Mo travels regularly with her family on many outdoor adventures. A family favorite is rock climbing. This moment was captured at Red Rocks near Salt Lake City on the Johnny Vegas route.
MO COPELAND’S PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Oregon Episcopal School Portland, Oregon 2011–Present • Head of School
Saint George’s School Spokane, Washington 1997–2011 • Head of School, 2000–2011 • Head of Upper School/Assistant Head of School, 1997–2000
Lakeside School Seattle, Washington 1986–1997 • Dean of Faculty • Curriculum Development • College Counseling • Committee Work • Physics and Math Teacher
Moses Brown School Providence, Rhode Island 1984–1986 • Discipline Committee • Physics, Math, and Computer Science Teacher
Putney School Putney, Vermont 1982–1984 • Chair, Discipline Committee • Physics and Math Teacher
independent school must hold the 20- to 30-year vision for the school,” explains Copeland.
”We are a nearly 150-year old school with a strong record of success, so we’re in an enviable position. At the same time, we must always look forward, too. Our mission, vision, and values clearly define why we exist, where we’re going, and who we are. Te Board looks to those guideposts regularly to inform its long-term decisions. How we operate in the next five years is informed by our current strategic plan
“It’s so thrilling to be part of a community where you get to think creatively about the future every day. If you have a big idea, you can probably make it happen.”
[see p. 26]. We also look closely at our role in the Portland school landscape and the city’s demographics.” When she arrived in 2011, Copeland knew her first priority was to upgrade several campus facilities, much of which was built when the school moved to Nicol Road in 1964. Great work had already been done constructing the Drinkward Center for Math, Science and Technology. Te completion of that project was a game changer from the one shared lab that all science classes used prior to 2008.
“Te Lower School was next,” Copeland said. “Not only were our Lower School buildings 50 years old, but we needed a fundamental change in the environment in order
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