of the Center. The following six goals are set forth by the Center.

     A.  Child care and Educational services: To provide Christian based, quality child care and educational services to members of the target population at affordable prices.

     B.  Parent Education: To provide Biblically based parent education to parents of children in the programs, members of the target population, as well as members of the surrounding communities.

     C. Model for Christian services for Families and Children: To provide a working model for services to families and children that integrates developmental and psychological principles in a Biblical perspective, for the use of other professional and lay people with families and children.

     D. Resource for other organizations in the community: To provide a resource for other community organizations (churches, P.T.A.’s , etc.) to use as an information and referral source.

     E.  Education and Support for Families: To provide Biblically-based workshops on family living which will support a Biblical model of Christian family living needed to strengthen the family unit.

     F.  Evangelical: To incorporate in the program a presentation of Christ as the basis and strength for families and individual lives, and to work with churches in the target area in a reciprocal way.

ARTICLE III

MEMBERSHIP

     Section 3.01. Membership. Members of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship are required to have a child enrolled in Champion Christian School or the Preschool program, or to be a member of the faculty or staff thereof. Each parent or guardian of a student will be considered a separate member of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship and will be entitled to a vote and other rights established for members.

     Section 3.02. Meetings. Persons who are not members of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship may address the Fellowship on particular issues. Previous scheduling with the leadership of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship is required.

     Section 3.03. Expulsion or Removal. In case a member fails to uphold the requirements, purposes, and responsibilities of a Parent-Teacher Fellowship member, the leadership of the Fellowship may submit a written list of grievances to both the Board of Directors of the Center and the individual in question by registered mail. The person in question shall be given fifteen days to respond. It is then the responsibility of the Board of Directors of the Center to initiate removal proceedings.

     Section 3.04. Resignation. Any member may withdraw from the Parent-Teacher Fellowship after given written notice of such intentions to the Secretary, which notice shall be presented to the Parent-Teacher Fellowship and to the Board of Directors of the Center by the Secretary at the first meeting after its receipt.

     Section 3.05. Compensation. No member of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship shall receive a salary for the duties performed as a member, but shall be entitled to reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred in performing tasks on behalf of the Center which has been authorized by the Center Director.

     Section 3.06. Duties of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship. The Parent-Teacher Fellowship may (1) hold meetings at such time and place as it thinks proper; (2) make expulsion recommendations; (3) appoint subcommittees on particular subjects from the Members of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship; (4) print and circulate documents and publish articles approved by the Director; (5) carry on correspondence and communicate with others as approved by the Director; (6) devise and carry into execution such other measures as it deems proper and expedient and has been approved by the Administration of the Center to promote the objectives of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship and the Center.

     Section 3.07. Meetings of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship. Regular meetings shall be held during the school year by the Parent-Teacher Fellowship. The President may issue a call for a special meeting when he/she deems it necessary or the Secretary must issue a call for a special meeting when requested by one-fourth of the membership of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship.

     Section 3.08. Types of Meetings. The following types of meetings and events will be organized by the Parent-Teacher Fellowship Executive Committee (at least one of each type per fiscal year):

     A.  Organizational Meeting: In September, this meeting will be to establish organizational goals and to suggest activity ideas, yearly planning, and to acquaint parents with each other.

     B.  Social Events: Events may be scheduled by the Parent-Teacher Fellowship Executive Committee to provide networking among families and individuals at the Center.

     C. Parental Education Activities: Events may be scheduled by the Parent-Teacher Fellowship which will provide parental education.

     D. Children’s Educational Activities: Events may be scheduled by the Parent-Teacher Fellowship leaders which will provide special types of educational activities for the students of the Center.

     E.  Parent-Teacher Information Exchange Meetings: Events shall be scheduled by the Parent-Teacher Fellowship leaders to help faculty and Parents exchange important information about the school activities and classroom activities.

ARTICLE IV

OFFICERS

     Section 4.01. Number and Qualifications. The officers of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship shall be the President, vice-president, and Secretary. The officers shall have been a member of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship for at least six months and be Christians who subscribe to the Center’s Statement of Faith.

     Section 4.02. The Executive Committee. The Executive Committee of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship will be made up of the following:

          *President

          *Vice-president

          *Secretary

          *A Representative from the Parent Advisory Committee

          *A Representative from the Faculty

*The principal of Champion Christian School shall be an ex-officio member of the

          Executive Committee

     Section 4.03. Election. The Parent-Teacher Fellowship shall elect all officers (President, vice-president, Secretary) for a term of one year in the month of June. Votes from one half of the total members of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship shall be necessary to constitute an election and all officers shall serve until their successors are elected and assume their offices.

     Representative shall be appointed from the Faculty and the PAC and may change from one meeting of the Executive Committee to another.

     Section 4.04. Duties of the Officers and Executive Committee. The duties and powers of the officers of the Fellowship shall be as follows:

     A.  President: The president shall preside at the meetings of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship and the Executive Committee of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship and shall perform all such duties as are necessarily incident to the office of President.

     B.  Vice-President: The vice-president will assist the President and the secretary in their duties and shall have such other powers as conferred by the Committee or President.

     C. Secretary: It shall be the duty of the Secretary to give notice of and attend all meetings of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship and to keep minutes. In case of absence or disability of the Secretary, the Executive Committee may appoint a Secretary pro-tem. The Secretary shall also see that absent Members shall receive copies of meeting minutes.

     D. Correspondence: The Executive Committee of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship shall share the other duties relating to correspondence, and to keep a list of the members of the Executive Committee; to notify the officers and members of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship of their election; to notify members of their appointment on subcommittees; to furnish the chairman on each subcommittee with a copy of the vote under which the subcommittee is appointed if deemed necessary by the officers; to prepare an annual report of the transactions of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship; shall carry on communication with the other organizations in the Center, and generally devote their best efforts to forwarding the business and advancing the interest of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship.

     E.  Faculty Members: The faculty shall have one representative present at all Executive Committee and regular meetings of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship.

     F.  PAC Representative: The PAC shall have one member present at all Executive Committee and regular meetings of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship.

     G. Vacancies: All vacancies in any office shall be filled by the Executive Committee without undue delay.

     H. Removal: The Parent-Teacher Fellowship shall have the right to remove any elected officer with an affirmative vote of 2/3 of the full membership of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship.

     I.   Resignation: Any officer may resign by notifying the Executive Committee of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship in writing, and fulfilling all responsibilities of the office held.

ARTICLE V

COMMITTEES

     Section 5.01. Executive Committee. The Parent-Teacher Fellowship shall elect an Executive Committee which shall conduct the business of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship, and otherwise advance the interests of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship. Executive Committee meetings shall be held every other month and may be scheduled before the convening of any organizational meetings or Parent-Teacher informational exchange meetings.

     Section 5.02. Special Committees. The Executive Committee may at any time appoint other committees on any subject for which there are no standing committees.

     Section 5.03. Committee Quorum. A majority of any subcommittee of Parent-Teacher Fellowship shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, unless any committee shall, by a majority vote of its entire membership, decide otherwise.

     Section 5.04. Vacancies. The various committees shall have the power to fill vacancies in their membership.

ARTICLE VI

MEETINGS

     Section 6.01. Quorum. The presence in person or by proxy of one-half of the members of the Executive Committee entitled to vote shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business in any Executive Committee meeting or general fellowship meeting.

     Section 6.02. Voting. If the manner of deciding any question has not been otherwise decided or prescribed, it shall be decided by majority vote of the Members of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship. The order of business may be altered or suspended at any meeting by a majority of the members present.

     Section 6.03. Proxies. Every member of the Committee entitled to vote at any meeting thereof may vote by proxy.

     Section 6.04. Order of Business. The order of business shall be determined by the Executive Committee for all meetings of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship. The order of business may be altered or suspended at any meeting by a majority of the members present.

ARTICLE VII

     Section 7.01. The Organizing Members of the Executive Committee of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship are:

     George Estochin

     Debbie Monroe

     Mary Setliff

ARTICLE VIII

AMENDMENTS

     Section 8.01. Amendment. The BY-LAWS may be altered, amended or appealed and new BY-LAWS adopted by an affirmative vote of the majority of the membership of the Parent-Teacher Fellowship and approved by the Board of Directors.