Dr. Kenneth G. Townsend has been named the new director of ACSI Northwest, serving Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Dr. Townsend assumes this position with over 29 years of experience in Christian schooling and 30 years as Chaplain, Colonel in the United States Air Force Reserve. He served the last four years as the Associate Director of the Northwest Region.

Dr. Townsend succeeds retiring Roger Norrie in the Vancouver, Washington office and will begin his director responsibilities on
July 1, 2009.

When a school is selected as a Blue Ribbon School it is indicating to its constituents that it welcomes rigorous appraisal. In fact, the Blue Ribbon selection process is similar to a mini-accreditation process.

Outlook is CAPE's monthly newsletter. Each issue is packed with information relating to private education: new legislation and regulations, the most recent research, court rulings, national trends, federal initiatives, private school news briefs, and much more.

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