Maria del Carmen Salazar, Ph.D serves as The Superintendent’s Transition Team Student Experience and Achievement Committee Chair.

Dr. Salazar is Professor of Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education at the University of Denver. A first-generation college student and Mexican immigrant, she is author of Teacher Evaluation as Culture:  A Framework for Equitable and Excellent Teaching. Her research centers on access and success for Latinx youth, equitable teaching, and humanizing pedagogy.