STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Mohammed Choudhury, State Superintendent of Schools (410) 767-0464
Krishnanda Tallur, Deputy State Superintendent for Operations (410) 767-0461
Sylvia A. Lawson, Ph.D., Deputy State Superintendent for Organizational Effectiveness (410) 767-0461
Deann Collins, Ed.D. Deputy State Superintendent for Teaching & Learning (410) 767-3646


[photo, Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building, 200 West Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland] Chandra Haislet, Assistant State Superintendent, Assessment, Accountability, & Performance Reporting (410) 767-0073
Shayna Cook, Ed.D., Assistant State Superintendent, Early Childhood Development (410) 767-0342
Vacancy, Assistant State Superintendent, Early Intervention & Special Education Services (410) 767-0238
Kelly E. Meadows, Assistant State Superintendent, Educator Certification & Program Approval (410) 767-0385
Justin Dayhoff, Assistant State Superintendent, Financial Planning, Operations, & Strategy (410) 767-0439
Scott A. Dennis, Assistant State Superintendent, Rehabilitation Services (410) 554-9385
Mary L. Gable, Assistant State Superintendent, Student Support, Academic Enrichment, & Educational Policy (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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Organizational Chart

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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:
Clarence C. Crawford, President (chosen by Board in July, 1-year term), 2026
Susan J. Getty, Ed.D., Vice-President (chosen by Board in July, 1-year term), 2024
Charles R. Dashiell, Jr., Esq., 2023; Shawn D. Bartley, Esq., 2024; Holly C. Wilcox, Ph.D., 2024; Chuen-Chin Bianca Chang, 2025; Joan A. Mele-McCarthy, D.A., 2025; Brig. Gen. Warner I. Sumpter, 2025; Joshua L. Michael, Ph.D., 2026; Rachel L. McCusker, 2026; Nicholas Greer, 2027; Irma Elizabeth Johnson, 2027; Samir Joshua Paul, 2027.

Appointed by Governor to 1-year term: Abisola Faith Ayoola, student, 2024

Secretary-Treasurer (nonvoting): Mohammed Choudhury, State Superintendent of Schools

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

(R00A0101, formerly 36.01.01.01)
FY2023 appropriation: $24,723,999; authorized positions:
Mohammed Choudhury, State Superintendent of Schools (appointed by State Board of Education to to 3-year term), 2021
(410) 767-0464
e-mail: mohammed.choudhury@maryland.gov
web: https://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/OS/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.


OPERATIONS

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

ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

Sylvia A. Lawson, Ph.D., Deputy State Superintendent for Organizational Effectiveness (410) 767-0461
e-mail: sylvia.lawson@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.


TEACHING & LEARNING

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, 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.



[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.


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