Republican Hofmeister Quits Education Board To Ponder Superintendent Race

hofmeisterJoy Hofmeister, a Republican member of the State Board of Education, today announced her resignation from the Board to pursue a potential statewide race for State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

“I am very thankful for the opportunity to have served on the Board and to have helped implement so many critical education reforms,” said Hofmeister. “I remain very committed to improving the education environment in Oklahoma, and I look forward to exploring other ways to make our education system better for students and families.”

Hofmeister said she is considering a run for the very position she oversaw as a board member, and in which she interacted with present Superintendent Janet Barresi, also a Republican.

“I am very passionate about advocating for meaningful reform with successful implementation for Oklahoma’s education system, which is leading me to strongly consider seeking the position of State Superintendent,” said Hofmeister. \

Hofmeister was appointed by Governor Fallin to serve on the Board of Education in January 2012. A former public school teacher, Hofmeister is president of a company that owns and operates Kumon Math @nd Reading Centers, a local franchise of the international firm that provides academic enrichment in math and reading to children in 47 countries.

Hofmeister graduated from Eastwood High School in Tulsa. She has a Bachelor of Science in Education from Texas Christian University, as well as teaching certificates in English and Elementary Education. She serves on the board of directors for the Jenks Public Schools Foundation, Select Committee for Study of School Finance, and has served on curriculum adoption committees at the district level and curriculum advisory committees for Kumon North America.

Hofmeister and her husband, Gerald Hofmeister, have four children; a recent university graduate, two in college, and one in high school.


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