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Arizona Department of Education
| Arizona Department of Education | |
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| Agency Profile | |
| Superintendent: | Thomas C. Horne |
| Year founded: | 1912 |
| Website: | Department Home Page |
The Arizona Department of Education oversees public K-12 education in Arizona. Click here for more information about the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, who oversees the department.
Structure
Mission
The mission statement of the Arizona Department of Education reads:[1]
| “ | The Arizona Department of Education is a service organization committed to raising academic outcomes and empowering parents.[2] | ” |
Superintendent
The current Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction is Thomas C. Horne (R). Horne assumed office in 2023.
State Board of Education
The State Board of Education is composed of 11 members, including the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The other 10 members of the board are appointed by the Governor with the consent of the State Senate for four-year terms. The Arizona Constitution requires that the State Board of Education includes the "president of a state university or state college, four lay members, a president or chancellor of a community college district, a person who is an owner or administrator of a charter school, a superintendent of a high school district, a classroom teacher and a county school superintendent" in addition to the state superintendent. The purpose of the board is to set policies and regulations for the state's public school system. In Arizona, the State Board of Education is also the State Board for Vocational and Technological Education.[3]
Current officeholders
The current officeholders are:
- Jason Catanese (nonpartisan)
- Jacqui Clay (nonpartisan)
- Daniel Corr (nonpartisan)
- José Luis Cruz Rivera (nonpartisan)
- Scott Hagerman (nonpartisan)
- Katherine Haley (nonpartisan)
- Lupita Hightower (nonpartisan)
- Karla Phillips-Krivickas (nonpartisan)
- Kathleen Wiebke (nonpartisan)
One seat is vacant. It was last held by Jennifer Clark (nonpartisan).
See also
- United States education agencies
- Arizona
- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Public education in Arizona
- School board elections portal
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Department of Education, "Arizona Department of Education," accessed February 29, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Arizona State Board of Education, "Overview," accessed July 21, 2021
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