FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BALTIMORE, MD—August 6, 2007—The Maryland School for the Blind announces the appointment of Carl D. Lancaster, Jr. as interim president of the school. Effective August 6, 2007. Mr. Lancaster will serve as interim president during the recruitment process for a new President of the school.

Mr. Lancaster is a former administrator, counselor and teacher of 33 years within the Prince George’s County Public Schools. In addition, he served for twenty years as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System, including three-plus years as Chairman and fourteen years as Vice-Chairman of the Investment Committee, overseeing the investment of assets totaling some $40 billion dollars.

Mr. Lancaster brings to The Maryland School for the Blind a career in education, as well as extensive experience in human resource management, financial management, government relations and public relations.

Mr. Lancaster will be formally introduced to the staff of The Maryland School for the Blind at a school-wide staff meeting on August 20, 2007. A copy of his resume is attached.

Located in the northeast corner of Baltimore, The Maryland School for the Blind (MSB) is a private, nonprofit school dedicated to educating children and youth from infancy to age 21 who are blind, visually impaired, and multiply disabled. Each year, the school serves more than 800 students throughout the state. In addition to the traditional classroom education, MSB offers comprehensive services including; residential, braille and low-vision instruction, travel training, transition, health and therapy services, career education, and outreach.

www.marylandschoolfortheblind.org

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