Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin
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The Superintendent of Public Instruction, sometimes referred to as the State Superintendent of Schools, is a constitutional office within the executive branch of the Wisconsin state government, and acts as the executive head of the Department of Public Instruction
. The superintendent is elected by the people of Wisconsin in a nonpartisan
statewide ballot during the Spring primary of the same odd-numbered years that voters select members of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin. The superintendent serves a term of office of four years. The incumbent is Tony Evers
. Superintendents have been elected in non-partisan elections since 1902; before that, superintendents were elected by party like other state executive officers.
In the case Thompson v. Craney, 199 Wis. 2d 674, 546 N.W.2d 123 (1996), the Supreme Court of Wisconsin declared that the Governor of Wisconsin
could not reallocate or diminish the powers of the state Superintendent of Public Instruction by appointing a new Secretary of Education in charge of a Department of Education.
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is the state education agency of Wisconsin. It is headquartered in Madison....
. The superintendent is elected by the people of Wisconsin in a nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
In political science, nonpartisan denotes an election, event, organization or person in which there is no formally declared association with a political party affiliation....
statewide ballot during the Spring primary of the same odd-numbered years that voters select members of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin. The superintendent serves a term of office of four years. The incumbent is Tony Evers
Tony Evers
Tony Evers is an American educator and the present Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin since 2009.Born in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Evers received his bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Evers has been in public school...
. Superintendents have been elected in non-partisan elections since 1902; before that, superintendents were elected by party like other state executive officers.
Duties
The superintendent's responsibilities include providing leadership for Wisconsin's public school districts; provide the public with information about school management, attendance, and performance; licensing the state's teachers; and receive and disburse federal aid for schools.In the case Thompson v. Craney, 199 Wis. 2d 674, 546 N.W.2d 123 (1996), the Supreme Court of Wisconsin declared that the Governor of Wisconsin
Governor of Wisconsin
The Governor of Wisconsin is the highest executive authority in the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The position was first filled by Nelson Dewey on June 7, 1848, the year Wisconsin became a state...
could not reallocate or diminish the powers of the state Superintendent of Public Instruction by appointing a new Secretary of Education in charge of a Department of Education.