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Stan Heffner
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| Stan Heffner | ||
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| Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | ||
| Former officeholder | ||
| In office | ||
| April 2011 - August 10, 2012 | ||
| Party | Non-partisan | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Interim Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | ||
| April 2011 - July 12, 2011 | ||
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Political Career
Superintendent of Public Instruction (2011-2012)
Heffner first assumed the role of Interim Superintendent by the Ohio School Board of Education in April 2011. His appointment was confirmed on July 12 of that year. Heffner resigned in August of 2012 after a scandal broke involving a series of alleged ethics violations committed by the Superintendent in connection to the New-Jersey based company Educational Testing Services.[4] In his statement of resignation, Heffner said, "Because I don’t want opponents of reform to be able to twist mistakes I’ve made into roadblocks to Ohio’s reform efforts, I’m stepping aside to deny them even the chance of doing that."[3]
Inspector general reports ethics violations
Heffner may have violated ethics laws, according to a recent investigation report released by the state inspector general in which the inspector accused Heffner of subverting the process of government in testifying for a legislation that "could and ultimately did benefit a corporation with which he had entered into an agreement of employment."[5] Heffner, while serving as interim superintendent, testified before state lawmakers in favor of House Bill 153, “which required teachers at low-achieving schools retake licensure tests administered by the New Jersey-based company Education Testing Services.”[4] Two weeks earlier, he signed an acceptance letter for a job at ETS that paid $180,000 per year. Heffner did not ultimately accept the job and he has publicly acknowledged his mistake. He initially indicated he had no intention of resigning his post[4] but a few days after the report was released, he formally announced his resignation.[6]
Appointments
2011
Heffner was appointed as Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2011.
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References
- ↑ ODE.state.OH.us, "Biography for Stan Heffner," retrieved September 22, 2011
- ↑ ‘’NPR Ohio, “Ohio state superintendent Stan Heffner resigns amid ethics charges, attendance rigging investigation,” August 4, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Examiner, "Ohio education head Heffner resigns in wake of Inspector General report," August 4, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 ‘’Springfield News Sun, “Report: Ohio’s top education official violated ethics rules,” August 2, 2012
- ↑ State of Ohio Office of the Inspector General Randal J. Meyer, "Report of Investigation," August 2, 2012
- ↑ ‘’NPR Ohio, “Ohio state superintendent Stan Heffner resigns amid ethics charges, attendance rigging investigation,” August 4, 2012
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| Preceded by Deborah Delisle |
Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction 2011 - 2012 present |
Succeeded by Michael Sawyers |
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