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Chief State School Officer Addresses
ALABAMA
Dr. Joseph B. Morton
State Superintendent of Education
Alabama Department of Education
Gordon Persons Office Building
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL  36104
P:  (334) 242-9702
F:  (334) 242-9708
ALASKA
Mr. Larry LeDoux 
Commissioner of Education
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK  99801-1894
P:  (907) 465-2802
F:  (907) 465-4156
AMERICAN SAMOA
Dr. Clarie Poumele 
Director of Education
American Samoa Department of Education
Pago Pago, AS  96799
P:  (684) 633-5237
F:  (684) 633-4240
ARIZONA
Mr. Tom Horne
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Arizona Department of Education
1535 W. Jefferson Street, Bin 2
Phoenix, AZ  85007
P:  (602) 542-5460
F:  (602) 542-5440
ARKANSAS
Dr. T. Kenneth James
Commissioner
Arkansas Department of Education
Four State Capitol Mall, Room 304 A
Little Rock, AR  72201-1071
P:  (501) 682-4204
F:  (501) 682-1079
CALIFORNIA
Mr. Jack T. O'Connell
Superintendent of Public Instruction
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 5602
Sacramento, CA  95814
P:  (916) 319-7999
F:  (916) 319-0100
COLORADO
Mr. Dwight Jones
Commissioner of Education

Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue, Room 500
Denver, CO 80203
CONNECTICUT
Mark McQuillan
Commissioner of Education

Connecticut Department of Education
165 Capitol Avenue
Room 305, State Office Building
Hartford, CT  06106-1630
P:  (860) 713-6500
F:  (860) 713-7001
DELAWARE 
Dr. Lillian M. Lowery 
Secretary of Education
Delaware Department of Education
Townsend Building #279
401 Federal Street, Suite 2 
Dover, DE  19901-3639
P:  (302) 735-4000
F:  (302) 739-4654
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY
Dr. Shirley A. Miles 
Director
Department of Defense Education Activity
4040 North Fairfax Drive, 9th Floor
Arlington, VA  22203-1635
P:  (703) 588-3200
F:  (703) 588-3701
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
Ms. Deborah Gist 
State Superintendent of Education
Office of the State Superintendent of Education
441 4th Street NW
Suite 350 North 
Washington, DC  20001
P:  (202) 727-3471
F:  (202) 727-2019
FLORIDA
Dr. Eric J. Smith 
Commissioner of Education
Florida Department of Education
325 West Gaines St., suite 1514
Tallahassee, FL  32399-0100
P:  (850) 245-9663
F:  (850) 245-9667
GEORGIA
Ms. Kathy Cox
Superintendent of Education
Georgia Department of Education 
2066 Twin Towers East 
Atlanta, GA  30334
P:  (404) 656-2498
F:  (501) 651-8737
GUAM 
Dr. Nerissa Bretania-Shafer, Ph. D 
Superintendent
Guam Department of Education
Post Office Box DE
Hagatna, GU  96910
P:  (671) 475-0462
F:  (671) 472-5003
HAWAII
Ms. Patricia Hamamoto
Superintendent of Education
Hawaii Department of Education
1390 Miller Street, #307
Honolulu, HI  96813
P:  (808) 586-3310
F:  (808) 586-3320
IDAHO 
Mr. Tom Luna 
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Idaho Department of Education
Len B. Jordan Office Building
650 West State Street
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, ID  83720-0027
P:  (208) 332-6811
F:  (208) 334-2228
ILLINOIS
Dr. Christopher Koch
Superintendent of Education
Illinois Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL  62777
P:  (217) 782-2221
F:  (217) 785-3972
INDIANA
Dr. Charles A. (Tony) Bennett 
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Indiana Department of Education
State House, Room 229
200 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN  46204-2798
P:  (317) 232-6665
F:  (317) 232-8004
IOWA
Ms. Judy Jeffrey 
Director of Education
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
East 14th & Grand Streets
Des Moines, IA  50319-0146
P:  (515) 281-3436
F:  (515) 281-4122
KANSAS 
Dr. Alexa Posny
Commissioner of Education
Kansas Department of Education
120 South East Tenth Avenue
Topeka, KS  66612-1182
P:  (785) 296-3202
F:  (785) 291-3791
KENTUCKY
Dr. Elaine Farris
Commissioner of Education
Kentucky Department of Education
Capitol Plaza Tower - 500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY  40601
P:  (502) 564-3141
F:  (502) 564-5680
LOUISIANA
Paul G. Pastorek 
Superintendent of Education
Louisiana Department of Education 
PO Box 94064 
1201 North 3rd Street, 5th Floor
Baton Rouge, LA  70804-9064
P:  (225) 342-3607
F:  (225) 342-7316
MAINE
Ms. Susan A. Gendron
Commissioner of Education
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
P: (207) 624-6620
F: (207) 624-6601
MARYLAND
Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick
Superintendent of Schools
Maryland Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD  21201
P:  (410) 767-0462
F:  (410) 333-6033
MASSACHUSETTS
Mr. Mitchell Chester
Commissioner of Education
Massachusetts Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, MA  02148-5023
P:  (781) 338-3102
F:  (781) 338-3770
MICHIGAN
Mr. Michael P. Flanagan
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Michigan Department of Education
608 West Allegan Street, 4th Floor
Lansing, MI  48933
P:  (517) 373-9235
F:  (517) 335-4565
MINNESOTA 
Ms. Alice Seagren 
Commissioner of Education
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113
P: (651) 582-8204
F: (651) 582-8724
MISSISSIPPI
Dr. Hank M. Bounds
Superintendent of Education
Mississippi State Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
359 North West Street
Jackson, MS  39205
P:  (601) 359-3512
F:  (601) 359-3242
MISSOURI
Dr. Bert Schulte 
Commissioner of Education
Missouri Department of Elementary
 & Secondary Education
205 Jefferson Street, 6th Floor
Jefferson City, MO  65102
P:  (573) 751-4446
F:  (573) 751-1179
MONTANA 
Dr. Denise Juneau 
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Montana Office of Public Instruction
1227 11th Avenue
Helena, MT  59620-2501
P:  (406) 444-5658
F:  (406) 444-9299
NEBRASKA 
Dr. Roger D. Breed 
Commissioner of Education
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall, South, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE  68509-4987
P:  (402) 471-5020
F:  (402) 471-4433
NEVADA
Dr. Keith W. Rheault
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Nevada Department of Education
700 East 5th Street
Carson City, NV  89701-5096
P:  (775) 687-9217
F:  (775) 687-9202
NEW HAMPSHIRE 
Dr. Lyonel Tracy 
Commissioner of Education
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
State Office Park South
Concord, NH  03301
P:  (603) 271-3144
F:  (603) 271-3830
NEW JERSEY
Ms. Lucille Davy 
Commissioner of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
100 River View Plaza 
CN Box 500
Trenton, NJ  08625-0500
P:  (609) 292-4450
F:  (609) 777-4099
NEW MEXICO
Dr. Veronica C. Garcia
Secretary of Education
New Mexico Public Education Department
Education Building
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM  87501-2786
P:  (505) 827-6688
F:  (505) 827-6520
NEW YORK
Mr. Richard P. Mills
Commissioner of Education
New York Education Department
111 Education Building
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY  12234
P:  (518) 474-5844
F:  (518) 473-4909
NORTH CAROLINA
Dr. June Atkinson
Superintendent of Public Instruction
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Education Building
301 North Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC  27601-2825
P:  (919) 807-3430
F:  (919) 807-3445
NORTH DAKOTA
Dr. Wayne G. Sanstead
Superintendent of Public Instruction
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
State Capitol Building, 11th Floor
600 Boulevard Avenue, East
Bismarck, ND  58505-0440
P:  (701) 328-4572
F:  (701) 328-2461
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 
Ms. Rita Sablan 
Commissioner of Education 
CNMI Public School System
P.O. Box 501370CK
Saipan, MP  96950
P:  (670) 664-3700
F:  (670) 664-3798
OHIO
Deborah S. DeLisle 
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ohio Department of Education
25 South Front Street, Mail Stop 70
Columbus, OH  43215-4183
P:  (614) 466-7578
F:  (614) 728-4781
OKLAHOMA
Ms. Sandy Garrett
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Hodge Education Building
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK  73105-4599
P:  (405) 521-4887
F:  (405) 522-0091
OREGON
Ms. Susan Castillo
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, N.E.
Salem, OR  97310-0203
P:  (503) 378-3600
F:  (503) 378-4772
PENNSYLVANIA
Dr. Gerald L. Zahorchak
Secretary of Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market St., 10th Floor 
Harrisburg, PA  17126-0333
P:  (717) 783-9780
F:  (717) 787-7222

PUERTO RICO
Dr. Carlos R. Chardan 
Secretary of Education
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Post Office Box 190759
San Juan, PR  00919-0759
P:  (787) 759-2000
F:  (787) 250-0275
RHODE ISLAND
Mr. Peter McWalters
Commissioner of Education
Rhode Island Department of Education
Shepard Building
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI  02903
P:  (401) 222-4600, ext. 2001
F:  (401) 222-6178
SOUTH CAROLINA
Mr. Jim Rex 
State Superintendent of Education
South Carolina Department of Education
1006 Rutledge Building
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC  29201
P:  (803) 734-8492
F:  (803) 734-4426
SOUTH DAKOTA
Dr. Thomas J. Oster 
Cabinet Secretary
South Dakota Department of Education 
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD  57501-2291
P:  (605) 773-5669
F:  (605) 773-6139
TENNESSEE
Dr. Timothy K. Webb 
Commissioner of Education
Tennessee Department of Education
Sixth Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0375
P: (615) 741-5158
F: (615) 532-4791
TEXAS
Mr. Robert Scott 
Commissioner of Education
Texas Education Agency
William B. Travis Building
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX  78701-1494
P:  (512) 463-8985
F:  (512) 463-9008
UTAH
Dr. Patti Harrington
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Utah State Office of Education
PO Box 144200
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT  84114-4200
P:  (801) 538-7510
F:  (801) 538-7768
VERMONT 
Mr. Armando Vilaseca
Acting Commissioner of Education

Vermont Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT  05620-2501
P:  (802) 828-3135
F:  (802) 828-3140
VIRGINIA
Dr. Patricia I. Wright
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Virginia Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA  23218
P:  (804) 225-2023
F:  (804) 371-2099
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Dr. LaVerne Terry
Commissioner of Education
Virgin Islands Department of Education 
44-46 Kongens Gade
St. Thomas, VI  00802 -6746
P:  (340) 774-2810
F:  (340) 779-7153
WASHINGTON
Dr. Randall Dorn 
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Washington Department of Public Instruction
Old Capitol Building, Washington & Legion
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA  98504-7200
P:  (360) 725-6004
F:  (360) 753-6712
WEST VIRGINIA
Dr. Steve Paine
State Superintendent of Schools
West Virginia Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Building 6, Room B-358
Charleston, WV 25305
P: (304) 558-2681
F: (304) 558-0048
WISCONSIN
Ms. Elizabeth Burmaster
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
P.O Box 7841
125 South Webster Street
Madison, WI 53707 
P: (608) 266-1771
F: (608) 266-5188
WYOMING
Dr. Jim McBride 
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Wyoming Department of Education
2300 Capitol Ave, 2nd Floor
Hathaway Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
P: (307) 777-7675
F: (307) 777-6234




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