DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION State-by-State Directory Updated August 2005 If parents have questions about the legality of procedures used by their local school departments or have questions about state education services, they should contact their state department of education. These state agencies help oversee school departments to ensure they meet state and federal guidelines in order to qualify for state and federal funds. Alabama Dept. of Education P.O. Box 302101 50 North Ripley St. Montgomery AL 36104 (334) 242-9700 http://www.alsde.edu Alaska Dept. of Education and Early Development 801 West 10th St. # 200 Juneau AK 99801 (907) 465-2800 http://www.eed.state.ak.us Arizona Dept. of Education 1535 West Jefferson St. Phoenix AZ 85007 (602) 542-5393 Hotline 800-352-4558 http://www.ade.state.az.us Arkansas Dept. of Education #4 Capitol Mall Little Rock AR 72201 (501) 682-4475 http://arkedu.state.ar.us PKIDs PHR www.pkids.org 1
California Dept. of Education 1430 N St. Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 319-0800 http://www.cde.ca.gov Colorado Dept. of Education 201 East Colfax Ave. Denver CO 80203-1799 (303) 866-6600 http://www.cde.state.co.us Connecticut Dept. of Education 165 Capitol Ave. Hartford CT 06145 (860) 713-6548 http://www.state.ct.us/sde Delaware Dept. of Education John G. Townsend Building 401 Federal St. Dover DE 19901 (302) 739-4601 http://www.doe.state.de.us Washington D.C. Dept. of Education 825 North Capitol St. NE Washington D.C. 20002 (202) 724-4222 http://www.k12.dc.us Florida Dept. of Education Turlington Building #1514 325 West Gaines St. Tallahassee Florida 32399 (850) 245-0505 http://www.fldoe.org/ E-mail: commissioner@fldoe.org PKIDs PHR www.pkids.org 2
Georgia Dept. of Education 2054 Twin Towers East Atlanta GA 30334 (404) 656-2800 (800) 311-3627 http://www.doe.k12.ga.us E-mail: askdoe@doe.k12.ga.us Hawaii Dept. of Education P.O. Box 2360 Honolulu Hawaii 96804 (808) 586-3230 http://doe.k12.hi.us Idaho Dept. of Education P.O. Box 83720 Boise ID 83720-0027 (208) 332-6800 (800) 432-4601 http://www.sde.state.id.us/dept/ Illinois Dept. of Education 100 West Randolph # 14-300 Chicago IL 60601 (312) 814-2220 (866) 262-6663 http://www.isbe.state.il.us Indiana Dept. of Education State House Room 229 Indianapolis IN 46204-2798 (317) 232-6610 http://www.doe.state.in.us E-mail: webmaster@doe.state.in.us Iowa Dept. of Education Grimes State Office Building Des Moines IA 50319-0146 (515) 281-5294 http://www.state.ia.us/educate/ PKIDs PHR www.pkids.org 3
Kansas Dept. of Education 120 SE 10th Ave. Topeka KS 66612-1182 (785) 296-3201 http://www.ksbe.state.ks.us/ Kentucky Dept. of Education 500 Mero St. 19th Floor Frankfort KY 40601 (502) 564-4770 (800) 533-5372 http://www.education.ky.gov/ E-mail: webmaster@kde.state.ky.us Louisiana Dept. of Education P.O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge LA 70804-9064 877-453-2721 http://www.doe.state.la.us Maine Dept. of Education Burton M. Cross State Office Bldg. 111 Sewall St. Augusta ME 04330-6830 (207) 624-6600 http://www.state.me.us/education/homepage.htm Maryland State Department of Education 200 West Baltimore St. Baltimore MD 21201 (410) 767-0600 http://www.marylandpublicschools.org Massachusetts Dept. of Education 350 Main St. Malden MA 02148-5023 (781) 338-3000 http://www.doe.mass.edu E-mail: www@doe.mass.edu PKIDs PHR www.pkids.org 4
Michigan Dept. of Education P.O. Box 30008 608 West Allegan St. Lansing MI 48909 (517) 373-3324 http://www.michigan.gov/mde E-mail: mdeweb@michigan.gov Minnesota Dept. of Children, Families & Learning 1500 Hwy. 36 West Roseville MN 55113-4266 (651) 582-8200 http://education.state.mn.us E-mail: mde.contactus@state.mn.us Mississippi Dept. of Education Central High School P.O. Box 771 359 North West St. Jackson MS 39205 (601) 359-3513 http://www.mde.k12.ms.us E-mail: webhelp@mde.k12.ms.us Missouri Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City MO 65102 (573) 751-4212 http://www.dese.state.mo.us E-mail: pubinfo@dese.mo.gov Montana Office of Public Instruction P.O. Box 202501 Helena MT 59620-2501 (406) 444-3095 (888) 231-9393 http://www.opi.state.mt.us/ E-mail: opisupt@state.mt.us PKIDs PHR www.pkids.org 5
Nebraska Dept. of Education 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln NE 68509 (402) 471-2295 http://www.nde.state.ne.us E-mail: doug_ch@nde.state.ne.us Nevada Dept. of Education 700 East Fifth St. Carson City NV 89701 (775) 687-9200 http://www.doe.nv.gov New Hampshire Dept. of Education 101 Pleasant St. Concord NH 03301-3860 (603) 271-3494 http://www.ed.state.nh.us E-mail: llovering@ed.state.nh.us New Jersey Dept. of Education PO Box 500 Trenton NJ 08625 (609) 292-4469 http://www.state.nj.us/education/ New Mexico Dept. of Education 300 Don Gaspar Santa Fe NM 87501-2786 (505) 827-5800 http://sde.state.nm.us E-mail: vgarcia@sde.state.nm.us New York Dept. of Education Education Bldg. Albany NY 12234 (518) 474-3852 http://www.nysed.gov PKIDs PHR www.pkids.org 6
North Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction 301 North Wilmington St. Raleigh NC 27601 (919) 807-3300 http://www.ncpublicschools.org E-mail: information@dpi.state.nc.us North Dakota Dept. of Public Instruction 600 West Blvd. Ave. Dept.201 Floors 9, 10 and 11 Bismarck ND 58505-0440 (701) 328-2260 http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/ E-mail: wsanstead@state.nd.us Ohio Dept. of Education 25 South Front St. Columbus OH 43215-4183 (877) 644-6338 http://www.ode.state.oh.us E-mail: contact.center@ode.state.oh.us Oklahoma Dept. of Education 2500 North Lincoln Blvd. Oklahoma City OK 73105-4599 (405) 521-3301 http://www.sde.state.ok.us/ E-mail: sandy_garrett@mail.sde.state.ok.us Oregon Dept. of Education 255 Capitol St. NE Salem OR 97310-0203 (503) 378-3569 http://www.ode.state.or.us E-mail: ode.frontdesk@ode.state.or.us Pennsylvania Dept. of Education 333 Market St. Harrisburg PA 17126 (717) 783-6788 http://www.pde.state.pa.us// E-mail: jshoop@state.pa.us PKIDs PHR www.pkids.org 7
Rhode Island Dept. of Education 255 Westminster St. Providence RI 02903 (401) 222-4600 http://www.ridoe.net South Carolina Dept. of Education 1429 Senate St. Columbia SC 29201 (803) 734-8500 http://www.myscschools.com E-mail: info@sde.state.sc.us South Dakota Dept. of Education and Cultural Affairs 700 Governors Drive Pierre SD 57501 (605) 773-3134 http://doe.sd.gov Tennessee Dept. of Education Andrew Johnson Tower 6th Floor 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville TN 37243-0375 (615) 741-2731 http://www.state.tn.us/education E-mail: Education.Comments@state.tn.us Texas Education Agency William Travis Bldg. 1701 North Congress Ave. Austin TX 78701 (512) 463-9734 http://www.tea.state.tx.us Utah State Office of Education P.O. Box 144200 250 East 500 South Salt Lake City UT 84114-4200 (801) 538-7500 http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us PKIDs PHR www.pkids.org 8
Vermont Dept. of Education 120 State St. Montpelier VT 05620-2501 802-828-3135 http://www.state.vt.us/educ/ E-mail: edinfo@education.state.vt.us Virginia Dept. of Education P.O. Box 2120 Richmond VA 23218 James Monroe Bldg. 101 N 14th St. Richmond VA 23219 800-292-3820 http://www.pen.k12.va.us E-mail: askdoe@pen.k12.va.us Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Old Capitol Building P.O. Box 47200 Olympia WA 98504-7200 (360) 725-6000 http://www.k12.wa.us E-mail: webmaster@ospi.wednet.edu West Virginia Dept. of Education 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston WV 25305 (304) 558-2681 http://wvde.state.wv.us E-mail: dvermill@access.k12.wv.us Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction 125 South Webster St. P.O. Box 7841 Madison WI 53707-7841 (800) 441-4563 http://www.dpi.state.wi.us E-mail: superintendent@dpi.state.wi.us PKIDs PHR www.pkids.org 9
Wyoming Dept. of Education 2300 Capitol Ave. Hathaway Building 2nd Floor Cheyenne WY 82002-0050 (307) 777-7690 http://www.k12.wy.us E-mail: webmaster@educ.state.wy.us PKIDs PHR www.pkids.org 10