Florida Department of Education

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Florida Department of Education
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Agency Profile
Superintendent:Manny Diaz Jr.
Year founded:1870
Website:Department Home Page

The Florida Department of Education oversees school districts, state and community colleges, universities and independent postsecondary institutions in the state of Florida. Click here for more information about the Florida Commissioner of Education.

Structure

Mission

The mission statement of the Florida Department of Education reads:[1]

“ The mission of Florida's Early Learning-20 education system is to increase the proficiency of all students within one seamless efficient system, by allowing them the opportunity to expand their knowledge and skills through learning opportunities and research valued by students, parents and communities.[2] ”

Superintendent

The current Florida Commissioner of Education is Manny Diaz Jr. (nonpartisan). Diaz assumed office in 2022.

State Board of Education

The State Board of Education is composed of seven members appointed by the governor with the consent of the State Senate for four-year terms. The purpose of the board is to set policies and regulations for the state's public school system. The board administers the capital outlay fund, adopts educational objectives for public education, adopts long-range plans and short-range programs for the development of the education system, exercises general supervision over the divisions of the Department of Education, appoints the commissioner of education, adopts minimum and uniform standards of learning and performs other duties as stated in the Florida Statutes.[3]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Florida Department of Education, "Strategic Plan," accessed March 16, 2023
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ Online Sunshine, "Statutes and Constitution," accessed February 20, 2014
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