The Program does not oversee educational pro-
grams for delinquent youth. These are administered by
the Compensatory Education Branch of the Division
of Compensatory Education and Support Services.

EDUCATION COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Chair: Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D., State
Superintendent of Schools
(410) 767-0462

The Education Coordinating Council for Correc-
tional Institutions was formed in 1975 to devise
educational programs for each institution of the Divi-
sion of Correction (Chapter 539, Acts of 1975). The
Council oversees and annually reviews the programs.
The Council has five members. Four serve ex
officio. One is appointed to a four-year term by the
Governor (Code Education Article, secs. 22-101
through 22-104). While under jurisdiction of the
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Serv-
ices, the Council is within the State Department of
Education for budgetary and administrative purposes.

DIVISION OF COMPENSATORY
EDUCATION & SUPPORT SERVICES

JoAnne L. Carter, Assistant State Superintendent
for Compensatory Education & Support Services

200 West Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 767-0275

The Division of Compensatory Education and
Support Services was created in 1988. It adminis-
ters and supervises federal and State programs to
educate children who are deprived of social or
economic advantages (P.L. 103-382, Code Educa-
tion Article, secs. 8-101 through 8-107).
The Division is responsible for three branches:
Compensatory Education, Family Involvement
and Dropout Intervention, and Pupil Services.

COMPENSATORY EDUCATION BRANCH
Ronald E. Friend, Ed.D., Chief
(410) 767-0280

The Compensatory Education Branch began in
1988 as the Compensatory and Migrant Education
Branch. Renamed in 1995, the Branch helps local
school systems and other agencies design education
programs for disadvantaged children. For students in
high poverty areas, the Branch supplements instruc-
tion and devises ways to increase family literacy.
Schools are aided by the Branch to hire extra teachers,
buy additional equipment and materials, teach before
and after school, and train staff. The Branch also
coordinates migrant education and funds education
for neglected and delinquent youth in juvenile deten-
tion centers and adult prisons.

FAMILY INVOLVEMENT & DROPOUT
INTERVENTION BRANCH
Irene P. Hechler, Chief
(410) 767-0298

The Family Involvement and Dropout Inter-
vention Branch started as the Career and Employ-
ability Development Branch in 1989. It received its
present name in 1995. The Branch helps local
agencies and school systems find ways to involve
parents in their children's education and discourage
young people from leaving school. The Branch
seeks to encourage school attendance and ease the
transition from school to work. To these ends, the
Branch administers the Maryland's Tomorrow High
School and Middle School Drop-out Prevention Programs
(including the Choice Program).

PUPIL SERVICES BRANCH
Mary K. Albrittain, Chief
(410) 767-0311

The Pupil Services Branch was formed in 1966
and renamed Pupil Services and Drug-Free Schools
Branch in 1992. It resumed its former name in
1995. The Branch assists local school systems with
programs for child abuse and youth suicide preven-
tion, disruptive students, drug and alcohol abuse
prevention and intervention, health and safety, pu-
pil personnel, school guidance and psychology, and
teen pregnancy and parenting. To schools with
disruptive and at-risk students, the Branch allocates
federal and State funds. The Branch also works to
educate homeless children and youth.
The Rural School Nurses Program is overseen by
the Branch. Through this program, matching funds
are provided to Maryland's seven poorest counties
for hiring school nurses. In schools, nurses attend
to the general health of students, health education,
and drug abuse prevention.
Through the New American Schools Initiative,
the Branch provides information and assistance on
school reform to local school systems. The Branch
helps schools implement one of six model reform
designs covering curriculum, governance, struc-
ture, and family support.

DIVISION OF INSTRUCTION
& STAFF DEVELOPMENT

Margaret C. Trader, Ph.D., Assistant State
Superintendent for Instruction & Staff Development

200 West Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 767-0316

The Division of Instruction and Staff Develop-
ment was formed in 1945 as the Division of Instruc-
tion, although its earliest duties have been carried