tificates for approximately 50,000 public
school teachers, 6,600 nonpublic school
teachers, and 450 teachers in the State insti-
tutions. In addition, the staff maintains an
up-to-date set of certification standards and
develops interstate reciprocity in certification
of teachers. The Division also provides an
advisory and consultative service on school
staffing.
The Division is also responsible for the
development, improvement, evaluation, and
approval of programs for the preparation of
educational personnel. In fulfilling this re-
sponsibility, the Division organizes and con-
ducts evaluation visits of each teacher edu-
cation program offered in the various
institutions of higher education within the
State.
Maryland law provides that private
schools or educational institutions below the
secondary level must have the approval of
the State Board of Education in order to
operate in Maryland. The State Board of
Education must approve the granting of
certificates and diplomas. The approval
function embraces all levels of education
from nursery school through secondary.
More than 500 schools are approved within
the various levels.
The G.E D. testing unit within the Divi-
sion administers the testing program which
leads to the attainment of the Maryland
High School Diploma. This office processes
approximately 12,000 to 13,000 applica-
tions annually, arranges for test sites, test
administration, scoring, reporting of test re-
sults, and issuance of diplomas to successful
candidates.
The Division is designated as the State
Approval Agency for college level programs
for which veterans' benefits are provided by
the Veterans Administration (Code 1957,
1975 Repl. Vol., 1975 Supp„ Art. 77, sees.
11, 13, 14, 16,27, 83, 107-114).
DIVISION OF COMPENSATORY,
URBAN, AND SUPPLEMENTARY
PROGRAMS
The Division of Compensatory, Urban,
and Supplementary Programs has the re-
sponsibility for administering, coordinating, |
and providing leadership in several pro-
grams. Title 1 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act, as amended by Pub-
lic Law 93-380, provides financial assistance
to local education agencies for programs ( 1 )
to meet the special educational needs of
educationally deprived children and (2) to
meet the needs of migratory children, in-
cluding the transmittal of pertinent informa-
tion with respect to school records of such
children. Title IV, Part C, of the same law
provides funds for innovation, support, and
dropout prevention. Title IV of the Civil
Rights Act provides funds for a Human
Relations Unit in the Division to concen-
trate on those problems associated with
various types of discrimination and staff-
student relationships. An Early Childhood
Education Unit, funded by the State, pro-
vides leadership in preschool and kinder-
garten programs in order to help children
achieve more successfully in regular school
programs.
The staff of the division attempts to go
beyond program lines to coordinate, in a
cost effective manner, the programs ad-
ministered so that solutions are provided to
the critical needs identified in the legislation.
Essentially those needs focus on disad-
vantaged children and minority groups.
DIVISION OF INSTRUCTION
The Division of Instruction provides lead-
ership in planning and supervising education
programs for children and adults in the
public schools of the State. Supervisory and
instructional services are available in subject
matter areas, general curriculum, and pupil
services. The Division initiates and supports
the development of curriculum guides and
certain visual aids; it encourages good edu-
cational practices through workshops, con-
sultant services, and demonstrations. The
Division also assumes leadership in the de-
velopment of programs under federal fund-
ing for local units, and specifically adminis-
ters programs under Title II-B of the
Federal Adult Basic Education Program.
In addition, the Division administers State-
funded programs, such as School-Commu-
nity Centers and General Adult Education. |
