State education agency
A state education agency (SEA), or state department of education, is a formal governmental label for the state-level government agencies within each U.S. state responsible for providing information, resources, and technical assistance on educational matters to schools and residents.
The chief state school officer, either a Secretary of Education, State Superintendent of Education, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of Education or Director of Education,[1] is a constitutional or a statutory officer in several states of the United States. The position is the chief executive official for the state's state education agency (or equivalent), chief administrative officer for the state's Board of Education, State Board of Education President, State School Board Administrator, State School Business Administrator, (or equivalent), or both. In some states, such as Washington, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction serves as the SEA. Wyoming has a popularly elected superintendent of education, but responsibility for the state department of education lies with a director appointed by the governor.
State education agencies (SEAs)
The following are state education agencies as identified by the Council of Chief State School Officers.
State | SEA | Chief state school officer | Elected | Name |
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Alabama | Alabama Department of Education | Alabama Superintendent of Education | No | Dr. Tommy Bice |
Alaska | Alaska Department of Education & Early Development | Alaska Commissioner of Education & Early Development | No | Larry LeDoux |
Arizona | Arizona Department of Education | Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | Diane Douglas |
Arkansas | Arkansas Department of Education | Arkansas Commissioner of Education | No | Dr. Thomas Kimbrell |
California | California Department of Education | California Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | Tom Torlakson |
Colorado | Colorado Department of Education | Colorado Commissioner of Education | No | Dwight D. Jones |
Connecticut | Connecticut Department of Education | Connecticut Commissioner of Education | No | Stefan Pryor |
Delaware | Delaware Department of Education | Delaware Secretary of Education | No | Mark Murphy |
District of Columbia | Office of the State Superintendent of Education[2] | State Superintendent of Education | No | Hosanna Mahaley |
Florida | Florida Department of Education | Florida Commissioner of Education | No | Dr. Eric J. Smith |
Georgia | Georgia Department of Education | State Superintendent of Schools | Yes | Dr. John D. Barge |
Hawai'i | Hawai'i Department of Education | Hawai'i Superintendent of Education | No | Kathryn Matayoshi |
Idaho | Idaho State Department of Education | Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | Tom Luna |
Illinois | Illinois State Board of Education | Illinois Superintendent of Education | No | Dr. Christopher Koch |
Indiana | Indiana Department of Education | Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | Glenda Ritz |
Iowa | Iowa Department of Education | Iowa Director of Education | No | Dr. Brad Buck |
Kansas | Kansas State Department of Education | Kansas Interim Commissioner of Education | No | Dr. Diane DeBacker |
Kentucky | Kentucky Department of Education | Kentucky Commissioner of Education | No | Dr. Terry Holliday |
Louisiana | Louisiana Department of Education | Louisiana Superintendent of Education | No | John White |
Maine | Maine Department of Education | Maine Commissioner of Education | No | Susan A. Gendron |
Maryland | Maryland State Department of Education | Maryland State Superintendent of Schools | No | Dr. Lillian Lowery |
Massachusetts | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | Massachusetts Secretary of Education | No | Matthew H. Malone |
Michigan | Michigan Department of Education | Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction | No | Michael P. Flanagan |
Minnesota | Minnesota Department of Education | Minnesota Commissioner of Education | No | Brenda Cassellius[3] |
Mississippi | Mississippi Department of Education | Mississippi Superintendent of Education | No | Dr. Tom Burnham |
Missouri | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | Missouri Commissioner of Education | No | Dr. Chris L. Nicastro |
Montana | Montana Office of Public Instruction | Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | Denise Juneau |
Nebraska | Nebraska Department of Education | Nebraska Commissioner of Education | No | Dr. Matthew Blomstedt[4] |
Nevada | Nevada Department of Education | Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction | No | Dr. Keith Rheault |
New Hampshire | New Hampshire Department of Education | New Hampshire Commissioner of Education | No | Virginia Barry |
New Jersey | New Jersey Department of Education | New Jersey Commissioner of Education | No | Chris Cerf |
New Mexico | New Mexico Public Education Department | New Mexico Secretary of Education | No | Hanna Scandera-Sec. designate |
New York | New York State Education Department | New York Commissioner of Education | No | John King, Jr. |
North Carolina | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | June St. Clair Atkinson |
North Dakota | North Dakota Department of Public Instruction | North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | Dr. Wayne G. Sanstead |
Ohio | Ohio State Board of Education | Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | No | Stan W. Heffner |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma State Department of Education | Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | Janet Barresi |
Oregon | Oregon Department of Education | Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | Susan Castillo |
Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Department of Education | Pennsylvania Secretary of Education | No | Ronald J. Tomalis |
Rhode Island | Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | Rhode Island Commissioner of Education | No | Deborah A. Gist |
South Carolina | South Carolina Department of Education | South Carolina Superintendent of Education | Yes | Mick Zais |
South Dakota | South Dakota Department of Education | South Dakota Secretary of Education | No | Thomas J. Oster |
Tennessee | Tennessee Department of Education | Tennessee Commissioner of Education | No | Dr. Timothy K. Webb |
Texas | Texas Education Agency | Texas Commissioner of Education | No | Robert Scott |
Utah | Utah State Office of Education | Utah Superintendent of Public Instruction | No | Currently Unknown |
Vermont | Vermont Department of Education | Vermont Secretary of Education | No | Armando Vilaseca |
Virginia | Virginia Department of Education | Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction | No | Laura Fornash |
Washington | Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction | Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | Randy Dorn |
West Virginia | West Virginia Department of Education | West Virginia State Superintendent of Schools | No | Dr. Steven L. Paine |
Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | Dr. Tony Evers |
Wyoming | Wyoming Department of Education | Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction | Yes | Cindy Hill |
American Samoa | American Samoa Department of Education | American Samoa Director of Education | N/A | Dr. Claire Tuia Poumele |
Guam | Guam Department of Education | Guam Superintendent of Education | N/A | Dr. Nerissa Bretania-Underwood |
Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico Department of Education | Puerto Rico Secretary of Education | N/A | Carlos A. Chardón |
U.S. Virgin Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education | U.S. Virgin Islands Commissioner of Education | No | Dr. Laverne Terry |
See also
- National Association of State Boards of Education, United States
- No Child Left Behind, United States law
- School district
- Standardized test
References
- ↑ "Chief State School Officer Addresses", Council of Chief State School Officers. Retrieved 11/1/08.
- ↑ Office of the State Superintendent of Education for the District of Columbia official website. Retrieved 7/2/08.
- ↑ http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/Welcome/OfficeCom/index.html
- ↑ http://www.omaha.com/news/new-nebraska-ed-commissioner-matthew-blomstedt-took-less-traditional-path/article_f88ce847-9ffd-5eab-ab33-07635c6d329d.html
External links
Updated and Revised by Mary Fulton
- State Education Agencies - Contact information for every SEA in the country.