Private Schools Accreditation, Registration, Licensing, and Approval • Accreditation has no requirements. • Registration is mandatory. • Institutions operated by bona fide church organizations are exempt from the requirement to hold a certificate of approval from the Maryland State Board of Education if the legal authority of the bona fide church organization chooses. The head of a bona fide church organization must register a school operated by the organization by giving the school’s name and address and submitting acceptable evidence of the organization’s legal authority status. In addition, the organization’s head must provide to the Nonpublic School Approval Branch of the Maryland State Department of Education certification of the legal authority’s assumption of responsibility for governing and operating the nonpublic school. Schools in this category are called “church-exempt” schools. Program For Evaluating Postfix Expression Using Stacks. Annotated Code of Maryland, Education Article §2-206(e)(4).

• Licensing has several requirements. • Registered bona fide church organizations, and other entities desiring to operate nonpublic nursery schools, must hold valid child care center licenses or letters of compliance issued by the Maryland State Department of Education, Office of Child Care. Approval to operate nonpublic nursery schools is granted in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR)13A.16.16 Educational Programs in Nonpublic Nursery Schools.

Licenses are issued in accordance with COMAR 13A.16 Child Care Center Licensing and COMAR 13A.17 Letters of Compliance. • Nonpublic nursery schools operated by tax-exempt religious organizations that desire to obtain approval to operate from the Maryland State Department of Education, Office of Child Care are exempt from child care center licensing requirements. Annotated Code of Maryland, Family Law Article §5-574. • There are no child care center licensing requirements for nonpublic kindergartens and grades 1–12. • Approval is mandatory.

• Certificates of approval are required in Maryland to operate 'noncollegiate educational institutions.' A certificate of approval is issued based on the adequacy and appropriateness of the facilities, conditions of entrance and scholarship, and educational qualifications and standards for the purpose of the institution, its program, personnel requirements, and certificates or diplomas issued. Institutions operated by bona fide church organizations are exempt from the requirement to hold a certificate of approval from the Maryland State Board of Education if the legal authority of the bona fide church organization so chooses. Annotated Code of Maryland, Education Article §2-206(e) and COMAR 13A.09.09.01. • An approved nonpublic school must certify to the Maryland Department of Education that it does not practice discrimination based upon race, color, or national origin. Annotated Code of Maryland, Education Article §2-206(e)(3) and COMAR 13A.09.09.04H and COMAR 13A.09.10.06A.(3). • An approved nonpublic school must display its certificate of approval in a “conspicuous place” on the premises.

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COMAR 13A.09.09. 03 E and COMAR 13A.09.10.03G. • Regulations promulgated pursuant to Education Article §2-206 for approval of nonpublic schools include COMAR 13A.09.09, Educational Programs in Nonpublic Schools for private schools that are parent pay, and COMAR 13A.09.10, Educational Programs in Nonpublic Schools and Child Care and Treatment Facilities for schools that receive public funding. • As with other nonpublic school programs in the state, Montessori programs must hold a certificate of approval issued by the Maryland State Board of Education. In addition, each approved nonpublic Montessori school must hold a certificate from a Department-recognized Montessori validating organization.

By July 1, 2015, all approved (prior to Sept. 1, 2009) nonpublic Montessori schools must also possess a validating certificate issued by a Department-recognized Montessori validating organization. COMAR 13A.09.09.02B (11) and 13A.09.09.03N (1-2). Teacher Certification • Teachers who provide instruction in English, language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and courses for which secondary school credit is granted at nonpublic schools approved under COMAR 13A.09.09 (private pay) must have a bachelor's degree, 120 semester hour equivalence, or a bachelor’s degree equivalent as reviewed by an independent agency given authorization to evaluate foreign credentials.

COMAR 13A. Paruthiveeran Mp3 Songs Free Download. 09.09.06. • Teachers at nonpublic schools approved under COMAR 13A.09.10 (publically funded) shall hold certificates provided for in COMAR 13A.12.01 and COMAR 13A.12.02. COMAR 13A.09.10.18C (2).

Length of School Year and Days • A nonpublic school approved under COMAR 13A.09.09 (private pay) must provide for at least 170 days for implementation of the school program. COMAR 13A.09.09.10B. • A nonpublic school approved under COMAR 13A.09.10 (publically funded) shall provide at least 180 days of instruction. COMAR 13A.09.10.14B. Curriculum • The state board of education establishes minimum requirements for certificates or diplomas issued by private noncollegiate educational institutions, which include private K–12 schools.

Annotated Code of Maryland, Education Article §2-206(d). An approved nonpublic school must have an educational program in English, language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies for kindergarten and all other grades. 09.09.07 (A)(2). • A nonpublic school approved under COMAR 13A.09.09 (private pay) must require at a minimum the following credits for secondary school graduation: four credits in English-language arts; two credits in social studies to include at least one credit in U.S. History; six credits in science and mathematics (at least two credits in each); and nine additional credits in accordance with the school's written requirements.

COMAR 13A 09.09.09. • A school approved under COMAR 13A.09.10 (publically funded) shall meet the requirements of COMAR 13A.03.02. Recordkeeping and Reports • Approved nonpublic schools must maintain a cumulative record of each student enrolled including the following: approved nonpublic school name, school address and telephone number, student’s first, middle, and last names; student’s birth date; student’s home address; month, day and year student entered; grade upon enrollment; month, day and year student withdrew; student’s performance information in each curricular area; code for the meaning of performance information; and number of days in attendance each school year. COMAR 13A.09.09.08 and COMAR 13A.09.10.10A. • Each school annually certifies its compliance with the approval regulations by completing and submitting an annual report form provided by the Maryland Department of Education.

COMAR 13A.09.09.04C and COMAR 13A.09.10.04B.