Frederick Campus, 101 Clarke Place,
Frederick 21701 Telephone: 662-4159
Columbia Campus, P. 0. Box 894,
Columbia 21044 Telephone: 465-9611
The Maryland School for the Deaf was
established in 1868 as a free public resi-
dential school for deaf and hard-of-hearing
children who reside in the State. The Gov-
ernor appoints the 30 members of the Board
of Visitors for indefinite terms (Acts 1867,
chap. 247; 1868, chap. 409; 1880, chap.
19; 1916, chap. 76; 1957, chap. 148 as
amended).
Chapter 462, Acts of 1968 established a
Branch of the Maryland School for the Deaf
to be located near the population center of
the State and to be administered and op-
erated as part of and subject to the Mary-
land School for the Deaf.
The first phase of this Branch School
which is called Columbia Campus Maryland
School for the Deaf opened in September
1973 (Code 1957, 1967 Repl. Vol., 1975
Supp„ Art. 30, sec. 34).
The school offers an academic education
similar to that of public schools and in
addition provides thorough instruction in
communication skills, including speech and
speech reading, signs and fingerspelling, au-
ditory training, and use of individual hearing
aids. In addition to the academic program,
courses of study in vocational education are
also offered to both male and female stu-
dents. The vocational training includes in-
dustrial arts, homemaking and woodwork-
ing The school offers a broad athletic and
physical education program including such
major sports as football, baseball and track
as well as a wide range of social and recre-
ational activities. Vocational rehabilitation
services are available to all graduating stu-
dents to assist them in seeking employment,
vocational or technical training, or higher
education.
Staff—FREDERICK:
1975,219 (105 of which are
academic and vocational
teachers); 1976, 224 (108 of
which are academic and
vocational teachers); 1977,224 |
( 108 of which are academic
and vocational teachers).
Staff—COLUMBIA:
1975, 77 (34 of which are
academic teachers); 1976,99
(46 of which are academic
teachers); 1977,99 (46 of
wilicli are academic teachers).
SOUTHERN REGIONAL
EDUCATION BOARD
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
FROM MARYLAND
Marvin Mandel, Governor
Wilson H. Elkins, Edmund C. Mester,
Steven Muller, Arthur Dorman.
Donald W. Giffin, Certification Officer
Winfred L. Godwin, President
130 Sixth Street, N.W„
Atlanta, Ga. 30313 Telephone: 875-9211
College Park (Prince George's
County) 20742 Telephone: 454-0100
The Southern Regional Education Board
operates under the terms of the Southern
Regional Education Compact of 1949 which
the legislature of Maryland ratified by Chap-
ter 282, Acts of 1949. Thirteen other states
have also ratified the Compact. The purpose
of the Compact is to develop graduate, pro-
fessional, and technical education in the
South without unnecessary duplication. The
Southern Regional Education Board is active
in approximately twenty-five academic fields.
It administers the regional education con-
tracts through which states lacking schools
in certain fields are able to secure training
for their students at institutions operated
either by other states or by private corpora-
tions. The Board also studies needs and
resources in various academic fields and
joins with universities in Memoranda of
Agreement to plan the development of spe-
cific programs on a regional basis. The Uni-
versity of Maryland carries on the adminis-
trative work of the Board in Maryland
(Code 1957, 1965 Repl. Vol., Art 41, sees.
185-88). The Maryland representatives on
the Board are the Governor and four other
persons appointed by him. |
