Anna Shults serves as the Chief Academic Officer at the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) under the leadership of Dr. Katie Jenner, Indiana’s Secretary of Education. Anna brings over 30 years of education experience to her current role overseeing IDOE’s strategic priorities focused on student outcomes and educator recruitment & development. Through this work she maintains a laser focus on cultivating meaningful learning experiences for all Hoosier students and ensuring every Indiana classroom has an effective teacher.
Anna began her career as an elementary teacher and is the 2007 Indiana Teacher of the Year. She worked at IDOE previously and led the Department’s efforts to build a third grade reading policy that ensures every student leaves Grade 3 as a successful reader. Anna has also served as a Deputy Chancellor at the Florida Department of Education and spent a year at the Gates Foundation engaged in teacher leadership work. She is the Founder of an Indianapolis charter school and served as its Head of School for seven years. Anna has a Bachelors in Elementary Education and her Masters in Curriculum & Instruction.