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STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS


[photo, Carey M. Wright, Maryland Interim State Superintendent of Schools] CAREY M. WRIGHT, Ed.D., State Superintendent of Schools



State Superintendent of Schools since July 1, 2024. Interim State Superintendent of Schools, October 23, 2021 to June 30, 2024. Secretary-Treasurer, State Board of Education, 2023-.

Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2023-; Children's Cabinet, 2023-; Governor's Inter-Agency Heroin and Opioid Coordinating Council, 2023. Chair, School Safety Subcabinet, 2023-. Chair, Superintendent's Family Engagement Council, 2023-. Co-Chair, Project Green Classrooms Initiative, 2023-24; Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-TECH) Schools Stakeholder Work Group, 2023-; Maryland Outdoor Learning Partnership, 2024-.

Member, Apprenticeship 2030 Commission, 2023-; Advisory Stakeholder Group on Autism-Related Needs, 2023-; Behavioral Health Advisory Council, 2023-; Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council, 2023; State Child Fatality Review Team, 2023-; State Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council, 2023-; Commission on Climate Change, 2023-; Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports, 2023-; Correctional Education Council, 2023-; Interagency Disabilities Board, 2023-; State Early Childhood Advisory Council, 2023-; Education Commission of the States (Maryland Education Council), 2023-; Maryland State Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, 2023-; Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council, 2023-; Equitech Growth Commission, 2023-; Governor's Family Violence Council, 2023-; Financial Education and Capability Commission, 2023-; Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, 2023-; State Advisory Council on Health and Wellness, 2023-; Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 2023-; Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2023-; State Coordinating Committee for Human Services Transportation, 2023-; Statewide Advisory Commission on Immunizations; Juvenile Services Education Board, 2023-; Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center Governing Board, 2023-; Commission to Study Mental and Behavioral Health in Maryland, 2023-; Council on Open Data, 2023-; Governor's P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland, 2023-; Procurement Improvement Council, 2023-; Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission, 2023-; Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers, 2023-; Interagency Commission on School Construction, 2023-; Governor's Commission on Service and Volunteerism, 2023-; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, 2023-; Interagency Committee on Specialized Transportation, 2023-; Maryland Commission on Suicide Prevention, 2023-; Commission on Trauma-Informed Care, 2023-; State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board, 2023-; Two-Generation Family Economic Security Commission, 2023-; Governor's Workforce Development Board, 2023-; Advisory Council on Workforce Shortage, 2023-; Youth Apprenticeship Advisory Committee, 2023-. Member, Maryland Military Installation Council, 2024-.

State Superintendent of Education, Mississippi, 2013-22.

Chief Academic Officer and Deputy Chief, Office of Teaching and Learning, District of Columbia Public Schools, 2009-13.

University of Maryland, College Park, B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D. Consultant, Public Education Leadership Project, Harvard Business School, 2008-. Former teacher, Prince George's County Public Schools. Former teacher, principal, and director of special education and student services, Howard County Public Schools. Former associate superintendent, Office of Special Education and Student Services, Montgomery County Public Schools. Chief Executive Officer, The Wright Approach Consulting, 2013-. President, Board of Directors, Council of Chief State School Officers, 2017-18. Member, National Assessment Governing Board, 2019-23 (executive committee; vice-chair, committee on standards, design & methodology). Influential Marylanders, Daily Record, 2024.

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