La Dawn Baity is a seasoned education leader with over 35 years of experience in urban public schools, serving as a teacher, literacy coach, math coordinator, staff developer, principal, and principal supervisor. She most recently served as an Instructional Superintendent for Denver Public Schools, where she led leadership development, systems implementation, and professional learning for principals and Instructional Leadership Teams in Southwest Denver. Under her guidance, three schools successfully moved out of turnaround status on the state accountability report.
As a principal for nine years, La Dawn spearheaded the turnaround of a K-8 school in Northwest Denver, achieving exceptionally high growth scores and earning recognition from both the Colorado Department of Education and the Denver Public Schools Board of Education.
Following her retirement from DPS, La Dawn served as an Adjunct Trainer for New Leaders, coaching principal supervisors in The School District of Philadelphia, East Texas Schools, and Oakland Unified School District. She brings deep expertise in school turnaround, instructional leadership, and capacity-building for educators.
