Englewood leader named superintendent of year

Superintendent Brian Ewert of the Englewood Schools has been named Colorado superintendent of the year and will represent Colorado in the national superintendent of the year program.

Ewert came to Englewood in 2010 following a period when the district had eight superintendents in 10 years. He instituted a common instructional model, worked to improve community relations, lengthen the school day and expand student access to technology, among other reforms.

The district has seen some of the highest growth in student performance in the metro area, and its accreditation rating has increased two levels in the last four years, according to a news release from the Colorado Association of School Executives.

The 2,835-student district currently is rated as an “improvement” district, the middle level in the state’s five-step system of rating districts. District enrollment is 47.6 percent minority, and 59.5 percent of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches.

Ewert was selected by a committee consisting mostly of education leaders who received this award in previous years.

Learn more about Ewert and Englewood in this CASE news release.