A state education agency (SEA), or state department of education, is a formal governmental label for the state-level government agencies within each U.S. state responsible for providing information, resources, and technical assistance on educational matters to schools and residents.

The chief state school officer, either a Secretary of Education, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of Education or Director of Education,^[1] is a constitutional (or at times a statutory) officer in several states of the United States. The position is the chief executive official for the state's state education agency (or equivalent), chief administrative officer for the state's Board of Education (or equivalent), or both. In some states, such as Washington, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction serves as the SEA.

Contents 1 State education agencies (SEAs) 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] State education agencies (SEAs)

The following are state education agencies as identified by the Council of Chief State School Officers.

State	SEA	Head of education	Name
Alabama	Alabama Department of Education	Alabama Superintendent of Education	Dr. Joseph B. Morton
Alaska	Alaska Department of Education and Early Development	Commissioner of Education	Larry LeDoux
Arizona	Arizona Department of Education	Arizona Superintendent of Education	Tom Horne
Arkansas	Arkansas Department of Education	Arkansas Commissioner of Education	Dr. Thomas Kimbrell
California	California Department of Education	California Superintendent of Public Instruction	Jack O'Connell
Colorado	Colorado Department of Education	Colorado Commissioner of Education	Dwight D. Jones
Connecticut	Connecticut Department of Education	Connecticut Commissioner of Education	Dr. Mark K. McQuillan
Delaware	Delaware Department of Education	Delaware Secretary of Education	Dr. Lillian Lowery
District of Columbia	Office of the State Superintendent of Education for the District of Columbia[2]	State Superintendent of Education	Dr. Kerri L. Briggs
Florida	Florida Department of Education	Florida Commissioner of Education	Dr. Eric J. Smith
Georgia	Georgia Department of Education	State Superintendent of Schools	Kathy Cox
Hawai'i	Hawai'i Department of Education	Hawai'i Superintendent of Education	Patricia Hamamoto
Idaho	Idaho Department of Education	Superintendent of Education	Tom Luna
Illinois	Illinois State Board of Education	Illinois Superintendent of Education	Dr. Christopher Koch
Indiana	Indiana Department of Education	Indiana Superintendent of Education	Dr. Tony Bennett
Iowa	Iowa Department of Education	Iowa Director of Education	Judy Jeffrey
Kansas	Kansas Department of Education	Kansas Interim Commissioner of Education	Dr. Diane DeBacker
Kentucky	Kentucky Department of Education	Kentucky Commissioner of Education	Dr. Terry Holliday
Louisiana	Louisiana Department of Education	Louisiana Superintendent of Education	Paul G. Pastorek
Maine	Maine Department of Education	Maine Commissioner of Education	Susan A. Gendron
Maryland	Maryland Department of Education	Maryland Superintendent of Education	Nancy S. Grasmick
Massachusetts	Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education	Massachusetts Commissioner of Education	Mitchell D. Chester
Michigan	Michigan Department of Education	Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction	Michael P. Flanagan
Minnesota	Minnesota Department of Education	Minnesota Commissioner of Education	Alice Seagren
Mississippi	Mississippi Department of Education	Mississippi Superintendent of Education	Dr. Tom Burnham
Missouri	Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education	Missouri Commissioner of Education	Dr. Chris L. Nicastro
Montana	Montana Office of Public Instruction	Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction	Denise Juneau
Nebraska	Nebraska Department of Education	Nebraska Commissioner of Education	Dr. Roger Breed
Nevada	Nevada Department of Education	Nevada Superintendent of Education	Dr. Keith Rheault
New Hampshire	New Hampshire Department of Education	New Hampshire Commissioner of Education	Virginia Barry
New Jersey	New Jersey Department of Education	New Jersey Commissioner of Education	Lucille E. Davey
New Mexico	New Mexico Department of Education	New Mexico Secretary of Education	Dr. Veronica García
New York	New York State Department of Education	New York Commissioner of Education	David Steiner
North Carolina	North Carolina Department of Public Instruction	North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction	June St. Clair Atkinson
North Dakota	North Dakota Department of Public Instruction	North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction	Dr. Wayne G. Sanstead
Ohio	Ohio State Board of Education	Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction	Deborah S. Delisle
Oklahoma	Oklahoma State Department of Education	Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction	Sandy Garrett
Oregon	Oregon Department of Education	Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction	Susan Castillo
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Department of Education	Pennsylvania Secretary of Education	Dr. Gerald L. Zahorchak
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education	Rhode Island Commissioner of Education	Deborah A. Gist
South Carolina	South Carolina Department of Education	South Carolina Superintendent of Education	Jim Rex
South Dakota	South Dakota Department of Education	South Dakota Director of Education	Thomas J. Oster
Tennessee	Tennessee State Department of Education	Tennessee Commissioner of Education	Dr. Timothy K. Webb
Texas	Texas Education Agency	Texas Commissioner of Education	Robert Scott
Utah	Utah State Office of Education	Utah Superintendent of Public Instruction	Larry Shumway
Vermont	Vermont Department of Education	Vermont Commissioner of Education	Armando Vilaseca
Virginia	Virginia Department of Education	Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction	Dr. Patricia I. Wright
Washington	Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction	Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction	Randy Dorn
West Virginia	West Virginia Department of Education	West Virginia Superintendent of Education	Dr. Steven L. Paine
Wisconsin	Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction	Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction	Dr. Tony Evers
Wyoming	Wyoming Department of Education	Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction	Dr. James M. McBride
American Samoa	American Samoa Department of Education	American Samoa Director of Education	Dr. Claire Tuia Poumele
Guam	Guam Public School System	Guam Superintendent of Education	Dr. Nerissa Bretania-Underwood
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico Department of Education	Puerto Rico Secretary of Education	Carlos Chardon
U.S. Virgin Islands	U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education	U.S. Virgin Islands Acting Commissioner of Education	Dr. Laverne Terry

[edit] See also

• Standardized test
• School district
• No Child Left Behind, United States law
• National Association of State Boards of Education, United States

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• State Education Agencies - Contact information for every SEA in the country.
• Certification Map A list of requirements needed to become a teacher for each state as set by state education agencies