Patricia LaGayle Slaughter

Mrs. Patricia LaGayle Domineck Slaughter Patricia LaGayle Domineck was born on December 16, 1955 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to C. Roosevelt and Laura M (Robinson) Domineck. Patricia moved with her family to Colorado Springs, CO in May 1959 when her father was stationed at Fort Carson Army base. She attended school at Helen Hunt Elementary School, South Junior High School and Roy J. Wasson High School. After high school graduation Patricia attended the University of Northern Colorado where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. She earned a master’s degree in Curriculum Instruction in 1987 from Lesley College in Cambridge MA. She completed the Principal Licensure Program at the University of Denver in 1998. Patricia was hired by Denver Public Schools in 1981 where she was a teacher and a school leader in the district. She was successful in developing the academic program for the High Technology Academy, a school-within-a-school at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School. In 2001, Pat opened and served as founding principal for the Rachel B. Noel Middle School before moving to a district leadership position. In 2006, she was selected to serve as the Instructional Superintendent for the district’s 17 middle schools. Soon after she advanced to the position of Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education for Denver Public Schools where she supervised and supported five Instructional Superintendents and five Deputy Instructional Superintendents who directly supervised and supported 72 elementary and K-8 principals and schools with a focus on improving principal leadership, classroom instruction and student achievement. Under her leadership, the Elementary Education Division saw an increase in state assessment results in reading, writing, math and science. Pat was also responsible for the supervision of the Executive Director of Student Services whose department provided support and resources to schools in the areas of special education, mental and emotional health, and nursing services. Pat retired from Denver Public Schools in 2014. She was hired by the University of Denver to serve as an adjunct professor for the Executive Leadership and Policy Studies program for aspiring principals. She also worked as an educational consultant and worked with educators and staff in school districts in Fort Lauderdale, Chicago, Des Moines, Memphis and Tulsa. Her last assignment was working for New Leaders as an Executive Director in the Principal Supervisors program. While also volunteering as a mentor and executive coach for school leaders and district staff in Denver Public Schools Patricia was preceded in death by her father C. Roosevelt Domineck, her son Antoine Marcus Jones and her brother Carl E. Willis. She leaves to mourn her passing, her husband Aaron Slaughter, Commerce City, CO, her son, Aaron Jones, Denver, CO, her mother, Laura M. Domineck, Commerce City, CO, Her sisters and brothers; Margaret Canty, Inkster MI, Samuel (Mary) Willis, Tulsa, OK, Raymond Willis and Alan Domineck, Colorado Springs CO, Theresa (Warren) Holloway, Larry (Sherri) Domineck, Michael (Jane) Domineck, all of Denver, CO, Vanessa (Warren) Williams, Raleigh, NC, brother-friend Col. Philip (Regina) Benjamin (Ret), Fairfax, VA, sister-friends, Sandra Jackson and Doris Overton both of Denver, CO and a host of relatives and friends. The family suggests memorial contributions be sent to the ALS Association Rocky Mountain chapter 10855 Dover Street - Suite 500 - Westminster CO 80021.

Patricia LaGayle Slaughter

December 16, 1955 - October 4, 2019

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December 16, 1955 - October 4, 2019

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