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Virginia Barry
Virginia Barry is a former New Hampshire commissioner of education. She served in the position from 2009 to 2017. She resigned effective January 30, 2017.[1][2]
Biography
According to her official biography, Barry has "over 30 years of experience in education as a teacher, leader, tenured university professor, provost and vice president for academic affairs."[1]
Education
- B.S., Florida State University
- M.S., Queens College City University of New York & State University of New York at Stony Brook
- Ph.D., Florida State University
- Post-doctoral studies at New York University, Harvard and William and Mary[1]
Political career
Commissioner of Education (2009-2017)
Barry served as the New Hampshire Commissioner of Education from June 1, 2009, to January 30, 2017.[1] The New Hampshire Executive Council unanimously confirmed Gov. John Lynch’s nomination to the position. Barry was reappointed to a second four-year term on March 20, 2013. She resigned effective January 30, 2017.[1][2]
About the office
The New Hampshire Commissioner of Education is a state executive position in the New Hampshire state government.
The commissioner "is responsible for the organizational goals of the department and represents the public interest in the administration of improving the effectiveness and efficiency of administrative and instructional services to all public schools in New Hampshire."[3]
Appointments
2009
Barry was nominated as New Hampshire commissioner of education by Gov. John Lynch in May 2009 and approved by New Hampshire’s Executive Council. Council President Sara Jayne Steen said of the choice, “Virginia Barry will be a wonderful commissioner. She brings to the position leadership experience across the educational levels, knowledge of the state’s educational opportunities, and an energy and intelligence that will serve New Hampshire well.”[4]
Recent news
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See also
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- New Hampshire Commissioner of Education
- Superintendent of Schools
- Governor of New Hampshire
- New Hampshire school districts
- New Hampshire Department of Education
External links
- New Hampshire Department of Education - Commissioner Virginia Barry
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 New Hampshire Department of Education, "Commissioner" accessed November 3, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New England Cable News, "New Hampshire Education Commissioner Barry to Step Down at End of January," December 31, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Department of Education, "Commissioner's Office," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ Plymouth Magazine, Virginia Barry Named NH Education Commissioner," June 2009
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New Hampshire Commissioner of Education 2009-2017 |
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