Jay Jordan

Dr. Jay Jordan was hired as Executive Director of Teaching and Learning in April 2018 and became Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning in November 2020. Previously, Jordan served as principal at Shuksan Middle School from 2011-15. In 2014, Jordan was the recipient of the Leader of the Year Award for Bellingham Public Schools. Jordan began his educational career in the classroom teaching English from 1996-2005. From 2005-11, he was an assistant principal in Spokane Public Schools. More recently, Jordan worked as a consultant for the New Teacher Center in Santa Cruz, Calif. During the 2017-18 school year, Jordan served as resident to the superintendent of Cambridge Public Schools in Massachusetts. Jordan has a bachelor’s degree in English and secondary education from Washington State University and a master’s degree in education from City University. He earned his principal certification from Washington State University. In June 2018, Jordan earned his doctorate in education leadership from Harvard University. During his career, Jordan has focused on supporting children who are most in need and helping school leaders develop safe, healthy, and thriving school cultures for students and staff to learn and work.