Who is Mr. Walter

Mr. Walter has lived on Signal Mountain Tennessee with his wife Judith for almost 36 years. Mrs. Walter is also a teacher. She teaches first grade. Mr. and Mrs. Walter have three children. Ben is 31 and works for a manufacturer in Chattanooga. Joanna is 30 and teaches one year olds at the YMCA. Rachel is 27 and is a nurse midwife. Rachel and her husband Matt live in New Mexico.

Mr. Walter was born in Arizona but grew up in northeast Ohio. He attended Bluffton College where he earned his degree to teach. He began teaching Science in Hamilton County in 1982 at Signal Mountain Junior High School. In 1991 he earned his Masters degree in Administration and Supervision from Trevecca Nazarene College. He moved into administration for the Hamilton County Department of Education in 1992 were he served as an assistant principal and principal for the next 20 years. Mr. Walter served as the Director of Faculty and Academic Progress for the Ivy Academy Chattanooga during the 2012 - 2013 and 2013 - 2014 school years. He is also currently writing his dissertation to complete an Ed.D. in Learning and Leadership.

Mr. Walter considers it a privilege and honor to be part of the Silverdale Baptist Academy family. He looks forward to walking along side students and parents as we all work on improving our walk with Christ, study God's word, continue to develop a biblical view of the world, as well as learn to think like a true scientist. Acts 17:11 describes how the Bereans "examined the scriptures everyday" to make sure that what they were being taught was true. A good scientist does the same. He/she looks at the available evidence before he/she decides to believe or support certain scientific concepts that are presented to him/her.