Iowa Department of Education Email Format
Government AdministrationIowa, United States201-500 Employees
The Iowa Department of Education is a state government agency in the government administration sector, based in Des Moines, Iowa. It works with the Iowa State Board of Education to provide support, supervision, and oversight for Iowa's state education system, which includes public elementary and secondary schools, state-accredited nonpublic schools, area education agencies, community colleges, and teacher preparation programs. The department operates with a mid-sized workforce to carry out these duties. Its customers are school districts and schools, area education agencies, community colleges, and teacher preparation programs, and it addresses governance, accountability, and program oversight across these institutions. In October 2023, the department released the Iowa School Performance Profiles, a state effort to rate districts and schools, including buildings labeled as commendable or acceptable under state and federal designations.