Board and Structure
Purpose
The purpose of the Board of Trustees is to provide spiritual and operational oversight for Westlake Christian Academy.
The Board shall:
- pray and exercise other spiritual leadership,
- provide strategic and long-range planning,
- secure facilities and personnel
- set operational policies
- provide financial and general oversight.
Proposed Bylaw Changes: October 2025
Westlake families are invited to review and vote on proposed bylaw changes. Each family may vote once to ratify the changes. Voting closes on November 16th.
The proposed changes have been reviewed and approved by the board, as well as by the Faculty/Staff Assembly. The final step is for WCA Families to vote on the proposed changes.
Under our Bylaws, the Parents Association (also known as WCA Families) plays an important role in school governance, which means every Westlake family has a vote and a voice in this process.
These updates are designed to strengthen Westlake’s operations and prepare us for the future. Below is a summary of the proposed changes:
- Conflict of Interest Policy: Ensuring that no employee can serve on or have a family member on the Board to prevent any potential conflicts of interest
- Financial Oversight: Improving financial safeguards and requirements
- Safety Committee: The Safety Committee will become a permanent standing committee to ensure best practices and consistent protection for our students.
- Bylaw Committee: Creating a Bylaw Committee that will operate only if a bylaw change is presented by the Parents Association, the Faculty and Staff Assembly, or the Board
- Strategic Planning Committee: Creating a Strategic Planning Committee to map out and monitor goals and the future of Westlake
Contact the Board
The board welcomes questions and comments from Westlake families. You may contact the board at: board@westlakechristianacademy.org.
Serving as a Board Member
Qualifications
Board members shall:
- be born-again Christians
- be members in good standing of a local church (whose own statement of faith is found to be consistent with the WCA statement of faith) and annually attest to their active membership in that church
- annually subscribe to the WCA statement of faith
- have or have had at least one child, grandchild, or parishioner enrolled in WCA for at least five months of school (or be a Westlake graduate, or be a former student who attended Westlake for at least one year)
- have a clear interest in Christian education
- meet the following Biblical qualifications for spiritual leadership, as highlighted in 1 Timothy 3:1-8
Responsibilities:
Board members shall:
- be faithful in attending the monthly Board meetings, either in person or electronically
- pray diligently for Westlake
- work with fellow Board members to:
- help set the spiritual tone of the school as an institution
- provide strategic and long-range planning for the development of the school
- ensure adequate facilities for the school
- hire and annually evaluate the administrative head, and hire and annually renew the contracts of all other school employees
- share in developing and complying with due process procedures (for resolving disputes and other conflicts – such procedures must be approved by both the Faculty/Staff Assembly and the Board)
- set operational policies
- set and oversee an operating budget
- oversee school certifications and accreditation
- oversee compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations
- share in the approval of amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws
- if necessary, remove a Board member for any reason specified in Article 1.E.7
- financially support WCA regularly and sacrificially
- be willing to serve on standing committees
application process
If you are interested in applying to serve on the Board of Trustees, we encourage you to contact the board first to learn more about the process. The application is online.