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Goal 3—Professional Development: Expand and improve a system of recruiting,
developing, and supporting teachers that instills excellence in every classroom,
preschool through adult.
Goal 4—Technology: Provide statewide leadership that promotes effective use of
technology to improve teaching and learning; increase efficiency and effectiveness in
administration of kindergarten through grade twelve (K–12) education, including student
recordkeeping and good financial management practices; and provide broader and
more effective communication among the home, school, district, county, and state.
Goal 5—Learning Support Systems: Establish and foster systems of school, home,
and community resources that provide the physical, emotional, and intellectual support
that each student needs to succeed.
Goal 6—Adequate Flexible Funding: Advocate additional resources and additional
flexibility, and provide statewide leadership that promotes good business practices so
that California schools can target their resources to ensure success for all students.
Goal 7—Department Management: Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the
CDE.
California Department of Education Organization
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION (916) 319-0800
Jack O’Connell FAX (916) 319-0100
The State Superintendent of Public Instruction is one of eight statewide constitutional
officers in California and holds the only such office that is nonpartisan. The
Superintendent is accountable to the people of California for administering and
enforcing education law and regulations and for continuing to reform and improve public
elementary and secondary school programs, adult education, and some preschool and
child care programs.
The Superintendent is the executive officer and secretary of the California State Board
of Education and the director of the California Department of Education (CDE). The
CDE administers California’s public education system at the state level. The
Superintendent administers the day-to-day operations of the CDE and also is
responsible for two schools for the deaf, one school for the blind, and three diagnostic
centers.
In addition to serving as a University of California Regent, the Superintendent serves as
an ex officio member of the California State University and the California Commission
on Teacher Credentialing boards of trustees. The Superintendent also serves as an ex
officio member or has representation on more than 100 boards, commissions, and
committees established by the Department, the Legislature, or the Executive Branch.
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