STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

HISTORICAL EVOLUTION

State Department of Education
State Board of Education, 1864-68
Board of State School Commissioners, 1870-1916
State Board of Education, State Department of Education, 1916-

Division of Planning, Results, & Information Management
State Department of Education, Bureau of Educational Measurements, 1921-45
State Department of Education, Division of Finance, Statistics, & Educational Measurements, 1945-49
State Department of Education, Division of Finance & Research, 1949-63
State Department of Education, Division of Research & Development, 1963-71
State Department of Education, Division of Research, Evaluation & Information Systems, 1971-79
State Department of Education, Division of Administration, 1979-83
State Department of Education, Division of Administration & Finance, 1983-87
State Department of Education, Office of Management Information Systems, 1987-92
State Department of Education, Division of Planning, Results, & Information Management, 1992-

Division of Rehabilitation Services
State Department of Education, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, 1929-1992
State Department of Education, Division of Rehabilitation Services, 1992-

Division of Library Development & Services
State Department of Education, Office of Public Libraries, 1935-1946
State Department of Education, Division of Library Extension, 1946-1969
State Department of Education, Division of Library Development & Services, 1969-

Division of Certification & Accreditation
State Department of Education, Division of Certification & Accreditation, c.1945-

Division of Business Services
State Department of Education, Division of Finance, Statistics, & Educational Measurements, 1945-1949
State Department of Education, Division of Finance & Research, 1949-1963
State Department of Education, Division of Administration & Finance, 1963-c.1978
State Department of Education, Division of Administration, c.1978-c.1982
State Department of Education, Office of Administration & Finance, c.1982-92
State Department of Education, Division of Business Services, 1992-

Division of Instruction & Staff Development
State Department of Education, Division of Instruction, 1945-94
State Department of Education, Division of Instruction & Staff Development, 1994-

Division of Career Technology & Adult Learning
State Department of Education, Division of Vocational Education, 1950-68
State Department of Education, Division of Vocational-Technical Education, 1968-91
State Department of Education, Division of Career & Technology Education, 1991-92
State Department of Education, Division of Career Technology & Adult Learning, 1992-

Division of Compensatory Education & Support Services
State Department of Education, Division of Federal-State Programs, 1966-69
State Department of Education, Division of Compensatory, Urban & Supplementary Programs, 1969-88
State Department of Education, Division of Compensatory Education & Support Services, 1988-

Division of Special Education
State Department of Education, Division of Special Education, c.1974-

School Improvement Services Office
State Department of Education, Bureau of Educational Development, 1988-92
State Department of Education, School Improvement Services Office, 1992-

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