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NANCY S. GRASMICK, Ph.D., State Superintendent of Schools
Nancy S. Grasmick, State Superintendent of Schools, February 2003. Photo by Richard Lippenholz.
Member, Governor's Executive Council, 1991-; Children's Cabinet, 2005- (chair, early care & education committee); Base Realignment and Closure Subcabinet, 2007-. Chair, Interagency Committee on School Construction, 1991-. Chair, Educational Coordinating Council for Correctional Institutions, 1991-. Member, Education Coordinating Committee, 1991- (chair, 2000-); Maryland Education Council, 1991-; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs, 1991-; Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission, 1991-; Governor's Workforce Investment Board, 1991- (executive committee). Board of Trustees, State Retirement and Pension System, 1991-. Member, Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness, 1994-; Maryland Advisory Council for New Americans, 1994-; State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings, 1996-; Governor's Commission on Service and Volunteerism, 1998-; Women's Health Promotion Council, 1998-; State Child Fatality Review Team, 1999-.
Member, State Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council, 2000-; Advisory Board, Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office, 2001-; President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education, 2001-; Governor's Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2002-; Maryland School-Based Health Center Policy Advisory Council, 2002-; College Savings Plans of Maryland Board, 2003-; Interagency Disabilities Board, 2004-; Maryland State Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, 2004-. Chair, Coordinating Council for Juvenile Services Educational Programs, 2004-. Member, Southern Regional Education Board, 2005-; Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy of National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine, 2005-; Mental Health Transformation Working Group, 2005-. Board of Visitors, Towson University, 2005-. Member, Task Force to Convene a Summit on Civic Literacy in Maryland, 2006; Governor's Council on Family Violence Prevention, 2006-; Maryland Child Care Subsidy Coordinating Council, 2006-; Delinquency Prevention and Diversion Services Task Force, 2006-; Maryland Pandemic Influenza Coordinating Committee, 2006-; State Coordinating Committee for Human Services Transportation, 2006-; Advisory Council on Workforce Shortage, 2006-. Chair, Superintendent's Family Involvement Council, 2006-. Member, Climate Change Commission, 2007-; Task Force to Study Group-Home Education and Placement Practices, 2007-; Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 2007-; Instructional Materials Access Guidelines Committee, 2007-; P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland, 2007-; Truancy Court Work Group, 2007-. Co-Chair, Maryland Partnership for Children in Nature, 2008-; Workforce Creation and Adult Education Transition Council, 2008-. Member, Task Force on Educational Issues Affecting Military Children, 2008-; Task Force to Study How to Improve Financial Literacy in the State, 2008-; Task Force on the Preservation of Heritage Language Skills in Maryland, 2008-; Task Force to Study Issues Related to Students Subject to Multiple Suspensions, 2008-.
Member, Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 1991-2003. Chair, Cabinet Council for Career and Technology Education, 1993-2002. Member, State Information Technology Board, 1993-2004; Commission on Women's Health, 1994-98; Cabinet Council on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, 1995-2005; Governor's Task Force on Children, Youth, and Families Systems Reform, 1996; Juvenile Justice Advisory Council, 1996-2000; Task Force on Education Funding Equity, Accountability, and Partnerships, 1997-98; Maryland Higher Education Investment Board, 1997-2003; Governor's Pesticide Council, 1997-2003; Task Force on Public Charter Schools, 1998; Task Force on School Construction Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship Programs, 1998-99; Commission on Juvenile Justice Jurisdiction, 1998-2001; Maryland Partnership for Children, Youth, and Families, 1998-2002; Task Force on Drivers' Education Programs in Maryland, 1999; Advisory Board on After-School Opportunity Programs, 1999-2001; Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence, 1999-2002. Co-Chair, Safe Schools Interagency Steering Committee, 1999-2002. Member, Task Force to Study College Readiness for Disadvantaged and Capable Students, 2000-01 (chair, college readiness subcommittee, 2000-01); Task Force to Study the Licensing and Monitoring of Community-Based Homes for Children, 2000-01; Judith P. Hoyer Blue Ribbon Commission on the Financing of Early Child Care and Education, 2000-01; Commission on Funding and Services for Gifted and Talented Student Education in Maryland, 2000-01; Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing, 2000-05; Visionary Panel for Better Schools, 2001-02; Commission on Responsible Fatherhood, 2001-02; Advisory Council on Offender Employment Coordination, 2001-04; Task Force to Study Public School Facilities, 2002-04; Task Force to Study the Availability of Audiology and Speech-Language Services, 2003; Task Force to Study the Mentoring and Monitoring of Children in the Custody of or under the Supervision of the Department of Juvenile Services, 2003-04; Task Force to Study Alternative Living Arrangements for Children in Out-of-Home Placement, 2003-04; State Planning Committee for Higher Education, 2004; Governor's Commission on Quality Education in Maryland, 2004-05 (subcommittee on school readiness & early childhood programs); Commission to Study Local Maintenance of Effort, 2005-07; Task Force to Study Raising the Compulsory Public School Attendance Age to 18, 2006-07; Task Force on School Safety, 2006-07; Study Commission to Explore the Expanded Application of State Stipends for National Certification of Teachers, 2007-08.
Assistant Superintendent, 1978-85, and Associate Superintendent, 1985-89, Baltimore County Public Schools.
Special Secretary for Children, Youth, and Families, 1989-95. Member, Subcabinet for Children, Youth, and Families, 1989-2005 (chair, early care & education committee, 2003-05); Governor's Council on Adolescent Pregnancy, 1990-2005; State Coordinating Council (for residential placement of handicapped children), 1990-. Secretary of Juvenile Services, 1991.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland. Maryland State Teachers College at Towson, B.S. (elementary education), 1961; Gallaudet University, M.S. (deaf education), 1965; The Johns Hopkins University, Ph.D. (communicative sciences), 1979. Teacher, William S. Baer School, 1961-64. Teacher & administrator, Baltimore County Public Schools, 1964-89. Principal, Chatsworth School, 1974-78. Professional Advisory Board, Metropolitan Baltimore Association of Learning Disabled Children. President, Child Care Foundation. Chair, Advisory Council, The Johns Hopkins University School of Continuing Studies. Phi Delta Kappa, The Johns Hopkins University. Board of Directors, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Member, Maryland's Business Roundtable. Board of Visitors, U.S. Army War College, 2003-. Humanitarian Award, March of Dimes, 1990. National Educational Administrator of the Year Award, 1992. Vernon E. Anderson Distinguished Lecture Award, University of Maryland, 1992. Distinguished Alumna of the Year, The Johns Hopkins University, 1992. Educator of the Year, American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES), 1996. Award for Professional Excellence in the Advancement of Public Understanding of the Law, Maryland Bar Foundation, 1996. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 1996, 1998, 2000, and Circle of Excellence Award, 2000. Marylander of the Year, Baltimore Sun, 1997. Speaker's Award and Medallion, House of Delegates, 1999. Named one of Baltimore's most influential people, Baltimore Business Journal, June 1999. President's Award, National Association of Private Schools for Exceptional Children, 2000. Engineering Education Leadership Award, Engineering Society of Baltimore, 2000. Harold W. McGraw, Jr., Prize in Education, McGraw-Hill Companies, 2000. Outstanding Advocate Award, National Association of School Psychologists, 2000. President's Award, Council of Educational Administrative & Supervisory Organizations of Maryland, 2000. Community Service Award, Maryland State Conference of the NAACP, 2001. Spirit of Children Award, Baltimore Ronald McDonald House Foundation, 2001. Louis V. Koerber Award, the National Flag Day Foundation, Inc., 2001. Sonya Award, Carson Scholars Fund, 2002. Spirit of Public Relations Award, Maryland Chapter, Public Relations Society of America, 2002. Breath of Life Award, American Lung Association of Maryland, 2003. John R. Calvetti Memorial Award, Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware & District of Columbia, 2003. Woodrow Wilson Award for Distinguished Government Service, The Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association, 2004. Maryland Women's Hall of Fame, 2004. Innovator of the Year, Daily Record, 2004, 2005. Outstanding Achievement Award, Better Business Bureau of Greater Maryland, 2005. Leadership Award, Maryland Assembly on School-Based Health Care, 2006. Joan S. Korenman Award, Center for Women and Information Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2006. Distinguished Alumni Award, Towson University, 2006. James Bryant Conant Award, Education Commission of the States, 2006. Influential Marylanders, Daily Record, 2007. President's Medal, Loyola College in Maryland, 2007. Doctor of Humane Letters: St. Mary's College of Maryland; Towson State University; Goucher College; University of Baltimore; Villa Julie College.