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title: DPS' Superintendent Steps Down After Nearly a Decade
description: NEWS:Superintendent turned the city into a national school reform favorite
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# [DPS' Superintendent Steps Down After Nearly a Decade](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/dps-superintendent-steps-down-after-nearly-a-decade)

 Written by [DSST Public Schools](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/author/dsst-public-schools) | 07/23/18

Over Tom Boasberg’s [nearly 10 years](https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2018/07/17/tom-boasberg-leaving-denver-public-schools/) as Denver superintendent, he made a national impact.

He pioneered a model of school reform that involved close collaboration — rather than hostility or solely competition — with charter schools, helping inspire [a national push](https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/12/06/a-portfolio-of-schools-how-a-nationwide-effort-to-disrupt-urban-school-districts-is-gaining-traction/) to bring similar policies to cities across the country.

[Read full story here](https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2018/07/18/denvers-longtime-superintendent-turned-the-city-into-a-school-reform-favorite/).

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