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The Oklahoma State Department of Education is the state education agency of the State of Oklahoma charged with determining the policies and directing the administration and supervision of the public school system of Oklahoma. The State Board of Education, the governing body of the Department, is composed of the Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction and six members appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma with the approval of the Oklahoma Senate. The State Superintendent, in addition to serving as chair of the Board, serves as the chief executive officer of the Department and is elected by the voters of Oklahoma every four years. The current State Superintendent of Public Instruction is Janet Barresi. Barresi is currently serving her first term in office, with her first term beginning on January 10, 2011 which is set to end in 2015. Barresi lost her bid for a second term in the Republican primary to Joy Hofmeister who went on to beat Democrat John Cox in the general election. Hofmeister will begin her term in January 2015.〔(State of Oklahoma Election Results, General Election, November 4, 2014. )〕 The State Board of Education, and thus the State Department of Education, was created in its current configuration in 1971 during the term of Governor David Hall. The agency maintains its headquarters in the Oliver Hodge Building at 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard in Oklahoma City.〔(Home page )." ''Oklahoma State Board of Education''. Retrieved on April 3, 2009.〕 Together with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the Department forms the core of Oklahoma's public education system. ==Leadership== The Department is led by the Secretary of Education and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (who is the Chair of the State Board of Education). Under Governor Mary Fallin, the Education Secretary is Phyllis Hudecki and Janet Barresi serves as State Superintendent. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oklahoma State Department of Education」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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