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Dayton Christian School System Founder, First Superintendent Bud Schindler Steps Down
Written by Anne Hoke | Thursday, 01 July 2010 07:54 | News
Xenia, Ohio, July 1, 2010 - After 47 years in leadership of the Dayton Christian School System, the Board of Trustees announces that Claude E. "Bud" Schindler will step down, effective July 1, 2010. Schindler will serve as President Emeritus after a short-term sabbatical.
Schindler served as the first superintendent of the school system. In 1999 he took on the additional, and current, role of President of DCSS's newly formed parent organization Legacy Ministries International (LMI). Besides DCSS, LMI formed several other ministries under its umbrella including Legacy Village Retirement Community, Legacy Village Assisted Living, LMI Services, and The Schindler Banquet Center, located on the 250-acre Legacy Center campus in Xenia, Ohio it had purchased from the State of Ohio to relocate Xenia Christian Schools.
Schindler experienced the joy of seeing DCSS birthed in 1963 and has watched as it grew into one of the largest Christian school systems in the country, often modeled by Christian schools around the world. DCSS currently has more than 1,500 students in Pre-kindergarten through 12th grade at its Dayton Christian and Xenia Christian School campuses and in its Dayton Christian Homeschool program. DCSS has graduated almost 5,000 students from its system. In addition, Dayton Christian School System has developed one of the leading homeschool programs in the country.
"For nearly 50 years, Bud Schindler devoted his life to this ministry," says Dr. William Wilson, Chairman of the Board of the Dayton Christian School System. "There are no words to adequately describe the eternal impact Bud has had on the lives of students and their families. His faithfulness to God and his family, his love for people, and his sacrificial service to DCSS for half a century have been a blessing to countless lives."
Schindler will continue to interact with parents, donors, alumni, and students on a regular basis in his new role of President Emeritus of DCSS.
Schindler is past chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and served as board chairman during two different terms of office. He has also served on the board of the South Metro Regional Chamber of Commerce, as a trustee for the Kettering Health Network, and as President of WFCJ, Strong Tower Christian Media. Schindler and his wife, Carole, have four grown children, all of whom were educated within DCSS, and 13 grandchildren.
Schindler is the author of several books on Christian education including Educating for Eternity, The Role of Athletics in the Christian School, Sowing for Excellence, and Still Educating for Eternity. He has traveled and spoken extensively on the topic of Christian education both in the United States and around the world.