Park City Day School names Dan Vorenberg interim head of school
Dan Vorenberg has taken over as Park City Day School’s interim head of school ahead of Aug. 19 classes, giving families a named leader during the transition.
Dan Vorenberg has started as Park City Day School’s interim head of school, giving the preschool-through-8th grade independent school a new point person before classes begin Aug. 19. The appointment, announced July 22, follows the departure of Brad McCutcheon and puts a temporary leader in charge as the school moves into the 2026-27 year.
Park City Day School said the change followed a “thoughtful and successful interim leadership search” and thanked Carney, Sandoe & Associates for guiding the process. The school said the interim appointment is now in place, signaling that the transition has moved from search to implementation rather than leaving the role open as the school year approaches.
The leadership shift matters because the head of school sits at the center of an independent school’s daily operations, from academic direction and faculty leadership to parent communication and student experience. Park City Day School’s website still identified Brad McCutcheon as head of school in a student-experience quote, a detail that marks the handoff now taking shape across the school’s public materials.
The school serves families in Park City, Utah, and describes itself as an institution where students are known and nurtured through hands-on, experiential learning and a robust outdoor education program. Its history dates to 2010, when Park City Academy and The Colby School came together to form what is now Park City Day School. The school says it earned full accreditation in 2011 from PNAIS, now the Northwest Association of Independent Schools.
For parents, staff and donors, the naming of an interim head provides stability at a moment when schools are finalizing staffing, schedules and fall communication. It also gives Park City Day School a leader in place as it enters a school year that begins less than a month after the announcement, reducing the risk of a leadership vacuum at a time when independent schools often rely on consistent messaging and steady administration.
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