Welcome to CLS!

The school theme for 2011-2012 is based on I Corinthians 12:12

    Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts from one body, so it is with Christ.

We send greetings from the Board of Christian Education and the faculty and staff of Clarinda Lutheran School. We are happy to have you either for a first time or continuing as part of our educational ministry and mission here in Southwest Iowa.

Under the Gospel we will want to do all things to the glory of God. Please become familiar with our handbook so that we may live together in happiness and in a spirit of forgiveness and love.

ADMINISTRATION

The Clarinda Lutheran School Association presently has one member congregation, St. Paul Lutheran Church. St. Paul's is affiliated with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. The school is under the control and supervision of the congregation of the association, who elect members to serve on the Board of Christian Education. For the sake of effciency, the congregation delegates much authority and responsibility to the Board of Education and the principal of CLS.

ACCREDITATION

Clarinda Lutheran School holds the National Lutheran School Accreditation. A complete list of the standards which CLS meets for NLSA is available in the school office.

The State of Iowa has also accredited CLS. This means that CLS satisfactorily meets the requirements set forth in the Iowa Code. Children attending CLS can attend any public high school with complete confidence in their educational experiences at CLS.

All full-time teachers hold a valid state teaching certificate.