Well, from the school board president to this superintendent, Superintendent Dr. Mrs. Jara was recently selected as Superintend of the year by the Nevada Association of School Superintendents.

We had a chance to learn more about what inspires Dr. Jara and how his career in education first began.

I started as a bilingual educator in Miami-Dade County public schools, where I went to school.

I was a public school student, Moved to America in 1980.

Parents, you know, decided to come to the United States from Caracas, Venezuela.

My name is Rigoberto.

We just moved here from Venezuela.

Can I tell you something?

Yeah.

I'm from Venezuela.

Uh huh.

I was undocumented and trying to live in this beautiful country.

I think the K-12 system and really being an educator and leading, leading change for kids like me, I think that is my driving force.

You know, when I was in Miami-Dade and graduated high school and K-12 school system, you know, really didn't have a lot of the opportunities that my my friends did I work with 16 other phenomenal superintendents in the state of Nevada.

The state of Nevada is very, very unique.

You know, we have I sit across the table with colleagues that have 27 kids in their school district, But we all have the same challenges.

I get to work with some of the best educators in the country across the state.

The beauty of Clark County is that I serve children in a school of 12th in Mount Charleston, Laughlin, Nevada, to some of the largest high schools in the country.

And I love my job.

Dr. Jara has the opportunity to participate in the National Superintendent of the Year program.

That recipient will be named in February.