Maryland Board of Education to host virtual town halls on state superintendent search

The Herald-Mail

BALTIMORE — The Maryland State Board of Education will host a series of virtual town halls to obtain feedback from families, educators, administrators and community members on the State Superintendent of Schools selection process.

The town halls will be conducted by executive search firm Hazard, Young and Attea via Zoom on the following dates:

  • Tuesday, Jan. 16 — 9 a.m.

  • Wednesday, Jan. 17 — 1 p.m.

  • Thursday, Jan. 18 — 6 p.m.

This outreach will help to inform the state board on the leadership qualities and attributes that Marylanders identify as critical for the role of state superintendent.

Jack Smith, former Interim state superintendent of schools and former Montgomery County Public Schools superintendent, will facilitate the town halls on behalf of HYA and the state board.

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How to join in the upcoming town hall events

For more information on the state superintendent search process and the Zoom links to join the town halls, go to https://marylandpublicschools.org/stateboard/Pages/superintendent-search.aspx.

For those unable to attend the town halls, go tohttps://survey2.ecragroup.com/index.php/878748?lang=en to share thoughts on the next state superintendent, whose term will begin July 1 and continue through June 30, 2028.

The state board will continue to seek public input throughout the search process and will provide regular updates through the Maryland State Department of Education and State Board websites.

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Former Maryland superintendent resigned in October

Mohammed Choudhury resigned as state superintendent of schools, effective Oct. 6, 2023, after informing the Maryland State Board of Education he was withdrawing his request for a second term, according to Maryland Department of Education news releases.
Mohammed Choudhury resigned as state superintendent of schools, effective Oct. 6, 2023, after informing the Maryland State Board of Education he was withdrawing his request for a second term, according to Maryland Department of Education news releases.

Mohammed Choudhury resigned as state superintendent of schools, effective Oct. 6, 2023, after informing the Maryland State Board of Education he was withdrawing his request for a second term, according to Maryland Department of Education news releases.

Choudhury and the state school board reached an agreement in which Choudhury transitioned to a role as senior advisor to the state school board regarding matters on policy and strategy. He will serve in that post through June 30.

In early October 2023, the school board announced it appointed Carey Wright as interim superintendent of schools for the state.

Wright, most recently, was State Superintendent of Schools in Mississippi for nine years, according to a state education release.

Wright has worked in Maryland education previously. She had “stints in Prince George’s, Howard and Montgomery County Public Schools as a teacher, principal, director of special education, and associate superintendent,” according to the release announcing her appointment.

This article originally appeared on The Herald-Mail: Maryland Board of Ed to host town halls on state superintendent search

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