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Education/187
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STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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President: G. George Asaki, 1987
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Herbert L. Fishpaw, 1987; Mary Elizabeth Ellis, 1988; May B. Bolt, 1989; Lawrence A. Shulman, 1989;
Priscilla Milliard, Ph.D., 1990; Frederick K. Schoenbrodt, 1990; Rosetta G. Ken, 1991; Wilson H.
Parran, 1991; Ellen Kimatian, student, 1987.
David W. Hombeck, State Superintendent of Schools and Secretary-Treasurer of the Board, 1988
Claud E. Kitchens, Deputy State Superintendent of Schools
Ellen M. Heller, Principal Counsel
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200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 333-2000
Public Information: 333-2205
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State administration of Maryland public schools was attempted in 1825 and again in 1865 with a
State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The General Assembly, however, did not establish the State
Board of Education until 1870 (Chapter 311, Acts of 1870). The Board makes policy for the public
school system and passes the bylaws and regulations that govern it. The State Department of Educa-
tion, headed by the State Board of Education, became a principal department of State government in
1976 (Chapter 539, Acts of 1976; Code Education Article, sees. 2-101 through 2-205).
Appointed by the Governor, the State Board of Education consists of ten members. Nine are ap-
pointed to five-year terms, and a nonvoting student member serves a one-year term.
The State Board of Education appoints the State Superintendent of Schools. The Superintendent di-
rects the State Department of Education and executes the policy and enforces the regulations adopted
by the Board. The Superintendent serves a four-year term (Code Education Article, sees. 2-301 through
2-303).
The State Department of Education consists of the State Superintendent of Schools and the profes-
sional staff employed by the Board to assist the Superintendent. The Department includes the Office of
Administration and Finance; Division of Certification and Accreditation; Division of Compensatory,
Urban, and Supplementary Programs; Division of Instruction; Division of Instructional Television; Di-
vision of Library Development and Services; Division of Special Education; Division of Vocational Re-
habilitation; and Division of Vocational-Technical Education. Also within the Department are the
Maryland Advisory Council on Libraries, the Attendant Care Program Advisory Committee, and the
Accountability Task Force.
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OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND
FINANCE
John E. Tritt, Assistant State Superintendent
Telephone: 333-2648
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The Office of Administration and Finance de-
velops and implements State Department of Edu-
cation policies, procedures, and systems for ad-
ministrative operations in such areas as Personnel
Services, Information Systems, and General
Services, as well as pupil transportation and
school food services.
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