Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick | |
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Born | Baltimore, Maryland |
Occupation | Maryland State Superintendent of Schools |
Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick was the Maryland State Superintendent of Schools, from 1991 until June 30, 2011.
She received her doctorate from the Johns Hopkins University, her master's degree from Gallaudet University, and her bachelor's degree from Towson University.
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.