Daeschner timeline

1964: Graduates from Baker University in Baldwin, Kan., with bachelor's degree in physics/mathematics

1965: Earns master's degree in secondary education from Kansas State University

1965: Becomes teacher at Pacific Grove Public Schools in Pacific Grove, Calif.

1969: Begins teaching research at Oregon State System of Higher Education in Monmouth, Ore.

1972: Becomes principal of Kendall Demonstration School for the Deaf in Washington, D.C.

1972: Earns doctorate in educational administration from University of Wisconsin

1973: Becomes director of research, evaluation and planning of St. Louis Public Schools

1977: Begins work in Anchorage School District in Alaska as assistant to the deputy superintendent

1981: Takes over as deputy superintendent of the Anchorage district

1986: Begins as superintendent of Cedar Rapids Community Schools in Iowa, overseeing 17,500 students

1993: Assumes leadership of Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville, Ky.

2004: Becomes adjunct professor in college of education and human development at University of Louisville

2006: Earns Superintendent of the Year honors from the Kentucky Association of School Administrators

January 2007: Becomes finalist for Indian Prairie Unit District 204 superintendent

Feb. 15, 2007: Officially named District 204 superintendent

May 20, 2009: Hired as superintendent of Greater Clark County School system in southern Indiana