Press Release

Initial Interviews With Superintendent Candidates Today

April 3, 2001

The Board of Education today announced the names of the three candidates who will be the initial interviewees for the superintendent opening in Denver Public Schools.

The three initial interviews will be conducted today and tomorrow.

Board of Education President Elaine Gantz Berman said the interview process will continue through the end of the month.

The interviews begin this afternoon at 2:30 p.m. in the Board of Education offices, Room 706. The Board will begin its meeting at 2:00 p.m. The meeting is closed.

The three candidates being interviewed today and tomorrow are:

• Jim Polsfut (2:30 p.m. interview today)
  Chairman, Cordillera Asset Management
  
• Jerry Wartgow (6:30 p.m. interview today)
  President Emeritus, Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System
  
• Libia Socorro Gil (interview time to be determined, Wednesday)
  Superintendent, Chula Vista Elementary School District, Chula Vista, California