Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction
Superintendent of Public Instruction of Arizona | |
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Residence | Phoenix, Arizona |
Term length | Four years, can serve two terms |
Website | State Website |
The Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction is an elected state executive position in the Arizona state government. The superintendent oversees the state of Arizona's public school system and directs the state's Department of Education.
The current superintendent is Diane Douglas.[1]
The Superintendent of Public Education is an ex officio member of the Arizona Board of Regents which oversees public universities in the state.[2]
Arizona's Superintendent of Public Instruction is the lowest paid state education administrator in the United States, paying $85,000 compared to the national average of $174,000.[3]
Superintendents
# | Name | Political Party | Term of Office |
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1 | Charles O. Case | Democrat | 1912–1921 |
2 | Elsie Toles | Republican | 1921–1923 |
3 | Charles O. Case | Democrat | 1933–1941 |
4 | Herman E. Hendrix | Democrat | 1933–1941 |
5 | E. D. Ring | Democrat | 1941–1947 |
6 | N. D. Pulliam | Democrat | 1947–1947 |
7 | L. D. Klemraedson | Democrat | 1947–1949 |
8 | M. L. Brooks | Democrat | 1949–1955 |
9 | C. L. "Cliff" Harkins | Democrat | 1955–1957 |
10 | M. L. Brooks | Democrat | 1957–1959 |
11 | C. L. "Cliff" Harkins | Democrat | 1955–1959[4] |
12 | W. W. "Skipper" Dick | Democrat | 1959–1967 |
13 | Sarah Folsum | Republican | 1967–1971 |
14 | Weldon P. Shofstall | Republican | 1971–1975 |
15 | Carolyn Warner | Democrat | 1975–1987 |
16 | C. Diane Bishop | Democrat | 1987–1995 |
17 | Lisa Graham Keegan | Republican | 1995–2001 |
18 | Jaime Molera | Republican | 2001–2003 |
19 | Tom Horne | Republican | 2003–2011 |
20 | John Huppenthal | Republican | 2011–2015 |
21 | Diane Douglas | Republican | 2015–present |
References
- ↑ "Superintendent — The Official Website of the Arizona State Department of Education". www.azed.gov. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ↑ https://www.azregents.edu/about/board-members Arizona Board of Regents, Board Members
- ↑ http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona-education/2017/09/05/arizonas-diane-douglas-nations-lowest-paid-state-education-administrator/622981001/
- ↑ http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/statepubs/id/13234/rec/16
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