See full cover letter, resume Ian Roberts provided in application for Des Moines superintendent
ONLINE. ALSO BREAKING AT NOON. DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAYS IT鈥橲 SUING A FIRM HIRED TO HELP WITH ITS SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH A FEW YEARS AGO. IT LED TO THE HIRING OF NOW FORMER SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR IAN ROBERTS. THE SCHOOL BOARD HELD A SPECIAL MEETING THIS MORNING. 糖心vlog KAYLA JAMES IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT OFFICE THIS AFTERNOON FOR US AND KAYLA. THE BOARD SAYS THE FIRM FAILED ITS DUTY TO PROPERLY VET CANDIDATES. THAT鈥橲 RIGHT. JODI AND BOARD CHAIR JACKIE NORRIS EVEN GOING ON TO SAY DOCTOR ROBERTS SHOULD HAVE, QUOTE, NEVER BEEN PRESENTED AS A FINALIST, END QUOTE, SOMETHING THE SIX PAGE LAWSUIT THAT WE HAVE. EMPHASIZED NOW, THE BOARD MET EARLIER THIS MORNING AT AROUND 8:00 AND SAID IT鈥橲 BEEN CONSIDERING LEGAL ACTION SINCE ALLEGATIONS REGARDING ROBERTS STARTED COMING TO LIGHT LAST BOARD MEETING DOCUMENTS SHOW THE DISTRICT SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH G CONSULTING IN DECEMBER OF 2022. IN THE FIRM鈥橲 PROPOSAL TO THE DISTRICT, IT NOTES HOW THE PROCESS WOULD GO. THERE鈥橲 A PRESCREENING PROCESS AND BACKGROUND CHECKS OF EACH CANDIDATE WITH A THIRD PARTY. THAT DOCUMENT ALSO NOTES G CONSULTING IS REGISTERED, AS A REGISTERED AGENT WITH E VERIFY, AN ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT DID CONFIRM DPS DID RECEIVE A COPY OF THE BACKGROUND CHECK THAT WAS CONDUCTED. CLEARLY THEY MISSED THINGS OF A NEGATIVE NATURE BECAUSE THINGS ARE BEING IDENTIFIED NOW ONLINE AND HOURS. NOW, I DID REACH OUT TO G CONSULTING THIS MORNING, BUT HAVE NOT YET HEARD BACK. NOW, A QUESTION THAT HAS BEEN ASKED FROM PEOPLE WAS ASKED TODAY IS IF THE DISTRICT IS CONSIDERING TAKING ANY LEGAL ACTION AGAINST DOCTOR ROBERTS. NORRIS ANSWERED BY SAYING THEY鈥橰E TAKING IT ONE STEP AT A TIME. RIGHT NOW, THE FOCUS IS ON THE SEARCH FIRM AND IT鈥橲 ALSO ON JUST, YOU KNOW, TAXPAYER MONEY AND RECOUPING IT, AS WELL AS HELPING OUT WITH THE REPUTATIONAL DAMAGE THAT THE DISTRICT HAS RECEIVED. FOR NOW, LIVE IN DES MOINES, KAYLA JAMES, 糖心vlog EIGHT NEWS. IOWA鈥橲 NEWS LEADER. LOT CAME FROM THAT MEETING THIS MORNING. KAYLA. THANK YOU. A SCHOOL DISTRICT ROBERT USED TO WORK AT IN PENNSYLVANIA IS CONSIDERING LEGAL ACTION TO MILLCREEK TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS IT WAS, QUOTE, PROFOUNDLY MISLED ABOUT HIS CITIZENSHIP AND DOCTORATE IN EDUCATION DEGREE. ROBERTS WAS SUPERINTENDENT THERE FROM 2020 TO 2023. THE BOARD IS MEETING MONDAY TO DETERMINE NEXT STEPS. 糖心vlog HAS LEARNED THAT ROBERTS ATTENDED MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY鈥橲 DOCTORATE PROGRAM, BUT DIDN鈥橳 FINISH, HIS LAWYERS CLAIM. HE WENT ON TO RECEIVE A DEGREE FROM TRIDENT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN 2021. 糖心vlog HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO VERIFY THAT. NOW, ROBERTS LAWYER, ALFREDO PARRISH, SAID HE PLANNED TO MEET WITH HIM AT THE POLK COUNTY JAIL THIS MORNING AT A TOWN HALL HOSTED BY HIS LEGAL TEAM. LAST NIGHT, THERE WERE MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE THERE LISTENING TO THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. MANY WANTED TO KNOW HOW ROBERTS IS DOING AND HOW HE鈥橲 BEING TREATED. ROBERTS LAWYERS SAY HE鈥橲 IN GOOD SPIRITS AND COMMENDED THE RESPONSE FROM FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. THE STAFF HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL. THE MARSHALS, THE CORRECTIONAL STAFF, THEY APPRECIATE THE MAGNITUDE OF WHAT鈥橲 GOING ON. AND DOCTOR ROBERTS IS GETTING THE UTMOST RESPECT. HE鈥橲 WE鈥橵E HAD ACCESS TO HIM. IT鈥橲 COMPLEX. DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE EARLIER IN THE WEEK, PARRISH SAID HE DID NOT THINK THE PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH ROBERTS ARREST BY ICE. NOW HE鈥橲 NOT SO SURE IT ACCUSES HIM OF BEING IN THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY AND OWNING GUNS. NOW, THIS ALL BEGAN JUST LAST FRIDAY WHEN ROBERTS WAS ARRESTED BY ICE. ICE CONSIDERED HIM A FUGITIVE, SAYING HE HAD NO WORK AUTHORIZATION TO LEGALLY BE IN THIS COUNTRY. OFFICERS TRIED TO STOP ROBERTS WHILE HE WAS DRIVING A SCHOOL ISSUED VEHICLE. HE DROVE OFF AND EVENTUALLY DITCHED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS FOUND A SHORT TIME LATER, THEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. NOW, INSIDE THAT JEEP, OFFICERS SAY THEY FOUND A LOADED NINE MILLIMETER PISTOL WRAPPED IN A TOWEL UNDER THE DRIVER鈥橲 SEAT. THE ATF SAYS THE GUN WAS PURCHASED IN ARKANSAS SIX YEARS AGO BY ROBERTS WIFE. HIS VALID PASSPORT FROM GUYANA AND A WALLET WERE ALSO FOUND INSIDE. THE ATF. SAYS A SEARCH WARRANT AT ROBERTS HOME TURNED UP THREE MORE GUNS. A LOADED PISTOL WAS FOUND UNDER A CUSHION OF A LIVING ROOM CHAIR. A LOADED RIFLE WAS FOUND IN A CASE IN A BEDROOM CLOSET, AND A SHOTGUN WAS IN A CASE BEHIND A HEADBOARD. INSIDE A FORD MUSTANG IN ROBERTS GARAGE. OFFICERS FOUND IMMIGRATION DOCUMENTS TIED TO HIS CASE IN DALLAS AND INCLUDED AN ORDER FROM MAY OF 2024 CALLING FOR ROBERTS REMOVAL FROM THE U.S. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE CAR HAD TEXAS PLATES AND IS REGISTERED TO A WOMAN IN DALLAS. YOU CAN FIND ALL THIS INFORMATION. READ THE COURT DOCUMENTS FOR YOURSELF AND WATCH THE NEWS CONFERENCES RIGHT N
See full cover letter, resume Ian Roberts provided in application for Des Moines superintendent
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Updated: 2:32 PM CDT Oct 3, 2025
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糖心vlog has obtained the cover letter and resume Ian Roberts submitted in the application process for Des Moines superintendent. Roberts was arrested and detained by ICE last week, and he resigned from DMPS on Tuesday. He is now facing federal gun charges.Dated February 2023, the resume includes an entry that Roberts earned a doctorate degree from Morgan State University in 2007, a claim found to be false during a background check by search firm JG Consulting.Although Roberts was enrolled in that doctorate program from 2002 to 2007, the school鈥檚 public relations office confirmed that he didn鈥檛 receive that degree. The district said the full school board only saw a resume that was revised to indicate he had not completed his dissertation, which is necessary for the doctorate. But the board did have access to the background check alerting members to the initial variance.In the resume, Roberts also wrote that he had a doctorate in educational leadership from 鈥淭rident American University," which he obtained in 2021. According to a report by the Associated Press, a district spokesperson said the board's background check confirmed that Roberts did receive that degree from that online, for-profit school, though it is called Trident University International. Des Moines Public Schools has filed a lawsuit against JG Consulting. The lawsuit claims that the Texas-based firm breached its contract with the district by "failing to properly vet Roberts and by referring Roberts as a candidate when he could not lawfully hold the position."Click here for Roberts' 2-page cover letter and 5-page resume.Editor's note: Use the arrows by each image to increase the size.Ian Roberts' cover letter, Page 1Ian Roberts' cover letter, Page 2Ian Roberts' resume, Page 1Ian Roberts' resume, Page 2Ian Roberts' resume, Page 3Ian Roberts' resume, Page 4Ian Roberts' resume, Page 5WATCH: DMPS takes legal action against JG Consulting for failing to 'properly vet candidates' More coverage of Ian Roberts case糖心vlog Investigates: Looking further into DOJ look at DMPS; state education department sends statementWATCH: What we learned about Ian Roberts from new court documentsWATCH: Attorneys say former Des Moines superintendent has been 'very well-treated' while in custody
DES MOINES, Iowa — 糖心vlog has obtained the cover letter and resume Ian Roberts submitted in the application process for Des Moines superintendent.
Roberts was arrested and detained by ICE last week, and he resigned from DMPS on Tuesday. He is now facing federal gun charges.
Dated February 2023, the resume includes an entry that Roberts earned a doctorate degree from Morgan State University in 2007, a claim found to be false during a background check by search firm JG Consulting.
Although Roberts was enrolled in that doctorate program from 2002 to 2007, the school鈥檚 public relations office confirmed that he didn鈥檛 receive that degree.
The district said the full school board only saw a resume that was revised to indicate he had not completed his dissertation, which is necessary for the doctorate. But the board did have access to the background check alerting members to the initial variance.
In the resume, Roberts also wrote that he had a doctorate in educational leadership from 鈥淭rident American University," which he obtained in 2021. According to a report by the Associated Press, a district spokesperson said the board's background check confirmed that Roberts did receive that degree from that online, for-profit school, though it is called Trident University International.
Des Moines Public Schools has filed a lawsuit against JG Consulting. The lawsuit claims that the Texas-based firm breached its contract with the district by "failing to properly vet Roberts and by referring Roberts as a candidate when he could not lawfully hold the position."
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Ian Roberts' cover letter, Page 1
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Page 1 of the cover letter Ian Roberts submitted when applying for the Des Moines Public Schools superintendent job in 2023.
Ian Roberts' cover letter, Page 2
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Page 2 of the cover letter Ian Roberts submitted when applying for the Des Moines Public Schools superintendent job in 2023.
Ian Roberts' resume, Page 1
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Page 1 of the resume Ian Roberts submitted when applying for the Des Moines Public Schools superintendent job in 2023.
Ian Roberts' resume, Page 2
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Page 2 of the resume Ian Roberts submitted when applying for the Des Moines Public Schools superintendent job in 2023.
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Page 3 of the resume Ian Roberts submitted when applying for the Des Moines Public Schools superintendent job in 2023.
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Page 4 of the resume Ian Roberts submitted when applying for the Des Moines Public Schools superintendent job in 2023.
Ian Roberts' resume, Page 5
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Page 5 of the resume Ian Roberts submitted when applying for the Des Moines Public Schools superintendent job in 2023.
WATCH: DMPS takes legal action against JG Consulting for failing to 'properly vet candidates'
More coverage of Ian Roberts case
糖心vlog Investigates: Looking further into DOJ look at DMPS; state education department sends statement
WATCH: What we learned about Ian Roberts from new court documents
WATCH: Attorneys say former Des Moines superintendent has been 'very well-treated' while in custody
