About the Coalition   The Maryland Nonpublic Schools Legislative Coalition represents nonpublic schools in Maryland who are interested in becoming actively involved in legislative efforts to secure equitable benefits for our students, teachers and families.    Thanks to the active participation of many of our members, the Coalition is making great progress on the BOAST Maryland tax credit.  We also hosted our first annual BOAST Maryland Legislative Reception in Annapolis, at which students and other school representatives visited with their legislators to discuss the BOAST Maryland tax credit, and joined them for a lunch reception in the Miller Senate Office Building.    Funding for the Nonpublic Schools Textbook/Technology program has been maintained at $4.4 million for the 2011-12 school year. The efforts of the Coalition are critically important not only to protecting funding for the Textbook/Technology program, but also to securing increased benefits in other areas, and in monitoring issues, such as school health regulations, that impact our schools.  How to Join the Coalition Because we all benefit from the efforts of the Coalition, we urge you to lend your support in the following ways: Complete a registration form for your school, so that we can be sure we have your correct contact information – especially an accurate email address – in order to keep you informed about legislative issues affecting our school community. Click here to print out and mail the form. Please be sure to inform your school parents, teachers, and others of our online Legislative Action Center on our website at www.mdnonpubs.org.  Click here to download a flier about the service to distribute to your school community. Please also pass on this information to other nonpublic schools who might be interested in this effort.  If you have any questions, contact Ellen Robertston, our legislative coordinator, at 410-919-8816.