A former state superintendent of schools is stepping into a new position with the Madison School District’s leadership team, the district said Wednesday.
Carolyn Stanford Taylor will serve as the district’s interim assistant superintendent for engagement, diversity, equity and inclusion, a position geared toward beating back bias and discrimination in the district.
Stanford Taylor was appointed the head of the Department of Public Instruction in January 2019 by Gov. Tony Evers, who previously held the position before winning the governor’s office the previous year. Stanford Taylor’s tenure in the role ended in July after she declined to seek election.
“I have great love for the District and community,” Stanford Taylor said in a statement.