Dear Team DPS,
Our transformation is now underway as we continue the work of reorganizing our Central Office. This move will ensure that more resources are available to educate every child who enters the doors of our schools. As we have shared throughout this process, these changes have been made in response to our persistent disparities in our student outcomes, along with the school district’s declining enrollment and its direct impact on our budget. We have no doubt that our ongoing efforts will help boost student performance.
As we transition to our new organizational structure by July 1, 2022 and near the completion of our multi-year Strategic Plan, we want to emphasize that we are changing the way we approach educating our scholars. We know that our new plan will increase the quality of education that Denver Public Schools now provides. To that end, we are proud to share with you additional team members who will influence the outcome of our scholars:
Office of Schools
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Executive Director of Athletics, Activities & Extended Learning, Bernard McCune
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Executive Director of Universal School Supports, Michael Johnson
Office of Operations
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Associate Chief of Strategic Operations, Grant Guyer
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Executive Director of Research, Data, and Analytics, Elizabeth Stock
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Executive Director of Operations Service Delivery, Amber Elias
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Controller, Stephen Clawson
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Executive Director of Finance, Kathleen Hechavarria
Office of Talent
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Executive Director of Total Rewards, Nicole Covington
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Executive Director of Employee and Labor Relations, Miguel Perretta
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Executive Director of HR Strategic Partners, Jen Jones
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Executive Director of Culture, Learning & Development, Leslie L. Juniel
We have met with community members, learned their perspectives and used their input to help us build our leadership team. The goal of this group of educators is to make decisions that lead to student success. It is exciting to highlight such a racially, ethnically and gender-diverse array of executive decision makers who will be leading the work of improving the performance of our scholars.
All of us who have been involved in this process realize that our efforts during this reorganization of our Central Office have received criticism. Nonetheless, all of us, supporters and critics, share one common goal: to help provide a better future for our students. We know that the members of our leadership team will be instrumental in creating an educational path ahead for our scholars that is experiential, collaborative and allows our young people to fearlessly follow their passions. We will continue to keep you informed about the progress of our efforts as we make sure that our school district motivates, empowers and excites our students.
In Collaboration,
Dr. Alex Marrero, Superintendent
Deborah Staten, Deputy Chief of Staff
Dr. Tony Smith, Deputy Superintendent of Schools
Jim Carpenter, Deputy Superintendent of Operations
Edwin Hudson, Chief of Talent
