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Adequate Yearly Progress/ System Improvement Status |
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Adequate yearly progress is the gain that schools, school systems, and states must make each year in the proportion of students achieving proficiency in reading and math.
To make AYP, schools and school systems must meet the annual measurable objective in reading and mathematics for students in the aggregate and for each student subgroup, in graduation rate for high school or attendance in elementary and middle school for students in the aggregate, and meet the testing participation requirement of 95%.
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Mathematics |
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Reading |
| Elementary K-2 |
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71.30 |
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67.30 |
| Elementary 3-5/K-5 |
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69.10 |
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71.80 |
| Elementary 3-6 |
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66.50 |
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72.10 |
| Middle |
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57.20 |
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71.10 |
| High |
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47.30 |
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59.00 |
| Stephen Knolls, Longview |
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60.90 |
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69.70 |
| Rock Terrace |
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54.70 |
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68.10 |
| Carl Sandburg |
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66.50 |
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72.10 |
'na' indicates too few students for AYP rules.
'--' indicates no students in the category.
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MSDE Maryland Report Card |
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Advanced Placement Tests (AP Tests) |
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Advanced Placement (AP) tests are part of a College Board program available to high school students. Scores on these tests can be used by students to earn credit or advanced standing in college. Usually a minimum score of 3 is needed to achieve this goal. |
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Office of Shared Accountability |
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Algebra Completion Rate |
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The Algebra completion rate is the percentage of students successfully completing Algebra 1 or a higher level mathematics course by the end of Grades 6, 7, and 8 for middle schools and the end of Grade 9 for high schools. |
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Office of Shared Accountability |
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Alternative Programs |
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Alternative education programs are delivered in MCPS through a continuum of intervention services for at-risk students. Alternative Programs includes: Emory Grove HS, Fleet Street MS, Glenmont MS, Hadley Farms MS, Karma Academy, McKenney Hills HS, Phoenix at Emory Grove, Phoenix at McKenney Hills, Randolph Academy. Students enrolled in the Model Learning Center at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility also are included in this list. |
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FY 2009 Educational Facilities Master Plan and the FY 2009-2014 Capital Improvements Program |
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Attendance Rate |
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The attendance rate is calculated by dividing the aggregate number of students in attendance by the aggregate number of students in membership from the first day of school to March 15. The attendance rate is reported for the previous school year. |
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MSDE Maryland Report Card |
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Average Class Size – Elementary |
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The regular student enrollment in kindergarten–Grade 5 divided by the number of attendance sections for each school. |
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Office of the Chief Operating Officer
Official Class Size Report—School Year 2008–2009 as of October 31, 2008 |
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Average Class Size – Secondary |
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The regular student enrollment divided by the number of classes, excluding special education, reported for two areas: English (required courses) and all other academic subjects (other English, mathematics, foreign language, science, and social studies). |
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Office of the Chief Operating Officer
Official Class Size Report—School Year 2008–2009 as of October 31, 2008 |
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Benefits |
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A calculated estimate based on staff salaries at individual schools. This total was adjusted for vacancies using a school average of the specific employee grouping (administrative, teachers, other professional, instructional support, other support, building services). |
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Office of the Chief Operating Officer |
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Capacity |
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The number of students who can be accommodated in the building, based on an allocation of space for different grades and types of programs. |
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Division of Long-range Planning |
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Cluster |
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The geographic grouping of schools within a defined attendance area that includes a high school and the elementary and middle schools that send students to that high school. |
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Regulation FAA-RA, Long-Range Educational Facilities Planning |
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Community Superintendent |
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The administrative head of a cluster of schools. Each community superintendent has administrative responsibility for three or more high school clusters. |
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Office of School Performance |
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Downcounty Consortium |
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The Downcounty Consortium (DCC) is comprised of Montgomery Blair, Albert Einstein, John F. Kennedy, Northwood, and Wheaton high schools and provides students the choice of attending one of these high schools based on their preference for a specific instructional program. |
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Division of Consortia Choice and Application Program Services (DCCAPS) |
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Dropout Rate |
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The dropout rate is the number of dropouts divided by the total number of students in grades 9 – 12 served by the school. A drop out is any student who leaves school for any reason, except death, before graduation or completion of a Maryland approved educational program and is not known to have enrolled in another school or Maryland approved educational program. |
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MSDE Maryland Report Card |
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Enrollment |
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The number of students enrolled in school as of September 30, 2008. Disaggregated figures are a percentage of the total enrollment. |
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Office of Shared Accountability |
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ESOL |
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The percentage of students participating in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes, as of October 31, 2008, compared with the official enrollment as of September 30, 2008. This percentage may differ from the ESOL percentage reported in the requested FY 2010 Capital Budget, due to different "as of" reporting dates. |
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Division of ESOL/Bilingual Programs |
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FARMS |
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The percentage of students receiving Free and Reduced-price Meals System (FARMS) services as of October 31, 2008, compared with the official enrollment as of September 30, 2008. This percentage may differ from the FARMS percentage reported in the requested FY 2010 Capital Budget due to "as of" reporting dates. |
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Division of Food & Nutrition Services |
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Feeder School |
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A school that sends its students to another school for the next grade level (e.g., a middle school that feeds a high school by sending its eighth graders to the high school for ninth grade.) Most schools "feed" 100 percent of their students to the same school. Those in which the population goes on to more than one school are shown in the profiles of each school. |
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Division of Long-range Planning |
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Future Capacity |
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Any projected change in a school's capacity based on the latest capital improvements program requested by the Board of Education and funded by the County Council. This capacity would be in place within the coming six-year capital programming period. |
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Division of Long-range Planning |
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Geometry Completion Rate |
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The Geometry completion rate is the percentage of students successfully completing Geometry or a higher level mathematics course by the end of grade 8, for middle schools, and the end of grade 9 and grade 10 for high schools. |
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Office of Shared Accountability |
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Graduation Rate |
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The percentage of students who entered grade 9 and received a Maryland high school diploma four years later for the reported school year. This is an estimated cohort rate. It is calculated by dividing the number of high school graduates by the sum of students in that class who dropped out in each of the previous four years plus the number of high school graduates.
Graduation Rate equals:
Graduates
Dropouts in that class over 4 years + graduates
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MSDE Maryland Report Card |
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Highly Qualified Teachers |
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"Highly qualified" is a specific term defined by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). The law outlines a list of minimum requirements both in content knowledge and teaching skills to meet the "highly qualified" status. The law requires teachers to have a bachelor's degree and full state certification and to demonstrate content knowledge in the subjects they teach. Under NCLB states decide what is necessary for certification and for determining subject-matter competency. Rules surrounding the requirements for highly qualified teachers continue to be developed and refined. |
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MSDE Maryland Report Card |
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Honors/AP Enrollment |
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Honors and Advanced Placement (AP) courses provide rigorous and challenging studies for students who are capable of or motivated to pursue rigorous and challenging instruction. These courses are detailed in the MCPS High School Course Bulletin. The Honors/AP enrollment rate is the number of students enrolled in at least one Honors or AP course, divided by the total number of students. |
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MCPS High School Course Bulletin
Office of Shared Accountability |
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Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) |
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Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) refers to the mandate in the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA 2004), which states that children with disabilities are to be educated to the maximum extent appropriate with nondisabled peers. MCPS reports LRE settings based on the percent of time a student is educated inside the general education setting. |
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Office of Special Education and Student Services |
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Limited English Proficient (LEP) |
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Limited English Proficient (LEP) as defined by AYP percent proficiency includes both Reclassified English Language Learners (RELL) who exited ESOL within the previous two years and current ESOL students. LEP participation rate only inlcudes ESOL students. 2008 RELL students include those who exited ESOL after June 1, 2006. |
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MSDE Maryland Report Card
Division of ESOL/Bilingual Programs |
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Maryland High School Assessment |
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The Maryland High School Assessment (HSA) is an end-of-course test that students take as they complete the appropriate high school level course. Students who entered Grade 9 in 2005 are required to pass the Algebra, Biology, Government, and English II HSA assessments as part of graduation requirements. |
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MSDE Maryland Report Card |
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Maryland School Assessment |
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The Maryland School Assessment (MSA) measures student achievement in reading, mathematics, and science. Schools at a Glance reports Grades 3-8 reading and mathematics and end of course English II and Algebra for high school students. Percentage proficient includes students at or above the proficient level (proficient + advanced). |
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MSDE Maryland Report Card |
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Middle School Magnet Consortium |
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The Middle School Magnet Consortium (MSMC) is comprised of Argyle, Mario A. Loiederman, and Parkland middle schools and provides students the choice of attending one of these middle schools based on their preference for a specific instructional program. |
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Division of Consortia Choice and Application Program Services (DCCAPS) |
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Mobility Rate |
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Mobility is calculated by dividing the sum of entrants and withdrawals by the average daily membership. Entrants are the number and percentage of students entering (transferring in or re-entering) school during the September to June school year after the first day of school. Withdrawals are the number and percentage of students withdrawing (transfers and terminations) for any reason during the September to June school year after the first day of school. |
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MSDE Maryland Report Card |
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Northeast Consortium |
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The Northeast Consortium (NEC) is comprised of James Hubert Blake, Paint Branch, and Springbrook high schools and provides students the choice of attending one of these high schools based on their preference for a specific instructional program. |
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Division of Consortia Choice and Application Program Services (DCCAPS) |
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Postsecondary Education Plans |
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MSDE collects pre-graduation plans data using the High School Graduate Follow-up Questionnaire. All graduating seniors indicate their post-graduation decisions within 30 days of anticipated graduation. |
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MSDE Maryland Report Card |
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Race/Ethnic Composition |
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The number and percentage of students enrolled on September 30, 2008, based on the race/ethnic categories established by the U.S. Department of Education. |
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Office of Shared Accountability |
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Receiving School |
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A school that receives students from another school after promotion (e.g., a high school that receives middle school students promoted from Grade 8 to Grade 9.) Receiving schools will be shown as part of each school's profile. |
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Office of Shared Accountability |
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Salaries: Professional and Supporting Services |
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The actual annual salaries of staff at the school as of October 31, 2008. This total does not include future step increments/longevities, and was adjusted for vacancies using a school average of the specific employee grouping (administrative, teachers, other professional, instructional support, other support, building services). |
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Office of the Chief Operating Officer/Department of Management, Budget, and Planning |
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SAT |
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The SAT is required by several hundred colleges across the United States as part of the admissions process. The possible scores on the Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing sections range from 200-800. |
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Office of Shared Accountability |
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School Hours |
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The regular school day with a designated starting time and ending time as defined by the local school system. |
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Office of the Deputy Superintendent of Schools |
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Special School |
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A separate MCPS school/center providing services for children with special education needs. |
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Office of Special Education and Student Services |
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Student/ Instructional Staff Ratio |
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The Student/Instructional Staff Ratio is calculated by dividing the weighted enrollment as of September 30, 2008, by the number of instructional staff. Weighted enrollment includes full-day kindergarten enrollment plus 1/2 times Pre-K enrollment plus enrollment in Grades 1-12. Instructional staff is determined as all school-based instructional full-time-equivalent positions (includes staff under the Teachers, Other Professional, and Instructional Support categories). |
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Office of Shared Accountability
Staffing allocations are from the Office of the Chief Operating Officer |
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Support A/M/R |
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The number of full size classrooms at an elementary school designated for support purposes (not regular classrooms), such as Art, Music, or Resource. Sometimes they are used for other uses such as Reading Initiative or Computer Lab. |
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Division of Long-range Planning |
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Suspension Rate |
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The unduplicated count of the number of students suspended divided by the June 30 total enrollment. |
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Office of Shared Accountability |
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TerraNova Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills Second Edition (TN/2) |
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The TerraNova Second Edition (TN/2) is a nationally-normed assessment administered to MCPS Grade 2 students in April. The TN/2 assesses skills in reading, language, mathematics, language mechanics, and mathematics computation. |
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Office of Shared Accountability |
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University System of Maryland Entrance Requirements |
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MSDE calculates the percent of students meeting the University System of Maryland entrance requirements. Requirements for admission to the University System of Maryland are set by the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland and, at a minimum, include a cumulative grade point equivalent to a C or better, accumulated course credits in English (4 credits), Social Studies (3 credits), biological and physical sciences (3 credits), mathematics (3 credits), language or advanced technology (2 credits), and a high school diploma. |
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MSDE Maryland Report Card
University System of Maryland |
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