Jhone Ebert, Nevada’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, has been chosen as the next superintendent of the Clark County (Nevada) district.
The school board selected Ebert to lead the nation's fifth-largest public school system from among three finalists. The position became open more than a year ago when Superintendent Jesus Jara resgned.
Ebert, a longtime Clark County resident and former district educator, has more than 30 years of experience in K-12 education, policy, and administration. She has been state superintendent since 2019.
“I’ve got my running shoes, and we have a lot of work to do,” Ebert told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “It’s not just a me thing, it’s a we thing, and so making sure that we’re all moving in the same direction. We have a legislative session going on, we’ve got things going on at the national level.”
As the state superintendent, Ebert has led major initiatives to strengthen Nevada’s public education system, the Clark County district said in a news release announcing the appointment.
Ebert will be the first woman to permanently lead the school district. Brenda Larsen-Mitchell has served as the interim superintendent since Jara's resignation.
Ebert's experience in the Clark County district dates back to 1990, beginning as a substitute teacher and then as a classroom teacher. She then served in several administrative roles, including assistant superintendent for curriculum and professional development from 2007 to 2009 and chief innovation and productivity officer from 2013 to 2015.
She also served as the senior deputy commissioner for education policy in New York state from 2015 to 2019.
