Reading Plus, an online program that provides “personalized intervention and instruction for students” in reading and literacy, has been approved as a research-backed resource in Baltimore City Public Schools – a district that serves nearly 80,000 students. The program has achieved the highest level of...
An update to Maryland’s ESSA accountability plan would amend how schools in the state’s 24 districts would identify and create instructional programs for children found to be “talented or gifted,” shifting the screening bar from the sixth to the third grade. In addition, the plan...
Queen Anne’s County Public Schools have now published their per-pupil expenditure data on the Maryland School Report Card site. The data breaks down school-level spending data based on “the needs of students served in each school,” such as the number of students who live in...
St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS) has recently announced their plans for reopening, releasing thirteen requirements that schools must follow. These range from requiring schools to have a recovery plan to health and public safety concerns to tracking virtual class time. All local recovery plans...
In the state’s second year of the star-rating system—which was implemented because of a requirement in the Every Student Succeeds Act—schools in Frederick County all received at least three stars or more in the 2019 Maryland school report cards. It was one of only 13...
As Katryna Perera reports, Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) staff “outlined a plan to the Board of Education to help the district meet requirements set forth” under ESSA last week. According to Jamie Aliveto, FCPS’ executive director of system accountability and school administration, ESSA’s approach...
“Last week Maryland released the results of its first-ever report card grading system for state schools,” WBAL Baltimore reports. The system uses a 5-star rating system, with rankings “based on academic and non-academic factors” including “progress in achieving English language proficiency for English Learners, chronic...
Absenteeism is “front and center” in Maryland’s ESSA plan, Emma Kerr reports for the Frederick News Post. She notes that “15 percent of an elementary, middle, and high school’s overall accountability score will be determined based on the percentage of students who are absent 10...
WBAL Radio reports that Maryland parents will soon be able to find out how their children’s school ranks statewide, as well as what each school is doing to improve its performance. This change, which is “connected” to ESSA—will be implemented in the fall, and “show parents how...
Maryland was the first second-round state to receive feedback on their ESSA plan. The U.S. Dept. of Education has asked the state to “rethink” its “student achievement goals, calculating academic growth into its accountability system, and explain how it will measure school climate and access...
