ADMINISTRATION OFFICE

A. Skipp Sanders, Deputy State Superintendent
for Administration
(410) 767-0464

The Administration Office oversees the Audit Of-
fice, and three divisions: Business Services, Certifica-
tion and Accreditation, and Planning, Results, and
Information Management.

DIVISION OF BUSINESS SERVICES

Raymond H. Brown, Assistant State
Superintendent for Business Services

200 West Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 767-0011

The Division of Business Services was organized
in 1992 from the Office of Administration and
Finance. The Division oversees six branches: Ac-
counting, Administrative Services, Budget, Human
Resource Management, Nutrition and Transporta-
tion Services, and School Facilities.

NUTRITION & TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES BRANCH
Sheila G. Terry, Chief
(410) 767-0199

The Nutrition and Transportation Services
Branch began in 1981 when programs for food
service and pupil transportation were merged.
Besides working with Maryland's twenty-four
public school systems, the Branch helps nearly
700 public and nonprofit private agencies feed
children and adults in approximately 7,000
schools, family day-care homes, child and adult
care centers, and other sites throughout the
State. The Branch also offers nutrition education
and training. In addition, the Branch administers
seven federal food and nutrition programs:
Child and Adult Care Food Program,
Food Distribution Program,
National School Lunch Program,
Nutrition Education and Training Program,
School Breakfast Program,
Special Milk Program, and
Summer Food Service Program.

Transportation of pupils to and from public
schools is supervised by the Branch Data on the
number of pupils transported and on school bus
accidents also is compiled by the Branch. Moreover,
the Branch helps school systems test school bus
drivers for drug or alcohol use.

SCHOOL FACILITIES BRANCH
Allen C. Abend, Chief
(410) 767-0096

The School Facilities Branch sets guidelines and
standards for school design, construction, and man-
agement and helps local school systems plan capital
improvements. The Branch oversees approval by the
State Superintendent of Schools for locally funded
school construction. The Branch also collects and
analyzes data on energy use in each public school and
represents the Department on the Interagency Com-
mittee on School Construction.

DIVISION OF CERTIFICATION
& ACCREDITATION

Lawrence E. Leak, Ph.D., Assistant State
Superintendent for Certification
& Accreditation

200 West Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 767-0385

Created in 1970, the Division of Certification
and Accreditation certifies teachers and other pro-
fessional personnel, oversees the preparation and
assessment of candidates for principalship, and ap-
proves the educational programs of nonpublic
schools. Under the Division are three branches:
Licensure, Nonpublic School Approval, and Pro-
gram Approval and Assessment.

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS & TEACHER
EDUCATION BOARD

Sr. Sharon Slear, Ph.D., Chair, 1996
(410) 767-0390

The Professional Standards and Teacher Educa-
tion Board originated in 1971 as an advisory board
established by the State Board of Education. It was
authorized by statute in 1991 (Chapter 662, Acts
of 1991). With the State Board of Education, the
Professional Standards and Teacher Education
Board sets the standards and regulations by which
teachers and other professionals are prepared and
licensed for Maryland public schools.
The Board's twenty-five members are appointed
to three-year terms by the Governor with Senate
advice and consent (Code Education Article, secs.
6-701 through 6-708).

LICENSURE BRANCH
Janet C. Marsh, Chief
(410) 767-0406

Formed in 1981 as the Teacher Education and
Certification Branch, the Licensure Branch re-
ceived its present name in 1994. The Branch li-
censes teachers, specialists, and administrators in
public and private schools, and other institutions.