Michael Rice (Michigan)

Michael Rice

Nonpartisan

Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

5

Predecessor

Sheila Alles

Compensation

Base salary

$232,650

Elections and appointments

Appointed

May 7, 2019

Contact

Official website

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Michael Rice is the Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction. He assumed office on August 1, 2019. His current term ends on July 31, 2025.

Biography

Prior to his appointment as the superintendent of public instruction, Rice had spent 12 years as the superintendent of Kalamazoo Public Schools. Before that, he was the superintendent of Clifton Public Schools in New Jersey. His professional experience also includes teaching high school French and serving as a cabinet-level administrator in D.C. Public Schools, the Fort Wayne Community Schools, and the Lansing School District.

Rice received both his doctorate and master's degrees in administration from New York University and his bachelor's degree in psychology from Yale University.

Career

Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction (2019 - Present)

On May 7, 2019, Rice was appointed Michigan superintendent of public instruction by the state board of education. He replaced interim superintendent Sheila Alles.

See also

• Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Michigan Department of Education
• Dearborn Public Schools, Michigan

External links

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Officeholder

Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction

Website

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Sheila Alles	Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction 2019-Present	Succeeded by -