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We are so excited to welcome Rudy Ford to MPA as our new director of after-school and summer programs. We’re incredibly happy to have him, and we can’t wait to see all of the enhancements and growth he will bring to the program. Rudy will be starting May 31, so make sure to stop by and give him a warm MPA welcome!<\/p>\n
What position will you be holding at MPA?<\/strong> From what school\/organization are you coming?<\/strong> Tell us about your education and past experience.<\/strong> What did you find appealing about MPA?<\/strong> What lasting impact do you plan to have on MPA?<\/strong> What’s your big dream?<\/strong> What are you passionate about? <\/strong> What’s a fun fact about you that our community would love to know? <\/strong> We are so excited to welcome Rudy Ford to MPA as our new director of after-school and summer programs. We’re incredibly happy to have him, and we can’t wait to see all of the enhancements and growth he will bring to the program. Rudy will be starting May 31, so make sure to stop by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":23680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,28,24,29,9,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-school","category-current-families","category-featured-posts","category-homepage","category-lower-school","category-middle-school"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23679"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23687,"href":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23679\/revisions\/23687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nDirector of After School and Summer Programs<\/p>\n
\nSylvan Learning\u2014Twin Cities<\/p>\n
\nI am a graduate of Williams College and pursued graduate studies at Loyola University (Maryland). I have spent over 30 years in education as a teacher, coach, admissions director, and Middle School principal. Notable stops include Moravian Academy in Bethlehem, PA; Dedham Country Day School just outside of Boston, MA; Charles Wright Academy in Tacoma, WA, and St. Paul Academy and Summit School in St. Paul, MN.<\/p>\n
\nMPA\u2019s spirit and culture are a match for my background and experience, and those features are tangibly present from the moment you enter the campus. MPA is the only school I\u2019ve encountered that included a demonstration lesson as part of a leadership interview\u2014and that speaks volumes about what is important here. I have never been made to feel more welcome or valued during a school visit.<\/p>\n
\nI look forward to bringing new ideas, energy, and growth to the Panther and summer programs\u2014all the while continuing to keep kids safe, happy, and learning. I\u2019d love to see kids choosing to stay for Panther Program events even when they have the option to go home, and I\u2019d love to see the summer program be something that draws kids from all over the twin cities for its vibrant and innovative program.<\/p>\n
\nI see \u201coff hours\u201d from school and summer days as having just as much potential to provide formative, impactful experiences for kids. I look forward to the day when kids return to tell us how much some of their experiences in those times have meant to them.<\/p>\n
\nI am passionate about my family, my \u2018extended family\u2019 of great friends, music, and baseball (go Red Sox)! I am passionate about teaching and learning\u2014both of which I have always done and can\u2019t imagine doing without. I love woodworking, cooking, kayaking, and studying music.<\/p>\n
\nI recently joined a band based in St. Paul to play bass guitar and sing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"