Dr. Jose Delfin has been selected by the LAPS School Board as the next Los Alamos Public Schools Superintendent.

Dr. Delfin is an experienced educational leader who, for the past twenty years, has served at the school site level as well as the district level. He currently serves as the associate superintendent for the Carson City School District where he leads the Human Resources, Risk Management, and Transportation departments, and has supervised principals and support staff. He is also the lead negotiator and has fostered solid professional relationships and trust with union leaders.  

Prior to school administration Dr. Delfin taught art,  computer graphics,  and web-design.  Many of his students uncovered their talents and are now working in various visual media fields. He has always remained a student-centered educator from the beginning of his career to the present. 

Dr. Delfin grew up in the diversely populated Washington DC area. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland,  his master’s degree from the University of Las Vegas, Nevada (UNLV),  and his Educational Doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Las Vegas, Nevada.  He holds an adjunct faculty position in UNLV’s  principal preparation master’s program.

In his free time, Dr. Delfin enjoys tinkering with cars, photography and keeping fit. Most of all he enjoys spending time with his two adult children. 

Dr. Delfin will begin working in the district on April 1st..