Dr. Walter Cooper

Dr. Walt Cooper joined McPherson & Jacobson in 2021.

Dr. Cooper started his public education career as a high school teacher and coach in Hill City, Kansas in 1984. He later served as middle school principal in Hill City before returning to Colorado as principal of North Valley Middle School in LaSalle. Following a two-year term as Assistant Superintendent in Weld County, Colorado, he was named superintendent of the Ellicott, Colorado School District in 1998. He served in this role for four years before moving to the Cheyenne Mountain School District as assistant superintendent for business operations in 2002. Dr. Cooper was selected by his peers across the state as the 2018 Colorado Superintendent of the year. He retired in 2021 after serving 15 years as superintendent of the Cheyenne Mountain School District in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Dr. Cooper is a native of Lakewood, Colorado. He holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education from the University of Northern Colorado, a master’s degree in educational administration from Ft. Hays (Kansas) State University, and a doctorate in educational leadership from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.