Board of Education Priorities Organize and optimize resources for improved academic results Align rigorous curriculum, delivery of instruction, and assessment for continuous improvement of student achievement Use student, staff, school, and system performance data to monitor and improve student achievement
MCPS will implement the guidelines established in Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools Act. Data will be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, English proficiency, and economically disadvantaged status. Although Our Call to Action states that all students are expected to attain certain milestones, some students, due to their disabilities, will not achieve these milestones and will follow alternative curricula. Read more in Annual Report on Goal 1

Early Success Performance Plan

• Pre-Kindergarten Programs Expanded
• Full-Day Kindergarten Expanded
• Reading Initiatives in Grades 1 and 2 Developed and Expanded
• Reading Interventions
• Reading First
• Ruth Rales Comcast Kids Reading Network
• Support for the 60 Most Highly Impacted Schools

Class-Size Reductions

• 15:1 in Full-Day Kindergarten in Targeted Elementary Schools
• 17:1 in Grades 1 & 2 in Targeted Elementary Schools
• Reduction of Oversize Secondary School Classes
• Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) for Special Education
• Special Education Staffing Improvements

Support Program Improvements

• Special Education Services
• English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
• Improved Student Services and Mental Health Support
• Multicultural Education Improvements
• Alternative Programs Improvements

Extended Time

• Extended Day and Year Programs (Elementary and Middle School)
• Summer School
• Evening High School Reorganization

Middle School Magnet Consortium

High School Reform

• High School Task Force Recommendations
• Signature Programs
• Northeast Consortium Programs
• Downcounty Consortium Programs
• Smaller Learning Communities
• Pilot Course Development
• Student Online Courses

Organization

• Leadership and Supervision of Schools
• Structured School Visits
• Program Efficiency, Abandonment, and Redirection (PEAR)

Safe and Secure Schools

• Systemwide Emergency Response Plan
• Individual Crisis Plans at all Schools and Facilities
• Security Personnel at all Middle and High Schools
• Educational Facilities Officers (EFO)
• Safe and Drug Free Schools
• Gang Prevention and Awareness
• Character Education
• Code Blue/Code Red Procedures
• Human Relations Compliance

GOAL 1 | GOAL 2 | GOAL 3 | GOAL 4

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