Public Schedule of Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Lillian Lowery

For Immediate Release                             Contact: William Reinhard, 410-767-0486

Baltimore, MD (February 20, 2015)

The week ahead: February 23-28
(Information and schedule are subject to change)

Monday, February 23
9 a.m. - Interagency Committee on School Construction
Maryland State Department of Education, 7th Floor Board Room
200 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Dr. Lowery will participate in the monthly meeting of the IAC.

1 p.m. - Budget Hearing, Funding for Educational Organizations
Miller Senate Office Building, 11 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
Dr. Lowery will brief committee members on budget plans for educational organizations.

Tuesday, February 24
9 a.m. - Maryland State Board of Education, Maryland State Department of Education
7th Floor Board Room, 200 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Dr. Lowery will participate in the regular monthly meeting of the State Board.

Wednesday, February 25
No public schedule.

Thursday, February 26
9:30 a.m. - School Visit: Harbour School, 1277 Green Holly Drive, Annapolis, MD 21409
Dr. Lowery will tour the private, nonprofit school for special education students, meeting with teachers and administrators.

1 p.m. - Budget Hearing - Early Childhood Education
Lowe House Office Building, 6 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD  21401
Dr. Lowery will brief committee members on budget plans for early childhood development.

Friday, February 27
1 p.m. - Budget Hearing - Early Childhood Education and Aid to Education
Miller Senate Office Building, 11 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
Dr. Lowery will brief committee members on budget plans for both early childhood development and aid to education.

Saturday, February 28
9 a.m. - Special Panel - Teaching Works: Holding Ourselves Accountable
American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education Annual Meeting
Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Ballroom CD, 265 Peachtree Center Avenue, Atlanta, GA  30303
Dr. Lowery will participate in a panel discussion about educator effectiveness moderated by Deborah Loewenberg Ball (University of Michigan, TeachingWorks) Other presenters are Paul Goren, (Evanston/Skokie Illinois School District), Jennifer Green (Urban Teacher Center), Pam Grossman (University of Pennsylvania), and Etta Hollins (University of Missouri, Kansas City).

Editor’s Note:  Each Friday, Dr. Lillian Lowery, Maryland’s State Superintendent of Schools, will publish a calendar of her public events planned for the next week. Her intent is to increase the media’s access to information and activities related to education in Maryland. Schedules are subject to change but can be used to plan coverage for the upcoming week.

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