The Kentucky Board of Education unanimously approved a contract Wednesday for Jason Glass, who will earn $260,000 per year as the state’s next education commissioner.
Glass, a Brandenburg native who is currently superintendent and chief learner for Jeffco Public Schools in Colorado, was picked from three finalists for the job Friday.
He will start as Kentucky’s education commissioner by September 14, according to the contract provided by the Kentucky Department of Education.
Glass said after he was named education commissioner that his current employer required a 60-day notice before he could take another job, but he expected do some work in Kentucky before he officially began.
He will also get $15,000 to relocate to Kentucky plus a monthly $1,500 living stipend for his first six months on the job, unless he sells his Colorado home in during that time, and a monthly $500 automobile allowance.
Source: WDRB
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