Jeffco Public Schools’ Board of Education named Rob Stein, who formerly led the Roaring Fork School District, as the districtap sole finalist for interim superintendent during a meeting on Wednesday.
The school board’s decision comes less than a month after Superintendent Tracy Dorland announced she will resign in July.
The school board interviewed candidates for the interim position during a closed meeting Monday. Directors will vote on June 18 to confirm Stein as interim superintendent.
“Dr. Stein was selected, in part, due to his deep understanding of the work principles, educators and school teams do every day,” board President Michelle Applegate said during the meeting.
Dorland’s last day leading Colorado’s second-largest school district is July 5. She was hired as superintendent in 2021, which made her Jeffco Public Schools’ sixth superintendent in seven years.
She led the district through students’ return to the classroom during the pandemic and amid significant budget cuts and school closures as K-12 enrollment fell.
“I walked into quite a bit of instability and a leadership vacuum,” Dorland said in an interview. “It was a season of leadership for me where we had to make difficult decisions about very hard things.”
Dorland is leaving the district to become the vice president of academic leadership and engagement for the which is known for administering SAT and Advanced Placement exams, she said.
