The Bayless School District recently appointed Dawn Thieman as its new assistant superintendent for the 2012-2013 school year.

The promotion is part of an upcoming reshuffle in the district when Assistant Superintendent Ron Tucker takes over for retiring Superintendent Maureen Clancy-May. Tucker and Thieman will both start their new positions on June 30.

Thieman has been with the district for 16 years, starting as a second-grade teacher at Bayless Elementary School. She later became a reading specialist at Bayless Intermediate, and then a coordinator for the English Language Learners Program. In 2004, the district made Thieman its curriculum and federal programs coordinator. In 2011, she became the director of student services, one of the top administration positions.

She has a master's degree in English from Southeast Missouri State University, and is a doctoral candidate at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.