Kansas State Department of Education

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Kansas State Department of Education

Leadership and Support Through Student Learning
State education agency overview
Formed	January 14, 1969 (1969-01-14)
Preceding State education agency	Kansas Superintendent of Public Instruction
Jurisdiction	State of Kansas
Headquarters	900 SW Jackson St, Topeka, KS 66612 Topeka, Kansas 39°02′46″N 95°40′29″W / 39.046012°N 95.674697°W / 39.046012; -95.674697
State education agency executive	Dr. Randy Watson, Commissioner of Education
Parent department	State of Kansas
Website	KSDE Website

Kansas State Department Board of Education (KSDE) is Kansas's Board of Education, headquartered in Topeka.^[1] The board of education that controls the department is a constitutional body established in Article 6 of the Kansas Constitution. The ten members of the Board of Education are each elected to four-year terms. The Board helps determine educational policy for the state's primary and secondary schools.

The Kansas State Board of Education was created to replace the position of Kansas State Superintendent of Public Instruction effective January 14, 1969, pursuant to an amendment to the Kansas Constitution adopted November 8, 1966.