Susan McCauley
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Susan McCauley was appointed as the interim commissioner of education for Alaska. Governor Bill Walker (I) and the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development named her to the position in February 2016, effective March 1, the resignation date of her predecessor Michael Hanley. Walker said in a news release that he and the Board of Education made a decision to "steer the state's education system in a new direction," and that he would work with the department to find a new leader in the coming months.[1]
Biography
Prior to being appointed as the interim education commissioner, McCauley was the director of the Education Department's teaching and learning support division, the largest division of the department.[1] Prior to her time in the department of education, McCauley worked as a teacher, principal and administrator in urban and rural Alaska.[2]
Education
McCauley earned a doctorate degree in education policy and leadership from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.[2]
Political career
Alaska commissioner of education (2016)
McCauley's tenure as interim Alaska Commissioner of Education began March 1, 2016. Her successor, Michael Johnson, assumed the role of commissioner on July 1, 2016.[1][3]
About the office
The Alaska Commissioner of Education & Early Development is a state executive position in the Alaska state government. The commissioner is the principal executive officer of the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, which manages the state's public school system.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Austin Baird, KTUU, "As policymakers battle over budget, education commissioner resigns," February 4, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 [Alaska education commissioner to step down March 1; interim commissioner named Alaska Dispatch News, Nathaniel Herz, "Alaska education commissioner to step down March 1; interim commissioner named," accessed July 30, 2016]
- ↑ Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, "Commissioner Dr. Michael Johnson," accessed July 30, 2016
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Alaska Commissioner of Education 2016 |
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