The Kentucky Board of Education has announced Dr. Jason Glass as the next education commissioner.
Glass has been serving as superintendent and chief learner for Jeffco Public Schools in the metro Denver, Colorado area since 2017. Prior to that, he served as the superintendent of Eagle County Schools in Colorado and as Iowa’s Director of Education, serving as the chief state school officer from 2010 to 2013.
Dr. Glass has Kentucky roots, as he worked as a university instructor while a graduate student at the University of Kentucky, teaching at UK and Georgetown College. He began his teaching career as a high school social studies teacher for Hazard Independent Schools.
He is quoted as saying, “Kentucky has given so much to me in a quality public education experience – the opportunity for a world-class university experience and a start to my professional career in the state. My wife Sarah and I look forward to relocating to the Bluegrass State and to our children growing up and going to public school in Kentucky.”
Dr. Glass is anticipated to begin his new role as Kentucky’s chief state school officer in September.