Denver Public Schools (DPS) has announced their new superintendent after Susana Cordova announced her resignation earlier this school year, reports FOX31.
DPS has appointed Dr. Alex Marrero as the next superintendent. The Board of Education will vote on the appointment on June 3.
“Dr. Alex Marrero leads with a vision of supporting students the way educators supported him growing up and into his career. As the child of a Cuban refugee and an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, Alex prides himself on representing many of the Latinx students in the communities he has served as a school leader and in district leadership positions. He believes that every child can accomplish what he has, not only overcoming obstacles but being recognized as a leader in their chosen field.”
The district has spent the majority of the 2020-21 school year looking for the next superintendent.
Before she announced her resignation, Cordova had been superintendent for two years.
In November 2020, FOX31 reported that Cordova had taken a position as the deputy superintendent of Leading and Learning with the Dallas Independent School District.
"I am sad to be leaving Denver, but I will be eternally grateful to everyone I have worked with and learned from over the past decades," she said during her announcement.
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