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Phone
515-281-5294
Address
400 E 14th St, Des Moines, IA 50319
Last modified on 2024-03-20 02:24:21
Description
Through leadership and service to the state education system, the Iowa Department of Education (Department) works to ensure all learners are prepared for their future at every step of their educational journey. The Department provides oversight to the state education system that includes PK-12 public elementary and secondary schools, nonpublic schools that receive state accreditation, area education agencies, community colleges, and teacher preparation programs. The Department works to remove barriers for pursuing education beyond high school. The Department also establishes and enforces rigorous standards and licensing for Iowa educational practitioners to effectively address the needs of students. Under the leadership of the Iowa Department of Education Director and in partnership with the State Board of Education, Department team members, in collaboration with a wide range of community partners, support schools and districts as they prepare students for college and career training and ensure they receive the support needed to succeed. **Vision** Building an excellent education system that empowers all students to achieve their full potential. **Mission** Ensuring all students experience a world-class education. **History** The Department was created by the 35th General Assembly in 1913 and was originally called the Department of Public Instruction. The current name was adopted in 1986. In its early years, the Department was charged with working with the many small, isolated school buildings to build a formal system of public education that included organized districts with defined duties and boundaries, as well as specific qualifications for teachers. While the state department was established to provide oversight, local schools maintained the authority to set many of the rules and requirements for their own students. This system of "local responsibility" – based on the belief that local residents have the greatest interest in assuring their children's success – continues today. As Iowa grew over the decades to encompass greater diversity in business, industry and population, the public education system evolved to reflect those changes. In the 1960s, a system of 15 public, two-year community colleges was established to provide more students the opportunity for continued education and training beyond high school. In the mid-1970s, the system of AEAs was developed to provide regional support for local schools and their teachers. Originally, the community colleges and the AEAs shared the same service area boundaries. Since then, several AEAs have merged to provide greater efficiency in regions with declining populations. As part of the state’s alignment of state agencies in 2023, the Department took on other state agencies – the Board of Educational Examiners, Iowa College Aid, the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council, Iowa School for the Deaf and Iowa Educational Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired – to better streamline services for Iowans.
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