MARYLAND REHABILITATION CENTER
Mark Stancil, Director

2301 Argonne Dr.
Baltimore, MD 21218 554-3005

At the Maryland Rehabilitation Center, opened
in 1972, eligible disabled persons undergo a com-
prehensive program of evaluation, counseling, and
training and may reside on the premises. Consult-
ation services also are available for workshops and
facilities used for federally funded programs.

DISABILITY DETERMINATION SERVICES
Myrtie B. Adkins, Director

1232 E. Joppa Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21204 339-4360

Established in 1955, Disability Determination
Services adjudicates claims for Social Security Dis-
ability Insurance and Supplemental Security In-
come. The office provides direct access to
rehabilitation services for disabled persons through
expedited referrals to the Client Services Office.

CLIENT SERVICES OFFICE
Patrick W. McKenna, Director
554-3267

At regional and local offices throughout the State,
the Division provides counseling, physical restoration,
vocational training, and job placement. Emphasis is
placed on serving persons with severe disabilities and
securing competitive employment for clients.

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CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION
PROGRAM

John P. Linton, Director

200 W Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 333-2251

The State Department of Education began to
collaborate with the Department of Public Safety
and Correctional Services on the Correctional
Education Program in 1976. Legislation trans-
ferred the responsibility for the administration and
funding of correctional education to the State
Department of Education in 1978 (Chapter 22,
Acts of 1978).
The Correctional Education Program provides
academic and vocational instruction and library
services to residents of institutions administered by
the Division of Correction of the Department of
Public Safety and Correctional Services. Teachers
and librarians provide direct services. The Program
also coordinates services of postsecondary institu-
tions and other educational agencies within the
correctional facilities.
Program services include basic academic instruc-
tion with an emphasis on literacy skills. Academic
instruction also prepares students for the General
Education Development (G.E.D.) examination.
Students passing this examination are awarded
Maryland high school diplomas.

BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT

The Bureau ceased to function in 1990 after the
divisions formerly under its jurisdiction were placed
directly under the State Superintendent of Schools.

JOINT PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR
VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Norma Cornell Day, Chairperson

Appointed by Stats Board of Education: Paul Beckham;
B. Marie Byers; Herbert L. Fishpaw; Jerry L.
Kunkle; Richard Larson; Gary Moore; Katharine
M. Oliver; John A. Sabatini; Martha A. Smith; John
C. Sprague; Mary Vraney; Steen Westerberg.

The Joint Planning Committee for Vocational-Techni-
cal Education was created in 1976 in response to
federal law that provided funding for vocational-tech-
nical education (EL. 94-482). The Commission
developed a five-year State plan for vocational-tech-
nical education required for the Stare to qualify for
federal funds and updated the plan annually to 1991.

REHABILITATION & EMPLOYMENT
ADVISORY COMMISSION

Created by law in 1988 within the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation, the Commission was
never formed because its assigned task of
developing a State Plan for rehabilitation and
employment of the disabled was completed by
the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.

TASK FORCE ON MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE
& TECHNOLOGY

Freeman A. Hrabowski, Ph.D., Chairperson

Appointed by the State Board ofEducation in Septem-
ber 1990, the Task Force submitted its report to the
Board in February 1991.

VIDEO SERVICES BRANCH

Under the Division of Instructional Technology the
Branch, due to cost containment, will cease function-
ing by July 1,1991.