STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Carey M. Wright, Ed.D., State Superintendent of Schools (410) 767-0464


[photo, Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building, 200 West Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland] Geoff Sanderson, Deputy State Superintendent, Accountability (410) 767-0472
Krishnanda Tallur, Deputy State Superintendent, Finance & Operations (410) 767-0461
Deann Collins, Ed.D. Deputy State Superintendent, Teaching & Learning (410) 767-3646

Shawn Fritz-Rushing, Assistant State Superintendent, Administration & Operations (410) 767-
Vacancy, Assistant State Superintendent, Assessment, Accountability, Performance Reporting, & Research (410) 767-0073
Shayna Cook, Ed.D., Assistant State Superintendent, Early Childhood (410) 767-0342
Antoine Hickman, Ed.D., Assistant State Superintendent, Early Intervention & Special Education Services (410) 767-0238
Kelly E. Meadows, Assistant State Superintendent, Educator Effectiveness (410) 767-0385
Donna M. Gunning, Assistant State Superintendent, Financial Planning, Operations, & Strategy (410) 767-0757
Monique T. Felder, Ph.D.,, Assistant State Superintendent, Instructional Programs & Services (410) 767-0329
Jody L. Boone, Acting Assistant State Superintendent, Rehabilitation Services (410) 554-9451
Mary L. Gable, Assistant State Superintendent, Student Support & Federal Programs (410) 767-0472
Elliott L. Schoen, Principal Counsel (410) 576-6465

Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building, 200 West Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland, October 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


[photo, Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building, 200 West Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland]

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Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building, 200 West Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland, March 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Zachary T. Hands, Executive Director (410) 767-0467; e-mail: zachary.hands1@maryland.gov
e-mail: stateboard.msde@maryland.gov
web: https://marylandpublicschools.org/stateboard/Pages/default.aspx

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 4-year terms:
Joshua L. Michael, Ph.D., President (chosen by Board in July, 1-year term), 2026
Monica E. Goldson, Ed.D., Vice-President (chosen by Board in July, 1-year term), 2027
Susan J. Getty, Ed.D., 2024; Chuen-Chin Bianca Chang, 2025; Joan A. Mele-McCarthy, D.A., 2025; Xiomara V. Medina, 2025; Clarence C. Crawford, 2026; Rachel L. McCusker, 2026; Nicholas Greer, 2027; Irma E. Johnson, Ph.D., 2027; Samir Joshua Paul, 2027; Kenneth S. Clash, 2028; Kimberly Ann Lewis, Ed.D., 2028.

Appointed by Governor to 1-year term: Abhiram Gaddam, student, 2025

Secretary-Treasurer (nonvoting): Carey M. Wright, Ed.D., State Superintendent of Schools

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

(R00A0101, formerly 36.01.01.01)
FY2025 appropriation: $; authorized positions: 123.10
Carey M. Wright, Ed.D., State Superintendent of Schools (appointed by State Board of Education to 4-year term), 2028
(410) 767-0464
e-mail: carey.wright@maryland.gov
web: https://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/OS/wright.aspx


[photo, Children's mural, Anne Arundel County Animal Control Section, 411 Maxwell Frye Road, Millersville, Maryland]

Children's mural, Anne Arundel County Animal Control Section, 411 Maxwell Frye Road, Millersville, Maryland, July 2016. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


ACCOUNTABILITY

Geoff Sanderson, Deputy State Superintendent for Accountability (410) 767-0472
e-mail: geoff.sanderson@maryland.gov
web: https://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/OSE/index.aspx


Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building, 200 West Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland, October 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


FINANCE & OPERATIONS

Krishnanda Tallur, Deputy State Superintendent of Finance & Operations (410) 767-0123
e-mail: krishnanda.tallur@maryland.gov

TEACHING & LEARNING

(R00A0103)
FY2025 appropriation: $; authorized positions: 178.15
Deann M. Collins, Ed.D., Deputy State Superintendent for Teaching & Learning (410) 767-0651
e-mail: deann.collins@maryland.gov
web: https://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/OTL/index.aspx


[photo, Children's mural, Anne Arundel County Animal Control Section, 411 Maxwell Frye Road, Millersville, Maryland]

Children's mural, Anne Arundel County Animal Control Section, 411 Maxwell Frye Road, Millersville, Maryland, July 2016. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.



[photo, Talbot County Early Head Start school bus, Center for Children and Families, 215 Bay St., Easton, Maryland] COLLABORATION & PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT BRANCH
Vacancy, Chief (410) 767-0337

Talbot County Head Start school bus, Center for Children & Families, 215 Bay St., Easton, Maryland, May 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.



[photo, Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building, 200 West Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland]

Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building, 200 West Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland, March 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


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