A Guide to the Virginia Secretary of Education, Correspondence and subject files, 1998-2001 #38994

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Preferred Citation

Virginia Secretary of Education, Correspondence and subject files, 1998-2001. Accession 38994, State Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Transferred from the Office of the Secretary of Education January 10, 2002.

Biographical/Historical Information

The secretarial system of organizing state government agencies was established by the General Assembly in 1972. The secretaries are appointed by the Governor and serve at his pleasure. Their primary mandates are to resolve conflicts among assigned agencies and officials; to direct the formulation of a comprehensive program budget for their assigned agencies; hold agency heads accountable for their administrative, fiscal and program actions; and direct the development of planning necessary for the effective and efficient operation of government. The Secretary of Education assists the Governor in the management of state agencies in the area of education, including the boards of public institutions of higher education, the community college system and various cultural institutions in the Commonwealth. The Secretary of Education also provides leadership and vision for all public education in Virginia.

Wilbert Bryant was appointed Secretary of Education by Governor Jim Gilmore on January 18, 1998. Prior to his appointment, Bryant served as Deputy Secretary of Education for former Governor George Allen.

Scope and Content Information

This collection is comprised of Wilbert Bryant's correspondence and subject files, 1998-2001, from his tenure as Virginia Secretary of Education. The collection is organized into the following series: Constituent Correspondence (15 cu. ft.); Appointment Calendars (.5 cu. ft.); Correspondence with State Agencies (1.5 cu. ft.); and Subject Files (2 cu. ft.). Subjects covered in the correspondence include prepaid tuition contracts, funding for higher education, Literacy Passport test, school vouchers, SOLs, teacher salaries, TAG, Virginia Commission for the Arts, teacher education, school violence, Blue Ribbon Commission, and many others.

Contents List

Series I: Constituent correspondence, 1998-2001

Box 1
Constituent correspondence, ID number 93 - 25,997, 1998 February-June
Box 2
Constituent correspondence, ID number 26,463 - 36,294, 1998 June-November
Box 2A
Constituent correspondence, ID number 36,370 - 53,495 1998 November - 1999 January
Box 3
Constituent correspondence, ID number 53,562 - 68,176, 1999 January-April
Box 4
Constituent correspondence, ID number 68,206 - 82,968, 1999 April-September
Box 5
Constituent correspondence, ID number 83,020 - 93,878, 1998 February-June
Box 6
Constituent correspondence, ID number 93,900 - 99,247, 1999 November-December
Box 7
Constituent correspondence, ID number 99,318 - 110,986, 2000 January-March
Box 8
Constituent correspondence, ID number 111,068 - 2027180, 2000 March-September
Box 9
Constituent correspondence, ID number 2027236 - 2038823, 2000 September-December
Box 10
Constituent correspondence, ID number 2038825 - 2043904, 2000 December - 2001 January
Box 11
Constituent correspondence, ID number 2043907 - 2067521, 2001 January-May
Box 12
Constituent correspondence, ID number 2067535 - 2073298, 2001 May-July
Box 13
Constituent correspondence, ID number 2073300 - 2085776, 2001 June-November
Box 14
Constituent correspondence, ID number 2085841 - 2088846, 2001 November-December

Series III: Agency correspondence, 1998-2001

Box 15
Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Education, 1998-2000
Box 15
Correspondence with state agencies, 1998-2001
Box 15
Correspondence of the Secretary, 1998-2001
Box 16
Correspondence of the Deputy Chief of Staff, 1998-2001
Box 16
Local School Construction, 1998
Box 16
Governor's Commission on Local School Construction, 1998