STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS

The State Board of Education appoints the State
Superintendent of Schools. The Superintendent
directs the State Department of Education and
executes the policy and enforces the regulations
adopted by the Board. The Superintendent serves
a four-year term (Code Education Article, secs.
2-301 through 2-303).

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS AND
SPECIAL PROJECTS

Bonnie S. Copdand, Assistant State Superintendent
333-2204

Under the State Superintendent of Schools, the
Office of Communications and Special Projects di-
rects five functions: governmental relations; local
liaison; public information and publications; equal
opportunity; and special projects.

GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS OFFICE
Mary Beth Jorgensen, Federal Liaison 333-2208
Jill Porter, State Liaison 333-2208

LOCAL LIAISON OFFICE
Ronald Peiffer, Chief 333-2391

PUBLIC INFORMATION AND PUBLICATIONS
OFFICE

Curtis Matthews, Chief 333-2205

EQUAL OPPORTUNirr OFFICE
Woodrow B. Grant, Jr., Chief 333-2228

SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE
Gael Butcher, Director 333-3865

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND
FINANCE

John E. Tritt, Assistant State Superintendent
333-2648

The Office of Administration and Finance devel-
ops and implements Department policies, proce-
dures, and systems for administrative operations.
The Office oversees six areas: school facilities; nu-
trition and transportation services; budget; ac-
counting and reports; general services; and
organization and personnel.

SCHOOL FACILITIES OFFICE
Allan Abend, Chief 333-2534

NUTRITION AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
OFFICE

Joan Weatherholtz, Chief 333-2600

BUDGET OFFICE
J. Robert Reigle, Chief 333-2561

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ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS OFFICE
George L. Hennick, Chief 333-2182

GENERAL SERVICES OFFICE
Russell W. Faust, Chief 333-2630

ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL OFFICE
Kristin M. Williams, Chief 333-2020

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Mark Moody, Director 333-2045

The Office ofManagement Information Services
is responsible for research, evaluation and statistical
services; and data processing.

RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICAL
SERVICES OFFICE

Mary Crovo, Chief 333-2651

DATA PROCESSING OFFICE
Lois Brown, Chief 333-2589

ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR
EDUCATIONAL BLOCK GRANTS

Chairperson: Mona-Lee Bretall

Appointed by Governor: Bernard Bell; Thomas E.
Bellavance, Ph.D.; Clarence W. Blount; William R.
Burroughs; Susan R. Buswell; Dr. Thurman
Butcher; Robert Y. Dubel, Ed.D.; Doris A.
Eugene; Richard T. Ewing, Jr.; Sol Gnatt; Suzanne
C. Hall; Doris M. Johnson; Michael J. Morris;
Sister Regina Pellegrini; Hercules Pinkney, Jr.,
Ed.D.; Barbara A. Risacher; William H. Rohrer; E.
Kathleen Shoap; James Spencer; Forrest Wright.

Staff: Dr. Richard M. Petre, Assistant Deputy State
Superintendent

c/o State Department of Education
200 W Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21201-2595 333-2385

The Advisory Committee for Educational Block
Grants, originally called the Education Advisory
Committee, was created by Executive Order in
1981. Pursuant to the federal Education Consoli-
dation and Improvement Act of 1981, the Commit-
tee advises the State Department of Education on
the allocation of federal funds among eligible State
education programs. It also advises the Department
in planning, developing, supporting, implement-
ing, and evaluating these programs.

Committee members are appointed by the Gov-
ernor for one-year terms. They represent public and
private elementary and secondary schoolchildren,
classroom teachers, parents of elementary and sec-
ondary schoolchildren, local boards of education,
local and regional school administrators, institu-
tions of higher learning, and the State legislature.