Tennessee Association of Christian Schools
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The Tennessee Association of Christian Schools (TACS) is an organization of Christian school
s in Tennessee
and Kentucky
. It offers accreditation
, teacher certification, sports competition and other student activities, and other services to its member schools.
In legislation codified at TCA 49-50-801, the Tennessee General Assembly
recognized the TACS as one of several membership organizations authorized to set standards for "church-related schools." The state board of education
and local boards of education are prohibited from regulating curriculum
or the selection of faculty or textbook
s in church-related schools that meet the standards of the TACS.
TACS maintains offices in East Ridge, Tennessee
, where it shares an address with the American Association of Christian Schools
, of which TACS is a member. It also shares its address and personnel with two publishers of curriculum and other materials for use by Christian educators.
A subsidiary organization, the Tennessee Athletic Association of Christian Schools (TAACS), oversees sports competition among the members. It is not affiliated with the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association
.
Christian school
A Christian school is a school run on Christian principles or by a Christian organization.The nature of Christian schools varies enormously from country to country, according to the religious, educational, and political cultures...
s in Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
and Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
. It offers accreditation
Educational accreditation
Educational accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated by an external body to determine if applicable standards are met...
, teacher certification, sports competition and other student activities, and other services to its member schools.
In legislation codified at TCA 49-50-801, the Tennessee General Assembly
Tennessee General Assembly
The Tennessee General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.-Constitutional structure:According to the Tennessee State Constitution of 1870, the General Assembly is a bicameral legislature and consists of a Senate of thirty-three members and a House of Representatives of...
recognized the TACS as one of several membership organizations authorized to set standards for "church-related schools." The state board of education
Board of education
A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or higher administrative level....
and local boards of education are prohibited from regulating curriculum
Curriculum
See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...
or the selection of faculty or textbook
Textbook
A textbook or coursebook is a manual of instruction in any branch of study. Textbooks are produced according to the demands of educational institutions...
s in church-related schools that meet the standards of the TACS.
TACS maintains offices in East Ridge, Tennessee
East Ridge, Tennessee
East Ridge is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,979. East Ridge is bordered by Chattanooga to the west, north and east, and the Georgia state line to the south. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical...
, where it shares an address with the American Association of Christian Schools
American Association of Christian Schools
The American Association of Christian Schools is a United States organization, based in East Ridge, Tennessee, that unifies individual Christian schools and statewide Christian school associations across the country for the purpose of accreditation, competition, and group benefits.-State...
, of which TACS is a member. It also shares its address and personnel with two publishers of curriculum and other materials for use by Christian educators.
A subsidiary organization, the Tennessee Athletic Association of Christian Schools (TAACS), oversees sports competition among the members. It is not affiliated with the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association
Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association
The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association is an organization which administers junior and senior high school sporting events in Tennessee.-Description:...
.