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JOHN CHRYSOSTOM ACADEMY UNITES CLASSICAL EDUCATION AND ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FORMATION. STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM THE RELIABLE DISCIPLINES OF FORMAL EDUCATION AND THE NURTURING ENVIRONMENT OF FAITH. YOUNG MINDS ARE DIRECTED TOWARD THE GOOD, THE TRUE, AND THE BEAUTIFUL, AND YOUNG HEARTS TOWARD THE GOSPEL AND HOLY TRADITION TO EDUCATE AND FORM OUR STUDENTS AS COMPLETE PERSONS. VISION ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM ACADEMY PROVIDES CLASSICAL, CHRISTIAN EDUCATION SO THAT STUDENTS WILL GROW IN VIRTUE, WISDOM, AND JOY. CHRYSOSTOM ACADEMY IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE FORMATIONAL EDUCATION IN HARMONY WITH THE EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH. GUIDED BY A COMMITMENT TO THE TIMELESS TRADITIONS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, MIND, AND WORLDVIEW, CHRYSOSTOM ACADEMY EDUCATES STUDENTS FOR THE CHURCH, THE LEHIGH VALLEY, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE WORLD. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 2025, THE ACADEMY WAS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING: 1.ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025 - THE ACADEMY OPENED THE ACADEMIC YEAR TO STUDENTS ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2024, WITH 89 STUDENTS. 11TH GRADE WAS ALSO ADDED TO HIGH SCHOOL. 2.FACILITY - ALL CLASSROOMS AND LABS WERE READY TO SERVE STUDENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. ALL NEW FURNITURE, CHALK BOARDS, AND TEXTBOOKS WERE PURCHASED AND READY FOR STUDENTS IN SEPTEMBER 2024. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE SUMMER EXPANSION, NEW CURRICULUM MATERIALS WERE PURCHASED FOR STUDENTS. 3.CURRICULUM - ALL STUDENT RESOURCES WERE PURCHASED AND READY FOR THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL. 4.FACULTY/STAFF - A TOTAL OF 17 STAFF/FACULTY BEGAN THE SCHOOL YEAR. THERE WAS A RETENTION RATE OF THIS YEAR OF NEARLY 100%. 5.STUDENTS - IN ADDITION TO THE 89 STUDENTS ENROLLED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR, 2 MORE STUDENTS WERE ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM MID-YEAR. 6.CULTURE - A LOT OF THOUGHT AND TIME WAS SPENT DEVELOPING BOTH FACULTY/STAFF CULTURE AND STUDENT CULTURE. THE THEATER PROGRAM WAS ENHANCED WITH BOTH SHAKESPEAREAN AND MODERN PERFORMANCES. 7.FACULTY/PARENT COUNCIL - A PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION, FACULTY/PARENT COUNCIL CONTINUED WITH 11 PARENTS. 8.ACCREDITATION - THE ACADEMY CONTINUED THE PROCESS OF WORKING TOWARD FULL ACCREDITATION FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL. 9.MARKETING - DEFINITION OF THE ACADEMY BRAND, IN BOTH ONLINE AND PHYSICAL FORMS (MAILINGS, PRINT MEDIA, AND SCHOOL SPIRIT WEAR, WERE EXPANDED DURING THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. REGULAR AND CONSISTENT SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS WERE TARGETED AT DEMOGRAPHICS OF FAMILIES ESSENTIAL TO THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF THE SCHOOL. 10.FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR - WAS HIRED IN THE MIDDLE OF FY 2023/2024. HIS ROLE WAS ENHANCED AND BROADENED TO INCLUDE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SERVICE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B BOARD REVIEWS 990 BEFORE FILING FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC