Board of Trustees
SCHOOL BOARD
The purpose of the Tupelo Christian Preparatory School Board, on behalf of Christ and Christians of our community committed to the mission of TCPS, is to assure that Tupelo Christian Preparatory School achieves appropriate results.
The Tupelo Christian Preparatory School Board shall govern with an emphasis on:
- Biblically-based integrity and truthfulness in all methods and practices
- Outward vision rather than an internal preoccupation
- Strategic leadership more than administrative detail
- Clear distinction of board and chief executive roles
- Collective rather than individual decisions
- Future rather than past or present
- Proactive rather than reactive
The job of the Tupelo Christian Preparatory School Board is to represent Christ and Christians of our community committed to the mission of TCPS in determining and demanding appropriate organizational performance. The board, to do its job effectively, will follow an annual agenda and continually improve board performance through board education and enriched input and deliberation. The chairperson or his designee assures the integrity of the board’s process and, secondarily, occasionally represents the board to outside parties. The board commits itself and its members to biblical, ethical, businesslike, and lawful conduct, including proper use of authority and appropriate decorum when acting as board members. The board commits itself to the individual and collective participation of its members to insure leadership success.
The board aims to maintain a size of at least ten (10) voting members.
The board is scheduled to meet at least four times a year. If a parent wishes to address the board on any policy matter, the board requests that matter be put it in writing and submit it to the board at least two weeks prior to a meeting. The board asks that any grievance will have already been addressed with the employee and the Headmaster prior to board discussion.
A self-perpetuating Board of Trustees governs Tupelo Christian Preparatory School; that is, the school is neither parochial nor parent-controlled. All businesses and policies of the school are the sole and final responsibility of the Board dedicated to providing a “ministry by and for the Christian community of Northeast Mississippi.”
SCHOOL BOARD Trina Finley-Chair Gary Carnathan Brad Dillard Melanie Golding David Upchurch Michael Williams Roger Williams Michael Lindsey Dr. Kenneth Austin