Principal Nathaniel Schmidtke

My name is Nathaniel Schmidtke and I am excited to begin my 3rd year as the principal at Christ Lutheran School. I have a passion and fire for Lutheran Education that was instilled in me by my parents at an early age. As I got older, my Father opened my eyes to the love and drive that goes into being a Lutheran Educator.
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.” Psalm 32:8

I’m proud to continue the Lutheran education tradition here at CLS. As we prepare for the 2025-2026 school year we are looking forward to a great year as the students, faculty, and staff grow in the love and grace of Jesus Christ. Some of you may not know me well yet but let me share a little more about me  here at CLS, so please visit our faculty page.
Here is a little information about myself:

Family: I have been married to my wife Paola for 7 years. I have four children which are my two older sons Jesus (22), Jose (20), my daughter Marilyn will soon be 5 and is excited to be a CLS Comet this fall, and my youngest son Noah (almost 2).

Previous Experience: I began teaching at King of Kings in Fall of 2016. This was my first call and I was blessed to serve there for seven school years.

Education: I graduated from Concordia St.Paul Minnesota in Spring of 2016. My degree is K-6 Elementary Education with a minor in Lutheran Theology. I played football as well during my years at Concordia.

Email: natschmidtke@clspeoria.org