Europe West District Superintendent Bio

Dr. Jason Ter Horst was raised in a military family and has been an educator for over twenty years. He taught grades K-12 throughout his educational career, spending the most amount of time at the middle school level as science teacher and coach. After earning a Master’s Degree in Leadership, Dr. Ter Horst became an assistant principal and then principal of a middle school in Colorado Springs, Colorado. After his middle school received national recognition as a Trailblazer Schools To Watch award winner, Dr. Ter Horst became an Executive Director of K-12 Schools in his district and supervised twenty schools and their principals. Concurrently, he taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs in the Educational Leadership Department.

Three years later, Dr. Ter Horst became the Assistant Superintendent of Instruction, Curriculum, Student Services and Assessment in Colorado Springs, School District 11. There he supported a district of 58 schools and served 28,000 students through curriculum adoption, program evaluation, assessment development, improvement planning, and accountability structures. While serving as Assistant Superintendent, he was also involved with State-level work. He was part of a state-wide Accountability Workgroup, as well as a member of a state-level team focused on improving central office support to struggling schools in the State.

Dr. Ter Horst earned his B.S. from Colorado State University in Pre-Medicine. He completed his M.Ed. at the University of Colorado in 1998. In 2018, Dr. Ter Horst also completed his PhD program at the University of Colorado.

After twenty years in the Colorado Educational System, Dr. Ter Horst came to DoDEA in 2016, where he currently serves military connected families in the role of Community Superintendent for Kaiserslautern Military Community. As a former student in DoDEA himself, and a veteran of the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Community, he is committed to doing whatever he can to support our military community.

Dr. Ter Horst is known for his work ethic and a highly innovative approach to leadership and the education of students.