Sentences with phrase «elected state superintendent of»

A group of 12 plaintiffs, including Glenda Ritz, the newly elected state superintendent of public instruction, claim the vouchers violate three sections of the Indiana Constitution and say the program must be canceled.

• Empower county superintendents to enforce accountability rules, make the independently elected state superintendent of public instruction a sort of «inspector general» for school quality, place state education policy under the governor, and make the state board of education advisory to the governor.

In the 1980s CAP became the victim of a political dispute between Republican governor George Deukmeijian and the elected state superintendent of education, Bill Honig, a Democrat.

Not exact matches

Lewis is president - elect of the New York State Council of School Superintendents, which held the September conference, and also is co-chair of the council's curriculum committee.

The Board of Regents on Tuesday unanimously elected a former Florida schools superintendent the new commissioner for the state Department of Education.

New York, New York — Former Bronx superintendent and principal Betty Rosa was elected chancellor of New York's Board of Regents on Monday, ushering in a new era in state education policy.

In many states where the following positions are elected offices, voters elected state executive branch offices (including Lieutenant Governors (though some will be voted for on the same ticket as the gubernatorial nominee), Secretary of state, state Treasurer, state Auditor, state Attorney General, state Superintendent of Education, Commissioners of Insurance, Agriculture or, Labor, etc.) and state judicial branch offices (seats on state Supreme Courts and, in some states, state appellate courts).

So what does the State Superintendent of Public Instruction think about her job going from elected to appointed?

Attendees at today's kickoff included: City of Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Buffalo Public Schools Interim Superintendent Donald Ogilvie, SUNY Trustee Dr. Eunice Lewin, University at Buffalo President Dr. Satish K. Tripathi, SUNY Buffalo State President Dr. Katherine Conway - Turner, Erie Community College President Jack Quinn, Regional Economic Development Council Co-Chair, businessman and developer Howard Zemsky, Staff Scientist Mwita Phelps of Life Technologies / Thermo Fisher Scientific, Director of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Libraries Mary Jean Jakubowski, Dr. Norma J. Nowak, Director of Science and Technology, UB's NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, as well as a number of invited guests, including elected leaders, teachers and students.

«When I look to the future, if this trajectory continues, we'll be heading over the cliff,» said Lewis, who also serves as president - elect of the New York State Council of School Superintendents.

Were both Term Limits and the Two - hat Rule in place for all elected officials in the County of Rockland and in the Town of Clarkstown, including the elected County and Town positions of Highways Superintendent, the disgraceful state of affairs in which a County Legislator is being paid over $ 100,000 of taxpayers» money to perform the duties of a «Confidential Secretary» in the Town of Clarkstown would not be occurring.

«What's happened, in my opinion, is that there was little information given to locally elected school board members about these two issues,» said state schools Superintendent Sandy Garrett, who proposed the rule at a state board of education meeting on April 24.

The commission, set up to find ways to make the state government more efficient, is expected this week to issue recommendations that include transforming the office of state superintendent from an elected position to an appointed one and eventually divesting the education department of many of its duties and powers.

In a previous version of this story, one of the two states mentioned that elects its state superintendent was misidentified.

Dr. Tony Evers was first elected Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction in April 2009.

Molly Mitchell Spearman was elected as the 18th South Carolina State Superintendent of Education on November 4, 2014.

In Louisiana, on the other hand, the RSD chancellor reports to the state superintendent, who is appointed by the elected board of elementary and secondary education.

Mississippi is one of just three remaining states that elects school superintendents.

Currently, a little less than half of the state's superintendents are elected, while the rest are appointed by the local school board - as is common through most of the country.

Appointed Superintendents: Of the more than 14,000 school districts in the United States, only around 150 have elected sSuperintendents: Of the more than 14,000 school districts in the United States, only around 150 have elected superintendentssuperintendents.

Randy Dorn, the elected head of the state's Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, believes that the state Constitution requires all public schools to be under his department's jurisdiction.

Mississippi is one of just three states that elects school superintendents.

Washington state's top elected school official, Randy Dorn, announced Thursday he will not run for a third term as Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2016.

The «details tucked into dozens of plans being turned in to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos this week were hammered out by a hodgepodge of elected and appointed officials — from governors and legislators to state school board members and local superintendents — during sometimes sparsely attended meetings, caucuses, and task force sessions.»

The 2014 race for state superintendent, a largely symbolic position overseeing public schools, was the most expensive of any elected office in California that year.

A former state lawmaker from Gig Harbor announced Thursday he'll enter an increasingly - crowded field in the race to replace Randy Dorn in Washington's top elected education office: the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Washington, D.C. (July 18, 2017)- Mississippi Superintendent of Education and Council of Chief State School Officers President - Elect Carey Wright today testified at the House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), «ESSA Implementation: Exploring State and Local Reform Efforts.»

Attorneys arguing on behalf of Evers said as a nonpartisan, elected constitutional officer, the state superintendent has complete supervision over education policy in Wisconsin.

State superintendent - elect Glenda Ritz attends the December State Board of Education meeting, taking notes and listening in during the debate over the proposed REPA II teacher licensing rules.

Mississippi was one of the last three states in the nation to elect any local school superintendents.

Prior to this legislation, Mississippi was one of just three state's that elected any school superintendents.

Randy Dorn was elected superintendent of public instruction for Washington state in 2008.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson, a Republican elected last November, has been silent on the cuts and he did not speak during the public portion of Tuesday's conference call session, but Cobey has said his office has been sharing proposals for the cuts with board members.

Governors fight for control of the education system with chief state school officers, elected chief state school officers with state boards of education, mayors with school superintendents, states with the federal government, schools with districts, and districts with state authorities.

Lisa spent a decade serving as an Arizona state official, first as a member of Arizona's House of Representatives where she chaired the education committee, and then as the elected Arizona's Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Currently, local school board members and the state's superintendent of public instruction are elected.

In 2010 Jerry Brown was elected governor in 2010, Tom Torlakson was elected State Superintendent, and a new State Board of Education was appointed by Brown under the leadership of Michael Kirst.

WILL Comments on Proposal to Appoint, Rather Than Elect, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Currently, the State Superintendent, the head of Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction, is elected every four years in Wisconsin's spring, non-partisan elections.

Opposition from superintendents, school boards and teachers» unions is a very powerful thing in what is — with the exception of Gov. Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, who are Republicans — a one - party state when it comes to officials who are elected statewide.

SB280 (Brewbaker) and HB389 (McMillan)-- Current law states a county superintendent of education may be elected if authorized under a local law or amendment to the Constitution of Alabama.

Today, in partnership with school and CMO leaders, community stakeholders, elected officials, the state Department of Education, and the Orleans Parish school's superintendent, together, we created Act 91, which outlines the requirements for local responsibility that compromises none of the progress achieved to date.

TOSS is opposed to any legislative effort that would allow for superintendents to be popularly elected in the state of Tennessee, rather than appointed by districts» elected school boards.

In California, charter school advocates successfully backed Tim Grayson in his race for an assembly seat against Mae Torlakson, the wife of the Golden State's traditionalist - oriented superintendent, and got Scott Weiner elected to a state senate State's traditionalist - oriented superintendent, and got Scott Weiner elected to a state senate state senate seat.

Last year, the legislature passed a law to address those issues, including expanding the Washington State Charter School Commission, an independent state agency, to include two elected officials: the state superintendent of public instruction and the chair of the state board of educaState Charter School Commission, an independent state agency, to include two elected officials: the state superintendent of public instruction and the chair of the state board of educastate agency, to include two elected officials: the state superintendent of public instruction and the chair of the state board of educastate superintendent of public instruction and the chair of the state board of educastate board of education.

The governing body is comprised of three individuals selected by senior elected officials of the state of Nevada; four individuals selected by the founding entity (The Davidson Institute for Talent Development); the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (ex officio); and the President of the University of Nevada, Reno (ex offistate of Nevada; four individuals selected by the founding entity (The Davidson Institute for Talent Development); the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (ex officio); and the President of the University of Nevada, Reno (ex offiState Superintendent of Public Instruction (ex officio); and the President of the University of Nevada, Reno (ex officio).

Forty - four of the state's 67 districts now elect superintendents.

(Note the newly elected state school superintendent and the state Department of Education are set adrift on an iceberg in this plan.)

«Joel has the unique benefit of having served as an elected member of the State Board and in working as the superintendent of a large organization,» Crandall said.

The state superintendent, the highest - ranking elected educational officer, runs the state Department of Education, which measures school performance, assists lagging schools and distributes about $ 9 billion in state money to local school districts.