Board Report

Special Edition May 2000

TUSD Superintendent Named

TUSD Board Interviewed Candidates May 15 -16

The Tucson Unified School District Governing Board named Estanislado "Stan" Paz last night as the district's new superintendent of schools. Dr. Paz was selected from a pool of 24 applicants.

TUSD's current superintendent, George F. García, will retire on June 29, and will be assuming his new position as superintendent of Boulder Valley School District on Aug. 1.

Other candidates interviewed for the job were: Superintendent Paul Cruz, from Laredo, Texas; Superintendent Linda Gonzales from Visalia, Calif.; Superintendent Joan Kowal from West Palm Beach, Fla.; and David Sawyer from Viera, Fla. Dr. Paz's appointment takes effect July 1.

New Superintendent Began Education Career in TUSD

New TUSD Superintendent Estanislado "Stan" Paz started his career in education in TUSD in 1971 as a classroom teacher in elementary and junior high schools.

His longest tenure was with TUSD where he held a variety positions including director of state and federal programs; director of bilingual education, and deputy superintendent.

Currently he is the Southwest regional vice president for Sylvan Learning Systems, located in Baltimore, Md. The company contracts with school districts to provide supplemental tutoring to at-risk students.

Prior to joining Sylvan, Dr. Paz was the director for the National Academy for School Executives within the American Association of School Administrators, also known as AASA.

For more than seven years he served as the superintendent of El Paso Independent School District, which serves more than 65,000 students and has an annual operating budget of approximately $400 million.

In addition, Dr. Paz was associate superintendent for the Dallas Independent School District. Dr. Paz received his undergraduate degree in Secondary Education from the University of Arizona as well as his graduate degree in Elementary Education. He also earned his doctoral degree in educational administration with a specialization in bilingual education from the U of A.

Opening of School Activities 2000-2001
Building Learning Activities

Please note the following important dates:

July 28 - Support Staff/Clerical Conference
July 31-Aug. 4 - New Administrators Institute
Aug. 7-11 - New Teacher Institute
Aug. 7-8 - Returning Administrators' Conference
Aug. 14 - Transportation Conference
Aug. 16 - First Day for TUSD Teachers/Report to school sites