Reports and public records. Each line links to the source.
Deseret News · 13 Jul 2016
After fourteen years as superintendent, W. Bryan Bowles announced he would leave Davis School District on 31 Aug 2016 to teach educational leadership at Brigham Young University.
Deseret News · 25 Sep 2016
The article reports that as superintendent he substituted in classrooms from kindergarten through high school, and that he kept lesson plans ready in his office.
KSL · 17 Jul 2016
KSL reported the same retirement and noted his adjunct teaching at the University of Utah and Utah State University.
Salt Lake Tribune · 13 Jul 2016
The Tribune reported his retirement from Davis and his move to the McKay School of Education, and noted his service on the Weber State and Lakeview Hospital boards.
Deseret News · 12 Sep 2006
He was named 2007 Utah Superintendent of the Year.
Deseret News · 19 May 2009
He was one of four finalists for Utah state superintendent.
Deseret News · 27 Jul 2016
The board named an interim superintendent after he announced his retirement.
Deseret News · 3 Oct 2015
While he was superintendent, the district asked voters for a $298 million bond for new schools and facility work.
Deseret News · 14 Jun 2018
Governor Gary Herbert appointed him to the Utah State Charter School Board.
KSL · 14 Jun 2018
The same appointment noted his work on what became the state's Digital Teaching and Learning program.
BYU McKay School of Education · McKay School profile
A McKay School profile describes his service as chair of the Utah State Charter School Board.
BYU McKay School of Education · Retirement note
The school noted his retirement, the Nancy Peery Marriott Excellence in Teaching Award, the Davis Chamber Legacy Award, and his habit of substituting in schools.
Rockwell Charter School · School page
Rockwell lists him as interim executive director, with his Ed.D. and his years in Davis and at BYU.
Utah Legislature · 2015
He served on the state task force and is quoted in support of the plan.
Utah State Board of Education · November 2012
The state superintendent thanked him for his service on the WestEd board.
Utah School Boards Association · 2016
The search booklet says he served as superintendent for 14 years.
Manhattan Institute · Study
This is a national graduation-rate study. It is not a profile of him. The 2006 Superintendent of the Year story cited a Manhattan Institute ranking of large-district graduation rates.