King’s Way Christian Schools

Jason Tindol

Jason Tindol is a dedicated educator and leader whose career reflects both academic rigor and a heart for service. He holds dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in history education and physical education, along with a Master of Educational Administration. Tindol also earned an Education Specialist in Leadership and Curriculum and a Doctorate in Educational Supervision and Leadership from Union University. His expertise and guidance are dedicated to shaping students with purpose, faith, and excellence. Tindol’s passion for education is to challenge the cookie-cutter approach to education, which often involves going to school, getting good grades, getting a job, and paying taxes. Instead, find your purpose in school. Every student is unique, with skills designed in them to fulfill a purpose for their lives. Students who live and work for a purpose create better communities!

Roots of My Educational Calling

With 28 years dedicated to education, my journey has been profoundly shaped by two defining influences: faith and mentorship.

My faith has been a constant guide that has drawn me toward education from as early as seventh grade or even before I fully understood the path ahead. Equally important, the remarkable leaders and mentors I have encountered along the journey have profoundly impacted my growth. My mother and father are my heroes, but my leadership mentors helped shape the perspective I bring to both education and leadership.

Navigating Student Success

As superintendent of King’s Way, I see education as an opportunity to provide multiple academic pathways to learning and personal growth rather than limiting students to a single approach. Educational choices have expanded to include public schools, but also excellent magnet, charter, and faith-based schools like ours, all of which attract talent and contribute to stronger communities. A community that offers diverse, high-quality learning opportunities will truly thrive. 

“I see education as an opportunity to provide multiple pathways to learning success and personal growth, rather than limiting students to a single approach”

The King's Vision for Teaching

At King’s Way, we empower our highly-skilled educators by equipping them with innovative resources and professional development to enhance instruction and student learning.

Our schools focus on recruiting exceptional individuals who love children and share our faith-based values, with a passion for teaching them. While skills and certifications can grow over time, qualities like wisdom, integrity, connection, resilience, and teachability lay the foundation for our core values. Jason believes that great people can be outstanding faculty and staff. We focus on great people and develop them to capture additional credentials through professional development.

Excellence and Values

King's Way’s student admission process also follows the same values. Being a Christian school, we align our values with scripture, which resonates deeply with our students and their families. Some choose King’s Way for its faith foundation, while others value the core values we uphold. Rooted not in politics but in what families hold dear, we strive to create a harmonious community by welcoming those who embrace our ethos. When a school community is moving forward together in unity, students, families, and staff can progress further and faster educationally, culturally, socially, and spiritually. A unified community does not mean that political, social, or dramatic problems do not exist. It means that the students, families, and staff in the school community are all moving in the same direction. The school is on a mission!

Guardrails for a New Era of Learning

Across the country, schools are grappling with how to integrate technology and innovation effectively. However, the challenge mounts when students navigate an influx of social media and artificial intelligence (AI). Schools have been forced to create reactive policies for cell phones and AI practices.

Schools must confront how to manage students’ easy access to social media. While social media itself is not inherently bad, it is an unregulated platform that families and schools struggle to control. Whether or not government regulation is involved, the impact on student learning is a critical concern, especially as students interact with AI tools, virtual reality, and intelligent tutoring systems. Although schools should play a role in managing innovative student risks, schools mustn't attempt to replace parents. Parents play a leading role in helping make good decisions for their children. Schools play a paramount role in assisting the parent(s) with research and best practices for trending topics, from screen time to AI.

The future is here. Technologies are already reshaping education and demanding thoughtful consideration. Many platforms support learning without clear boundaries, and they risk affecting students like fences left down. Social media’s varied impact adds complexity, posing ongoing challenges to student wellbeing and learning. Schools and families must work together to establish clear guidelines and boundaries to navigate these issues effectively in the coming decade.

I have never questioned my purpose for being in education. I love it! Though the challenges are mounting from new technologies to new alternative school choices, both provide incredible opportunities for communities across the country. Communities that offer a variety of educational options and have leveraged innovative resources and tools to enhance instruction and learning will create robust, economically viable regions of the country. Schools that review the guardrails, communicate research findings, and include parents and stakeholders in decision-making establish credibility and sustainability for decades.