I will send a famine through the land - not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord.   Men will stagger from sea to sea and wander from north to east, searching for the word of the Lord, but they will not find it.   Amos 8:11-12

VII. / HOW TO /Start A Program. (Priorities & Strategies.)

If you have a sense that God is leading you further in this direction, it would be prudent to find out if there are similar programs that already exist in your school.   Find out who leads it; talk with them; see how it works; ask how they got started, see if you can meet with them to observe or join etc. .    There is no "How To" listed below that can make up for this up front, on site, first hand information from those with experience.

If you have a sense that God wants you to pursue a new program perhaps the following will prove to be some helpful resources and tools that you can use.   One of the major tools is consensus and support for the various programs that is derived from surveys.

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• [ new 11/04/05]  Hisways™ USA, Inc's PLAVNIC Christian Public School, PLAVNIC = Privately Licensed, All Volunteer, Nondenominational, Independent, Christian Charter Public School.  See  SCOPE: The Contract With Public School Parents for "The HISways™ Privately Licensed, All Volunteer, Nondenominational, Independent, Christian {PLAVNIC} Charter Public School."  A Petition and nondenominational Resolution for conscientious objection.
• One of the major tools for establishing some of the following activities is to contact other parents in your child's school with a School Board Policies Request.  Cut & Paste, Edit & Send a letter from this template.  After receipt of the Policies, check them with our VIII. / Liberty /  Defenders: to be sure the Policies are Constitutionally correct. http://Hisways.org/howto/SBpolicyReq.htm  .
• Another tool for initiating some of the following activities is to establish the level of interest among parents and students by using surveys.   You can easily establish that interest with a meeting and a survey and/or mailing list, a few volunteers and a survey.  You can RUN A SURVEY:
• • Sample Surveys / Questionnaire Forms..    Self explanatory.
  • Blank Survey / Petition / Poll Form.. http://Hisways.org/howto/survey-p.htm ,  Web site with morality petitions or moral petitions:

  • Multi-purpose form.  Page 1 , Page 2 ,  NEW, 6/08 Blank Survey Form in PDF !  Just print, fill in the blanks, copy and distribute!

    
    

  • "Subjects" For Blank Survey Form.. http://Hisways.org/howto/pet-subj.htm ,

  •  Includes instructions for use with Blank Survey / Petition / Poll Form.

• Benjamin Rush's (Signer of The Declaration of Independence) "A DEFENSE OF THE USE OF THE BIBLE IN SCHOOLS."  [NEW, 2/07] It's FREE and is available as a 5.5 x 8.5" pamphlet. (single letter page, 11x 8.5" double sided).  Please state the quantities wanted and enclose a self addressed stamped envelope.

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  Continuing with ourTools for VII. / How To /.Start A Program. series of web pages:

• 1. How to start a Abstinence Sex Ed Class , http://Hisways.org/howto/abstain.htmin your public school.   Read this article that represents concerned parents everywhere.  This is based on students' unmet needs and should be encouraged and promoted by all moral people.   (There is nothing denominational about abstinence!  Abstinence is 100% effective!)
• • Includes a link to Parents Curriculum Evaluator, which proclaims; Parents: Check Your Schools Sex Ed. Curriculum.   Everything you need is in a How To Booklet, $3 .  It is effective because it is objective, scientific, non condemning and non confrontational.
  •  See our  8. Sexual Purity Programs: link for contacts, links to "The National Institutes of Health (NIH) .. (published a) new study that ... (shows) the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) support (of) condom effectiveness against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are flawed."  See: The Report in (PDF) , Parents' Sex Ed. Resolution Template/PETITION (PDF) (How to change sex ed. to "abstinence only") ,
• 2. How to write a HISways Church Bulletin Insert for your public school program  . 

• • Our Example Insert 01,  with a "Printing Notes" link at the bottom.   The large text size permitted various printing options with reductions on a copier.
  • Church Bulletin Insert 02,  generic pre written, with a "Printing Notes" link at the bottom. Print & Copy, use as needed.
  • A Smaller generic bulletin Insert 03 of the same type.
  • Additional layouts with "Printing Notes" for Generic pre written Church Bulletin Insert !
• 3. Surveys And Petitions:

•   Survey Guidelines

    a.)  School Survey / Questionnaire Form..,  Use with Parents & Teachers.

    b.)  Business Survey / Questionnaire Form.,  Use it at work with your fellow employees.

    c.)  Community Survey / Questionnaire Form.., Use it in your neighborhood: tax payers, voters.

    d.)  School Released Time Survey / Questions Form .,  Gather info. for Released Time Bible classes:  Off campus elective Religious Bible Study.

    e.)  BLANK Survey / Petition / Poll Form.,  Make up your own survey or petition.. Page 1 , Page 2

    f.)  "Subjects" For Blank Survey Form. ,  potential ideas to be used on the BLANK form.

   Sample Cover Letters For Surveys & Petitions ; Edit them to suit your needs.

    1.)  Petition Letter  #1.  NCBCPS , National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools.

    2.)  Petition Letter  #2.  NCBCPS ,. Printable Petition Form, or Page 1 , Page 2 ,

    PETITION  FOR  FREEDOM  OF  RELIGIOUS  EXPRESSION  IN  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS.htm  (PDF) (double sided) includes a link to legal memorandum resource: ( http://lc.org/Resources/Memo_Christmas_Public.pdf ) ;  PETITION FOR FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN PINELLAS COUNTY SCHOOLS.html (single sided) ( PDF ) ;

• 4. How to become a Christian  Ordinary life with its ups and downs and even nature itself draws a reasonable man to consider God; to ask.  Does he exist?  What does he want from me?  Who is he?  What is his name?  etc. etc.  After an initial learning curve which we call discipleship whether natural life or specifically Biblical, a man might want to communicate with God.  The referenced web page goes beyond that.  This page is designed to lead you with Scriptural references to believing in him, in Jesus, God's only Son.   Believing in him whom you can't see is called faith.  God created each man with a measure of faith.  What are you doing with it?
• 5. ' Teacher Reacher Packets', 'Card Sets' and ' Holiday Restoration Campaign': A sample letter to your Pastor or your "group" leader that can be printed, signed and sent to initiate support and affirm your members who are public school teachers and parents.

• 6. How to run an advertisement to get information & individuals for achieving goals in your area.  This is an attention getting classified advertisement of  20 words that is suitable for your local newspaper.
• 7. How to start an On-campus Bible Class. - NCBCPS has a Start Up Manual you can get that describes all of the start up procedures, rights etc. - http://www.bibleinschools.net/ ;

• Sample Petition Letter # 1. ;  Sample Petition Letter # 2. ; Sample 1st Amendment Fundraising letter.
• Sample PINELLAS COUNTY PETITION FOR ELECTIVE BIBLE CLASS.,  Sample of  NCBCPS
• Blank PETITION Specifically For ELECTIVE BIBLE CLASS.

• 8. Letters:  8. Index of Sample Letters To School Board:  ; Start Hatch FAQ ; School Opt Out Letters ;

• Sample Hatch Amendment Letter http://Hisways.org/howto/letters/Hatch.htm
• A Consent letter covering fewer items but a little stronger:  http://Hisways.org/howto/letters/Consent.htm
• A strong EXEMPTION letter:  http://Hisways.org/howto/letters/CA-Exemp.htm.
• "Failure To Perform And Voucher Petition for Public School." http://Hisways.org/howto/letters/FailureToPerformVoucher.htm , (file)
• "Intent To File A Religious Discrimination Claim" [Under the No Child Left Behind Act]    How parents can protect their child's religious freedom  http://Hisways.org/steward/discrimination-letter01.htm , (file)
• "Freedom of Information Act Request Letter"  FOIA Request to the local K-12 school board for information on the extent of the boards compliance with Fla Statutes requiring the instruction of Jesus, Bible, Christianity etc. pursuant to FL Statutes. 9/15/06.  http://Hisways.org/howto/letters/FOIA-Hisways.html ,  (file)

HOW TO START:

FYI:   The majority of the following links will take you off of our web site [Hisways.Org].   We are supplying the links as a resource for assistance in the application & the achievement of the goals stated.   It might be appropriate to bookmark this page.

The next major topic & the next page in the Web Directory series;  VIII. / Liberty /  Defenders,  is designed to provide a handy list of legal contacts and resources for you, which can provide: assurances, suggestions, additional resources, legal assistance like: religious rights demand letters or additional, local, no cost, legal referrals as needed.  TOP

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• How to start a Prayer Group;  Alta Vista Search "start a prayer group" 78+/-
• How to start a Student Prayer Group. - http://www.gocampus.org/info/revgeneration.html ;  Yahoo.com search (52 ea.)
• How to start a (parent & ) Teacher Prayer network. - http://www.ncm-usa.org/
• How to start a public school Parents Prayer Group. [PPG's]  - There seems to be a lack of resources in this area and parents end up praying by themselves and not really knowing the school staff or the students' immediate needs or specific concerns.   Alta Vista Search.
• How to start a (teacher &/or) men's accountability group - http://www.maninthemirror.org/biblestudy/stgroup.htm  - (Pat Morley 1-800-9-AWAKEN)
• How to start a Student Bible Club.- ABC's of starting a Bible Club in Public School ;  http://www.svlinc.com/visitors.htm ; Alta Vista Search "Start Bible Club"  ; http://www.firstpriorityusa.com/how.htm ;

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• How to start an Off-campus Bible Class. ; Released Time Bible -  NARTCE: Pennsylvania: http://www.joyel.org/Pages/ReleasedTime/AboutRT.html see also Hisways.org/usa/index.htm#4released ; Search Yahoo
• How to join or start an Alternate teachers union.  http://www.ceai.org/; http://www.aaeteachers.org/  ;
• How to keep schools & school boards accountable by asking the right questions.  "Four Questions to Ask of  Any Program or Policy" , http://www.gtbe.org/news/index.php/1/32.html .Gateways to Better Education,
• How to start a ministry,Lycos Search; "start a ministry";
• How to show all of your school and government officials the real positions of most of the school based organizations  by their consenting agreements.  For a list of the duplicit organizations see: http://Hisways.org/coop-min/index.htm .