Nationally Acclaimed K-12 School in San Diego Hires Experienced COO

Francis Parker School is a dynamic and innovative educational institution with an abundance of ambition, energy, and vision. Each day, over 1,300 students from JK through grade 12, along with hundreds of faculty and staff, step onto two large campuses at one of the leading independent schools in San Diego. Over the last two decades, the school has undertaken a nearly $100M capital campaign to transform the Linda Vista Campus, which houses the middle and upper school divisions. Soon, a similar campaign will begin for the historic Mission Hills Campus.

As new buildings came online, and systems and processes become more complex, the need for operational leadership at the highest administrative level was been more salient. Thus, Parker created a new position, head of operations (HOO), to report to the head of school. Serving as the school’s de facto chief operations officer, the HOO would oversee several critical, school-wide, functional areas, each of which is led by a departmental director or manager. In addition, the HOO would collaborate extensively with the Parker Leadership Team, the Board, and other stakeholders on planning and executing the aforementioned Mission Hills Campus transformation, which would begin to occur in many phases over the span of a decade. 

Parker is thrilled to welcome Mike Rinehart to this new leadership post.