Three-time superintendent and former Kentucky commissioner of education Jason E. Glass is named the next leader of the Palo Alto Unified School District in California.
With IDEA enrollment at an all-time high, summer is the right moment to audit last year's record, fix consistency gaps and build real flexibility into next year's routing.
Many districts approach leadership development reactively. A principal retires, an assistant principal leaves or a department chair position opens, and only then does the search for leadership begin.
You'll find Superintendent Kenneth Spells at a high school basketball or the church fish fry, because strengthening community is part of his leadership philosophy.