Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 13A - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Subtitle 01 - STATE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 13A.01.04 - Public School Standards › Section 13A.01.04.08 - Requirements for Local School System Improvement and Corrective Action

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Local School System Improvement.
(1) The State Board, upon the recommendation of the State Superintendent of Schools or upon its own motion, shall identify for improvement any local school system that for 2 consecutive years fails to make the annual measurable objectives in reading, mathematics, or as applicable, attendance rate, or graduation rate at each of the elementary school grades (3- 5), middle school grades (6-8), and high school grades (9-12).
(2) Before identifying a local school system for improvement, the State Board shall:
(a) Provide the local school system with an opportunity to review the data on which the proposed identification is based;
(b) Give the local school system an opportunity to provide supporting evidence if the system believes that the proposed identification is in error for statistically significant reasons; and
(c) Make a final determination of the status of the local school system with respect to identification not later than 30 days after it provides the system with the opportunity to review the data on which the identification is based.
(3) The State Board shall promptly provide parents of each student enrolled in the schools served by the local school system identified for improvement notice, the results of the review, the reasons for identification of the school system for improvement, and how parents can participate in upgrading the quality of the local school system.
(4) Within 3 months of identification, the local school system shall revise applicable components of the school system master plan to:
(a) Incorporate scientifically based research strategies that strengthen the core academic program in the schools in the system;
(b) Identify actions that have the likelihood of improving student achievement to meet the State's proficiency standards;
(c) Address professional development needs of staff in schools not making AYP;
(d) Include specific measurable achievement goals and targets for each of the subgroups of students;
(e) Address the fundamental teaching and learning needs in schools and specific academic problems of low-achieving schools;
(f) Incorporate as appropriate activities before school, after school, during the summer, and during an extended school year;
(g) Specify the responsibilities of the local school system under the plan; and
(h) Include strategies to promote effective parental involvement in the school.
(5) The local school system shall implement the plan not later than the school year following the year in which the school system was identified for improvement.
(6) Technical Assistance.
(a) The Department shall, if requested, provide technical assistance grounded in scientifically based research that better enables the local school system to develop and implement its plan and work with schools needing improvement.
(b) The Department may use an entity to provide the technical assistance.