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Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction
| Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 4 years |
| Authority: | Indiana Constitution, Article 8, Section 8 |
| Selection Method: | Elected |
| Current Officeholder | |
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| Name: | Glenda Ritz |
| Officeholder Party: | Democratic |
| Assumed office: | January 14, 2013 |
| Compensation: | $87,790 |
| Elections | |
| Next election: | November 8, 2016 |
| Last election: | November 6, 2012 |
| Other Indiana Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditors: Auditor • Examiner • Superintendent of Public Instruction • Agriculture Director • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Director • Labor Commissioner • Utility Regulatory Commission | |
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The Superintendent is the director of the state Department of Education and serves on the state board of education.
Current officeholder
The current officeholder is Glenda Ritz (D). Ritz assumed office on January 14, 2013.
Previously officeholder Tony Bennett (R) was elected in 2008, and ran unsuccessfully for re-election in 2012. He was succeeded by Ritz (D) on January 14, 2013.
Authority
The state Constitution addresses the office of the superintendent of public instruction in Article 8.
Under Article 8, Section 8:
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There shall be a State Superintendent of Public Instruction, whose method of selection, tenure, duties and compensation shall be prescribed by law. |
Qualifications
3-8-1-10.5 of the Indiana Code lists the following qualification for state superintendent of public instruction:[1]
- Reside in Indiana for at least two years prior to the election.
Elections
Indiana elects superintendent of public instruction in the Presidential elections, that is, in leap years. For Indiana 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 are all superintendent of public instruction election years. The four-year term begins on the second Monday in January following the election.[2]
2012
Incumbent Tony Bennett (R) lost his bid for re-election to Glenda Ritz (D) in the November 6, 2012 general election.
| Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction General Election, 2012 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Glenda Ritz |
52.8% | 1,332,755 | |
| Republican | Tony Bennett Incumbent | 47.2% | 1,190,716 | |
| Total Votes | 2,523,471 | |||
| Election Results via Indiana Secretary of State. | ||||
Divisions
The Office of the State Superintendent includes the following six divisions:[3]
- Office of Accounting
- Office of Communications
- Office of Human Resources
- Office of Legal Affairs
- Office of School Data Reporting
- Office of School Financial Management
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
In 2012, the Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction was paid an estimated $87,790. This figure comes from the Council of State Governments.
Contact information
Indiana Department of Education
151 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Phone: 317.232.6610
Fax: 317.232.8004
Email: webmaster@doe.in.gov
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Indiana Code, "IC 3-8-1-10.5 State superintendent of public instruction," accessed November 26, 2011
- ↑ Indiana Code, "IC 3-10-2-6 Year for election of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and superintendent of public instruction," accessed November 26, 2011
- ↑ Indiana Department of Education, "Search," accessed November 26, 2011
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