NEWS RELEASE # 83
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 2, 2013
WHAT: APS Superintendent Finalists – Media Availability
WHEN: April 5, 10 a.m.
WHERE: ESC 1, 15701 East 1st Avenue, Suite 206 80011
APS Superintendent Finalists – Media Availability
The search for the next APS Superintendent of Schools continues. On Friday, April 5, members of the media will meet the four finalists in person. The finalists include Tracy Ann Dorland, John Randal (Randy) Johnson, D. Rico Munn, and Thomas G. Seigel. The new APS superintendent will start on July 1, 2013.
During Friday’s event, each finalist will begin with an opening statement. Members of the media will then have the opportunity to ask questions of each finalist.
APS Superintendent of Schools finalists:
Tracy Ann Dorland
Dorland is Deputy Chief Academic Officer for Teaching and Learning for Denver Public schools where she provides executive leadership for DPS academic departments, district-wide strategy for transition to the Common Core State Standards, and integration of the DPS educator effectiveness system. She was Executive Director, Educator Effectiveness for DPS from 2010-2012 and Instructional Superintendent for DPS from 2006-2010. She was principal of Smedley Elementary School and assistant principal of Oakland Elementary School, both in DPS, and has been a literacy coach and classroom teacher. She serves on the Colorado State Council for Educator Effectiveness. Dorland holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, both from the University of Colorado.
John Randal (Randy) Johnson
Johnson is currently Instructional Superintendent, Secondary, for Denver Public Schools where he is responsible for the performance of secondary schools and supervises high school principals. He served as Deputy Director of Post-Secondary Readiness for DPS from 2009-2010 and high school principal of Career Education Center – Middle College of Denver, a career and technical magnet high school in DPS, from 2008-2009. His other experience includes Director of Secondary Education in Falcon School District 49 in Colorado Springs and several administrative and teaching positions in Colorado and New Mexico. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English/Religion, a Master of Education in Secondary Education/English, and a Master of Arts in English, all from Eastern New Mexico University.
D. Rico Munn
Munn is a litigation partner at Baker and Hostetler, LLP, and is an adjunct professor of law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He serves on the 15-member Board of Governors for the Colorado State University System, appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper. Munn was a member of Gov. Bill Ritter’s cabinet as executive director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies from 2007-2009 and then executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education from 2009-2011. He served on the Colorado State Board of Education from 2003-2007. Munn also was a member of the Strategic Planning Task force for Amnesty International. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education and Social Sciences from Midland University in Fremont, Neb., and his law degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.
Thomas G. Seigel
Seigel was superintendent of the Boulder Valley School District from 1997-2000, and has been superintendent of the 18,000-student Bethel School District #403, in Spanaway, Wash., since 2001. He has a long military career including Principle Engineer, Space Operations Division, SRS Technologies Colorado Springs, CO from 2000-2001, Deputy Chief, United States Space Command's Joint Space Support Team for U.S. European Command and U.S. Transportation Command, 1994-97, and Deputy Chief of U.S. Space Command's Joint Space Support Teams, 1993-94. Seigel holds a Bachelor of Science in Education from Moorhead State College in Moorhead, Minn. He has earned masters degrees in National Security Affairs and Strategic Studies, International Relations and National Security Affairs, and he is a doctoral candidate in Public Administration at the University of Colorado at Denver.
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Interested media may contact APS News Media Specialist
Paula Hans at 303-326-2755 for more information
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