The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Maryland State Superintendent of Schools
Gender:
Female
Birth:
(Baltimore)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick was the Maryland State Superintendent of Schools, from 1991 until June 30, 2011.
Education
The headquarters building of the Maryland Higher Education Commission, at 6 North Liberty Street, is named for Nancy S. Grasmick
She received her doctorate from the Johns Hopkins University, her master's degree from Gallaudet University, and her bachelor's degree from Towson University.
Career
Grasmick began as a teacher of deaf children at the William S. Baer School in Baltimore City. She subsequently served as a classroom and resource teacher, principal, supervisor, assistant superintendent, and associate superintendent in the Baltimore County Public Schools system. In 1989, Governor William Donald Schaefer appointed her Special Secretary for Children, Youth, and Families and, in 1991, the State Board of Education appointed her State Superintendent of Schools.