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Monday, February 1, 2021

Colorado’s Educational Leadership

Daniel Snowberger is an experienced leader in the field of education. With more than 25 years of work experience, he has helped contribute to the improvement of educational standards to increase student achievement. Dan Snowberger has served in public and private educational facilities in several states including California, Colorado, and Florida. In 2017, Governor John Hickenlooper appointed Dan Snowberger to Colorado’s Educational Leadership Council.

Colorado’s Educational Leadership Council (ELC) is a nonpartisan council created to assess the state’s educational system and develop it to provide students with the best tools for success throughout their educational journey and beyond. The ELC consists of 25 leading representatives of government, education, and business. Together, they drafted an overarching plan comprising improvement strategies that will help Colorado become the state of education. The council’s proposed strategies include building counseling services to boost college and career readiness. Additionally, the plan addresses teacher shortages, educational equity, and diverse learning assessments.

Friday, October 2, 2020

The Colorado Educational Leadership Council

Daniel “Dan” Snowberger is the superintendent of Durango School District 9-R in Colorado. With over 30 years of experience in education, he focuses on helping students achieve better academic outcomes. Dan Snowberger has held many leadership positions and has received several appointments, including membership on the Standards & Assessment Task Force, Colorado Education Leadership Council, among others.

The Colorado Education Leadership Council was created to develop a visionary and strategic plan to drive improvements in Colorado's educational system.

Its primary responsibilities include developing a vision for the state's educational system while incorporating strategic plans to move the system forward. The group's next goal is to improve the state's education system to compete favorably against states with the highest-performance in education. Another task is to oversee the ongoing implementation of plans that are already in place.

The council gathers input from teachers, students, educational interest groups, parents, and other stakeholders. Furthermore, it conducts research on the Colorado education system to gauge its performance and improvement.

It also reports to the governor and the Colorado General Assembly on its goals, visions, and accomplishments. It has also created four subcommittees, with areas of focus that include developing responsive systems that will help students adapt, grow, and prosper, along with elevating the teaching profession by enabling teachers to offer more effective classroom management.

About Dan Snowberger

As superintendent of schools of Durango School District (DSD) 9-R in Durango, Colorado, Daniel Snowberger spearheaded the implementation of multiple new systematic standards and models. Under his leadership, the district has worked diligently at closing achievement gaps and boosting graduation rates. Daniel Snowberger also saved DSD 9-R from serious financial repercussions by instituting policies that erased a $2 million deficit within his first two years on the job.

Before joining DSD 9-R in 2012, Daniel Snowberger served five years with the Harrison School District 2 in Colorado Springs, first as director of learning services and later as executive director of schools and assistant superintendent. Over the course of his career, he has also served as regional director of instructional support services with the Douglas County School District in Castle Rock, Colorado and as chief academic officer at the Cornerstone Academy, a charter school in Los Angeles. He got his professional start as a classroom teacher and elementary school principal in Florida.