261 - Jason Glass on Leading for Deeper Learning

<p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">This week on the podcast, Tom Vander Ark interviews Dr. Jason Glass, the Superintendent of Jeffco Public Schools!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">Serving 84,000 students, Jefferson County is the largest district in Colorado. It encompasses 800 square miles and serves urban, suburban, and rural communities west of Denver. Before Jeffco, Dr. Glass served as Superintendent at Eagle County School and District for four years. And prior to that, he served as the Chief State School Officer for the Iowa Department of Education. Dr. Glass has promoted deeper learning across the 155 site-based diverse school options in Jefferson County.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">Dr. Glass was able to anticipate the pandemic closure, so he developed a plan and shared it with his team. Then, on March 13th, when schools closed in Colorado, people knew what to do at Jeffco and the transition to remote learning was relatively seamless for both learners and teachers.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">In this episode, Tom and Dr. Jason Glass discuss Jefferson County’s transition to remote learning, how they overcame the challenges associated with school closures, what their strategic vision for the future of Jeffco looks like, and the lessons Dr. Glass has learned as Superintendent.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[:10] About today’s show.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[1:01] Tom welcomes Jason to the podcast!</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[1:08] Jason shares how he first become a social studies teacher in Hazard, KY.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[2:55] Jason speaks about his career at the Colorado Department of Education in the early 2000s.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;