Newly elected DPS superintendent Susana Cordova speaks to parents at public meeting.

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 11: Molly O'Connor, a community organizer with Students for Education Reform, middle, along with parents, students and other members of the community, listen to Susana Cordova, before being elected the new Denver Public Schools superintendent, as she speaks during a recent public meeting at George Washington High School on December 11, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. The 52-year-old Cordova said her selection as the new DPS superintendent is important for many reasons. She said not only is she a Latina woman, but a kid from Denver who, as a student at Abraham Lincoln High school, strived for a better life. And now shes an example for a current generation of students who also want to achieve greater things. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images)