Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association
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| Abbreviation | MPSSAA |
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| Formation | 1946 |
| Type | Volunteer; NPO |
| Legal status | Association |
| Headquarters | Nancy Grassmick Building, Maryland State Department of Education, 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 |
Region served | Maryland |
| Members | 200 public high schools |
Executive Director | Edward F. Sparks |
| Affiliations | National Federation of State High School Associations |
| Website | mpssaa.org |
The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) is the organization that oversees interscholastic athletics for public high schools in the U.S. state of Maryland. Founded in 1946, the association operates under the authority of the Maryland State Department of Education and Maryland's 24 local public school systems.
The MPSSAA currently consists of 200 member public high schools and administers state championship competition in sports throughout the fall, winter and spring seasons. For administrative and tournament purposes, the association divides the state into nine geographic districts.
The association was founded in 1946 as Maryland developed a statewide structure for public-school interscholastic athletics. Its constitution was formally adopted on April 21, 1951. Since its establishment, the organization has continued to oversee athletic regulations, classifications and state championship tournaments for Maryland public secondary schools.
Baltimore City's public high schools became part of the MPSSAA in 1993 after withdrawing from the Maryland Scholastic Association, the longtime athletic organization that had included both Baltimore-area public and private schools.