STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Christopher T. Cross, President, 1997 (410) 767-0467
Vacancy, Vice-President
Secretary-Treasurer: Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D.,
State Superintendent of Schools (410) 767-0462

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent:
Tiffany M. Butcher, student, 1997, George W. Fisher, Sr.,
1997, Harry D. Shapiro, Esq., 1997, Rose C. LaPlaca,
1998, Edmonia T. Yates, Ed.D., 1998, Morris C. Jones,
1999, Adrienne L. Ottaviani, 1999, Walter Sondheim, Jr.,
1999, J. Edward Andrews, Jr., Ed.D., 2000, Philip S.
Benzil, D.D.S., 2000, John L. Wisthoff, Ph.D., 2000.

OFFICE OF STATE SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS (RA0101, formerly 36.01.01.01)
FY1996 appropriation $4,839,772
FY1996 authorized positions 59.5
Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D., State Superintendent of
Schools (appointed by State Board of Education),
1999 (410) 767-0462
Robert C. Rice, Ph.D., Executive Assistant
to State Board of Education
(410) 767-0467
Sharon L. Nathanson, Executive Assistant
to State Superintendent (410) 767-0465
Renee Spence, Executive Assistant for
Governmental Relations (410) 767-0468

PRINCIPAL COUNSEL
Valerie V. Cloutier (410) 576-6465
fax: (410) 576-6880

SCHOOL & COMMUNITY OUTREACH OFFICE
Ronald A. Peiffer, Ed.D., Assistant State
Superintendent (410) 767-0473

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
SERVICES
Lorraine A. Flowers, Chief
(410) 767-0502

STRATEGIC PLANNING UNIT
Phyllis Bailey, Director (410) 767-0520

SCHOOLS FOR SUCCESS
& GOALS 2000 ADVISORY PANEL
Lorraine A. Costella, Ph.D., Chair
(410) 778-7113
Appointed by Governor: Carol Ann
Baglin, Susan R. Buswell, Sarah
Donnelly, Joseph Edmonds, Patricia
Foerster, Willis D. Hawley, Ph.D.,
Susan P. Leviton, Esq., Patricia L.
Morris, Ph.D., Vicki Rafel, Howard
P. Rawlings, Melissa Schaekel,
Jodellano Statom, Ed.D., June E.
Streckfus, David A. Thompson,
Edward Trumbull, Edmonia T.
Yates, Ed.D.

Appointed by State Superintendent of
Schools: Patricia Brooks, JoAnne L.
Carter, Ann Grove, John A. Haigh,