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	Record Group Number:	000402
	Series/Collection Number:	.S 2194
	Creator:	Florida. Dept. of Education.
	Title, Dates:	Commissioners of Education board/commission/council correspondence files, 1994-2002.
	Amount:	1.00 cubic ft.
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	Organization/Arrangement:	Alphabetical by name of board/commissions/council, then chronological.
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	Biographical/Historical:	The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction was created by the 1868 Constitution. In the 1885 Constitution, the Superintendent became an elected official. The Superintendent headed the Dept. of Public Instruction (1869-1938) and the State Dept. of Education (1939-1968). Under the 1968 Constitution, the name was changed to Commissioner of Education and the position became one of the elected Cabinet posts. The Commissioner heads the Dept. of Education and serves as chief state school officer.
	Summary:	This series documents the activities of Education Commissioners Betty Castor, Douglas Jamerson, Frank Brogan, Tom Gallagher, and Charlie Crist relating to various education-related, government, public affairs, and community/civic boards, commissions, and councils. Correspondence between the Commissioners and the boards includes letters of appointment by the Education Commissioner of representatives of various boards, commissions, and councils; discussion of the disbanding of boards, commissions and councils; appointment questionnaires completed by individuals seeking appointments to boards, commissions, and councils; invitations from civic, business, and educational organizations for the Commissioner to become a member of their Board of Directors; letters of appointment for the Education Commissioner's official designee; and executive orders.
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	Subject Access Fields:	Jamerson, Douglas L. Gallagher, Tom, 1944- Crist, Charlie, 1956- Commissioner of Education. Florida. Dept. of Education. Florida. Office of Commissioner of Education. School management and organization Florida Education Florida Newsletters. aat Reports. aat
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