Alabama State Department of Education

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Alabama Department of Education
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The Alabama State Department of Education headquarters in Montgomery, Alabama
Agency overview
Formed1854 (1854)
Type State education agency
Headquarters50 North Ripley Street, Montgomery, Alabama
32°22′43″N86°17′51″W / 32.378627°N 86.297518°W / 32.378627; -86.297518
Agency executive
Website www.alabamaachieves.org

The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) is the state education agency of Alabama. It is headquartered at 50 North Ripley Street in Montgomery. [1] The department was formed by the Alabama Legislature in 1854. [2] The department serves over 740,000 students in 136 school systems.

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Eric G. Mackey, Ed.D. was appointed as Alabama State Superintendent in May 2018 and is the current agency head. [3]

State Superintendents of Education

Noah B. Cloud was Alabama's first state superintendent of public education. He served after the American Civil War during the Reconstruction era and later served in the Alabama House of Representatives. He was a doctor. [4]

Other people who have held the office include Ed Richardson, Joseph Morton, Michael Sentance, Philip Cleveland, and Tommy Bice. [5] [ citation needed ]

Seven members of the School Superintendents of Alabama organization have served in the role beginning with J.A. Keller and E. B. Norton. Leroy Brown, Wayne Teague, Ed Richardson, Joe Morton, and Eric Mackey also held both roles during their careers. [6]

Eric G. Mackey was appointed Alabama State Superintendent in May 2018 and is the current agency head. [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Contact Us". Alabama Department of Education. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Resolution Commemorating the 150th Anniversary". Alabama Department of Education. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Executive Staff".
  4. ↑ Cloud, Noah B.; Jordan, Weymouth T. (1951). "Noah B. Cloud's Activities on Behalf of Southern Agriculture". Agricultural History. 25 (2): 53–58. JSTOR   3740819.
  5. ↑ https://ballotpedia.org/Category:Former_Alabama_superintendent_of_schools
  6. ↑ https://www.ssaonline.org/history-of-ssa
  7. ↑ "Executive Staff".


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