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Brad Neuenswander
Brad Neuenswander was the Acting Commissioner of Education in Kansas from April 2014–July 2015. Neuenswander, the state's deputy education commissioner, stepped in after former officeholder Diane DeBacker resigned to become an adviser to the director general of the Abu Dhabi Education Council in the United Arab Emirates.[1][2] The Kansas Board of Education hired Randy Watson to formally succeed DeBacker as commissioner, effective July 1, 2015, at which time Neuenswander returned to his job as deputy commissioner.[3]
Biography
Neuenswander is a former superintendent of the Cheney and Ellis school districts. He worked seven years in the state department of education, serving as deputy commissioner for the last three leading up to his appointment as interim commissioner in April 2014.[1]
Political career
Acting Kansas Commissioner of Education (2014-2015)
Neuenswander was made acting commissioner of education in April 2014. He filled the role temporarily while the Kansas State Board of Education searched for a new permanent commissioner to replace Diane DeBacker. DeBacker resigned as state education commissioner in 2014 to take a job as an education adviser in the United Arab Emirates.[1]
Appointments
2014
Neuenswander was appointed Deputy Kansas Commissioner of Education three years before being tapped to fill in for resigned commissioner Diane DeBacker in April 2014.
Recent news
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See also
- Superintendent of Schools
- Kansas Commissioner of Education
- Kansas school districts
- Kansas Department of Education
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Topeka Capital-Journal, "Kansas Education Commissioner Diane DeBacker resigns for Abu Dhabi ed council," April 9, 2014
- ↑ The Wichita Eagle, "Kansas ed board meeting seeks opinions on qualities for new commissioner," May 22, 2014
- ↑ Kansas State Department of Education, "Press release: Highlights of the November Kansas State Board of Education Meeting," November 26, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Diane DeBacker |
Kansas Commissioner of Education April 2014 - July 2015 |
Succeeded by Randy Watson |
