Mrs. Dana Taylor (in the center) or Mrs. Dana (as the students call her), is the Principal at CCA.  She is the mom of 3 CCA students: Silas, a senior this year, Charity-Grace a 7th Grader, and Joshua in 3rd grade.   She has been married to her husband, Jonathan, since 1993.  She has worked as the Preschool Supervisor, Grade School Supervisor, and has even substituted in the Junior/Senior High Classroom as a Supervisor.  She has worked as a monitor and volunteer for the school.  This will be her 6th year at CCA.   She is certified through A.C.E. as a supervisor and administrator.

She was born and raised in Clinton and has 2 younger brothers.  She graduated from Clinton High School in 1990.  She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia.  She has a Bachelor's in Science in Psychology with a minor in Church Ministry and Christian Counseling.  She is certified to counsel through the American Association of Christian Counselors in the following areas:  Christian Counseling, Adolescence, Children, Drug Addiction, Trauma and Crisis, and Marriage and Family.  Mrs. Dana was also inducted into the Psychology National Honor Society with a lifetime membership.  She will be graduating from Liberty University in May of 2012 with her MA in Human Services with a focus on Christian Ministries.  She plans to pursue a doctrate degree.

Mrs. Dana works in her church as an adult youth leader and children's ministry worker.  She also leads worship with the youth worship band "Rescue the Perishing."  When she has free time (not very often), she likes to spend time with her family.  She enjoys simple things like: fishing, baseball (GO CUBS), watching a movie, reading the Bible, and having dinner at the family table.  She is proud to be the aunt of 6 neices and 1 nephew.   She received Jesus as her Savior when she was 8 years old.  She and her husband are working to raise their own children and teach other children to serve God all the days of their lives.

Mr. Ray Maier is the Junior/Senior High School Learning Center Supervisor.  He began working at the school in 2005 as a volunteer monitor.  In 2006 he became the Supervisor for 5th, 6th, and 7th grades.  In September of 2007 he became the Junior/Senior High Supervisor.   He has a great deal of experience teaching.   He was a substitute teacher in the Clinton School District.  Mr. Maier's students enjoy his sense of humor and interesting stories.  He's done a great deal in his life and has some great experiences to share with young people.  They especially love to hear his stories about the railroad and the many travels he has been on (he knows a great deal about different parts of the United States).  He has a gentle heart and a desire to see his students do well and go on to college.  Mr. Maier is certified as a learning center supervisor through A.C.E.

Mr. Maier married his wife Sheryl in 1994.  They have a big family!  Mr. Maier is very proud of his children and grandchildren.  He has a son named John who is a retired Marine and works in North Carolina as a computer programmer.  His son Thomas is a Master Sargent in the United States Army Special Forces.  Right now, Thomas is the Team Sargent at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.  Mr. Maier has a daughter, Dusty who is a supervisor at State Farm Insurance, and another son, Joseph, who works as a truck driver.  Both Dusty and Joe live close to Mr. Maier in Wapella.  He is also a grandpa to 10 grandchildren!  One of his grandchildren (Ashley) is a senior at CCA this year. 

Mr. Maier is a graduate of Monticello High School (class of 1960).  His children followed his steps when they joined the military.  He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1960-1964, which included one year in the far east.   He graduated from Richland Community College in December 1980 with an Associates Degree in Sociology.  He later returned to college and graduated from Illinois State University in December 1990 with a Bachelor's in Science in History with minors in Political Science and Sociology.  He is only 2 classes away from getting his second Bachelor's degree in Political Science.

Mr. Maier accepted Jesus as his Savior in 1994 during a morning service under the ministry of Reverend Billy P. Bell, the founder of CCA.  It was an experience that Mr. Maier will never forget.  One that has forever changed his life.   His hobbies include: Stamp Collecting, Wysocki Puzzles, and model trains.  He is an avid Cubs, Bears, and Bulls fan, but truly baseball is his favorite sport.

Mrs. Shirley Taylor (Grandma Shirley) has been at CCA for almost as long as the school has been around.  She has worked in many capacities for the school:  prayer, office help, monitor, substitute teacher, and Supervisor for Preschool and Kindergarten.  Currently, she teaches both Preschool and Kindergarten.  This is no small task and Mrs. Taylor does it with such grace.  She has been married to her husband David for 40 years.  She has 3 grown sons:  Jonathan, Andrew, and Seth.  Her son Jonathan is studying to be an ordained minister.  Her son Seth is a high school teacher at Griggsville-Perry High School.  Her son Andrew was diagnosed as a teenager with Schizophrenia and lives in a nursing home in Peoria.  Mrs. Taylor has learned a great deal of patience as a mother of a child who has special needs.  She has a soft-spot in her heart for people who suffer with a mental illness.  Raising a house full of boys has taught her the value of prayer.  You've heard the saying, "A mother of three boys prays from son up to son down."  (Yes, this is spelled correctly!)  She is also the proud grandma of 3 CCA students:  Silas, Charity-Grace, and Joshua.      

Mrs. Taylor attended both Parkland College and Richland Community College.  She is certified as a Supervisor through Accelerated Christian Education.   She not only serves in our school, but she is a servant in her church.  She has worked in many, many areas in the church in her years as a Christian.  She has worked in children's and women's ministries for years.  She continues to work in these ministries now.  She is also the caregiver for 4 of her friends.  She loves people and has a servants heart.  It shows in her students, because they truly love her.  Mrs. Taylor has been a great teacher of Biblical principles and character for all of the children she has had the pleasure of working with throughout the years.  She is a great asset to CCA.

Mrs. Taylor has a love for the Lord that is very evident in her life.  She accepted the Lord as her Savior in 1968 and pursued living her life for God ever since.  She will typically greet you with a warm smile and a hug. 

Coming Soon....Jonathan Taylor/Monitor/P.E.