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Jason Glass
Jason Glass was the Kentucky Commissioner of Education. Glass assumed office on September 14, 2020. Glass left office on September 29, 2023.
Glass was appointed as Kentucky Commissioner of Education by the Kentucky Board of Education in July 2020 for a term beginning on September 14, 2020.[1]
Glass was appointed to as Iowa Director of Education by Gov. Terry Branstad and subsequently confirmed by the Iowa Senate in 2011. His term was not set to expire until 2015, however Glass stepped down early in order to become superintendent of the Eagle County School District.[2] Branstad appointed Duane Magee, the executive director of the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners, to serve as acting director, starting June 24, 2013, until he named someone to formally succeed Glass in the position.[3] In August 2013, Branstad named Saydel district superintendent Brad Buck as the new director.[4]
Biography
In his educational career Glass has served in a number of positions in several states. Glass served as the superintendent of the Jefferson County School District in Colorado from 2017 until his appointment as Kentucky Commissioner of Education in 2020.[5] He also served as the superintendent of the Eagle County School District in Colorado from 2013 to 2017.[5] He taught at the high school and university levels in Kentucky before going to work for the Colorado Department of Education. He served as vice president for Qualistar Early Learning in Denver, and was the director of human resources for Eagle County Schools in Colorado. Glass also worked with Battelle for Kids as senior director of human capital prior to joining the Iowa Department of Education.[6]
Education
- Bachelor's degree, University of Kentucky
- Master's degree, University of Kentucky
- Doctorate, Seton Hall University
Political career
Iowa Director of Education (2011-2013)
Glass served as Iowa Director of Education from his appointment in 2011 until June 24, 2013.[7] He resigned before his term's scheduled 2015 expiration in order to begin his new job as superintendent of the Eagle County School District.
Appointments
2020
Glass was appointed as Kentucky Commissioner of Education by the Kentucky Board of Education on July 10, 2020. Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said of the appointment, "Today, after a national search, the board selected a new leader not based on politics, but on his vision for improving our public schools. Congratulations — now it’s time to get to work."[8]
2010
Glass was appointed as Iowa Director of Education by Gov. Terry Branstad (R) on December 29, 2010. Branstad stated, "I believe that with Jason Glass, we've got a reformer, an innovator, but somebody who's also been a consensus-builder. What I really like is his focus on achievement for students, and that's where we've seen a slip in recent years. We want to restore Iowa back to being preeminent in student achievement."[9]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Jason + Glass + Iowa + Education"
See also
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- Superintendent of Schools
- Kentucky Commissioner of Education
- Kentucky Department of Education
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ WHAS11, "'I feel like I was born to do this work': New Kentucky Commissioner of Education lays out vision for upcoming school year," July 14, 2020
- ↑ Iowa Department of Education, "Statement from State Board of Education President Rosie Hussey on Director Glass," May 22, 2013
- ↑ Office of the Governor of Iowa Terry Branstad, "Branstad names D.T. Magee as interim director of the Iowa Department of Education," June 18, 2013
- ↑ Iowa Department of Education, "Press Release: Branstad names Dr. Brad Buck as new Iowa Department of Education director," accessed August 26, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 [https://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/about/superintendent/superintendent_bio#:
- text=Jason%20E.,County%20Schools%20from%202013%2D2017. Jeffco Public Schools, "Superintendent Bio," accessed September 17, 2020]
- ↑ Iowa Department of Education, "About the Director," accessed July 16, 2012
- ↑ The Gazette, "Glass leaving Iowa Department of Education post," May 22, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcourierjournal - ↑ Denver Post, "Branstad names Glass to head Iowa education agency," December 29, 2010
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Kentucky Commissioner of Education 2020-2023 |
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Iowa Director of Education 2011-2013 |
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