Appointed jointly by Governor & State Superintendent of Schools with Senate advice & consent & recommendations of Board Chair to 3-year terms: Craig D. Borne, Esq.; Katherine A. Klausmeier; Irene N. Paonessa; James E. Proctor, Jr.; Katharine E. Tuchman. Terms expire 2007.
Elected by Board to 3-year terms: Glenn N. DiChiera; Alfred A. Filar, Jr., M.D.; Jeffery W. Valentine; Michael J. Young. Terms expire 2006.
Marie Celeste, Ed.D.; Dennis J. Fisher; John R. Hill; Michael James Kelly, Esq.; Karen Rigamonti, M.D.; Harry F. Wright, Jr.; Jack R. York. Terms expire 2007.
James J. Datovech; Steven S. Koren; Christopher E. A. Schotes; Edward J. Veilleux. Terms expire 2008.
Nonvoting members: Elaine Sveen, President & Chief Executive Officer; Richard N. Andrews, Raleigh Brent, William E. Buchanan, Catherine Byrne Doehler, John E. Sippel, Directors Emeritus.
Staff: Laurie A. Farrell
Elaine Sveen, President & Chief Executive Officer
3501 Taylor Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21236
(410) 444-5000, ext. 201
e-mail: elaines@mdschblind.org
fax: (410) 319-5700
web: www.mdschblind.org
The Maryland School for the Blind was incorporated in 1853 as the Maryland Institution for the Instruction of the Blind, and adopted its present name in 1868. A private, nonprofit school, it educates blind or visually impaired children and youth, including those with multiple disabilities, from infancy to age 21.
In addition to traditional classroom subjects, students at the Maryland School for the Blind may learn Braille and low-vision orientation and mobility techniques and skills. The School also provides assistive technology; audiology; career education; health and dental services; infant and toddler services; psychological evaluations; speech, physical, and occupational therapy; and therapeutic recreation. For students over five years of age, residential services are available. The School is accredited by the National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Handicapped and the Middle States Association for Colleges and Secondary Schools.
To govern the School, the Board of Directors was created in 1998 (Chapter 617, Acts of 1998). The Board consists of twenty-five members. Five are appointed jointly by the Governor and State Superintendent of Schools. Twenty are elected by the Board of Directors (Code Education Article, sec. 8-314).
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