elcome to my home on the World Wide Web. This site contains a variety of useful and interesting information, including a short description of the duties of the office of State Superintendent and some biographical information.

If you are new to our Department of Education Web site, start here for links to our Department’s Divisions and Services; Staff Directory; Indiana school data; recent K-12 education news; upcoming events; and other frequently requested information.

We will be making changes to this site in the months ahead, so you can find what you are looking for even easier and faster. In the meantime, spend some time perusing our current site. You will find information about Indiana's Teacher of the Year, online publications, our Department’s Legislative Agenda, special projects such as the Indiana Video Information Network, and more.

In each of my last three terms as Superintendent of Public Instruction, I visited schools in all of Indiana’s 92 counties. Upon entering my fourth term of office, I pledged to continue this tradition. These visits keep me in touch with local communities and focused on how we can best meet the needs of all of Indiana’s schools. It is through this kind of communication that we can be responsive, remain up-to-date on issues, and share ideas around the state.

I hope you find this web site to be helpful and informative. Though our work is far from done, I think you will agree that Indiana’s education system has a solid foundation in place.