{"id":1533,"date":"2026-06-12T12:03:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T12:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1533"},"modified":"2026-06-12T12:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T12:03:57","slug":"dps-superintendent-alex-marrero-is-a-candidate-to-lead-miamis-school-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1533","title":{"rendered":"DPS Superintendent Alex Marrero is a candidate to lead Miami\u2019s school district"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero has applied for a job leading Miami-Dade County Public Schools in Florida, he confirmed via a statement Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a decision I made lightly and is not one intended to diminish or disregard the great success we\u2019ve shared in DPS during my tenure,\u201d Marrero said. \u201c\u2026This decision comes after thoughtful reflection on several personal and professional considerations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marrero is one of 21 people who applied for the job, according to the Miami Herald, which first reported that the Denver superintendent was seeking the position. The contract of Miami\u2019s current superintendent, Jos\u00e9 Dotres, who made $370,000 a year when he was hired, ends in February, according to the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>Miami-Dade County Public Schools, with more than 385,000 students, is a much larger district than DPS, which had 89,210 pupils during the 2025-26 academic year. <\/p>\n<p>The DPS Board of Education hired Marrero in 2021 and he now makes at least $346,529 a year. At the time of his hiring, a group of Latino leaders expressed concern about Marrero\u2019s appointment to lead Colorado\u2019s largest K-12 district, including whether he understood the American West and Chicano culture.<\/p>\n<p>But past and present board members have defended Marrero, who is Afro-Latino and bilingual \u2014 traits they said were positives in a district where more than half of the students are Latino. <\/p>\n<p>The board also stood behind Marrero as he has taken on the Trump administration, including by suing to prevent federal immigration raids in schools.<\/p>\n<p>But Marrero has found himself in disputes with board members as well as city officials during his time in Denver on issues related to school closures and armed police in schools. \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In November, Marrero was considered a finalist to become Chicago Public Schools\u2019 next CEO. After news reports circulated that Marrero was up for the job, the superintendent did not deny the claim but expressed that he remained dedicated to DPS. <\/p>\n<p>Marrero expressed similar sentiments in his statement Thursday regarding his candidacy for the Miami job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegardless of the outcome of the Miami-Dade superintendent selection, my commitment to leading Denver Public Schools, our students, staff, families and the important work ahead remains unchanged,\u201d he said.\u00a0 \u201cMy focus continues to be on successfully closing out this school year, preparing for the year ahead, and ensuring stability and continuity in service of our shared priorities to continue to advance the district.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1527\">Colorado man found dead in Yellowstone National Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1529\">Today in History: June 12, Reagan urges Gorbachev to \u2018tear down this wall\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1531\">Denver Broncos\u2019 Jonathon Cooper faces new assault charges<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero has applied for a job leading Miami-Dade County Public Schools in Florida, he confirmed via a statement Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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