Director of Innovation and Design

Please download the opportunity statement, which contains information about Mid-Peninsula High School and the position, as well as required application materials to prepare in advance.  All applications must be submitted online. Please review the How to Apply section below for further application instructions.

SUMMARY

Mid-Peninsula High School is an independent, non-profit, non-sectarian, coeducational college preparatory high school in Menlo Park, California. Intentionally small by design, Mid-Pen is built on genuine connection. Each student has a daily home base with a trusted adult who helps them get organized, set goals, and navigate the week, so students are supported, challenged, and guided toward greater independence.

Mid-Pen offers a college-preparatory program that includes a full range of high school experiences. Students have options for accelerated and honors classes, visual and performing arts, and a robust and inclusive athletics program. Mid-Pen’s distinctive program is shaped by signature experiences such as the daily Core Program, DragonWeek intersession, and Dragon Workshops. Alongside a dedicated learning support program and a college advisor, these experiences help students build skills, confidence, and purpose.

At this exciting moment in the school’s 47-year history, Mid-Pen seeks a director of innovation and design (DI&D) to start this summer. This is a new role that seeks a creative, inspirational, and ambitious educational leader who wants to help a small, relational school explore pedagogical innovation across all disciplines and areas of school life.  The DI&D will have a chance to help make that innovation come alive via staffulty partnerships and direct student instruction. Reporting to the head of school, the DI&D will serve on the administrative team, supervise the director of technology, and teach two elective courses each year. The successful candidate will bring a love of teaching, an experienced instructional design toolkit to inspire other educators, a passion for and fluency in one or more innovation-related domains (such as design, maker, fabrication, robotics, computer science, or applied engineering), an eagerness for helping to establish a new role in a small teaching community, and an understanding for how to develop multiple learning pathways for a neurodiverse, motivated, and intellectually curious student body.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Priority Deadline: March 13, 2026
Semifinal Round: Late March – Early April
On-site Final Round: Week of April 20
Decision Announced: April 30, 2026
Start Date: Summer 2026
Reports To: Head of School
Annual Salary Range: $120,000 – $150,000 
Classification: Full-time, Exempt