Schuttinga named CCS president

Calvin Christian School (CCS) has announced that Dr. Bethany Schuttinga has accepted the appointment to serve as the school’s next president. Schuttinga brings to CCS a 17-year career in education, having served in administrative leadership at Dordt College (Iowa) and Iowa State University before her most recent role building a platform for Christian education in Indonesia.

Schuttinga will start as CCS’s president on a full-time basis on July 1. Until then, she will work closely with CCS’s current president, Randy Kroll, to ensure a smooth transition, and will spend time getting acquainted with the CCS community and area educational leaders.

Schuttinga received her B.A. from Dordt College, a master’s from Minnesota State University in Mankato, and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Iowa State University.

Calvin Christian was founded in 1961 and today serves more than 400 students at K-8 campuses in Blaine and Edina and a high school campus in Fridley. As an independent school, unaffiliated with a single church or denomination, the school serves a student body representing scores of churches and more than 45 municipalities in the greater Twin Cities.

Calvin Christian is accredited by the Minnesota Nonpublic Schools Accrediting Association, is a member school of Christian Schools International, and is affiliated with the Minnesota Independent Schools Forum.

Additional information about Calvin Christian School is available at calvinchristian.org.