McCormick began her career as a special education teacher. She later worked as a middle school language arts teacher from 1996 to 2004. Then she became principal of Yorktown Elementary School in 2004. In 2007, she became the assistant superintendent of Yorktown Community schools and served in that position until she was selected as superintendent in 2010. She serves on the boards for Ivy Tech East Central Region, the Indiana Association of School Business Officials, and Delaware County Youth Salutes. In 2014, she was invited to the National Connected Superintendents Summit at the White House in Washington D.C.[2] In June 2021, McCormick announced that she had officially switched from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.[3]
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McCormick was chosen by the Indiana Republican Party as the nominee for the Superintendent of Public Instruction on June 11, 2016. At her convention speech, McCormick said Indiana must continue to reject national Common Core learning standards. She said "days of reckless testing must end" and that she knows what it takes to recruit the best teachers.[4] McCormick and Ritz had one debate on October 17, 2016, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.[5] McCormick defeated Ritz for the position of Superintendent on November 8, 2016.[6]
Indiana 2016 Superintendent of Public Instruction Election[7][8]
Candidate
Party
Popular vote
%
Jennifer McCormick
Republican
1,423,042
53.0%
Glenda Ritz
Democratic
1,240,474
47.0%
Tenureedit
Jennifer McCormick at Bloomfield High School during the final Workplace Simulation Project Day
McCormick ran as a Republican candidate for Indiana superintendent of public instruction. She defeated Dawn Wooten and won the Republican nomination at the state party convention on June 11. McCormick defeated incumbent Glenda Ritz in the Indiana superintendent of schools election. The theme of her campaign was to remove politics from education and that the superintendent should again work in tandem with the Department of Education. It also stated including support for improving the current state assessment program and providing teachers with quality tools to enhance instruction. A primary responsibility for the superintendent will be to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act, a federal education law that replaces the No Child Left Behind Act signed into law by PresidentGeorge W. Bush in 2002.[9]
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Jennifer McCormick is an American politician and educator who is the former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Formerly a Republican she upset the Democratic incumbent Glenda Ritz in the 2016 election and served one term Switching to the Democratic Party in 2021 she is running for governor of Indiana in 2024 1 Jennifer McCormick44th Indiana Superintendent of Public InstructionIn office January 9 2017 January 11 2021GovernorEric HolcombPreceded byGlenda RitzSucceeded byKatie Jenner Secretary of Education Personal detailsPolitical partyRepublican before 2021 Democratic 2021 present SpouseTrentChildren1EducationPurdue University BA Ball State University MA Indiana State University PhD Contents 1 Biography 2 State Superintendent 2 1 Election 2 2 Tenure 3 2024 gubernatorial race 4 Personal life 5 Awards 6 ReferencesBiography editMcCormick began her career as a special education teacher She later worked as a middle school language arts teacher from 1996 to 2004 Then she became principal of Yorktown Elementary School in 2004 In 2007 she became the assistant superintendent of Yorktown Community schools and served in that position until she was selected as superintendent in 2010 She serves on the boards for Ivy Tech East Central Region the Indiana Association of School Business Officials and Delaware County Youth Salutes In 2014 she was invited to the National Connected Superintendents Summit at the White House in Washington D C 2 In June 2021 McCormick announced that she had officially switched from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party 3 State Superintendent editElection edit McCormick was chosen by the Indiana Republican Party as the nominee for the Superintendent of Public Instruction on June 11 2016 At her convention speech McCormick said Indiana must continue to reject national Common Core learning standards She said days of reckless testing must end and that she knows what it takes to recruit the best teachers 4 McCormick and Ritz had one debate on October 17 2016 in Fort Wayne Indiana 5 McCormick defeated Ritz for the position of Superintendent on November 8 2016 6 Indiana 2016 Superintendent of Public Instruction Election 7 8 Candidate Party Popular vote Jennifer McCormick Republican 1 423 042 53 0 Glenda Ritz Democratic 1 240 474 47 0 Tenure edit nbsp Jennifer McCormick at Bloomfield High School during the final Workplace Simulation Project DayMcCormick ran as a Republican candidate for Indiana superintendent of public instruction She defeated Dawn Wooten and won the Republican nomination at the state party convention on June 11 McCormick defeated incumbent Glenda Ritz in the Indiana superintendent of schools election The theme of her campaign was to remove politics from education and that the superintendent should again work in tandem with the Department of Education It also stated including support for improving the current state assessment program and providing teachers with quality tools to enhance instruction A primary responsibility for the superintendent will be to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act a federal education law that replaces the No Child Left Behind Act signed into law by President George W Bush in 2002 9 2024 gubernatorial race editMain article 2024 Indiana gubernatorial election In May 2023 McCormick announced that she would enter the 2024 race for Indiana Governor as a Democrat 10 Personal life editMcCormick is married to Trent a public school science teacher and wrestling coach 11 They have one son Cael who attended The United States Military Academy 12 Awards editOutstanding Contributor to Education Award from the Muncie Delaware County Chamber of Commerce 2013 Person of the Year Yorktown Chamber of CommerceReferences edit Davies Tom May 4 2023 Ex Indiana schools chief McCormick enters governor s race Associated Press Retrieved May 4 2023 Jennifer McCormick Ballotpedia Former Indiana GOP schools chief changes party affiliation to Democratic Indiana GOP pick nominees for Attorney General and State School Superintendent 11 June 2016 Ritz McCormick To Debate For State Superintendent Race 6 October 2016 Republican challenger McCormick wins over Ritz Indiana Superintendent of Schools election 2016 Ballotpedia Election Results in gov November 8 2016 Balonon Rosen Peter 8 November 2016 McCormick Ousts Ritz To Win State Superintendent Race Ex state schools superintendent Jennifer McCormick joins Indiana governor s race as Democrat Retrieved 2023 05 04 The Voter s Self Defense System Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2017 08 08 Retrieved 2017 08 08 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Party political officesPreceded byTony Bennett Republican nominee for Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction2016 Template S lastPolitical officesPreceded byGlenda Ritz Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction2017 2021 Succeeded byKatie Jenneras Secretary of Education of Indiana Retrieved 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