Board unanimously selects Dr. Jason Glass as Superintendent
Vote 5-0
The Laguna Beach Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved Dr. Jason E. Glass as the next LBUSD superintendent at its May 22, 2025 meeting, concluding a four-month search process. Per LBI coverage, Glass was selected from a pool of more than 40 applicants. Per OCDE Newsroom and LBUSD's superintendent page, his prior roles included Associate Vice President of Teaching and Learning at Western Michigan University; Commissioner of Education for the Commonwealth of Kentucky; Chief State School Officer for the State of Iowa; and Superintendent of Jeffco Public Schools in Colorado. His official start date was July 1, 2025.
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- Laguna Beach Independent · 2025-07-08
The board approved Glass as the district superintendent during the meeting's closed session, outpacing over 40 other applicants.
- Laguna Beach Unified welcomes new superintendent, Dr. Jason Glass news OCDE Newsroom (Orange County Department of Education)OCDE Newsroom (Orange County Department of Education) · 2025-06-11
- Laguna Beach Unified School District
- Stu News Laguna · 2025-05-30
Stu News reporting on the late-May 2025 selection of Dr. Glass. The article also names Scott Wittkop as LaBUFA President in coverage of contemporaneous board activity.
- Jason Glass's inner circle: Meet the team seeing through the Jeffco superintendent's vision news Chalkbeat ColoradoChalkbeat Colorado · 2017-10-13
Independent education-journalism coverage of Glass's prior superintendency at Jeffco Public Schools (Colorado), providing pre-LBUSD professional context.
- Glass discusses why he is stepping down as Kentucky education commissioner news WKYT (CBS Lexington)WKYT (CBS Lexington) · 2023-08-01
Independent Kentucky television coverage of Glass's August 2023 resignation as Kentucky Commissioner of Education, citing the new Senate-confirmation requirement under SB 150.
- FUEL Statement on the Appointment of Dr. Jason E. Glass as Superintendent of LBUSD advocacy FUEL — Families Unified for Education in LagunaFUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · Emily Rolfing · 2025-05-23
We are thrilled to share that the Laguna Beach Unified School District Board has unanimously selected Dr. Jason E. Glass of Kentucky as our next Superintendent. … After months of division and uncertainty, this unanimous vote sends a powerful message: progress is possible when our community comes together with purpose.
FUEL Board's same-week statement welcoming the 5–0 Glass selection — captures FUEL's posture toward Glass at the time of his hire, contrasting with their May 2026 statement on his departure.
- Spotlight Schools · Jeannette Andruss · 2026-05-14
Companion citation: Spotlight Schools' May 14, 2026 preview supplies Glass's contract specifics — $435,000 base salary on a four-year contract beginning July 1, 2025 — most precise figure on the record.