Alabama Department of Education
Wayne Teague
State Superintendent of Education
81 State Office Building501 Dexter Ave.
Montgomery, Ala. 36130
(205) 261-5156
Term of office: Appointed by the state board of education for a four-year term, Mr. Teague assumed office in October 1975 and is serving his fourth four-year term. Salary: $80,356
Alaska Department of Education
William G. Demmert
Commissioner of Education
801 East 10th St.Pouch F
Juneau, Alaska 99811
(907) 465-2800
Term of office: Appointed by the state board of education with the concurrence of the governor and serves at the will of the board, Mr. Demmert assumed office in April 1987. Salary: $66,816
American Samoa Department of Education
Fuaileleo Pita Sunia
Director of Education
Education Building
Pago PagoTutuila 96799
(OS) 633-5159
Term of office: Appointed by the governor,
Mr. Sunia began his term in 1985. Salary: Not available
Arizona Department of Education
C. Diane Bishop
Superintendent of Public Instruction
535 West Jefferson St.
Phoenix, Ariz. 85007
(602) 255-4361
Term of office: Elected by popular vote for a four-year term, Ms. Bishop started her term in January 1987. Salary: $51,000
Arkansas Department of Education
Ruth Steele, Director
General Education Division
# 4 Capitol Mall
Little Rock, Ark. 72201-1071
(501) 682-4475
Term of office: Appointed by state board of education and serves at the will of the governor, Ms. Steele began her term in 1987.
Salary: $67,470
California Department of Education
Bill Honig
Superintendent of Public Instruction
21 Capitol MallSacramento, Calif. 94244
(916) 445-4338
Term of office: Elected by popular vote for a four-year term, Mr. Honig assumed office in 1983 and is in his second term. Salary: $72,500
Colorado Department of Education
William T. Randall
Commissioner of Education
01 East Colfax Ave.Goldbelt Building
Denver, Colo. 80203-1705
(303) 866-6806
Term of Office: Appointed by the state board of education and serves at the will of the board, Mr. Randall began his term in 1988. Salary: $78,500
Connecticut Department of Education
Gerald N. Tirozzi
Commissioner of Education
65 Capitol Ave.
Room 308, State Office Building
Hartford, Conn. 06106
(203) 566-5061
Term of office: Appointed by state board of education and in his third term, which is concurrent with that of the governor, Mr. Tirozzi started his term in July 1983. Salary: $95,155
Delaware Department of Public Instruction
William B. Keene
Superintendent of Public Instruction
79 Townsend BuildingP.O. Box 1402
Dover, Del. 19903
(302) 736-4601
Term of office: Appointed by the state board of education and serves at the will of the board, Mr. Keene started his term in July 1980. Salary: $87,900
District of Columbia Public Schools
Andrew E. Jenkins 3rd
Superintendent of Public Schools
15 12th St., N.W.Washington, D.C. 20004
(202) 724-4222
Term of office: Appointed by the school board for a three-year term, Mr. Jenkins started his term in 1988. Salary: $83,010
Florida Department of Education
Betty Castor
Commissioner of Education
Room P.L. 116, Capitol Building
Tallahassee, Fla. 32399
(904) 487-1785
Term of office: Elected by popular vote for a four-year term, Ms. Castor began her term in 1987. Salary: $89,511
Georgia Department of Education
Werner Rogers
Superintendent of Schools
Twin Towers EastCapitol Square
Atlanta, Ga. 30334-5020
(404) 656-2800
Term of office: Elected by popular vote for a four-year term, Mr. Rogers began his term in 1986. Salary: $71,048
Guam Department of Education
Rosa Salas Palomo, Director
P.O. Box DEAgana, Guam 96910
(OS) 472-8901
Term of office: Appointed by the board of education, Ms. Nelson began her term in 1988. Salary: Not available
Hawaii Department of Education
Charles Toguchi
Superintendent of Education
P.O. Box 23601390 Miller St., #307
Honolulu, Hawaii 96804
(808) 548-6405
Term of office: Appointed by state board of education and serves at the will of the board, Mr. Toguchi began his term in 1987. Salary: $76,000
Idaho Department of Education
Jerry L. Evans
Superintendent of Public Instruction
50 West State St.Boise, Idaho 83720
(208) 334-3300
Term of office: Elected by popular vote for a four-year term, Mr. Evans started his term in January 1979 and is now serving his third term. Salary: $45,000
Illinois Board of Education
Ted Sanders
Superintendent of Education
00 North First St.Springfield, Ill. 62777
(217) 782-2221
Term of office: Appointed by state board of education and serves at the will of the board, Mr. Sanders began his term in 1985. Salary: $96,750
Indiana Department of Public Instruction
H. Dean Evans
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State HouseRoom 229
00 North Capitol St.
Indianapolis, Ind. 46204-2798
(317) 232-6612
Term of office: Elected by popular vote for a four-year term, Mr. Evans began his term in 1985. Salary: $63,000
Iowa Department of Education
William L. Lepley
Director of Education
Grimes State Office Building
East 14th and Grand Streets
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0146
(515) 281-5294
Term of office: Appointed by the governor and serves at the will of the governor, Mr. Lepley assumed office in 1988. Salary: $85,000
Kansas Department of Education
Lee Droegemueller
Commissioner of Education
20 East 10th St.Topeka, Kan. 66612
(913) 296-3201
Term of office: Appointed by the state board of education, serves at the will of the board. Mr. Droegemueller started his term in 1987. Salary: $79,500
Kentucky Department of Education
John Brock
Superintendent of Public Instruction
725 Capitol Plaza Tower
Frankfort, Ky. 40601
(502) 564-4770
Term of office: Elected by popular vote for a four-year term, Mr. Brock began his term in 1988. Salary: $58,101
Louisiana Department of Education
Wilmer S. Cody
Superintendent of Education
26 North Fourth St.P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, La. 70804-9064
(504) 342-3602
Term of office: Elected by popular vote for a four-year term, Mr. Cody began his term in 1988. Salary: $100,000
Maine Department of Educational
and Cultural Services
Eve M. Bither
Commissioner of Education
State HouseStation 23
Augusta, Me. 04333
(207) 289-5800
Term of office: Appointed by the governor for a four-year term, and serves a term concurrent with that of the governor, Ms. Bither began her term in February 1987. Salary: $64,625
Maryland Department of Education
Joseph L. Shilling
Superintendent of Schools
00 West Baltimore St.
Baltimore, Md. 21201
(301) 659-2200
Term of office: Appointed by the state board of education for a four-year term, Mr. Shilling began his term in 1988. Salary: $85,000
Massachusetts Department of Education
Harold Raynolds Jr.
Commissioner of Education
385 Hancock St.Quincy Center Plaza
Quincy, Mass. 02169
(617) 770-7300
Term of office: Appointed by the state board of education and serves at the will of the board, Mr. Raynolds started his term in June 1986. Salary: $77,546
Michigan Department of Education
Donald Bemis
Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 30008608 West Allegan St.
Lansing, Mich. 48909
(517) 373-3354
Term of office: Appointed by state board of education for a three-year term, Mr. Bemis started his term in 1988. Salary: $79,700
Minnesota Department of Education
Ruth E. Randall
Commissioner of Education
Room 712, Capitol Square Building
50 Cedar St.St. Paul, Minn. 55101
(612) 296-2358
Term of office: Appointed by governor for a four-year term concurrent with that of the governor, Ms. Randall started her term in July 1983. Salary: $68,640
Mississippi Department of Education
Richard A. Boyd
State Superintendent of Education
P.O. Box 771High St.
Jackson, Miss. 39205-0771
(601) 359-3513
Term of office: Appointed by the state board of education with a 4-year contract, Mr. Boyd assumed office in 1984 and is now serving his second term. Salary: $70,733
Missouri Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education
Robert E. Bartman
Commissioner of Education
05 Jefferson St., 6th FloorP.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, Mo. 65102
(314) 751-4446
Term of office: Appointed by the state board of education and serves at the will of the board, Mr. Bartman began his term in 1987. Salary: $70,368
Montana Office of Public Instruction
Ed F. Argenbright
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Room 106, State Capitol
Helena, Mont. 59620
(406) 449-3654
Term of office: Elected by popular vote for a four-year term, Mr. Argenbright began his term in January 1981. Salary: $39,672
Nebraska Department of Education
Joseph E. Lutjeharms
Commissioner of Education
P.O. Box 94987301 Centennial Mall, South
Lincoln, Neb. 68509
(402) 471-2465
Term of office: Appointed by the state board of education with a three-year contract, Mr. Lutjeharms began his term in 1983. Salary: $76,956
Nevada Department of Education
Eugene T. Paslov
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Capitol Complex400 West King St.
Carson City, Nev. 89710
(702) 885-3100
Term of office: Appointed by the state board of education and serves at the discretion of the board, Mr. Paslov began his term in 1985. Salary: $62,938
New Hampshire Department of Education
John T. MacDonald
Commissioner of Education
01 Pleasant St.State Office Park South
Concord, N.H. 03301
(603) 271-3144
Term of office: Appointed by the state board of education and serves at the discretion of the board, Mr. MacDonald started his term in December 1986. Salary: $62,528
New Jersey Department of Education
Saul Cooperman
Commissioner of Education
25 West State St.Trenton, N.J. 08625
(609) 292-4450
Term of office: Appointed by the governor, with state Senate approval, for a five-year term. Mr. Cooperman assumed office in 1982. Salary: $90,000
New Mexico Department of Education
Alan Morgan
Superintendent of Public Instruction
00 Don GasparSanta Fe, N.M. 87501
(505) 827-6516
Term of office: Appointed by the state board of education and serves at the discretion of the board, Mr. Morgan started his term in 1985. Salary: $60,930
New York State Education Department
Thomas Sobol
Commissioner of Education
11 Education BuildingWashington Ave.
Albany, N.Y. 12234
(518) 474-5844
Term of office: Appointed by the state board of regents and serves at the discretion of the board, Mr. Sobol assumed office in 1987. Salary: $125,000
North Carolina Department of Education
A. Craig Phillips
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Room 318, Education Building
Edenton & Salisbury Sts.
Raleigh, N.C. 27603-1712
(919) 733-3813
Term of office: Elected by popular vote for a four-year term, Mr. Phillips started his term in January 1969. Salary: $66,972
North Dakota Department of Public
Instruction
Wayne G. Sanstead
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Capitol Building, 11th Floor
00 Boulevard Ave., East
Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0164
(701) 224-2261
Term of office: Elected by popular vote for a four-year term, Mr. Sanstead began his term in 1985. Salary: $47,000
Northern Mariana Islands Department
of Education
Henry I. Sablan
Superintendent of Education
Education Building
Saipan, Mariana Islands 96950
(OS) 933-9812
Term of office: Appointed by the governor in 1979 and selected by the board of education in 1983, Mr. Sablan serves at the discretion of the board. Salary: Not available
Ohio Department of Education
Franklin B. Walter
Superintendent of Public Instruction
5 South Front St.Room 808
Columbus, Ohio 43266-0308
(614) 466-3304
Term of office: Appointed by the state board of education and serves at the discretion of the board, Mr. Walter started his term in March 1977. Salary: $90,293
Oklahoma Department of Education
Gerald E. Hoeltzel
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Oliver Hodge Memorial Education Building
500 North Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, Okla. 73105-4599
(405) 521-3301
Term of office: Elected by popular vote for a four-year term, Mr. Hoeltzel began his term in 1988. Salary: $55,000
Oregon Department of Education
Verne A. Duncan
Superintendent of Public Instruction
00 Pringle Parkway, S.E.
Salem, Ore. 97310
(503) 378-3573
Term of office: Elected by popular vote for a four-year term, Mr. Duncan took office in January 1975 and is now in his fourth term. Salary: $57,500
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Thomas K. Gilhool
Secretary of Education
33 Market St., 10th Floor
Harrisburg, Pa. 17126
(717) 787-5820
Term of office: Appointed by the governor and serves at the discretion of the governor, Mr. Gilhool began his term in 1987. Salary: $65,000
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Awilda Aponte Roque
Secretary of Education
P.O. Box 759Hato Rey, P.R. 00919
(809) 751-5372
Appointed by the governor and serves at the discretion of the governor, Ms. Roque began her term in 1985. Salary: $50,000
Rhode Island Department of Education
J. Troy Earhart
Commissioner of Education
2 Hayes St.Providence, R.I. 02908
(401) 277-2031
Term of office: Appointed by the state board of education and serves at the discretion of the board, Mr. Earhart began his term in 1984. Salary: $91,000
South Carolina Department of Education
Charlie G. Williams
Superintendent of Education
006 Rutledge Building1429 Senate St.
Columbia, S.C. 29201
(803) 734-8492
Term of office: Elected by popular vote for a four-year term, Mr. Williams began his term in January 1979 and is now serving his third term. Salary: $70,747
South Dakota Department of Education
and Cultural Affairs
Henry Kosters
State Superintendent
00 Governors Dr.Pierre, S.D. 57501
(605) 773-3243
Term of office: Appointed by state board of education and serves at the discretion of the governor, Mr. Kosters started his term in 1987. Salary: $49,317
Tennessee Department of Education
Charles E. Smith
Commissioner of Education
00 Cordell Hull Building
Nashville, Tenn. 37219
(615) 741-2731
Term of office: Appointed by the governor and serves concurrently with the governor’s term, Mr. Smith started his term in January 1987. Salary: $75,000
Texas Education Agency
William N. Kirby
Commissioner of Education
William B. Travis Building
701 North Congress Ave.
Austin, Tex. 78701
(512) 463-8985
Term of office: Appointed by the state board of education for a four-year term, Mr. Kirby began his term in 1984. Salary: $109,822
U.S. Virgin Islands Department
of Education
Linda Creque
Commissioner of Education
Department of Education
4-46 Kongens Gade
St. Thomas, V.I. 00802
(809) 774-2810
Term of office: Appointed by the governor in 1987, Ms. Creque serves at the pleasure of the governor. Salary: Not available
Utah Office of Education
James R. Moss
Superintendent of Public Instruction
50 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
(801) 533-5431
Term of office: Appointed by state board of education, with approval of governor, and serves at discretion of the board, Mr. Moss began his term in November 1986. Salary: $70,000
Vermont Department of Education
Richard P. Mills
Commissioner of Education
20 State St.Montpelier, Vt. 05602
(802) 828-3135
Term of office: Appointed by state board of education, with approval of governor, and serves at the discretion of board, Mr. Mills began his term in 1988. Salary: $55,120
Virginia Department of Education
S. John Davis
Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 6QJames Monroe Building
4th & Franklin Sts.
Richmond, Va. 23216-2060
(804) 225-2023
Term of office: Appointed by the governor, and confirmed by the General Assembly for four years concurrent with the governor’s term, Mr. Davis began his term in August 1979. Salary: $86,469
Washington Department of Public
Instruction
Frank B. Brouillet
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Old Capitol Building, Washington & Legion
Mail Stop Fg-11Olympia, Wash. 98504
(206) 586-6904
Term of office: Elected by popular vote for a four-year term, Mr. Brouillet began his first term in January 1973 and is now serving his fourth term. Salary: $66,600
West Virginia Department of Education
W. Thomas McNeel
Superintendent of Schools
900 Washington St.Building B, Room 358
Charleston, W.Va. 25305
(304) 348-3644
Term of office: Appointed by the state board of education and serves at the discretion of the board, Mr. McNeel began his term in 1985. Salary: $70,000
Wisconsin Department of Public
Instruction
Herbert J. Grover
Superintendent of Public Instruction
25 South Webster St.P.O. Box 7841
Madison, Wis. 53707
(608) 266-1771
Term of office: Elected by popular vote for a four-year term, Mr. Grover assumed office in July 1981 and is serving his second term. Salary: $66,536
Wyoming Department of Education
Lynn O. Simons
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Hathaway BuildingCheyenne, Wyo. 82002
(307) 777-7675
Term of office: Elected by popular vote for a four-year term, Ms. Simons began her term in January 1979 and is serving her third term.
Salary: $52,500
SOURCE: Council of Chief State School Officers
