In this episode, I connect with Dr. Jason Glass.  Dr. Glass is currently wrapping up his role as the Superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools, the second largest school district in Colorado.  He will soon be serving as the Commissioner of Education with the Kentucky Department of Education.

In our conversation, Dr. Glass discusses how his philosophies on what schools should focus on have evolved from one centered on measurement and accountability to one of transforming the student experience to better prepare our youth for a continually evolving and globally interconnected society.  He explains why he made Deeper Learning the central initiative for Jefferson County during his time with them and how he hopes to continue this focus in his new role as quickly as possible once our current societal challenges subside.  He also shares how there’s a lot of agreement around the fact that deeper learning should be the focus, but the bigger challenge is seeing more tangible examples of what this could look like in contrast to our existing system.

Dr. Glass is a visionary and innovative leader.  The state of Kentucky is tremendously lucky to have scored such a forward-thinking educator.  Thank you for tuning in to our conversation.