California Superintendent of Public Education
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This official oversees everything from statewide curriculum standards to school facilitates.
This elected office oversees everything from statewide curriculum standards to local school facilities for more than 9,000 public schools, and can also step in to run local schools if the local district is failing its students.
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California Superintendent of Public Education
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This elected office oversees everything from statewide curriculum standards to local school facilities for more than 9,000 public schools, and can also step in to run local schools if the local district is failing its students.
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So what does the California Superintendent of Public Instruction do?
And aren our schools run by local school districts and school boards?
Well, yes they are, but not completely.
The state Superintendent of Public Instruction oversees broad education policy, which is also guided by a five-person state board of education whose members are appointed by the governor.
Anyway, the state superintendent oversees everything from curriculum standards, teacher credentials, special ed, adult ed, even school facilities and transportation.
And if a local school district is failing its students and can get its act together, the Superintendent office can step in and run the schools for a while.
The superintendent office also distributes billions of dollars to local districts based on their student attendance.
Plus there are hundreds of other special funds with complicated regulations and requirements that the Superintendent office distributes.
And how many public schools are there in California?
More than 9000!
The office is non-partisan and the superintendent is limited to two terms or eight years total.
Hey.. with 9000 schools to deal with eight years is probably enough.
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