Raymond Simon

Raymond Simon
United States Deputy Secretary of Education
In office May 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Eugene W. Hickok
Succeeded by	Anthony Wilder Miller
Personal details
Born	Raymond Simon Conway, Arkansas
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Central Arkansas University of Arkansas
Profession	educator, civil servant

Raymond Simon is an American educator and the former United States Deputy Secretary of Education. Simon led the Office of the Deputy Secretary (ODS) which served the administration of Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. Simon was nominated by U.S. President George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate on May 26, 2005. He was primarily focused on the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act that aims at reforming primary and secondary education. Simon had previously served as the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, which serves as the top official within the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Simon was the Chief State School Officer for Arkansas for six years—a position he held until his initial appointment by President G.W. Bush. He also served as superintendent of the Conway (Arkansas) School District from 1991 to 1997.

A native of Conway, Arkansas, Simon has been involved in Arkansas education since 1966, when he began his career as a mathematics teacher at North Little Rock High School. While at North Little Rock, he was also Director of School Food Services and Director of Computer Services until moving back to Conway to serve as Assistant Superintendent for Finance. In addition, he has been an adjunct professor for both educational technology and school finance at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

He received a bachelor's and master's degree in mathematics from the University of Central Arkansas, and holds an educational specialist degree in school administration from the University of Arkansas.

Simon and his wife, Phyllis, have one married daughter and two grandchildren, Alex and Ana.

Raymond & Phyllis Simon Intermediate School was named for the Simons and is located in Conway, Arkansas. As a young boy, Simon had a horse named Blue Baby.

Sources

• http://www.ed.gov/news/staff/bios/simon.html

Agencies under the United States Department of Education
Headquarters: 400 Maryland Avenue SW (Education Department Building) John King, Jr., Secretary of Education James Cole Jr., Acting Deputy Secretary of Education
Secretary of Education	Office for Civil Rights Institute of Education Sciences
Deputy Secretary of Education	Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools Office of Innovation and Improvement Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Office of English Language Acquisition Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Under Secretary of Education	Office of Federal Student Aid Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education Office of Postsecondary Education White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Programs	National Center for Education Statistics National Library of Education National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Office of Migrant Education Education Resources Information Center National Assessment of Educational Progress
Independent organizations	Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance National Institute for Literacy National Assessment Governing Board National Board for Education Sciences White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics