Steve Dal Porto Ed.D., Quincy, WSSDA Elected, Eastern Washington Position 1, through January 2012

Dr. Dal Porto was elected to the State Board of Education by Eastern Washington school board members after he retired as a school superintendent in July 2005. He has been directly involved in the education of Washington public school students for 33 years as an elementary, junior high, and high school teacher; an elementary and junior high school principal; an assistant superintendent with duties in curriculum development, professional development, and business management; and as superintendent of schools.

He graduated from the University of Puget Sound with a B.A. in English and history before he entered the U.S. Air Force. After his military service, he entered teaching and subsequently earned his Masters Degree from Eastern Washington University. In 1993 he earned his doctorate from Washington State University. He is a former member of the EWU Principal Professional Education program unit and has served as the Washington Association of School Administrator’s representative to Gonzaga University’s Professional Educator’s Evaluation Board.

He served as Chairman of the WASA Small Schools Committee for two years and was a small school representative to WASA’s Ample School Funding committee. As a school superintendent for nine years, Dr. Dal Porto worked with school boards to develop and implement policy at the local level, providing guidance and advice to board members regarding legislative, budget, and student achievement issues.

While in education, Dr. Dal Porto continued his military affiliation with the Washington Air National Guard and the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a Colonel in 1999. He is married to Danna, a retired high school art teacher. They have one daughter.