Brief Biography
Jim Christensen is in his fifth year leading Douglas County
School District. He is responsible for more than 50,000 students, 6,000
staff and a 500 million dollar budget. The District continues to be the
highest achieving school district in the state, and one of the fastest
growing, opening 2-to-5 new schools each year and adding an average
2200 new students each school year.
Under Jim's leadership, the District continues to seek out
and find innovative ways to meet students' needs. In November 2006, the
State Board of Education gave Douglas County School District its vote
of confidence by allowing the District waivers from state law. The
waivers, the first of their kind granted in the state, allow the
District to pilot its own teacher licensure and endorsement procedures.
With these waivers, the District can streamline the current process to
better meet the demands of our growing student body.
Jim has served on the boards of several regional, state and
national associations and organizations including the Colorado State
Board of Education's Online Education Task Force, District Management
Council at Harvard University, Public Education & Business
Coalition, Partnership of Douglas County Governments, and Arapahoe
Community College Advisory Board. His varied and time-honored community
involvement includes development activities, chambers of commerce, the
educational foundation and Rotary.
Jim began his career in education as a math teacher in
Cheyenne, Wyoming, not far from his hometown. He has served as a
middle-school teacher, high-school math teacher, principal and
superintendent. Prior to Douglas County School District, Jim was
superintendent of the Adams Twelve Five Star School District serving
the northern Denver Metro area and portions of unincorporated Adams
County and superintendent of the Sheridan County School District in
Sheridan, Wyoming. He earned his Masters of Arts degree in Education
Administration and Bachelor of Science in Math Education from the
University of Wyoming, his superintendent certification from Montana
State University, and his Doctorate of Education, education Leadership
from Nova Southeastern University, Miami, Florida.
In Douglas County School District, it is the
Superintendent's responsibility to ensure accomplishment of the Board
of Education's goals and vision.
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