Gov. Nixon Names Lindbergh Board President to State School Board

Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed Vic Lenz to the Missouri State Board of Education. The Governor has appointed him to a six-year term ending on July 1, 2019.

The State Board of Education sets accreditation standards for local school districts, including:

• Minimum high school graduation standards and basic requirements for curriculum
• Staffing and student testing
• Establishes academic performance standards for public schools
• Sets education and certification requirements for all professional personnel in public schools (teachers, administrators, librarians, counselors)
• Approves professional education programs in the state's community colleges and four-year colleges and universities, both public and private
• Establishes regulations and administrative requirements for the distribution of state and federal funds to school districts.
  

Lenz served as president of the Missouri School Boards’ Association in 2011-12 and is currently president of the Lindbergh Schools Board of Education, according to a Lindbergh School District statement.

He has been a member of Lindbergh’s board for nine years. He has been a district resident for 64 years, and been a part of the Lindbergh School District as a teacher, guidance counselor, principal and assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction.

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