The Florida State Board of Education seeks an experienced, results-oriented executive as its new Commissioner of Education, who serves as the chief educational officer of the state and is responsible for providing full assistance to the State Board in enforcing compliance with the mission and goals of Florida’s seamless preK-20 education system. The Commissioner, on behalf of the State Board, reports to the Governor for the Department of Education, which has oversight for preK-12 public schools; community colleges; workforce education; vocational rehabilitation; blind services; independent education and parental choice; nonpublic, postsecondary educational institutions and other key programs and services. 

PROACT Search, Inc. is accepting applications for this position through July 13, 2007.   

Interested parties can access the Working Draft of the Position Profile and the Applicant Questionnaire under Position Profile and Applicant Questionnaire of this site.  This position profile will be finalized before the screening of applications takes place.  Background on the position, qualifications and experience, application criteria, what constitutes an application and all of the contact information can be found within the Position Profile.

It should be noted that all documents submitted pursuant to this executive search are subject to Florida's Public Records Law.  The Florida Public Records Law is broadly construed and applied.  Any record is accessible to the public upon request unless a specific statutory exemption applies.  In compliance with the Law, all application materials will be posted on this site.  Information that meets statutory exemptions will be redacted. 

If  additional guidance is needed relating to public records, please contact the Office of General Counsel, Department of Education at 325 West Gaines Street, Room 1244, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400; (850)245-0442.

Interested parties may access documents prepared for this search, including the timeline, list of stakeholders to be contacted, etc. Updates on the search process and any reports prepared and delivered to the Florida State Board of Education will be posted upon approval of the State Board. All application materials will be posted shortly after the receipt by the search consultants.

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For additional information, interested parties should access the web site of the
Florida Department of Education at:
www.fldoe.org/commissionersearch
or contact
Dr. Nancy R. Noeske or Dr. Robert Schiller
at 414-347-0200
info@proactsearchinc.com.