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Dr. Wayne G. Sanstead, State Superintendent

Dr. Wayne G. Sanstead, State Superintendent

North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Wayne G. Sanstead, is currently serving in his twenty-sixth year as state superintendent and is the nation's longest serving chief state school officer. He brings an extensive background of legislative, executive, and educational leadership to this position. Prior to his election as superintendent of public instruction, he served in elected office for nineteen years including: eight years as state representative, two years as state senator, and eight years as lieutenant governor of North Dakota. He has been recognized nationally as being the "highest ranking classroom teacher serving in public office."

Dr. Sanstead received his bachelor of arts degree in speech and political science from St. Olaf College at Northfield, Minnesota and his master's degree in public address and group communications from Northwestern University. He earned his doctorate in secondary education from the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of North Dakota.

  
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North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
Dr. Wayne G. Sanstead, State Superintendent
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 201
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0440
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