Meet the candidates for the next Clark County School District superintendent

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Meet the candidates for the next Clark County School District superintendent

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Clark County School District has listed the six candidates in the running to be the next superintendent.

The CCSD superintendent search process was postponed last year due to “instability on the school board.” CCSD has not had a superintendent since February 2024 when Dr. Jesus Jara was forced out. When the school board voted to hire him in 2018, the vote among trustees was 4-3. Ideally, new hires want a unanimous vote from the board. The board is set to come together to discuss the candidates on Feb. 18.

According to Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, the consulting firm for the search, 46 candidates submitted an application for the superintendent position.

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Jhone Ebert

Ebert is the Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction and was reappointed by Governor Lombardo in January 2023. Prior to holding that position. she was the senior deputy commissioner for education policy in New York State. She was also chief innovation and productivity officer in Clark County from 2013-2015.

Pedro Martinez

Martinez is the current CEO of Chicago Public School (CPS). Before that, he served as the superintendent of the San Antonio Independent School District where he received statewide recognition for being the fastest-improving large district in Texas. Martinez also held the position of superintendent in residence for the Nevada Department of Education and superintendent for Washoe County Public Schools. He was also the deputy superintendent of both CCSD and Washoe County and the CRO of Chicago Public Schools.

Jason Glass

Glass currently serves as the associate vice president of teaching and learning at Western Michigan University. Prior to that Glass was the commissioner for the Kentucky Department of Education where he helped to navigate the state through COVID and reopening.

Glass also previously served as the superintendent of Jeffco Public School in Colorado and before that in Eagle County Schools in Colorado. He also worked as director for the Department of Education in Iowa.

Joshua Starr

Starr is the managing partner for Center for Model Schools. Prior to holding that position, he was the CEO of PDK International in Arlington, VA where he launched the Educators Rising program to inspire high school students to pursue teaching.

He was also previously the superintendent of schools in Montgomery County, Maryland and before that, he was the superintendent of schools in Stamford, Connecticut.

Jon Anzalone

Anzalone currently serves as the Camas School District superintendent in Washington. He has previous experience in Clark County as the assistant superintendent and as principal at Sierra Vista High School, Eldorado High School and Global Community High School.

Ben Shuldiner

Currently serving as the Lansing School District in Michigan, Shuldiner previously was a dean’s fellow and distinguished lecturer in New York, NY at Hunter College. While at Hunter College, he was a board member for the largest school district in the US, New York City.

His previous experience also includes history department chair, teacher, and then Principal in Brooklyn, NY for 10 years. He was also the longest-serving president of the Association for Curriculum Development.

Next Steps

The first round of interviews will take place on Feb. 24 and Feb. 25 where each candidate will give a presentation for the board that is a SWOT analysis of CCSD, highlighting how they are a match with the leadership profile.

The board will then narrow down to the top three candidates who will go through a second round of interviews on March 10 and March 11 where they will participate in a community forum and then have a special meeting of the trustees.

On March 13 the board will meet to discuss the candidates and make their selection.

CCSD Interim Superintendent Dr. Brenda Larsen-Mitchell shared during the State of the Schools address that she didn’t apply for the job stating, “I grew up here. I love this district and I’m looking forward to the district seeing a fresh start, and I have full confidence and faith in the board of trustees.”

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