Our Staff & Board of Trustees
Our Staff
The faculty of East Central Illinois Christian School is proud to lead students in their spiritual and academic pursuits. The school board and administration have carefully chosen our instructors. We have selected teachers committed to Christ and education.
Only teachers who have turned “to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus” (Act 20:21 NIV) have been selected. They are interested in individual student needs and work to instill a unique Christian worldview. Their motivation and desire is to raise up a child that loves and knows God. Learn more about our mission, vision, and values here.
headteacher – Mary St. Clair
Mary St.Clair is our new headteacher. She is a retired teacher. She has taught at Kansas TLC, Shiloh School and most recently Crestwood School in Paris. Mrs. St.Clair has a Master’s in Art Education, an endorsement in elementary education, and an endorsement in Technology education. Though teaching art for most of her 34 years, Mrs. St.Clair taught in an elementary classroom at Kansas TLC and most recently she was the Technology/STEM teacher at Crestwood for the past 9 years.
Mrs. St.Clair loves teaching and working with children but has found that working here with these students has been the most fun and rewarding work of her teaching career.
1st Grade Teacher-aid – Molly Hughes McClintock
Our Board of Trustees
East Central Illinois Christian School has a self-perpetuating board. Board members are chosen based on I Timothy 3, and it is their function to be the general overseers of the school’s operation.
Additions to the Board are made generally from the school’s parents who have proven to be involved supporters of the school and fulfill the mandate of I Timothy 3. At times, a specific function of the Board may be filled by a non-parent.
The Board usually meets monthly. We have an “open door” policy. All East Central Illinois Christian School teachers and parents are welcome at these meetings. The first thirty minutes of each Board Meeting will be set aside for parents and teachers to address the Board with comments and questions.
It is to be understood that the Matthew 18 principle will be followed before bringing an issue to the Board.
Matt McGregor
Matt McGregor, vice-president, grew up in Oakland, served in the Air Force, and currently pastors at Oak Grove Church. He is a carpenter by trade, but has worked training others and humbly serves the Lord wherever he is called.
Larry Plank
Larry Plank is an auctioneer at the Arthur Sale Barn and enjoys training horses. He and his wife, Molly, have two preschool-aged children and felt the call of God to help start a Christian school in our area.
Diane Anderson
Diane Anderson, secretary/treasurer, is from Newman. She is the retired executive secretary for the Longview Corporation and runs a farm with her husband Charlie in rural Newman.
Pam McDowell
Pam McDowell has a history in Newman at the McCull’s variety dime store from years ago. She is retired from the Tuscola Stone Company where she worked as a quality control manager.