Kansas State Department of Education
Agency Profile
Superintendent:	Randy Watson
Year founded:	1968
Website:	Department Home Page

The Kansas State Department of Education oversees public K-12 education inKansas.Click here for more information about the Kansas Commissioner of Education.

Structure

Mission

The mission statement of the Kansas State Department of Education reads:^[1]

Superintendent

The current Kansas Commissioner of Education isRandy Watson (nonpartisan). Watson assumed office in 2015.

State Board of Education

The State Board of Education consists of 10 elected members, each representing a district comprised of four contiguous senatorial districts. Board members serve staggered four-year terms. Every other year, the board reorganizes to elect a chairman and vice-chairman. Responsibilities of the board include appointing aCommissioner of Education who serves as its executive director; providing a flexible and efficient delivery system to meet our students’ varied and changing needs; providing an effective educator in every classroom; ensuring effective, visionary leaders in every school; promoting and encouraging best practices for early childhood programs; and, developing active communication and partnerships with families, communities, business stakeholders, constituents and policy partners.^[3]

See also

• United States education agencies
• Kansas
• Kansas Commissioner of Education
• Public education in Kansas
• School board elections portal

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Kansas Department of Education

Footnotes

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