Missouri’s K-12 education commissioner plans to resign.

State Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven is resigning, effective July 1. 

She made the announcement during Tuesday’s Missouri Board of Education meeting. 

Vandeven has served as the Commissioner of Education for more than seven years, from January 2015 to December 2 017, and again January 2019 to present. 

The state Board of Education is responsible for finding her replacement.