Schools

Mission-driven Lutheran schools

The District Education Office works hand in hand with pastors and administrator teams to strengthen mission in Lutheran schools. Within the District, there are 2 Lutheran high schools, 36 elementary schools, 30 early childhood centers, and Concordia University Chicago, which collectively serve over 12,000 students. More than 1,000 administrators and teachers serve in those schools.

Discuss mission in your congregation & school:

Please contact a District Mission Facilitator for the following:

Mrs. Lois Stewart – Mission Facilitator for Schools, serving Commissioned Workers

District services to churches include: networking, culture change, mission strategy, building partnerships, outreach development, leadership training, mission grants, and professional development.

Please contact (email or 708-223-3110) the District Education Office:

• when ready to evaluate, nurture, and strengthen your school’s mission in your community.
• when planning to call new staff.
• when there are LCMS rostered staff changes.
• when there are opportunities to work collaboratively with others to strengthen Lutheran school ministry and outreach.

Rev. Kris Whitby – Assistant to the President, Mission and Ministry

Rev. Whitby assists congregations and ministries in vision planning; assessing current needs and looking to the future.

Accreditation Information

Sue Domeier – National Lutheran School Accreditation Consultant/Commissioner for LCMS Northern Illinois District schools desiring to earn and maintain Lutheran school accreditation. Please email her directly. Download Introduction to National Lutheran School Accreditation (PDF) for more information.

Other School Website Resources

National Lutheran School Accreditation (NLSA) is the official school accreditation body for The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS).

LuthEd is a website managed by the LCMS Office of Education. It has many valuable and useful tools that you can use in your school. This website gets updated regularly to give you the most recent information for our Lutheran schools.