REACH Charter School | Denver, CO

Leadership Team

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Jason Marsh is a southern Arizona native; he graduated from Casa Grande Union High School in 1992. After graduating as a Cougar, he obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy at Northern Arizona University and then headed to Denver in 2000 and completed his Master’s degree with licensure in Early Childhood Special Education in 2004. Jason completed the Principal Training Program with licensure at the University of Colorado at Denver in 2012. Jason began teaching in 2000 for Denver’s Great Kid’s Head Start. He taught for several years and became the programs education supervisor. Going back to school for special education, put Jason in the position to become the program’s disability coordinator, which opened up a broader landscape of children and families across the Denver Metro area. Jason became a certified Pyramid Coach from the University of Colorado at Denver, to support the effective management of classrooms and student behavior. In 2011, Jason was hired by Sewall in Denver to coordinate and provide the services to Head Start, which he was previously managing for Head Start. This also brought big career perspective, which presented the opportunity to help write the proposal for and develop REACH Charter School. Jason’s career has been chock-full of opportunities to see where education needs so much support. Starting from infancy, the trajectory of each student’s development will follow him or her for the rest of their lives. Supporting families in making informed choices and having opportunities to participate in individualized programming have been key structures in his work. Jason’s work style might be characterized as having a solid understanding of child development and engagement styles of adults. These two skills have been pillars in advocating for all students and families to be served with integrity. Jason is currently in his 6th year at REACH Charter School in Denver. The journey to this point in his career has marked by his commitment to providing excellent school experiences for students and family. Jason’s wife is from Sweden and works for the National Parks here in Denver. She and Jason met in Flagstaff Arizona, while she was studying abroad from Sweden. His daughter currently attends second grade at REACH Charter School. She is avidly learning Swedish, and loves to be very active throughout her days. Jason’s family likes to travel, exercise, and finding creative things to enjoy together.