Parkview Baptist Names New High School Division Head

Parkview Baptist School is pleased to announce the selection of Ben D. Haindel as High School Division Head.  Mr. Haindel quickly arose as an outstanding candidate due to his experience as well as having the confidence of the high school faculty where he has been serving as Educational Advancement Specialist since July. Parkview Baptist is thankful for the service of Mrs. Becky Madden, Dean of Students, who has served as Interim Division Head since June.

Mr. Haindel spent the last seventeen years serving in various capacities at Northlake Christian School in Covington, LA. While at Northlake, Mr. Haindel taught Senior Bible and AP Government and was the first and only Level 5 teacher, the most prestigious recognition available to Northlake faculty. Administratively, Mr. Haindel served as Social Studies Department Chair, Accreditation Chair, AP Coordinator, School Improvement Committee Chair, Alumni Director, Leadership Council Administrator and served as the Summer Camp Director for ten years.

Mr. Haindel holds a B.A. from Louisiana College in Social Studies Education with a Math Minor. He also holds a Masters of Education in Secondary Principalship from Southeastern Louisiana University. Mr. Haindel is a member of the School Leadership Center of Greater New Orleans, and is a Leadership St. Tammany alumnus (Class of 2013). Mr. Haindel was named St. Tammany Parish “My Teacher of the Year” in 2007 and VFW Citizenship Education Teacher winner at the State level in 2014. He is a certified Lead Evaluator with Advanc-Ed (formerly SACS) and regularly serves on and leads accreditation teams at other schools. Mr. Haindel currently serves as Accreditation Chair and School Improvement Team Chair at Parkview.

“As the High School Principal, I want to build on the firm foundation begun at Parkview Baptist in 1981. In the five months I have been here, I have been most impressed with the dedication and comraderie of the high school faculty. I want to build on that strength while increasing academic rigor and accountability for both students and teachers. First and foremost, I want to stay true to the mission of the school and provide more opportunities to improve the spiritual life of the school by implementing opportunities and programs designed to build intentionally Christian student leaders. I moved my family here to start our lives at Parkview Baptist because I believe strongly that God has a divine purpose and tremendous plans for the future of our school,” said Mr. Haindel.

Mr. Haindel will begin as the High School Division Head on December 1, 2014. He and his wife, Courtney, the Director of Marketing and Enrollment at Parkview, have three daughters at Parkview Baptist in PreK, 3rd grade and 8th grade. They are members of Istrouma Baptist Church.

Mr. Haindel will be holding a series of several parent meetings when we return to school in January after the Christmas break to give our parents in grades 8-12 a chance to meet him and ask questions. Please look for an email from Mr. Haindel to sign up for one of these opportunities.