Cade Brumley

State Superintendent, Louisiana Department of Education

Dr. Cade Brumley was appointed the Louisiana State Superintendent of Education in June 2020. He has invested his entire professional career into improving the lives of Louisiana students, serving as a teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal, district leader, and superintendent. As State Superintendent, Dr. Brumley has led statewide COVID-19 mitigation efforts, resulting in the 3rdmost aggressive return to school plan in the United States, according to the American Enterprise Institute. He created the “Louisiana Comeback'' campaign, a statewide effort to recover learning loss caused byCOVID-19 and catastrophic hurricanes. Dr. Brumley also launched the “Louisiana Literacy'' initiative, providing system leaders, educators, and families with innovative tools and resources to support children on a statewide push for a reading revival. Most recently, Dr. Brumley established The Protect Louisiana Schools: Hurricane PreparednessCommission, Louisiana’s first statewide commission centered on solidifying public school core infrastructures and creating operational best practices for school systems and leaders during hurricanes.