Tony Evers picks deputy and assistant superintendents

State schools Superintendent-elect Tony Evers has named Michael Thompson as his deputy state superintendent. Thompson is currently executive assistant at DPI. The Wisconsin State Journal also reported the following appointments to assistant state superintendent positions, heading up DPI's divisions: Jennifer Thayer, Reading and Student Achievement; Richard Grobschmidt, Libraries, Technology and Community Learning; Deborah Mahaffey, Academic Excellence; Brian Pahnke, Finance and Management; Carolyn Stafford Taylor, Learning Support: Equity and Advocacy.