Jared A. Cotton

Jared A. Cotton currently serves as the Associate Superintendent for the Department of Educational Leadership and Assessment for Virginia Beach City Public Schools. Prior to this position, he served as the Director of Assessment and Accountability for Chesapeake Public Schools in Chesapeake, Virginia. He has also served as principal for a Title I elementary school, assistant principal at the middle and elementary school levels, instructional technology specialist, and classroom teacher. Additionally, Dr. Cotton has served as adjunct faculty in educational leadership for Troy University, Cambridge College, The George Washington University, and the University of Virginia.

Dr. Cotton received his Ed.D. and Master’s degree from The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Middle Education (4-8) from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He has presented on topics pertaining to the effective use of technology in education, best practices in educational leadership, research on student assessment, and models for effective data analysis at state and national conferences to include the Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals, the International Society for Technology in Education, and Phi Delta Kappa.