Connecticut Department of Education

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Connecticut Department of Education
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Agency Profile
Superintendent:Charlene Russell-Tucker
Year founded:1865
Website:Department Home Page

The Connecticut Department of Education oversees public K-12 education in Connecticut. Click here for more information about the Connecticut Commissioner of Education.

Structure

Mission

As of 2024, neither the Connecticut Department of Education nor the Connecticut State Board of Education had published a mission statement. However, the Connecticut State Board of Education published a five-year comprehensive plan for K-12 education:[1]

“

Every Student Prepared for Learning, Life, and Work Beyond School[2]

”

Superintendent

The current Connecticut Commissioner of Education is Charlene Russell-Tucker (nonpartisan). Russell-Tucker assumed office in 2022.

State Board of Education

The State Board of Education is composed of nine voting members, two non-voting student members, three ex offico non-voting members, and the Commissioner of the Department of Higher Education as secretary. 13 board members are appointed by the Governor of Connecticut, with the voting members and the commissioner receiving four-year terms and the student representatives receiving one-year terms. One ex officio member is appointed by the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system board of regents. According to state law, at least two of the voting members must have experience in either the manufacturing industry or a trade taught in the state's Technical High School System and at least one voting member must have experience in the agricultural industry. The State Board of Education recommends for appointment the state's Commissioner of Education to the governor, and the commissioner also serves as the secretary of the board. The purpose of the board is to set policies and regulations for the state's public school system.[3]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Connecticut State Board of Education, "The Connecticut State Board of Education's Five-year Comprehensive Plan 2023-2028," accessed March 1, 2024
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ "State Board of Education," accessed March 1, 2024
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