Rick Phillips

Grow Public Schools

Grow Public Schools (Formerly Grimmway Schools) is a growing network of high-performing, college-prep public charter schools in Kern County, California. Our schools are lead by a home office, based in Bakersfield. We are focused on setting our schools up for success. Our vision is for Grimmway Schools to transform the educational landscape for students in the rural areas of Kern County by providing a model of excellence and innovation leading to college readiness and lifelong success. Our mission is for Grimmway Academy Arvin and Grimmway Academy Shafter, K-8 public schools, to close the achievement gap for students in the rural areas of Kern County by creating an environment for student excellence and well-being. Grimmway Schools provides wide-ranging support for each campus, including: strategic planning and new school growth opportunities executive leadership across the school network back-office support in the disciplines of finance, accounting, compliance, and human resources external communications, marketing, development, and partnership formation This way, our schools can focus on teaching and learning.