Interim Commissioner Named
TOPEKA/The State Board of Education today named Dr. Diane DeBacker as Kansas Interim Commissioner of Education following the resignation of Dr. Alexa Posny. Dr. Posny will assume her duties as Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in Washington, DC, next month.
October 14, 2009
Karla Denny, Director of Communications, 785-296-4876
TOPEKA/The State Board of Education today named Dr. Diane DeBacker as Kansas Interim Commissioner of Education following the resignation of Dr. Alexa Posny. Dr. Posny will assume her duties as Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in Washington, DC, next month.
Dr. Diane DeBacker is currently serving as the Deputy Commissioner for the Division of Learning Services for the Kansas State Department of Education. She also served as Director of School Improvement and Accreditation for KSDE from 2003 - 2006. In 2006, she joined Shawnee Heights USD 450 as Associate Superintendent. Dr. DeBacker was principal of Washburn Rural Alternative High School in the Auburn-Washburn USD 437 school district. She has also served as a high school assistant principal, district curriculum facilitator, director of a statewide curriculum center, and a classroom teacher. Dr. DeBacker served on the Kaw Valley USD 321 school board from 1999-2003, including the offices of president and vice president. Dr. DeBacker has a bachelor’s degree in Business Education from Emporia State University, a master’s in Curriculum and Instruction from Washburn University, and a doctorate in Educational Administration and Leadership from Kansas State University.
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Date Posted: 10/14/2009
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