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ED 411 586 EA 028 622
TITLE Maryland School Performance Report, 1996: State and SchoolSystems.
INSTITUTION Maryland State Dept. of Education. Baltimore. Div. ofPlanning, Results and Information Management.
PUB DATE 1996-12-00NOTE 131p.PUB TYPE Numerical/Quantitative Data (110) Reports Research
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EDRS PRICE MF01/PC06 Plus Postage.DESCRIPTORS *Academic Standards; Attendance; Dropout Rate; *Educational
Assessment; *Educational Improvement; Elementary SecondaryEducation; Enrollment; *Performance; Scores; Special NeedsStudents; *State Standards; Student Evaluation
IDENTIFIERS *Maryland School Performance Program
ABSTRACTThe goal of the Maryland School Performance Program is for
each school to offer an excellent education to its students. This reportpresents performance information for the 1995-96 school year and theevaluation criteria that provide the basis for school improvement. Publishedby the Maryland State Department of Education, the report contains summariesfor the state and for each of Maryland's 24 school systems. For each schoolsystem, there are sections containing student-performance data and supportinginformation. The student-performance section contains data on assessedstudent knowledge in reading mathematics, writing, citizenship, and studentparticipation. The supporting information section offers statistics aboutenrollment, student mobility, students receiving special services, finances,staffing, instructional time, first graders with kindergarten experience,high school program completion, seniors' exit plans, and school-improvementnotes. (LMI)
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mat
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ent
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Mar
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d St
ate
Dep
artm
ent o
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tion
does
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e on
the
basi
s of
rac
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olor
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irie
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MA
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PE
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AN
CE
RE
POR
T, 1
996
Stat
e an
d Sc
hool
Sys
tem
s
Div
isio
n of
Pla
nnin
g, R
esul
ts, a
nd I
nfor
mat
ion
Man
agem
ent
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A M
essa
ge fr
om th
e S
tate
Sup
erin
tend
ent o
f Sch
ools
Wel
com
e to
Mar
ylan
d's
1996
Sch
ool P
erfo
rman
ce R
epor
t!In
this
yea
r's r
epor
t, yo
u w
ill s
ee th
e pr
ogre
ss o
ur s
tude
nts
and
scho
ols
are
mak
ing.
You
will
als
o se
e ar
eas
that
we
all m
ust
wor
k ha
rder
at i
mpr
ovin
g. O
nly
thro
ugh
cont
inua
l pro
gres
s an
dev
alua
tion,
incl
udin
g th
is a
nnua
l rep
ort,
can
we
cont
inue
topr
ovid
e ex
celle
nt s
choo
ls, a
fir
st-c
lass
edu
catio
n fo
r ou
r yo
ung
peop
le, a
nd a
pla
n fo
r sc
hool
ref
orm
that
is a
mod
el f
or s
tate
scho
ol s
yste
ms
acro
ss th
e na
tion.
Scho
ol r
efor
m in
Mar
ylan
d be
gan
in 1
989
whe
n th
e G
over
nor's
Com
mis
sion
on
Scho
ol P
erfo
rman
ce r
ecom
men
ded
chan
ging
the
stat
e's
educ
atio
nal s
yste
m. I
n re
spon
se, t
he M
aryl
and
Stat
eB
oard
ofE
duca
tion
bega
n Sc
hool
s fo
r Su
cces
s, a
com
preh
ensi
vere
form
pla
n th
at m
ade
Mar
ylan
d on
e of
the
firs
t sta
tes
tode
velo
p a
stra
tegy
for
impr
ovin
g its
sch
ools
and
for
sup
port
ing
the
natio
nal e
duca
tion
goal
s.
Thi
s re
port
, the
Mar
ylan
d Sc
hool
Per
form
ance
Rep
ort,
1996
:St
ate
and
Scho
ol S
yste
ms,
pre
sent
s pe
rfor
man
ce in
form
atio
nan
d th
e st
anda
rds
of p
erfo
rman
ce th
at p
rovi
de th
e ba
sis
for
scho
ol im
prov
emen
t. It
rep
rese
nts
a ri
ch r
esou
rce
for
pare
nts,
stud
ents
, tea
cher
s, a
nd c
itize
ns to
exa
min
e ac
hiev
emen
t in
our
scho
ol s
yste
ms.
Thr
ough
this
rep
ort,
whi
ch is
an
impo
rtan
t par
t of
the
Mar
ylan
dSc
hool
Per
form
ance
Pro
gram
(M
SPP)
, we
as M
aryl
and
educ
ator
s ar
e ac
coun
tabl
e fo
r m
ovin
g ou
r st
ate
tow
ard
high
qual
ity e
duca
tion
for
all o
f ou
r ch
ildre
n. W
e ar
e gu
ided
by
thre
e fu
ndam
enta
l pre
mis
es:
iii
*A
ll ch
ildre
n ca
n le
arn.
All
child
ren
have
the
righ
t to
atte
nd s
choo
ls in
whi
ch th
eyca
n pr
ogre
ss a
nd le
arn.
All
child
ren
shal
l hav
e a
real
opp
ortu
nity
to le
arn
equa
llyri
goro
us c
onte
nt.
Sim
ilar
to th
e 19
95 r
epor
t, th
is y
ear's
rep
ort i
nclu
des
resu
ltsfr
om th
e M
aryl
and
Scho
ol P
erfo
rman
ce A
sses
smen
t Pro
gram
(MSP
AP)
, alo
ng w
ith s
tand
ards
for
per
form
ance
in r
eadi
ng,
wri
ting,
lang
uage
usa
ge, m
athe
mat
ics,
sci
ence
, and
soc
ial s
tudi
esin
gra
des
3, 5
, and
8. T
hese
sta
ndar
ds r
efle
ct th
e pe
rfor
man
cew
e sh
ould
exp
ect f
rom
our
sch
ools
as
we
prep
are
stud
ents
for
the
twen
ty-f
irst
cen
tury
.
Cha
nges
in te
achi
ng m
etho
ds a
re n
ow u
nder
way
acr
oss
the
stat
e. C
hang
es a
re c
ruci
al to
ach
ievi
ng o
ur d
eman
ding
but
atta
inab
le s
tand
ards
. Bec
ause
the
stan
dard
s ar
e pr
ogre
ssiv
ean
d ri
goro
us, w
e sh
ould
not
be
disc
oura
ged
if th
e da
ta, a
sre
flec
ted
in th
is r
epor
t, sh
ow th
at w
e st
ill h
ave
a lo
ng w
ay to
go b
efor
e w
e re
ach
our
visi
on o
f ex
celle
nce.
Tha
nk y
ou f
or e
xam
inin
g th
is r
epor
t and
for
you
r in
tere
st in
educ
atio
n. T
he s
ucce
ss o
f ou
r st
ate
and
loca
l eff
orts
to im
prov
eal
l Mar
ylan
d sc
hool
s de
pend
s up
on y
our
cont
inue
d in
tere
stan
d in
volv
emen
t in
our
scho
ols
each
and
eve
ry d
ay.
Nan
cy S
. Gra
smic
kD
ecem
ber
1996
Intr
oduc
tion
The
goa
l of
the
Mar
ylan
d Sc
hool
Per
form
ance
Pro
gram
is f
orea
ch s
choo
l to
offe
r an
exc
elle
nt e
duca
tion
to it
s st
uden
ts. T
hus,
the
perf
orm
ance
s of
sch
ool s
yste
ms
and
indi
vidu
al s
choo
ls a
reju
dged
aga
inst
thei
r ow
n gr
owth
fro
m y
ear
to y
ear,
not
aga
inst
grow
th in
oth
er s
choo
l sys
tem
s or
in o
ther
sch
ools
. Thi
s is
an
impo
rtan
t poi
nt to
rem
embe
r as
you
rev
iew
the
data
con
tain
edin
this
boo
klet
and
in it
s co
mpa
nion
rep
orts
.
The
Mar
ylan
d St
ate
Boa
rd o
f E
duca
tion
appr
oved
the
Mar
ylan
dSc
hool
Per
form
ance
Dat
a-B
ased
Are
as o
n A
pril
25, 1
990
(Res
olut
ion
Num
ber
1990
-5);
sta
ndar
ds f
or th
e D
ata-
Bas
ed A
reas
on
Aug
ust 2
9, 1
990
(Res
olut
ion
Num
ber
1990
-30)
; add
ition
al s
tand
ards
on J
uly
31, 1
991
(Res
olut
ion
Num
ber
1991
-17)
;Pu
blic
Sch
ool
Stan
dard
s (C
OM
AR
13A
.01.
04),
eff
ectiv
e D
ecem
ber
20, 1
993;
and
CO
MA
R 1
3A.0
1.04
rev
isio
ns o
n M
ay 2
8, 1
996.
The
fir
st M
aryl
and
Scho
ol P
erfo
rman
ce R
epor
t was
pub
lishe
din
Nov
embe
r 19
90, b
ut p
rese
nted
lim
ited
stud
ent p
erfo
rman
cein
form
atio
n. S
ince
199
1, th
e an
nual
rep
ort h
as b
een
rele
ased
in tw
o pa
rts:
* St
ate
and
Scho
ol S
yste
ms:
Pub
lishe
d by
the
Mar
ylan
d St
ate
Dep
artm
ent o
f E
duca
tion,
this
rep
ort c
onta
ins
sum
mar
ies
for
the
stat
e an
d fo
r ea
ch o
f M
aryl
and'
s tw
enty
-fou
r sc
hool
syst
ems.
* Sc
hool
Sys
tem
and
Sch
ools
: Pub
lishe
d by
eac
h lo
cal s
choo
lsy
stem
sho
rtly
aft
er r
elea
se o
f th
e St
ate
and
Scho
ol S
yste
mre
port
, the
se r
epor
ts in
clud
e sc
hool
-by-
scho
ol s
umm
arie
s.
1
In a
dditi
on to
the
area
s lis
ted
in th
is r
epor
t, se
vera
l sch
ool
syst
ems
have
add
ed o
ther
sta
tistic
al in
form
atio
n w
hich
ispu
blis
hed
in th
eir
loca
l rep
orts
.
Dat
a-B
ased
Are
as a
re e
ssen
tial t
ools
for
mea
suri
ng h
ow w
ell
scho
ols,
sch
ool s
yste
ms,
and
the
stat
e pr
epar
e ea
ch s
tude
nt f
orhi
gher
edu
catio
n an
d su
cces
sful
car
eers
. Thi
s in
form
atio
n te
llsus
how
stu
dent
s ar
e pe
rfor
min
g an
d he
lps
to g
uide
deci
sion
s ab
out
how
bes
t to
impr
ove
scho
ols.
The
are
as a
lso
prov
ide
info
rmat
ion
abou
t fac
tors
that
infl
uenc
e sc
hool
per
form
ance
.T
he D
ata-
Bas
ed A
reas
are
div
ided
into
two
part
s in
this
rep
ort:
Stud
ent P
erfo
rman
ce a
nd S
uppo
rtin
g In
form
atio
n.
Why
wer
e th
ese
area
s ch
osen
? D
ata-
Bas
ed A
reas
for
Stu
dent
Perf
orm
ance
wer
e ch
osen
for
sta
tew
ide
repo
rtin
g be
caus
e th
ey:
* ca
n be
infl
uenc
ed b
y th
e sc
hool
;*
are
com
para
ble
acro
ss th
e st
ate;
* ar
e es
sent
ial f
or s
tude
nt a
nd s
choo
l im
prov
emen
t;*
can
help
impr
ove
clas
sroo
m in
stru
ctio
n; a
nd*
can
be m
easu
red
by s
tate
wid
e st
anda
rds
of s
atis
fact
ory
and
exce
llent
.
The
Dat
a-B
ased
Are
as f
or S
uppo
rtin
g In
form
atio
n w
ere
chos
enbe
caus
e th
ey h
elp
desc
ribe
sch
ool,
scho
ol s
yste
m, a
nd s
tate
char
acte
rist
ics.
Sch
ool p
opul
atio
ns d
iffe
r gr
eatly
in M
aryl
and,
and
this
info
rmat
ion
desc
ribe
s th
ose
diff
eren
ces.
How
tous
e th
is r
epor
tFo
r ea
ch s
choo
l sys
tem
, you
will
fin
d se
ctio
ns la
bele
d St
uden
t Per
form
ance
and
Supp
ortin
g In
form
atio
n.
STU
DE
NT
PE
RFO
RM
AN
CE
Thi
s 19
96 r
epor
t con
tain
s St
uden
t Per
form
ance
bas
elin
eye
arda
ta, p
revi
ous
year
(19
95)
data
, and
cur
rent
year
dat
a.
Part
I: A
SSE
SSE
D S
TU
DE
NT
KN
OW
LE
DG
E
* M
aryl
and
Func
tiona
l Tes
ts
In o
rder
to g
radu
ate
from
a M
aryl
and
high
sch
ool,
all s
tude
nts
mus
t ach
ieve
bas
ic c
ompe
tenc
ies
in r
eadi
ng, m
athe
mat
ics,
wri
ting,
and
citi
zens
hip.
Fun
ctio
nal t
ests
, whi
ch r
efle
ctcl
assr
oom
inst
ruct
ion,
ass
ess
whe
ther
a s
tude
nt h
as a
ttain
edth
ese
com
pete
ncie
s.
Thi
s se
ctio
n re
port
s fu
nctio
nal t
est r
esul
ts f
or s
tude
nts
inG
rade
s 9
and
11: t
he n
umbe
r ta
king
(or
ref
usin
g to
take
) th
ete
st, t
he n
umbe
r ab
sent
or
exem
pt, a
nd th
e pe
rcen
tage
pass
ing
each
test
by
the
end
of th
e sc
hool
yea
r. (
Res
ults
are
repo
rted
for
the
citiz
ensh
ip te
st a
t the
end
of
grad
e 10
for
Bal
timor
e C
ity, F
rede
rick
, How
ard,
Mon
tgom
ery,
Was
hing
ton,
and
Wic
omic
o sy
stem
s.)
* M
aryl
and
Scho
ol P
erfo
rman
ce A
sses
smen
t Pro
gram
(M
SPA
P)
The
se a
nnua
l tes
ts r
equi
re s
tude
nts
in g
rade
s 3,
5, a
nd 8
toap
ply
wha
t the
y kn
ow a
bout
rea
ding
, wri
ting,
lang
uage
usag
e,m
athe
mat
ics,
sci
ence
, and
soc
ial s
tudi
es. U
nlik
e fu
nctio
nal
test
s, w
hich
mea
sure
bas
ic k
now
ledg
e, th
e M
SPA
P te
sts
set
high
exp
ecta
tions
and
dem
and
high
leve
ls o
f pe
rfor
man
ce.
12
2
Dur
ing
the
MSP
AP,
stu
dent
s m
ust a
pply
kno
wle
dge
in a
ndac
ross
sub
ject
are
as. W
orki
ng in
depe
nden
tly o
r in
gro
ups,
they
mus
t sho
w th
at th
ey u
nder
stan
d re
adin
g se
lect
ions
and
can
deve
lop
wri
tten
resp
onse
s, s
olve
mul
ti-st
ep m
athe
mat
ics
prob
lem
s, c
ondu
ct s
cien
ce in
vest
igat
ions
, and
dem
onst
rate
thei
r un
ders
tand
ing
of s
ocia
l stu
dies
con
cept
s.
Thi
s se
ctio
n re
port
s th
e nu
mbe
r of
stu
dent
s te
sted
, the
num
ber
abse
nt o
r ex
cuse
d fr
om th
e te
st, t
he n
umbe
r of
exe
mpt
ions
for
spec
ial e
duca
tion
and
limite
d E
nglis
h pr
ofic
ienc
y, a
nd th
enu
mbe
r of
sec
ond
sem
este
r tr
ansf
er s
tude
nts.
Res
ults
are
repo
rted
as
the
perc
enta
ge o
f st
uden
ts s
cori
ng a
t the
sat
isfa
ctor
yle
vel a
nd th
e pe
rcen
tage
sco
ring
at t
he e
xcel
lent
leve
l.
Stud
ents
who
are
exe
mpt
ed f
rom
MSP
AP
are
not i
nclu
ded
in th
ede
nom
inat
or f
or th
e ca
lcul
atio
n of
MSP
AP
stan
dard
s. S
tude
nts
who
are
exc
used
are
incl
uded
in th
e de
nom
inat
or f
or th
e ca
lcul
atio
nof
MSP
AP
stan
dard
s. A
hig
h ex
empt
ion
rate
, the
refo
re, c
anar
tific
ially
rai
se th
e pe
rcen
tage
of
stud
ents
sco
ring
at t
he s
atis
fact
ory
and
exce
llent
leve
ls.
Part
2: S
TU
DE
NT
PA
RT
ICIP
AT
ION
* A
ttend
ance
Rat
e
Yea
rly
Rat
e: T
he p
erce
ntag
e of
stu
dent
s pr
esen
t in
scho
ol f
orat
leas
t hal
f th
e av
erag
e sc
hool
day
dur
ing
the
scho
olye
ar.
Atte
ndan
ce r
ates
are
rep
orte
d fo
r el
emen
tary
(G
rade
s 1-
6) a
ndse
cond
ary
(Gra
des
7-12
) st
uden
ts.
43
Stud
ents
abs
ent f
ewer
than
5 o
r m
ore
than
20
days
: The
perc
enta
ge o
f st
uden
ts a
bsen
t fro
m s
choo
l few
er th
an 5
and
mor
e th
an 2
0 da
ys d
urin
g th
e sc
hool
yea
r. O
nly
stud
ents
enr
olle
d fo
r 91
or
mor
e da
ys d
urin
g th
e sc
hool
year
are
incl
uded
.
* D
ropo
ut R
ate
The
per
cent
age
of s
tude
nts
in g
rade
s 9-
12 w
ho w
ithdr
ewfr
om s
choo
l bef
ore
grad
uatio
n or
bef
ore
com
plet
ing
aM
aryl
and
appr
oved
edu
catio
nal p
rogr
am d
urin
g th
eJu
ly-t
o-Ju
ne a
cade
mic
yea
r.
SUPP
OR
TIN
G I
NFO
RM
AT
ION
The
Sup
port
ing
Info
rmat
ion
sect
ion
cont
ains
pre
viou
s(1
995)
yea
r da
ta a
nd c
urre
nt d
ata.
Sta
ndar
ds a
re n
ot u
sed
inth
is s
ectio
n.
Part
1: E
NR
OL
LM
EN
T
The
num
ber
of s
tude
nts
enro
lled
in g
rade
s pr
e-ki
nder
gart
enth
roug
h 12
, inc
ludi
ng u
ngra
ded
spec
ial e
duca
tion
stud
ents
, as
coun
ted
on S
epte
mbe
r 30
, 199
5,
Part
2: S
TU
DE
NT
MO
BIL
ITY
Ent
rant
s in
clud
e th
e nu
mbe
r an
d pe
rcen
tage
of
stud
ents
who
tran
sfer
red
into
a s
yste
m; w
ithdr
awal
s in
clud
e th
e nu
mbe
ran
d pe
rcen
tage
of
stud
ents
who
tran
sfer
red
out o
f a
syst
em o
rw
ho d
ropp
ed o
ut o
f sc
hool
. Mob
ility
is r
epor
ted
as a
per
cent
age
of th
e sy
stem
's a
vera
ge d
aily
enr
ollm
ent.
:1 4
Part
3: S
TU
DE
NT
S R
EC
EIV
ING
SPE
CIA
L S
ER
VIC
ES
* L
imite
d E
nglis
h Pr
ofic
ienc
y
Stud
ents
who
hav
e a
prim
ary
or h
ome
lang
uage
oth
er th
anE
nglis
h an
d w
ho h
ave
limite
d or
no
age-
appr
opri
ate
abili
ty to
unde
rsta
nd, s
peak
, rea
d, o
r w
rite
Eng
lish.
* T
itle
1
Stud
ents
who
rec
eive
ser
vice
s fu
nded
who
lly o
r in
par
t by
Titl
e I
of th
e fe
dera
l Ele
men
tary
and
Sec
onda
ry E
duca
tion
Act
.Pe
rcen
tage
s ar
e ba
sed
on ;.
ne S
epte
mbe
r 30
, 199
5 en
rollm
ent.
* Fr
ee/R
educ
ed P
rice
Mea
ls
Stud
ents
who
se a
pplic
atio
ns f
or f
ree
or r
educ
ed p
rice
mea
lsm
et f
amily
siz
e an
d in
com
e gu
idel
ines
of
the
Uni
ted
Stat
esD
epar
tmen
t of
Agr
icul
ture
as
of O
ctob
er 3
1, 1
995.
* Sp
ecia
l Edu
catio
n
Stud
ents
with
dis
abili
ties
who
had
cur
rent
Ind
ivid
ualiz
edE
duca
tion
Prog
ram
s (1
EPs
) an
d w
ho w
ere
bein
g se
rved
by
the
scho
ol s
yste
m a
s of
Dec
embe
r 19
95.
Part
4: O
TH
ER
FA
CT
OR
S
3* Fi
nanc
ial I
nfor
mat
ion
Wea
lth p
er p
upil-
-the
taxa
ble
wea
lth in
rel
atio
n to
the
Sept
embe
r 30
, 199
5 en
rollm
ent-
-pro
vide
s an
indi
catio
n of
pote
ntia
l res
ourc
es f
or e
ach
scho
ol s
yste
m.
1 5
Per
pupi
l exp
endi
ture
is th
e av
erag
e co
st o
f pr
ovid
ing
educ
atio
n to
eac
h pu
blic
sch
ool s
tude
nt. D
ata
repo
rted
in th
is p
ublic
atio
n ar
e 19
93-9
4 an
d 19
94-9
5 fi
gure
s.
* St
affi
ng p
er 1
,000
Pup
ils
Inst
ruct
iona
l sta
ff: T
hose
who
per
form
pro
fess
iona
lac
tiviti
es r
elat
ed to
teac
hing
stu
dent
s. T
hese
sta
ffm
embe
rs in
clud
e cl
assr
oom
, res
ourc
e, h
ome
and
hosp
ital,
tele
visi
on a
nd r
adio
, and
rea
ding
teac
hers
.
Prof
essi
onal
sup
port
sta
ff: T
hose
who
pro
vide
aux
iliar
yse
rvic
es to
stu
dent
s or
to th
e in
stru
ctio
nal p
rogr
am.
The
se s
taff
mem
bers
incl
ude
libra
rian
s, g
uida
nce
coun
selo
rs, s
choo
l psy
chol
ogis
ts, t
hera
pist
s, p
rinc
ipal
s,as
sist
ant p
rinc
ipal
s, a
nd a
dmin
istr
ativ
e as
sist
ants
.
Inst
ruct
iona
l ass
ista
nts:
Tho
se w
ho a
ssis
t tea
cher
s w
ithro
utin
e ac
tiviti
es s
uch
as m
onito
ring
stu
dent
s, c
ondu
ctin
gro
te e
xerc
ises
, ope
ratin
g eq
uipm
ent,
and
perf
orm
ing
cler
ical
dut
ies.
The
se s
taff
mem
bers
incl
ude
regu
lar
prog
ram
, spe
cial
edu
catio
n, T
itle
I, a
nd li
brar
y as
sist
ants
.
* In
stru
ctio
nal t
ime
Ave
rage
leng
th o
f sc
hool
day
: The
ave
rage
num
ber
ofst
uden
t hou
rs to
the
near
est q
uart
er h
our
betw
een
the
firs
tan
d fi
nal b
ells
of
a fu
ll sc
hool
day
.
Len
gth
of s
choo
l yea
r: T
he n
umbe
r of
day
s th
at s
choo
lw
as o
pen
and
stud
ents
wer
e ex
pect
ed to
atte
nd.
4
Part
5: F
IRST
GR
AD
ER
S W
ITH
KIN
DE
RG
AR
TE
NE
XPE
RIE
NC
E
The
num
ber
and
perc
enta
ge o
f fi
rst g
rade
rs w
ho a
ttend
eda
publ
ic o
r no
n-pu
blic
kin
derg
arte
n pr
ior
to e
nter
ing
firs
t gra
de.
Part
6: H
IGH
SC
HO
OL
PR
OG
RA
M C
OM
PLE
TIO
N
The
num
ber
and
perc
enta
ge o
f 19
96 g
radu
ates
who
com
plet
ed m
inim
um c
ours
e re
quir
emen
ts n
eede
d to
ent
erth
e U
nive
rsity
of
Mar
ylan
d sy
stem
, who
com
plet
edan
appr
oved
occ
upat
iona
l pro
gram
, and
who
com
plet
ed b
oth
univ
ersi
ty a
nd o
ccup
atio
nal r
equi
rem
ents
.
Part
7: G
RA
DE
12
DO
CU
ME
NT
ED
DE
CIS
ION
S
The
num
ber
and
perc
enta
ge o
f 19
96 h
igh
scho
ol s
enio
rs w
hoha
ve in
dica
ted
that
they
pla
n to
: atte
nd a
two-
or f
our-
year
colle
ge, a
ttend
a s
peci
aliz
ed s
choo
l or
purs
ue s
peci
aliz
edtr
aini
ng, e
nter
em
ploy
men
t rel
ated
or u
nrel
ated
to th
eir
high
scho
ol p
rogr
am, e
nter
the
mili
tary
,or
ent
er f
ull-
or
part
-tim
eem
ploy
men
t and
sch
ool.
Stud
ents
indi
cate
thei
r pl
ans
thro
ugh
a pr
e-gr
adua
tion
surv
ey.
Part
8: S
CH
OO
L I
MPR
OV
EM
EN
T N
OT
ES
The
se n
otes
, wri
tten
by lo
cal s
choo
l sys
tem
sta
ff, p
rese
ntin
form
atio
n ab
out l
ocal
pro
gram
s an
d im
prov
emen
ts d
esig
ned
to h
elp
scho
ols
to r
each
the
stan
dard
s. T
he n
otes
als
o in
clud
eef
fort
s m
ade
by lo
cal s
choo
l sys
tem
s to
add
ress
Dat
a-B
ased
Are
as in
whi
ch im
prov
emen
t is
need
ed.
STA
ND
AR
DS
The
Sta
te B
oard
of
Edu
catio
n ap
prov
ed th
e st
anda
rds
repo
rted
in th
e St
uden
t Per
form
ance
sec
tions
. The
cha
lleng
e is
tore
ach
thes
e st
anda
rds
by th
e ye
ar 2
000.
Sta
ndar
ds a
re m
easu
res
ofpe
rfor
man
ce a
gain
st w
hich
res
ults
are
com
pare
d.
Stan
dard
s do
sev
eral
thin
gs f
or s
choo
ls, s
yste
ms,
and
the
stat
e:
* T
hey
help
to e
xam
ine
criti
cal a
spec
ts o
f in
stru
ctio
nal p
rogr
ams.
* T
hey
help
to e
nsur
e th
at a
ll st
uden
ts r
ecei
ve q
ualit
yin
stru
ctio
n.*
The
y he
lp e
duca
tors
to b
e ac
coun
tabl
e fo
r qu
ality
inst
ruct
ion.
* T
hey
help
to g
uide
eff
orts
tow
ard
scho
ol im
prov
emen
t.
Mar
ylan
d ha
s di
vide
d its
sta
ndar
ds in
to th
ree
area
s:
* E
xcel
lent
: A h
ighl
y ch
alle
ngin
g an
d ex
empl
ary
leve
lof
achi
evem
ent i
ndic
atin
g ou
tsta
ndin
g ac
com
plis
hmen
t in
mee
ting
the
need
s of
stu
dent
s.
* Sa
tisfa
ctor
y: A
rea
listic
and
rig
orou
s le
vel o
fach
ieve
men
tin
dica
ting
prof
icie
ncy
in m
eetin
g th
e ne
eds
of s
tude
nts.
* N
ot M
et: .
A le
vel o
f ac
hiev
emen
t ind
icat
ing
that
mor
ew
ork
is n
eede
d to
atta
in p
rofi
cien
cy in
mee
ting
the
need
s of
stud
ents
.
Rea
chin
g th
e ex
celle
nt o
r sa
tisfa
ctor
y le
vel i
s ch
alle
ngin
g, f
orth
est
anda
rds
have
bee
n se
t at h
igh
leve
ls. W
e ex
pect
sch
ool s
yste
ms
to c
ontin
ue to
pro
gres
s an
d to
rea
ch th
est
anda
rds
by th
e ye
ar 2
000.
5
Stat
e D
ata-
Bas
ed A
reas
Mar
ylan
d Fu
nctio
nal T
ests
Stan
dard
sSa
tisfa
ctor
yE
xcel
lent
Rea
ding
Gra
de 9
95%
97%
Gra
de 1
197
%99
%
Mat
hem
atic
sG
rade
980
%90
%
Gra
de 1
197
%99
%
Wri
ting
Gra
de 9
90%
96%
Gra
de 1
197
%99
%
Citi
zens
hip
Gra
de 9
85%
92%
Gra
de 1
197
%99
%
All
Tes
tsG
rade
11
90%
96%
Atte
ndan
ce R
ate
(Yea
rly)
Gra
des
1-6
and
7-12
94%
96%
Dro
pout
Rat
e (Y
earl
y)G
rade
s 9-
123%
1.25
%
Mar
ylan
d Sc
hool
Per
form
ance
Ass
essm
ent P
rogr
am (
MSP
AP)
Gra
des
3, 5
, and
8 o
n al
l tes
ts70
%25
%
(A s
choo
l mee
ts th
e ex
celle
nt s
tand
ard
on th
e M
SPA
P on
ly w
hen
70%
or
mor
e of
its
stud
ents
ach
ieve
at s
atis
fact
ory
or a
bove
and
25%
or m
ore
of it
s st
uden
ts a
chie
ve a
tthe
exc
elle
nt le
vel.)
DIS
AG
GR
EG
AT
ED
DA
TA
Stat
e le
vel d
ata
disa
ggre
gate
d by
sex
and
rac
e/et
hnic
ityar
ere
port
ed f
or s
tude
nt p
erfo
rman
ce a
reas
if f
ive
or m
ore
stud
ents
are
incl
uded
in o
ne o
f th
e fo
llow
ing
race
/eth
nici
ty c
ateg
orie
s:A
mer
ican
Ind
ian/
Ala
skan
Nat
ive;
Asi
an/P
acif
ic I
slan
der;
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an; W
hite
(no
t of
His
pani
c or
igin
); a
nd H
ispa
nic.
Scho
ol s
yste
m d
isag
greg
ated
dat
a ar
e no
t rep
orte
d in
the
Stat
e/Sy
stem
leve
l rep
ort.
The
dis
aggr
egat
ed M
SPA
P st
anda
rds
data
ref
lect
stud
ents
with
def
ined
gen
der
and
race
/eth
nici
ty.
USE
OF
DA
TA
In th
e M
aryl
and
Scho
ol P
erfo
rman
ce R
epor
t, da
ta p
rovi
dea
snap
shot
of
each
sch
ool,
scho
ol s
yste
m, a
nd th
e st
ate.
Sch
ools
,sc
hool
sys
tem
s, a
nd th
e st
ate
use
the
data
in th
is r
epor
t and
oth
ercr
itica
l loc
ally
def
ined
info
rmat
ion
to m
ake
inst
ruct
iona
lim
prov
emen
t dec
isio
ns; t
o im
prov
e pe
rfor
man
ce; a
nd to
mea
sure
impr
ovem
ent f
rom
yea
r to
yea
r. T
he p
ictu
re is
com
plet
e on
lyw
hen
all a
vaila
ble
info
rmat
ion
is c
onsi
dere
d. I
t is
the
sum
of
the
part
s th
at is
val
uabl
e fo
r sc
hool
impr
ovem
ent d
ecis
ions
.
Cau
tion
mus
t be
take
n in
inte
rpre
ting
chan
ges
in d
ata
whe
nsm
all n
umbe
rs o
f st
uden
ts a
re in
volv
ed.
6
20
VE
RIF
ICA
TIO
N O
F D
AT
A
Scho
ol s
yste
m d
ata
cont
aine
d in
this
rep
ort
wer
e su
bmitt
ed to
the
Mar
ylan
d St
ate
Dep
artm
ent o
f E
duca
tion
by lo
cal s
choo
lsy
stem
s. L
ocal
sup
erin
tend
ents
agr
eed
with
dat
a re
conc
iliat
ion
reac
hed
by lo
cal s
yste
m a
nd S
tate
Dep
artm
ent o
f E
duca
tion
pers
onne
l. St
ate
data
are
an
aggr
egat
ion
of lo
cal s
yste
m d
ata.
Ove
r th
e co
urse
of
the
past
yea
r, w
e ha
ve m
ade
min
or a
djus
tmen
tsto
199
5 da
ta. I
n or
der
to p
rese
nt th
e m
ost a
ccur
ate
info
rmat
ion,
1995
MSP
AP
data
pre
sent
ed in
this
199
6Mar
ylan
d Sc
hool
Perf
orm
ance
Rep
ort r
efle
ct th
ese
adju
stm
ents
.
21
YO
UR
NO
TE
SY
OU
R N
OT
ES
227
23
MA
RY
LAN
DM
aryl
and,
with
a p
opul
atio
n of
4,9
83,9
00, r
anks
fort
y-se
cond
in s
ize
and
nine
teen
th in
pop
ulat
ion
amon
g th
e fif
tyst
ates
. The
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion
is h
ouse
d in
Bal
timor
e. T
here
are
twen
ty-f
our
loca
l sch
ool s
yste
ms
and
1,30
1 pu
blic
sch
ools
and
cen
ters
.
AS
SE
SS
ED
ST
UD
EN
T K
NO
WLE
DG
E
ST
UD
EN
T P
ER
FO
RM
AN
CE
Sch
ool Y
ear
1995
-19
96
MA
RY
LAN
DS
tand
ard
1996
,F
UN
CT
ION
AL
Per
cent
1993
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95T
ES
TS
Per
cent
Per
cent
Num
ber
Num
ber
Num
ber
Per
cent
Not
Gra
de 9
Sta
tus
Ex
Sat
Pas
sing
Pas
sing
Tak
ing
Abs
ent
Exe
mpt
Pas
sing
Ex
Sat
Met
Rea
ding
9796
97.4
97.1
Mat
hem
atic
s90
8079
.281
.1
Writ
ing
9690
93.5
88.3
Citi
zens
hip
9285
83.8
84.1
59,7
651,
072
922
97.2
60,0
1285
188
483
.057
,288
2,95
71,
254
82.5
54,3
642,
413
766
83.1
MA
RY
LAN
DF
UN
CT
ION
AL
TE
ST
SG
rade
11
Sta
tus
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ndar
dP
erce
nt
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Sat
1991
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cent
Pas
sing
1995
Per
cent
Pas
sing
Num
ber
Ref
used
1996
Num
ber
Exe
mpt
Per
cent
Pas
sing
Ex
Sat
Not
Met
AT
TE
ND
AN
CE
RA
TE
(Y
early
)
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ndar
d'P
erce
ntE
xS
at19
90*
Per
cent
1995
Per
cent
Per
cent
1996
Ex
Sat
Not
Met
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des
1 -
6G
rade
s 7
-12
9694
.295
.095
.196
90.1
91.0
91.4
Stu
dent
s A
bsen
tI 1
995
Per
cent
1 19
96 P
erce
ntF
ewer
than
6 d
ays
Mor
e th
an 2
0 da
ys31
.514
.733
.513
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OP
OU
TR
AT
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rly)
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ndar
dP
erce
ntE
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at19
90P
erce
nt19
95P
erce
nt
1996
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Per
cent
Ex
Sat
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ding
9997
99.4
99.5
545
99.6
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hem
atic
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9796
.596
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533
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des
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ritin
g99
9797
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741
97.7
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zens
hip
9997
96.4
96.1
495
95.5
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sed
All
Tes
ts96
9093
.193
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452
91.8
MA
RY
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CH
OO
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ER
FO
RM
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CE
AS
SE
SS
ME
NT
PR
OG
RA
M
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ndar
dP
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nt
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Sat
1993
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nt a
t
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1995
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1996
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mpt
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ng26
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634
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2,27
483
23
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35.1
13.8
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59,8
721,
475
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sage
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9.0
29.4
10.6
43.0
58,4
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7
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athe
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2570
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28.6
6.4
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629
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10.4
26.8
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8.6
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athe
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35.8
6.3
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y8
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4.95
4.58
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cial
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ond
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catio
nS
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ter
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mpt
ions
Tra
nsfe
rs
1996
Per
cent
at
Ex
Sat
Not
Ex
Sat
Met
4,01
31,
201
3,26
3
1,87
51,
201
1,20
1
534
559
540
555
559
559
4.3
11.8
13.4
6.0
5.3
2.0
35.3
40.9
45.2
38.7
36.0
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4,54
943
83.
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348
452
19.1
42.3
3,58
844
122
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1,34
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29.
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8.1
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210
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1,99
353
11.
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538
15.2
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553
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538
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812
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653
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536
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25
SU
PP
OR
TIN
G IN
FO
RM
AT
ION
Sch
ool Y
ear
1995
-199
6M
aryl
and
EN
RO
LLM
EN
TI
1994
-95
I19
95-9
6
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-Kin
derg
arte
n18
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19,0
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inde
rgar
ten
62,3
4163
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des
1 -
637
5,75
238
1,46
3G
rade
s 7
- 12
321,
124
328,
655
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rade
d S
peci
al E
duca
tion
12,8
8713
,102
TO
TA
L E
NR
OLL
ME
NT
790,
938
805,
544
1995
1996
ST
UD
EN
T M
OB
ILIT
YN
umbe
rP
erce
ntN
umbe
rP
erce
nt
Ent
rant
sW
ithdr
awal
s88
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97,0
1111
.612
.792
,980
97,2
5511
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UD
EN
TS
RE
CE
IVIN
G19
9519
96
SP
EC
IAL
SE
RV
ICE
SN
umbe
r P
erce
ntN
umbe
rP
erce
nt
Lim
ited
Eng
lish
Pro
ficie
nt14
,305
Titl
e 1
53,5
83F
ree/
Red
uced
Pric
e M
eals
240,
623
Spe
cial
Edu
catio
n92
,175
1.8
15,1
041.
96.
862
,125
7.7
30.4
249,
611
31.0
11.7
96,5
4312
.0
OT
HE
R F
AC
TO
RS
I199
5I
1996
Wea
lth p
er p
upil
234,
091
$232
,924
Per
pup
il ex
pend
iture
$6,1
06$6
,337
Inst
ruct
iona
l sta
ff pe
r 1,
000
pupi
ls57
.957
.7P
rofe
ssio
nal s
uppo
rt s
taff
per
1,00
0 pu
pils
8.8
8.6
Inst
ruct
iona
l ass
ista
nts
per
1,00
0 pu
pils
9.9
9.9
Ave
rage
leng
th o
f sch
ool d
ay fo
r pu
pils
6.5
6.4
Leng
th o
f sch
ool y
ear
for
pupi
ls18
018
0'
FIR
ST
GR
AD
ER
S W
ITH
1995
1996
KIN
DE
RG
AR
TE
N E
XP
ER
IEN
CE
Num
ber
Per
cent
Num
ber
Per
cent
64,9
2797
.866
,753
97.6
9
HIG
H S
CH
OO
L P
RO
GR
AM
CO
MP
LET
ION
1995
Per
cent
Com
plet
ed
1996
Num
ber
Com
plet
edP
erce
ntC
ompl
eted
Uni
vers
ity o
f Mar
ylan
d S
yste
m R
equi
rem
ents
App
rove
d O
ccup
atio
nal P
rogr
am R
equi
rem
ents
Uni
vers
ity a
nd O
ccup
atio
nal R
equi
rem
ents
49.7
21,6
2650
.813
.15,
412
12.7
3.7
2,12
75.
0
GR
AD
E 1
2 D
OC
UM
EN
TE
D D
EC
ISIO
NS
TO
:19
95
Per
cent
1996
Num
ber
Per
cent
Atte
nd a
four
yea
r co
llege
Atte
nd a
two
year
col
lege
Atte
nd a
spe
cial
ized
sch
ool o
r sp
ecia
lized
trai
ning
Ent
er e
mpl
oym
ent (
rela
ted
to h
igh
scho
ol p
rogr
am)
Ent
er e
mpl
oym
ent (
unre
late
d to
hig
h sc
hool
pro
gram
)E
nter
the
mili
tary
Ent
er fu
ll-tim
e em
ploy
men
t and
sch
ool
Ent
er p
art-
time
empl
oym
ent a
nd/o
r sc
hool
Oth
er a
nd n
o re
spon
se
42.7
18.2 2.5
4.2
8.3
3.6
3.3
12.0 5.3
16,6
026,
624
956
1,55
63,
282
1,46
31,
443
4,59
02,
212
42.9
17.1 2.5
4.0
8.5
3.8
3.7
11.9 5.7
Scho
ol I
mpr
ovem
ent N
otes
Mar
ylan
d's
Stu
dent
Per
form
ance
res
ults
are
agg
rega
tes
of th
e tw
enty
-fou
rlo
cal s
choo
l sys
tem
s' r
esul
ts. O
vera
ll, s
atis
fact
ory
stan
dard
s w
ere
met
for:
Mar
ylan
d F
unct
iona
l Tes
ts--
grad
e 9
in m
athe
mat
ics,
and
gra
de 1
1 in
writ
ing
and
pass
ed a
ll te
sts;
and
stu
dent
atte
ndan
ce in
gra
des
1 -
6.E
xcel
lent
sta
ndar
ds w
ere
met
for:
Mar
ylan
d F
unct
iona
l Tes
ts-g
rade
s 9
and
11in
rea
ding
. As
a st
ate,
we
did
not m
eet t
he s
atis
fact
ory
stan
dard
s fo
r. w
ritin
gan
d ci
tizen
ship
in g
rade
9, m
athe
mat
ics
and
citiz
ensh
ip in
gra
de 1
1, s
tude
ntat
tend
ance
in g
rade
s 7
- 12
, dro
pout
s, a
nd a
ll gr
ades
and
sub
ject
are
as in
the
Mar
ylan
d S
choo
l Per
form
ance
Ass
essm
ent P
rogr
am (
MS
PA
P).
In th
eM
SP
AP
, our
sco
res
decr
ease
d in
gra
de 3
mat
hem
atic
s, s
cien
ce, a
nd s
ocia
lst
udie
s; h
owev
er, o
ur s
core
s in
crea
sed
in th
e re
mai
ning
fifte
en o
f the
eigh
teen
are
as a
sses
sed.
We
shal
l con
tinue
to w
ork
with
loca
l sch
ool s
yste
ms
to im
prov
e th
e qu
ality
of
inst
ruct
ion
to m
ove
us c
lose
r to
our
goa
l of a
chie
ving
all
stan
dard
s.
ALL
EG
AN
YA
llega
ny C
ount
y, w
ith a
pop
ulat
ion
of 7
5,00
0, is
loca
ted
in th
e he
art o
f Wes
tern
Mar
ylan
d. T
he B
oard
of E
duca
tion
is h
ouse
d in
Cum
berla
nd, t
he c
ount
y se
at. T
he tw
enty
-fou
r pu
blic
sch
ools
incl
ude
thirt
een
elem
enta
ry s
choo
ls,
thre
e m
iddl
e sc
hool
s, th
ree
K-1
2 sc
hool
s, o
ne ju
nior
/sen
ior
high
sch
ool,
thre
e se
cond
ary
scho
ols,
and
one
cent
er fo
r ca
reer
and
tech
nica
l edu
catio
n.S
TU
DE
NT
PE
RF
OR
MA
NC
ES
choo
l Yea
r 19
95 -
1996
AS
SE
SS
ED
ST
UD
EN
T K
NO
WLE
DG
EM
AR
YLA
ND
FU
NC
TIO
NA
LT
ES
TS
Gra
de 9
Sta
tus
stan
dard
perc
ent
'
Ex
Sat
1993
perc
ent
Pas
sing
1995
perc
ent
Pas
sing
Num
ber
Tak
ing
Num
ber
Abs
ent
1996
Num
ber
Exe
mpt
Per
cent
Pas
sing
Ex
Sat
Not
Met
Rea
ding
Mat
hem
atic
sW
ritin
gC
itize
nshi
p
9795
9080
9690
9285
98.1
84.9
95.1
85.8
98.3
90.3
90.0
85.1
927
926
922
919
0 0 0
0 098
.187
.891
.485
.0
MA
RY
LAN
DF
UN
CT
ION
AL
TE
ST
SG
rade
11
Sta
tus
Sta
ndar
dpe
rcen
t
Ex
Sat
1991
**pe
rcen
tP
assi
ng
1995
perc
ent
Pas
sing
Num
ber
Ref
used
1996
Num
ber
Exe
mpt
Per
cent
Pas
sing
Ex
Sat
Not
Met
Rea
ding
Mat
hem
atic
sW
ritin
gC
itize
nshi
pP
asse
d A
ll T
ests
99 99 99 99 96
97 97 97 97 90
99.7
98.0
98.5
98.1
96.1
99.8
98.8
98.9
96.0
94.3
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
99.6
98.6
98.4
95.4
93.6
AT
TE
ND
AN
CE
RA
TE
(Y
early
)
Sta
ndar
der
cent
Exp
Sat
1990
"P
erce
nt99
5P
erce
ntP
erce
nt
1996
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Sat
Not
Met
Gra
des
1 -
696
94G
rade
s 7
-12
9694
94.8
92.3
95.4
93.4
96.0
J94
.5
Stu
dent
s A
bsen
t1
1995
Per
cent
1 19
96 P
erce
nt
Few
er th
an 5
day
sM
ore
than
20
days
332
11.0
38.3
6.6
DR
OP
OU
TR
AT
E (
Yea
rly)
Sta
ndar
dP
erce
ntE
xS
at19
90P
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nt19
96P
erce
nt
1996
Not
Per
cent
Ex
Sat
Met
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des
9 -
121.
253.
002.
33.
032.
68
MA
RY
LAN
D S
CH
OO
LP
ER
FO
RM
AN
CE
AS
SE
SS
ME
NT
PR
OG
RA
M
Sta
ndar
dP
erce
nt
Ex
Sat
1993
Per
cent
at
Ex
Sat
1995
Per
cent
at
Ex
Sat
1996
Num
ber
Spe
cial
Sec
ond
Abs
ent/
ES
LE
duca
tion
Sem
este
rT
este
dE
xcus
edE
xem
ptio
nsE
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ptio
nsT
rans
fers
1996
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cent
at
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Sat
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Sat
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330
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2570
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90
26
3M
athe
mat
ics
2570
0.9
19.1
3.3
29.5
729
340
163
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2570
1.6
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340
53
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6A
llega
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RO
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derg
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n22
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795
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272
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d S
peci
al E
duca
tion
195
202
TO
TA
L E
NR
OLL
ME
NT
11,3
0311
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UD
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T M
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rant
s79
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795
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cial
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catio
n1,
349
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113
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HE
R F
AC
TO
RS
1995
1996
Wea
lth p
er p
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$139
,518
$140
,733
Per
pup
il ex
pend
iture
$5,3
47$5
,623
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ruct
iona
l sta
ff pe
r 1,
000
pupi
ls60
.660
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rofe
ssio
nal s
uppo
rt s
taff
per
1,00
0 pu
pils
8.1
7.9
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ruct
iona
l ass
ista
nts
per
1,00
0 pu
pils
8.9
8.8
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rage
leng
th o
f sch
ool d
ay fo
r pu
pils
6.5
6.4
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th o
f sch
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ear
for
pupi
ls18
017
9
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ST
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S V
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11
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H S
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OO
L P
RO
GR
AM
CO
MP
LET
ION
1995
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cent
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plet
ed
1996
Num
ber
Com
plet
edP
erce
ntC
ompl
eted
Uni
vers
ity o
f Mar
ylan
d S
yste
m R
equi
rem
ents
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rove
d O
ccup
atio
nal P
rogr
am R
equi
rem
ents
Uni
vers
ity a
nd O
ccup
atio
nal R
equi
rem
ents
37.7
312
39.0
30.8
240
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3.8
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1
GR
AD
E 1
2 D
OC
UM
EN
TE
D D
EC
ISIO
NS
TO
:19
95
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cent
Num
ber19
96
Per
cent
Atte
nd a
four
yea
r co
llege
31.3
224
30.4
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nd a
two
year
col
lege
27.3
180
24.4
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nd a
spe
cial
ized
sch
ool o
r sp
ecia
lized
trai
ning
1.9
91.
2
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er e
mpl
oym
ent (
rela
ted
to h
igh
scho
ol p
rogr
am)
6.8
537.
2
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er e
mpl
oym
ent (
unre
late
d to
hig
h sc
hool
pro
gram
)10
.885
11.5
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er th
e m
ilita
ry3.
221
2.8
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er fu
ll-tim
e em
ploy
men
t and
sch
ool
2.1
212.
8E
nter
par
t-tim
e em
ploy
men
t and
/or
scho
ol12
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714
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er a
nd n
o re
spon
se4.
437
5.0
Sch
ool I
mpr
ovem
ent N
otes
Mar
ylan
d F
unct
iona
l Tes
t sco
res
have
bee
n m
aint
aine
d at
sat
isfa
ctor
y or
abo
ve in
all
area
s ex
cept
citi
zens
hip
at g
rade
11.
Incr
ease
d w
ritin
gac
tiviti
es h
ave
resu
lted
in a
nim
prov
emen
t in
grad
e 9
writ
ing
scor
es. A
ppro
pria
te a
ssis
tanc
e pr
ogra
ms
that
inco
rpor
ate
pare
nts
as p
artn
ers
in r
emed
iatio
n ha
ve b
een
esta
blis
hed
at th
em
iddl
e sc
hool
leve
l. W
e im
prov
ed o
ur s
core
s in
twel
ve o
f the
eig
htee
n ar
eas
mea
sure
d by
the
Mar
ylan
d S
choo
l Per
form
ance
Ass
essm
ent P
rogr
am (
MS
PA
P).
We
attr
ibut
e ou
r pr
ogre
ss to
the
impr
oved
use
of a
sses
smen
t dat
a th
at a
llow
ste
ache
rs to
focu
s on
nee
ds a
nd to
adj
ust i
nstr
uctio
nal s
trat
egie
s.
Dim
ensi
ons
of L
earn
ing
team
s ha
ve b
een
esta
blis
hed
at e
ach
scho
ol. A
sup
ervi
sor
and
thre
e te
ache
r tr
aine
rs h
ave
been
ass
igne
d to
our
par
tner
ship
with
Fro
stbu
rgS
tate
Uni
vers
ity to
wor
k w
ith th
e te
ams
to im
prov
e sk
ill le
vels
of s
choo
l sta
ff.
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l day
kin
derg
arte
ns (
seve
ntee
n fu
ll da
y se
ssio
ns)
have
bee
n es
tabl
ishe
d in
ten
elem
enta
ry s
choo
ls to
giv
e st
uden
ts a
dditi
onal
inst
ruct
ion
in m
athe
mat
ics.
Sch
ool
Impr
ovem
ent T
eam
s ha
ve b
een
give
n di
agno
stic
info
rmat
ion
to h
elp
them
add
ress
acad
emic
goa
ls. F
our
regi
onal
MS
PA
P P
aren
t Inf
orm
atio
n P
rogr
ams
have
heig
hten
ed a
war
enes
s of
sta
te a
nd c
ount
y ed
ucat
iona
l goa
ls.
3 1-
AN
NE
AR
UN
DE
LA
nne
Aru
ndel
Cou
nty,
with
a p
opul
atio
n of
448
,947
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loca
ted
on th
e C
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peak
e B
ay. T
he B
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of E
duca
tion
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d in
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is, t
he c
ount
y se
at a
nd th
e st
ate
capi
tal.
The
one
hun
dred
thirt
een
scho
ols
and
cent
ers
incl
ude
seve
nty-
six
elem
enta
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hool
s, s
even
teen
mid
dle
scho
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twel
ve s
enio
r hi
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choo
ls, t
wo
cent
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of a
pplie
d te
chno
logy
, thr
ee s
peci
al e
duca
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scho
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one
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enix
cen
ter
for
the
emot
iona
lly im
paire
d, o
ne a
ltern
ativ
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nter
for
disr
uptiv
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and
one
out
door
edu
catio
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p
9796
9080
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526
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used
1996
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cent
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hem
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sS
cien
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97.8
96.1
93.6
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dP
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nt
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99.6
98.9
99.5
98.0
96.8
0 0 0 0
1993
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nt a
t
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ND
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(Y
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cent
1 19
96 P
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nt
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er th
an 6
day
sM
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than
20
days
35.2 8.8
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nt
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cent
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Sat
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48 70 50 48
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98.8
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96.6
.
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des
912
1.26
3.0
1995
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cent
at
Ex
Sat
2570
- -
5.0
40.4
2670
10.9
40.3
15.2
45.3
2670
12.3
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49.8
2670
2.2
34.0
6.9
50.7
2570
2.6
37.3
7.8
47.3
2670
1.7
39.9
2.6
44.9
Tes
ted
5.9
1996
Num
ber
Spe
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ond
Abs
ent/
ES
LE
duca
tion
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este
rE
xcus
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xem
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nsT
rans
fers
4,97
214
517
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010
516
5,13
242
17
5,26
713
417
5,37
715
816
5,43
897
16
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2570
3.1
31.6
4.7
36.1
4,98
614
116
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2670
13.8
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19.5
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5,52
771
16
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481
117
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2570
3.4
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5,48
511
316
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2670
0.7
22.1
0.8
25.4
4,80
130
411
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2670
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10
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146
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2670
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610
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32. .
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xcel
lent
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at =
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2
5.11
4.87
1996
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cent
at
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Sat
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Sat
Met
518
335.
044
.398
3614
.149
.646
034
17.5
56.0
231
367.3.
49.9
,./
9838
4.9
42.0
9836
2.7
36.5
578
264.
741
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429
24.1
52.5
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2628
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3613
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336
13.9
51.2
6336
6.9
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6336
10.3
47.6
6336
2.9
34.8
33
1995
Per
cent
1996
Num
ber
Per
cent
38.5
1,25
237
.521
.467
120
.12.
461
1.8
5.7
162
4.9
8.2
290
8.7
3.1
116
3.5
3.7
154
4.6
12.1
407
12.2
4.8
223
6.7
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OR
TIN
G IN
FO
RM
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ION
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ool Y
ear
1995
-199
6A
nne
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ndel
EN
RO
LLM
EN
TI
1994
-95
I19
95-9
6
Pre
-Kin
derg
arte
nK
inde
rgar
ten
905
5,51
984
35,
601
HIG
H S
CH
OO
L P
RO
GR
AM
CO
MP
LET
ION
Uni
vers
ity o
f Mar
ylan
d S
yste
m R
equi
rem
ents
Gra
des
1 -
633
,493
33,9
78G
rade
s 7
-12
29,9
4830
,247
App
rove
d O
ccup
atio
nal P
rogr
am R
equi
rem
ents
Ung
rade
d S
peci
al E
duca
tion
723
714
Uni
vers
ity a
nd O
ccup
atio
nal R
equi
rem
ents
TO
TA
L E
NR
OLL
ME
NT
70,5
8871
,383
1995
1996
ST
UD
EN
T M
OB
ILIT
YN
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rP
erce
ntN
umbe
r P
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nt
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rant
sW
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s6,
917
7,20
310
.06,
715
10.4
7,27
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610
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ficie
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3T
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12,
037
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e/R
educ
ed P
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ls10
,134
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n8,
902
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R F
AC
TO
RS
0.5
440
0.6
2.9
1,17
51.
614
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15.2
12.6
9,15
612
.8
I199
5I
1996
Wea
lth p
er p
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$259
,609
$261
,993
Per
pup
il ex
pend
iture
$6,1
44$6
,452
Inst
ruct
iona
l sta
ff pe
r 1,
000
pupi
ls56
.356
.5P
rofe
ssio
nal s
uppo
rt s
taff
per
1,00
0 pu
pils
9.0
8.7
Inst
ruct
iona
l ass
ista
nts
per
1,00
0 pu
pils
7.6
6.9
Ave
rage
leng
th o
f sch
ool d
ay fo
r pu
pils
6.3
6.3
Leng
th o
f sch
ool y
ear
for
pupi
ls18
017
8
FIR
ST
GR
AD
ER
S W
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1995
1996
KIN
DE
RG
AR
TE
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XP
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CE
Num
ber
Per
cent
Num
ber
Per
cent
5,68
099
.0
34
5,87
098
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13
1995
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cent
Com
plet
ed
1996
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ber
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plet
edP
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ntC
ompl
eted
51.8
1,87
951
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88.
91.
790
2.5
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2 D
OC
UM
EN
TE
D D
EC
ISIO
NS
TO
:I
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nd a
four
yea
r co
llege
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nd a
two
year
col
lege
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nd a
spe
cial
ized
sch
ool o
r sp
ecia
lized
trai
ning
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er e
mpl
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ent (
rela
ted
to h
igh
scho
ol p
rogr
am)
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er e
mpl
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ent (
unre
late
d to
hig
h sc
hool
pro
gram
)E
nter
the
mili
tary
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er fu
ll-tim
e em
ploy
men
t and
sch
ool
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er p
art-
time
empl
oym
ent a
nd/o
r sc
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nd n
o re
spon
se
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mpr
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ent N
otes
Ann
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rund
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ount
y P
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met
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and
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nal T
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tand
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, with
exc
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ntpe
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man
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in n
inth
and
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mat
hem
atic
s, a
nd p
asse
d al
l tes
ts. W
hile
the
perc
ent o
fst
uden
ts p
assi
ng th
e fu
nctio
nal t
ests
incr
ease
d or
rem
aine
d fa
irly
cons
tant
in m
ost a
reas
, a s
light
dro
p in
nin
thgr
ade
perf
orm
ance
on
the
citiz
ensh
ip te
st m
oved
the
coun
ty fr
om s
atis
fact
ory
to n
ot m
et. A
ttend
ance
in g
rade
s7
- 12
has
impr
oved
; ele
men
tary
and
sec
onda
ry a
ttend
ance
now
mee
t the
sat
isfa
ctor
y st
anda
rd. C
ontin
ued
emph
asis
on
supp
ort f
or p
oten
tial h
igh
scho
ol d
ropo
uts
has
low
ered
the
drop
out r
ate
slig
htly
, but
we
have
not
yet m
et th
e sa
tisfa
ctor
y st
anda
rd. O
ur s
choo
ls w
ill c
ontin
ue to
impl
emen
t sta
y-in
-sch
ool s
uppo
rt p
rogr
ams
tom
eet t
he s
peci
fic n
eeds
of i
dent
ified
stu
dent
s. A
t the
sec
onda
ry le
vel,
scho
ols
offe
r a
varie
ty o
f pro
gram
s to
incr
ease
stu
dent
suc
cess
in s
choo
l, an
d im
prov
e ac
hiev
emen
t, at
tend
ance
, and
par
ticip
atio
n in
sch
ool a
ctiv
ities
.O
n th
e M
aryl
and
Sch
ool P
erfo
rman
ce A
sses
smen
t Pro
gram
(M
SP
AP
), s
tude
nt p
erfo
rman
ce im
prov
ed in
thre
eof
the
six
cont
ent a
reas
in th
ird g
rade
and
in a
ll si
x co
nten
t are
as in
the
fifth
and
eig
hth
grad
es.
Eve
ry e
lem
enta
ry a
nd m
iddl
e sc
hool
has
a s
choo
l im
prov
emen
t pla
n th
at a
ddre
sses
per
form
ance
, Ins
truc
tion,
asse
ssm
ent,
and
atte
ndan
ce. S
choo
l im
prov
emen
t tea
ms
use
MS
PA
P r
esul
ts to
gui
de a
djus
tmen
ts In
Inst
ruct
ion
to im
prov
e sc
hool
per
form
ance
on
the
rigor
ous
test
s, a
nd s
choo
l im
prov
emen
t pla
ns in
clud
esp
ecifi
c ac
tions
to b
e ta
ken
and
a tim
elin
e fo
r m
eetin
g th
e st
anda
rds.
The
sch
ool s
yste
m c
ontin
ues
to o
ffer
prof
essi
onal
dev
elop
men
t act
iviti
es fo
r sc
hool
adm
inis
trat
ors
and
teac
hers
that
add
ress
per
form
ance
inst
ruct
ion
and
asse
ssm
ent.
Men
tors
hip,
cou
nsel
ing,
and
ince
ntiv
e pr
ogra
ms
at th
e el
emen
tary
leve
l hel
p yo
unge
rst
uden
ts e
xper
ienc
e su
cces
s in
sch
ool.
The
use
of t
echn
olog
y in
the
clas
sroo
m c
ontin
ues
to b
e ex
pand
ed s
yste
mw
ide,
and
the
scho
ol s
yste
mco
ntin
ues
to w
ork
tow
ard
mee
ting
the
goal
s es
tabl
ishe
d by
the
Ann
e A
rund
el C
ount
y B
oard
of E
duca
tion
in it
sV
isio
n 20
00 s
tate
men
t. B
y th
e ye
ar 2
000,
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e A
rund
el C
ount
y P
ublic
Sch
ools
are
str
ivin
g to
mee
t spe
cific
goal
s re
late
d to
saf
ety,
stu
dent
ach
ieve
men
t, pa
rent
invo
lvem
ent,
staf
f tra
inin
g, e
duca
tiona
l Inn
ovat
ions
, and
equi
tabl
e ac
cess
to e
duca
tiona
l res
ourc
es.
3 5
,
LT1
RE CITY
Bal
timor
e C
ity, w
ith a
pop
ulat
ion
of 7
36,0
00 r
anks
thirt
eent
h in
pop
ulat
ion
in U
.S. c
ities
. The
Boa
rd o
f Edu
catio
nis
hou
sed
on N
orth
Ave
nue.
The
one
hun
dred
eig
hty
publ
ic s
choo
ls in
clud
e on
e hu
ndre
d tw
enty
ele
men
tary
,tw
enty
-eig
ht m
iddl
e, fo
urte
en h
igh,
ten
spec
ial e
duca
tion,
five
alte
rnat
ive,
and
thre
e vo
catio
naV
tech
nica
l sch
ools
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l Yea
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s15
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lth p
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upil
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pup
il ex
pend
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ruct
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l sta
ff pe
r 1,
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ls54
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rt s
taff
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pils
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ruct
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l ass
ista
nts
per
1,00
0 pu
pils
11.0
11.5
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rage
leng
th o
f sch
ool d
ay fo
r pu
pils
6.2
6.2
Leng
th o
f sch
ool y
ear
for
pupi
ls18
017
8
FIR
ST
GR
AD
ER
S W
ITH
1995
1996
KIN
DE
RG
AR
TE
N E
XP
ER
IEN
CE
Num
ber
Per
cent
Num
ber
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cent
10,0
50
38
96.3
10,0
2895
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15
1995
1996
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H S
CH
OO
L P
RO
GR
AM
CO
MP
LET
ION
Per
cent
Num
ber
Per
cent
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plet
edC
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eted
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plet
ed
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vers
ity o
f Mar
ylan
d S
yste
m R
equi
rem
ents
30.3
1,28
133
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rove
d O
ccup
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nal P
rogr
am R
equi
rem
ents
20.6
795
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vers
ity a
nd O
ccup
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nal R
equi
rem
ents
1.9
238
6.3
1995
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AD
E 1
2 D
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UM
EN
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D D
EC
ISIO
NS
TO
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ntN
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rP
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nd a
four
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r co
llege
34.8
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435
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nd a
two
year
col
lege
17.9
562
17.7
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nd a
spe
cial
ized
sch
ool o
r sp
ecia
lized
trai
ning
3.4
101
3.2
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er e
mpl
oym
ent (
rela
ted
to h
igh
scho
ol p
rogr
am)
5.1
147
4.6
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er e
mpl
oym
ent (
unre
late
d to
hig
h sc
hool
pro
gram
)10
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610
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e m
ilita
ry4.
012
13.
8
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er fu
ll-tim
e em
ploy
men
t and
sch
ool
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121
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er p
art-
time
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oym
ent a
nd/o
r sc
hool
14.4
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er a
nd n
o re
spon
se5.
117
75.
6
Sch
ool I
mpr
ovem
ent N
otes
The
Bal
timor
e C
ity P
ublic
Sch
ool S
yste
m p
rovi
des
a pa
thw
ay fo
r su
cces
sful
lear
ning
for
ever
yst
uden
t. B
y im
plem
entin
g ou
r S
trat
egic
Pla
n, 1
994-
2000
, we
expe
ct to
rev
italiz
eed
ucat
ion
in a
llci
ty s
choo
ls a
nd to
acc
ompl
ish
Goa
ls 2
000
and
Mar
ylan
d's
Sch
ools
for
Suc
cess
goal
s. W
ith a
philo
soph
ical
app
roac
h th
at p
rom
otes
the
achi
evem
ent o
f all
stud
ents
and
a m
anag
emen
tsy
stem
that
focu
ses
on lo
cal s
choo
l gov
erna
nce,
we
are
usin
g al
l ava
ilabl
e re
sour
ces
to p
repa
re o
urst
uden
ts fo
r su
cces
s. C
omm
itted
to s
hare
d de
cisi
on m
akin
g, w
e pr
ovid
e tr
aini
ng fo
r sc
hool
impr
ovem
ent t
eam
s to
set
the
dire
ctio
n fo
r ea
ch s
choo
l, es
peci
ally
in te
rms
of m
easu
rabl
est
uden
t ach
ieve
men
t.
Alth
ough
we
met
the
satis
fact
ory
stan
dard
in e
leve
nth
grad
e re
adin
g an
d in
crea
sed
ourn
inth
grad
e m
athe
mat
ics
pass
rat
e, w
e re
cogn
ize
the
need
to in
tens
ify o
ur e
ffort
s to
mee
tth
eM
aryl
and
Fun
ctio
nal T
est s
tand
ards
. We
are
plea
sed
that
we
low
ered
our
dro
pout
rat
efo
r th
eth
ird c
onse
cutiv
e ye
ar. W
e in
crea
sed
the
perc
enta
ges
of s
enio
rs c
ompl
etin
g U
nive
rsity
of
Mar
ylan
d sy
stem
and
app
rove
d oc
cupa
tiona
l pro
gram
req
uire
men
ts. W
e al
so in
crea
sed
our
MS
PA
P s
core
s in
ten
of th
e ei
ghte
en a
reas
test
ed.
Our
maj
or s
choo
l im
prov
emen
t ini
tiativ
es s
houl
d he
lp u
s im
prov
e in
thos
e ar
eas
whe
re w
eex
perie
nced
dec
line.
The
se in
itiat
ives
incl
ude:
Effi
cacy
, Ent
erpr
ise
Sch
ools
, the
Ear
ly L
earn
ing
Yea
rs In
itiat
ive,
Mid
dle
Gra
des
Ref
orm
, Hig
h S
choo
l Ref
orm
, and
the
Bal
timor
eQ
uart
erly
Ass
essm
ent P
rogr
am.
39_
r AL
T!
OR
E C
OU
NT
YB
altim
ore
Cou
nty,
with
a p
opul
atio
n of
714
,961
, cha
nges
from
urb
an to
sub
urba
n to
rur
alas
it n
ears
the
nort
hern
bord
er o
f the
sta
te. T
he B
oard
of E
duca
tion
is h
ouse
d in
Tow
son,
the
coun
ty s
eat.
The
one
hun
dred
six
typu
blic
sch
ools
incl
ude
one
hund
red
elem
enta
ry, t
wen
ty-f
ive
mid
dle,
twen
ty-f
ive
high
, thr
ee a
ltern
ativ
ehi
gh, t
hree
alte
rnat
ive
mid
dle,
and
four
spe
cial
edu
catio
n sc
hool
s.S
TU
DE
NT
PE
RF
OR
MA
NC
ES
choo
l Yea
r 19
95 -
1996
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SE
SS
ED
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EN
T K
NO
WLE
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AR
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ND
stan
dard
1996
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95T
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TS
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cent
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cent
Num
ber
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ber
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ber
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cent
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de 9
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tus
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sing
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sing
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ing
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mpt
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ding
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11
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ntP
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ng
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cent
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sing
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ber
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used
1996
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ber
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mpt
Per
cent
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sing
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Sat
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ding
9997
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Sat
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1993
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fer:
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PP
OR
TIN
G IN
FO
RM
AT
ION
Sch
ool Y
ear
1995
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altim
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Cou
nty
EN
RO
LLM
EN
TI
1994
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derg
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ten
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MP
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ity o
f Mar
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rem
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des
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s 7
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rove
d O
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atio
nal P
rogr
am R
equi
rem
ents
Ung
rade
d S
peci
al E
duca
tion
379
327
Uni
vers
ity a
nd O
ccup
atio
nal R
equi
rem
ents
TO
TA
L E
NR
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ME
NT
99,2
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be1r
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9.6
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ruct
iona
l ass
ista
nts
per
1,00
0 pu
pils
5.3
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rage
leng
th o
f sch
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ay fo
r pu
pils
6.5
6.5
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th o
f sch
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ear
for
pupi
ls18
017
8
FIR
ST
GR
AD
ER
S W
ITH
1995
1996
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DE
RG
AR
TE
N E
XP
ER
IEN
CE
Num
ber
Per
cent
Num
ber
Per
cent
8,05
6
42
94.7
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396
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17
1995
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cent
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plet
ed
1996
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ber
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plet
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eted
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nt
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nd a
four
yea
r co
llege
Atte
nd a
two
year
col
lege
Atte
nd a
spe
cial
ized
sch
ool o
r sp
ecia
lized
trai
ning
Ent
er e
mpl
oym
ent (
rela
ted
to h
igh
scho
ol p
rogr
am)
Ent
er e
mpl
oym
ent (
unre
late
d to
hig
h sc
hool
pro
gram
)E
nter
the
mili
tary
Ent
er fu
ll-tim
e em
ploy
men
t and
sch
ool
Ent
er p
art-
time
empl
oym
ent a
nd/o
r sc
hool
Oth
er a
nd n
o re
spon
se
Sch
ool I
mpr
ovem
ent N
otes
We
are
plea
sed
with
our
stu
dent
s' a
chie
vem
ent i
n di
vers
e as
sess
men
ts. T
his
is d
ue la
rgel
y to
the
com
mitm
ent o
f our
sta
ff an
d co
mm
unity
to s
ucce
ss fo
r al
l stu
dent
s an
d to
sch
ool i
mpr
ovem
ent.
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th g
rade
rea
ding
, mat
hem
atic
s, a
nd c
itize
nshi
p fu
nctio
nal t
est s
core
s im
prov
ed in
199
5-19
96.
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e st
uden
ts a
re s
tayi
ng in
sch
ool l
onge
r. T
he d
ropo
ut r
ate
was
less
than
one
-thi
rd o
f the
199
0ra
te a
nd w
as th
e lo
wes
t in
the
scho
ol s
yste
m's
his
tory
. Atte
ndan
ce r
ates
impr
oved
in g
rade
s 7-
12an
d re
mai
ned
stab
le in
gra
des
1-6
desp
ite s
ever
e w
inte
r w
eath
er c
ondi
tions
. Stu
dent
per
form
ance
on C
TB
S/4
(a
natio
nal s
tand
ardi
zed
achi
evem
ent t
est)
con
tinue
d to
exc
eed
natio
nal a
vera
ges
at a
llgr
ade
leve
ls te
sted
and
sho
wed
par
ticul
ar im
prov
emen
t in
read
ing
and
mat
hem
atic
s at
gra
de 3
.
MS
PA
P s
core
s im
prov
ed a
t a s
tead
y pa
ce in
gra
de 5
and
mad
e m
odes
t gai
ns in
gra
de 8
. We
are
conc
erne
d ab
out t
he la
ck o
f pro
gres
s in
som
e ar
eas
in g
rade
3. A
new
prim
ary-
elem
enta
ryre
adin
g pr
ogra
m is
in p
lace
, and
a r
evis
ed K
-12
mat
hem
atic
s cu
rric
ulum
is p
lann
ed to
hel
pst
uden
ts a
chie
ve a
t hig
her
leve
ls in
futu
re y
ears
.
The
Bal
timor
e C
ount
y P
ublic
Sch
ool S
yste
m w
ill p
ut "
first
thin
gs fi
rst"
by
keep
ing
our
focu
s on
impr
ovin
g st
uden
t ach
ieve
men
t. W
e w
ill c
ontin
ue to
mai
ntai
n sa
fe a
nd o
rder
ly le
arni
ngen
viro
nmen
ts in
eve
ry s
choo
l, im
plem
ent t
he E
ssen
tial C
urric
ulum
for
all s
tude
nts,
use
form
ativ
eas
sess
men
ts to
det
erm
ine
inst
ruct
iona
l prio
ritie
s, a
nd p
rovi
de s
taff
deve
lopm
ent c
ente
red
onhe
lpin
g st
uden
ts a
pply
kno
wle
dge
in r
eal-l
ife w
ays.
Thr
ough
rig
orou
s go
als,
an
actio
n pl
anfo
cuse
d on
incr
ease
d ac
hiev
emen
t, an
d co
mm
unity
par
tner
ship
s, w
e ex
pect
eve
n m
ore
scho
ol im
prov
emen
t in
the
futu
re.
43
CA
ount
y, w
it a
popu
latio
n of
65,
000,
is b
ound
ed b
y th
e C
hesa
peak
e B
ay o
n th
e ea
st a
nd th
e P
atux
ent
Riv
er o
n th
e w
est.
The
Boa
rd o
f Edu
catio
n is
hou
sed
in P
rince
Fre
deric
k, th
e co
unty
sea
t. T
hetw
enty
pub
licsc
hool
s an
d ce
nter
s in
clud
e el
even
ele
men
tary
sch
ools
, fou
r m
iddl
e sc
hool
s, o
ne s
peci
al e
duca
tion
cent
er,
one
voca
tiona
l/tec
hnic
al c
ente
r, a
nd th
ree
high
sch
ools
. ST
UD
EN
T P
ER
FO
RM
AN
CE
Sch
ool Y
ear
1995
-19
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EN
TA
SS
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SE
D S
TU
DE
NT
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GE
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RY
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ION
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cent
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cent
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cent
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ber
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ber
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cent
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de 9
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cent
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sing
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ber
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used
1996
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ber
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mpt
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cent
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ndar
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nt
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Sat
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nt a
t
Ex
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cent
at
Ex
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t
1990
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cent
1995
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cent
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cent
1996
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596
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dent
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1996
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cent
I 199
6 P
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nt
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er th
an 6
day
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20
days
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duca
tion
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ear
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6C
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RO
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TI
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-Kin
derg
arte
n22
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rade
d S
peci
al E
duca
tion
370
334
TO
TA
L E
NR
OLL
ME
NT
12,8
1913
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1995
1996
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UD
EN
T M
OB
ILIT
YN
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ntN
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r P
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nt
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rant
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77.
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IAL
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r P
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lish
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HE
R F
AC
TO
RS
1995
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96
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lth p
er p
upil
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pup
il ex
pend
iture
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ruct
iona
l sta
ff pe
r 1,
000
pupi
lsP
rofe
ssio
nal s
uppo
rt s
taff
per
1,00
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pils
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ruct
iona
l ass
ista
nts
per
1,00
0 pu
pils
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rage
leng
th o
f sch
ool d
ay fo
r pu
pils
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th o
f sch
ool y
ear
for
pupi
ls
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FIR
ST
GR
AD
ER
S W
ITH
1995
1996
KIN
DE
RG
AR
TE
N E
XP
ER
IEN
CE
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ber
mbe
r P
erce
ntN
umbe
rP
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nt
1,06
2 46
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1,11
299
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19
HIG
H S
CH
OO
L P
RO
GR
AM
CO
MP
LET
ION
1995
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cent
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plet
ed
1996
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ber
Com
plet
edP
erce
ntC
ompl
eted
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vers
ity o
f Mar
ylan
d S
yste
m R
equi
rem
ents
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rove
d O
ccup
atio
nal P
rogr
am R
equi
rem
ents
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vers
ity a
nd O
ccup
atio
nal R
equi
rem
ents
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E 1
2 D
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UM
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ISIO
NS
TO
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95
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cent
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ber
Per
cent
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nd a
four
yea
r co
llege
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nd a
two
year
col
lege
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nd a
spe
cial
ized
sch
ool o
r sp
ecia
lized
trai
ning
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er e
mpl
oym
ent (
rela
ted
to h
igh
scho
ol p
rogr
am)
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er e
mpl
oym
ent (
unre
late
d to
hig
h sc
hool
pro
gram
)E
nter
the
mili
tary
Ent
er fu
ll-tim
e em
ploy
men
t and
sch
ool
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er p
art-
time
empl
oym
ent a
nd/o
r sc
hool
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er a
nd n
o re
spon
se
34.4
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Sch
ool I
mpr
ovem
ent N
otes
We
are
plea
sed
that
Cal
vert
Cou
nty
cont
inue
s to
mai
ntai
n its
rec
ord
of r
anki
ngam
ong
the
mos
t hig
hly
rate
d sc
hool
sys
tem
s in
the
stat
e. O
ur e
ffort
s ha
vebe
en fo
cuse
d on
mai
ntai
ning
hig
h st
anda
rds
of p
erfo
rman
ce fo
r ou
rst
uden
tsan
d st
aff w
hile
, at t
he s
ame
time,
adv
anci
ng to
the
futu
re th
roug
him
prov
edin
stru
ctio
nal a
nd a
sses
smen
t pra
ctic
es. W
e w
ere
plea
sed
that
our
1994
-199
5M
SP
AP
sco
res
repr
esen
ted
a la
rge
one
year
ach
ieve
men
t gai
n; w
e ar
eal
sopl
ease
d w
ith o
ur 1
995-
1996
fifth
gra
de a
chie
vem
ent g
ains
.
In 1
995-
1996
, we
over
haul
ed o
ur E
ssen
tial C
urric
ulum
for
grad
es9
and
10 a
ndst
anda
rdiz
ed o
ur h
igh
scho
ol e
nd o
f cou
rse
exam
s. In
199
6-19
97, w
ew
illex
tend
this
effo
rt to
the
elev
enth
gra
de, f
ollo
wed
by
the
twel
fth g
rade
in
1997
-199
8. O
ur n
ew e
xam
inat
ions
are
a c
ombi
natio
n of
trad
ition
alas
sess
men
tsan
d m
ore
auth
entic
ele
men
ts. W
e ar
e al
so d
evel
opin
g be
nchm
arks
for
grad
esK
thro
ugh
5. T
his
effo
rt w
ill b
e fo
llow
ed b
y de
velo
pmen
t of i
nteg
rate
dpe
rfor
man
ce a
sses
smen
ts fo
r th
e gr
ade
leve
ls n
ot a
sses
sed
by th
eM
SP
AP
.E
mph
asiz
ing
our
dist
rict t
hem
e of
"W
ork,
Dis
cipl
ine,
and
Val
ues,
" w
epl
an to
cont
inue
this
adv
ance
into
the
futu
re.
CA
RO
LIN
EC
arol
ine
Cou
nty,
with
a p
opul
atio
n of
27,
000,
is lo
cate
d on
the
Eas
tern
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re,
mid
way
bet
wee
n M
aryl
and'
sno
rthe
rn a
nd s
outh
ern
bord
ers.
Del
awar
e fo
rms
its e
aste
rn b
orde
r. T
he B
oard
of E
duca
tion
is h
ouse
din
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ton,
the
coun
ty s
eat.
The
ten
publ
ic s
choo
ls in
clud
e fiv
e el
emen
tary
sch
ools
, tw
o m
iddl
esc
hool
s, tw
o hi
gh s
choo
ls,
and
one
care
er a
nd te
chno
logy
cen
ter.
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SE
SS
ED
ST
UD
EN
T K
NO
WLE
DG
E
ST
UD
EN
T P
ER
FO
RM
AN
CE
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ool Y
ear
1995
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RY
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ard
1996
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ndar
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Sat
1993
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cent
at
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Sat
1995
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cent
at
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Sat
1996
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ber
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ond
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este
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995
scho
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ear
mak
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impo
ssib
le to
com
pare
the
data
from
yea
r to
yea
r or
from
sch
ool s
yste
m to
sch
ool s
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m.
49
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PP
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al E
duca
tion
4338
TO
TA
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NR
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ME
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05,
521
1995
1996
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r P
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catio
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R F
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TO
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lth p
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$124
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pup
il ex
pend
iture
$5,0
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ctio
nal s
taff
per
1,00
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pils
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port
sta
ff pe
r 1,
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stru
ctio
nal a
ssis
tant
s pe
r 1,
000
pupi
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vera
ge le
ngth
of s
choo
l day
for
pupi
ls7.
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ngth
of s
choo
l yea
r fo
r pu
pils
180
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6254
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7.0
179
FIR
ST
GR
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ER
S W
ITH
1995
1996
KIN
DE
RG
AR
TE
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XP
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ber
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cent
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ber
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cent
466
50
100.
040
699
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21
HIG
H S
CH
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L P
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MP
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1995
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cent
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plet
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ber
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plet
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ntC
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eted
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vers
ity o
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cent
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ber19
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cent
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nd a
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r co
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m c
ontin
ues
to d
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stra
te p
rogr
ess
tow
ard
mee
ting
stat
e st
anda
rds.
Thi
s pr
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ss is
enh
ance
d by
the
Cha
lleng
e S
yste
m In
itiat
ive,
a un
ique
par
tner
ship
with
the
Mar
ylan
d S
tate
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artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n. T
his
year
,w
e im
prov
ed o
ur s
core
s in
fifte
en o
f the
eig
htee
n ar
eas
mea
sure
d by
MS
PA
P a
nd in
all g
rade
9 fu
nctio
nal t
est a
reas
. We
are
wor
king
to a
gain
mee
t the
sat
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ctor
yst
anda
rd in
gra
de 1
1 w
ritin
g an
d pa
ssed
all
test
s.
Per
form
ance
bas
ed in
stru
ctio
n is
em
phas
ized
in a
ll gr
ades
and
sub
ject
are
as w
ith s
taff
deve
lopm
ent a
s a
maj
or fo
cus
area
. The
fina
l pha
se o
f cur
ricul
um r
evis
ion
to a
lign
our
curr
icul
um w
ith th
e M
aryl
and
Lear
ning
Out
com
es a
nd th
e H
igh
Sch
ool C
ore
Lear
ning
Goa
ls w
as b
egun
this
yea
r. T
hrou
gh th
e us
e of
tech
nolo
gy, s
taff
mem
bers
exp
lore
way
s to
incr
ease
the
effic
ienc
y an
d ef
fect
iven
ess
of in
stru
ctio
n, a
dmin
istr
atio
n, a
ndda
ta m
anag
emen
t.
Thr
ough
par
tner
ship
s, s
uch
as S
choo
l Bas
ed In
stru
ctio
nal D
ecis
ion
Mak
ing,
bet
wee
nsc
hool
s, p
aren
ts, a
nd th
e co
mm
unity
, pro
gres
s is
bei
ng m
ade.
We
expe
ct a
dditi
onal
impr
ovem
ent w
ith th
e co
ntin
uatio
n of
thes
e pa
rtne
rshi
ps.
5'
CA
RR
OL
LC
arro
ll C
ount
y, w
ith a
pop
ulat
ion
of 1
43,7
97, i
s a
juris
dict
ion
of th
e B
altim
ore
met
ropo
litan
are
a. T
he B
oard
of
Edu
catio
n is
hou
sed
in W
estm
inst
er, t
he c
ount
y se
at. T
he th
irty-
thre
e pu
blic
sch
ools
incl
ude
nine
teen
ele
men
tary
scho
ols,
eig
ht m
iddl
e/co
mbi
ned
scho
ols,
five
hig
h sc
hool
s, a
nd a
car
eer
and
tech
nolo
gy c
ente
r.
ST
UD
EN
T P
ER
FO
RM
AN
CE
Sch
ool Y
ear
1995
-19
96E
NT
KN
OW
LED
GE
MA
RY
LAN
DF
UN
CT
ION
AL
Sta
ndar
dP
erce
nttw
o.19
9519
96
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ST
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rcen
tpe
rcen
tN
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rN
umbe
rN
umbe
rP
erce
ntN
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rade
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tatu
sE
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ngP
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ngT
akin
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ng E
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ding
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98.9
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411
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,./
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hem
atic
s90
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931
512
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ing
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739
1295
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itize
nshi
p92
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923
912
88.5
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tand
ard
1996
MA
RY
LAN
DP
erce
nt19
91**
1995
FU
NC
TIO
NA
L T
ES
TS
Per
cent
Per
cent
Num
ber
Num
ber
Per
cent
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Gra
de 1
1 S
tatu
sE
xS
atP
assi
ngP
assi
ngR
efus
edE
xem
ptP
assi
ngE
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et
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ding
9997
99.7
99.9
011
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athe
mat
ics
9997
98.5
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011
99.0
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ing
9997
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zens
hip
9997
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sed
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ts96
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897
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RY
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D S
CH
OO
LP
ER
FO
RM
AN
CE
AS
SE
SS
ME
NT
PR
OG
RA
M
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ndar
dP
erce
nt
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Sat
1993
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erce
nt a
t
Ex
Sat
1995
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cent
at
Ex
Sat
AT
TE
ND
AN
CE
RA
TE
(Y
early
)
Sta
ndar
dP
erce
ntE
xsa
t
1990
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cent
1995
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cent
Per
cent
1996
Ex
Sat
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met
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des
1 -
696
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des
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296
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94.2
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dent
s A
bsen
tF
ewer
than
6 d
ays
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e th
an 2
0 da
ys
1995
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cent
1 19
96 P
erce
nt
34.1
10.1
39.7
7.6
DR
OP
OU
TR
AT
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Yea
rly)
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ndar
dP
erce
ntE
xsa
t19
90"
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cent
1995
Per
cent
1996
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perc
ent
Ex
Sat
Met
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des
9 -
121.
263.
003.
13.
003.
00
1996
Num
ber
Spe
cial
Sec
ond
Abs
ent/
ES
LE
duca
tion
Sem
este
rT
este
dE
xcus
edE
xem
ptio
ns E
xem
ptio
nsT
rans
fers
1996
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cent
at
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Sat
Not
Ex
Sat
Met
3R
eadi
ng25
70-
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741
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ing
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145
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ngua
ge U
sage
2570
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30.6
12.1
48.4
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927
161
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athe
mat
ics
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3.0
37.0
8.2
51.9
1,89
467
143
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53.8
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93
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ial S
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140
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mat
ics
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ence
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l Stu
dies
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659
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er T
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tude
nts
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dica
tes
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elin
e Y
ear
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aK
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: Ex
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lent
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5222
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53
SU
PP
OR
T' G
INF
OR
MA
TIO
N-
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ool Y
ear
1995
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6C
arro
ll
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RO
LLM
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T1
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95-9
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-Kin
derg
arte
n23
625
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rgar
ten
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des
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s 7
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rade
d S
peci
al E
duca
tion
235
261
TO
TA
L E
NR
OLL
ME
NT
24,5
1525
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1995
1996
ST
UD
EN
T M
OB
ILIT
YN
umbe
rP
erce
ntN
umbe
r P
erce
ntE
ntra
nts
1,53
86.
31,
607
6.4
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draw
als
1,60
76.
61,
587
6.3
ST
UD
EN
TS
RE
CE
IVIN
G19
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96S
PE
CIA
L S
ER
VIC
ES
Num
ber
Per
cent
Num
ber
Per
cent
Lim
ited
Eng
lish
Pro
ficie
ntT
itle
1F
ree/
Red
uced
Pric
e M
eals
Spe
cial
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catio
n
66 802
2,24
63,
113
0.3
3.3
9.2
12.7
76 696
2,24
03,
290
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8.8
12.9
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HE
R F
AC
TO
RS
Wea
lth p
er p
upil
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pup
il ex
pend
iture
Inst
ruct
iona
l sta
ff pe
r 1,
000
pupi
lsP
rofe
ssio
nal s
uppo
rt s
taff
per
1,00
0 pu
pils
Inst
ruct
iona
l ass
ista
nts
per
1,00
0 pu
pils
Ave
rage
leng
th o
f sch
ool d
ay fo
r pu
pils
Leng
th o
f sch
ool y
ear
for
pupi
ls
$187
,582
$5,5
2955
.8 9.2
8.0
6.3
180
I199
519
96
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,660
$5,7
9554
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7.5
6.4
176
FIR
ST
GR
AD
ER
S W
ITH
1995
1996
KIN
DE
RG
AR
TE
N E
XP
ER
IEN
CE
Num
ber
Per
cent
Num
ber
Per
cent
2,02
598
.92,
091
98.4
23
HIG
H S
CH
OO
L P
RO
GR
AM
CO
MP
LET
ION
1995
Per
cent
Com
plet
ed
1996
Num
ber
Com
plet
edP
erce
ntC
ompl
eted
Uni
vers
ity o
f Mar
ylan
d S
yste
m R
equi
rem
ents
App
rove
d O
ccup
atio
nal P
rogr
am R
equi
rem
ents
Uni
vers
ity a
nd O
ccup
atio
nal R
equi
rem
ents
53.0
11.3 1.8
728
172
27
51.2
12.1 1.9
GR
AD
E 1
2 D
OC
UM
EN
TE
D D
EC
ISIO
NS
TO
:19
95
Per
cent
Num
ber19
96
Per
cent
Atte
nd a
four
yea
r co
llege
41.2
570
42.2
Atte
nd a
two
year
col
lege
19.3
246
18.2
Atte
nd a
spe
cial
ized
sch
ool o
r sp
ecia
lized
trai
ning
2.7
312.
3E
nter
em
ploy
men
t (re
late
d to
hig
h sc
hool
pro
gram
)6.
699
7.3
Ent
er e
mpl
oym
ent (
unre
late
d to
hig
h sc
hool
pro
gram
)9.
414
110
.4E
nter
the
mili
tary
3.1
443.
3E
nter
full-
time
empl
oym
ent a
nd s
choo
l3.
443
3.2
Ent
er p
art-
time
empl
oym
ent a
nd/o
r sc
hool
9.6
125
9.3
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er a
nd n
o re
spon
se4.
752
3.8
Sch
ool I
mpr
ovem
ent N
otes
The
Car
roll
Cou
nty
Pub
lic S
choo
l Sys
tem
is p
roud
of i
ts s
tude
nts,
who
seac
hiev
emen
ts w
ere
amon
g th
e hi
ghes
t in
the
stat
e. T
his
year
, stu
dent
sm
et tw
elve
sta
ndar
ds, s
even
of t
hem
at t
he e
xcel
lent
leve
l. A
lthou
ghm
eetin
g M
aryl
and
Sch
ool P
erfo
rman
ce A
sses
smen
t Pro
gram
(M
SP
AP
)st
anda
rds
is n
ot a
n ex
pect
atio
n un
til 2
000,
our
stu
dent
s ar
e m
akin
gst
eady
pro
gres
s to
war
d th
ese
ambi
tious
sta
te g
oals
. Thi
s ye
ar, w
eim
prov
ed o
ur s
core
s in
six
teen
of t
he e
ight
een
area
s te
sted
. Whi
le o
urst
uden
t ach
ieve
men
t was
hig
her
than
the
stat
e av
erag
e, m
uch
wor
kre
mai
ns to
be
done
to a
ttain
our
goa
l. O
ur s
choo
l im
prov
emen
t effo
rts
cont
inue
to b
e fo
cuse
d up
on p
rovi
ding
stil
l bet
ter
lear
ning
for
all s
tude
nts.
55
CE
CIL
Cec
il C
ount
y, w
ith a
pop
ulat
ion
of 7
8,00
0, is
loca
ted
in th
e no
rthe
aste
rn c
orne
r of
Mar
ylan
d.T
he B
oard
of E
duca
tion
is h
ouse
d in
Elk
ton,
the
coun
ty s
eat.
The
thirt
y pu
blic
sch
ools
incl
ude
seve
ntee
n el
emen
tary
sch
ools
, six
mid
dle
scho
ols,
five
hig
h sc
hool
s, o
ne s
choo
l of t
echn
olog
y,an
d on
e al
tern
ativ
e sc
hool
.S
TU
DE
NT
PE
RF
OR
MA
NC
ES
choo
l Yea
r 19
95 -
1996
AS
SE
SS
ED
ST
UD
EN
T K
NO
WLE
DG
EM
AR
YLA
ND
stan
dard
1996
FU
NC
TIO
NA
LP
erce
nt19
93»
1995
TE
ST
SP
erce
ntP
erce
ntN
umbe
rN
umbe
rN
umbe
rP
erce
ntN
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rade
9 S
tatu
sE
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atP
assi
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akin
gA
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tE
xem
ptP
assi
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et
Rea
ding
9796
99.8
99.7
937
3113
98.7
Mat
hem
atic
s90
8091
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316
2286
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Writ
ing
9690
98.7
96.6
923
3523
89.5
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zens
hip
9286
87.9
87.4
934
2522
83.8
MA
RY
LAN
DF
UN
CT
ION
AL
TE
ST
SG
rade
11
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tus
Sta
ndar
dP
erce
nt
Ex
Sat
1991
"P
erce
ntP
assi
ng
1995
Per
cent
Pas
sing
Num
ber
Ref
used
1996
Num
ber
Exe
mpt
Per
cent
Pas
sing
Ex
Sat
Not
Met
Rea
ding
9997
100.
010
0.0
08
99.9
Mat
hem
atic
s99
9799
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898
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ing
9997
99.4
99.9
08
99.6
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zens
hip
9997
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99.4
08
98.3
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sed
All
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ts96
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896
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MA
RY
LAN
D S
CH
OO
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ER
FO
RM
AN
CE
AS
SE
SS
ME
NT
PR
OG
RA
ME
x
Sta
ndar
dP
erce
nt Sat
1993
Per
cent
at
Ex
Sat
Ex
1995
Per
cent
at
Sat
Tes
ted
3R
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ng25
70-
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337
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072
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ritin
gzs
7011
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170
3La
ngua
ge U
sage
2570
8.0
28.1
14.7
43.4
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5
3M
athe
mat
ics
2570
1.1
23.6
4.3
36.1
1,17
23
Sci
ence
2570
2.1
30.1
8.0
39.8
1,15
13
Soc
ial S
tudi
es25
701.
931
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641
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177
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ng25
702.
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732
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45
Writ
ing
2570
11.9
37.7
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95
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707.
725
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062
6M
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mat
ics
2670
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Sci
ence
2570
3.3
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6.4
42.9
1,06
56
Soc
ial S
tudi
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703.
734
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041
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ng26
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214
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1
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ngua
ge U
sage
2570
8.3
38.5
21.3
57.4
1,00
6
8M
athe
mat
ics
2570
2.6
37.7
5.7
47.8
939
8S
cien
ce25
70-
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002
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l Stu
dies
2670
3.3
26.5
4.8
40.3
994
Few
er T
han
5 S
tude
nts
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icat
es B
asel
ine
Yea
r D
ata
icP
AT
TE
ND
AN
CE
RA
TE
(P
eary
)
Sta
ndar
dpe
rcen
tE
xS
at19
90,
Per
cent
1995
Per
cent
Per
cent
1996
Ex
Sat
Not
mat
Gra
des
1 -
696
Gra
des
7 -1
296
94 9494
.891
.295
.591
.895
.592
.3
Stu
dent
s A
bsen
t1
1995
Per
cent
1 19
96 P
erce
nt
32.7
122
Few
er th
an 5
day
sM
ore
than
20
days
312
13.0
DR
OP
OU
TR
AT
E (
Yea
rly)
Sta
ndar
der
cent
ExP
sat
1990
**P
erce
nt19
95P
erce
nt
1996
Not
Per
cent
Ex
Sat
met
Gra
des
9 -
121.
253.
005.
85.
224.
31
1996
Num
ber
Abs
ent/
Exc
used
ES
L
Exe
mpt
ions
29 16 14 35 9
6
40 290
180
400
430
440
780
740
390
106
043
051
0
KE
Y: E
xE
xcel
lent
,S
alS
atis
fact
ory
24
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anda
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e m
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tand
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9 r
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and
pas
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all t
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year
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we
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for
each
of o
ur s
tude
nts.
With
the
coop
erat
ion
of p
aren
ts,
com
mun
ity, b
usin
ess
part
ners
, and
pub
lic o
ffici
als,
we
are
conf
iden
t we
will
mee
t the
se s
tand
ards
. As
in p
revi
ous
year
s, w
e m
et te
n pe
rfor
man
cest
anda
rds.
We
cont
inue
to w
ork
on im
prov
ing
the
seco
ndar
y at
tend
ance
and
the
drop
out r
ates
. Pro
gres
s w
as m
ade
this
yea
r, w
ith th
e dr
opou
trat
em
ovin
g fr
om 3
.43
per
cent
to 3
.29
per
cent
. Atte
ndan
cein
gra
des
7 -1
2 is
still
a fo
cus
for
all o
f our
sch
ools
.
We
are
plea
sed
that
we
impr
oved
our
sco
res
in s
even
teen
of t
he e
ight
een
area
s te
sted
in th
e M
aryl
and
Sch
ool P
erfo
rman
ce P
rogr
am (
MS
PA
P).
63
DO
RC
HE
ST
ER
Dor
ches
ter
Cou
nty,
with
a p
opul
atio
n of
30,
250,
is th
e la
rges
t cou
nty
on th
e E
aste
rn S
hore
. Its
bor
ders
are
form
ed b
y th
e C
hesa
peak
e B
ay o
n th
e w
est a
nd D
elaw
are
on th
e ea
st. T
he B
oard
of E
duca
tion
is h
ouse
d in
Cam
brid
ge, t
he c
ount
y se
at. T
he tw
elve
pub
lic s
choo
ls in
clud
e si
x el
emen
tary
sch
ools
, thr
eem
iddl
e/co
mbi
ned
scho
ols,
two
seco
ndar
y sc
hool
s, a
nd o
ne s
choo
l of t
echn
olog
y.
ST
UD
EN
T P
ER
FO
RM
AN
CE
AS
SE
SS
ED
ST
UD
EN
T K
NO
WLE
DG
ES
choo
l Yea
r 19
95 -
1996
MA
RY
LAN
DF
UN
CT
ION
AL
Sta
ndar
dP
erce
ntne
w.
1995
1996
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ST
SP
erce
ntpe
rcen
tN
umbe
rN
umbe
rN
umbe
rP
erce
ntN
otG
rade
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sE
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ngT
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ng E
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ding
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hem
atic
sW
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gC
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nshi
p
97 90 96 92
96 80 90 86
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92.8
98.1
84.9
96.4
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94.6
81.3
376
376
374
371
5
98.4
95.2
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83.6
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RY
LAN
DF
UN
CT
ION
AL
TE
ST
SG
rade
11
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tus
nS
tada
rdP
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nt
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Sat
1991
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ntP
assi
ng
1995
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cent
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sing
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ber
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used
1996
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ber
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mpt
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cent
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sing
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Sat
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ding
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hem
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ll T
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97 97 97 97 90
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98.7
96.5
95.3
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99.2
98.4
96.3
94.3
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des
1 -
696
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s 7
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9694
95.0
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dent
s A
bsen
t1
1995
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cent
1 1
996
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cent
40.0 9.1
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er th
an 5
day
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ore
than
20
days
352
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TE
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early
'
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RY
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ndar
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Sat
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cent
at
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Sat
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1995
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cent
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atT
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1996
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cial
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catio
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ter
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mpt
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rs
1996
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cent
at
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Sat
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Sat
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365
21
7 5 5
6 6 6 6
9.0
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120
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100
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65
SU
PP
OR
TIN
G IN
FO
RM
AT
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1995
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6D
orch
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r
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95-9
6
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n24
322
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ten
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414
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202
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rade
d S
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al E
duca
tion
00
TO
TA
L E
NR
OLL
ME
NT
5,16
55,
216
1995
1996
ST
UD
EN
T M
OB
ILIT
YN
umbe
rP
erce
ntN
umbe
r P
erce
nt
Ent
rant
s41
78.
637
37.
5
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draw
als
513
10.5
496
10.0
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UD
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TS
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96
SP
EC
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SE
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ICE
SN
umbe
r P
erce
ntN
umbe
rP
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nt
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lish
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ficie
nt32
0.6
330.
6
Titl
e 1
693
13.4
869
16.7
Fre
e/R
educ
ed P
rice
Mea
ls2,
274
44.0
2,30
044
.1
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cial
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catio
n70
113
.669
213
.3
OT
HE
R F
AC
TO
RS
1995
1996
Wea
lth p
er p
upil
$162
,786
$165
,027
Per
pup
il ex
pend
iture
$5,6
68$6
,059
Inst
ruct
iona
l sta
ff pe
r 1,
000
pupi
ls59
.158
.3P
rofe
ssio
nal s
uppo
rt s
taff
per
1,00
0 pu
pils
10.3
10.2
Inst
ruct
iona
l ass
ista
nts
per
1,00
0 pu
pils
12.6
12.0
Ave
rage
leng
th o
f sch
ool d
ay fo
r pu
pils
6.3
6.5
Leng
th o
f sch
ool y
ear
for
pupi
ls18
017
8
FIR
ST
GR
AD
ER
S W
ITH
1995
1996
KIN
DE
RG
AR
TE
N E
XP
ER
IEN
CE
Num
ber
Per
cent
Num
ber
Per
cent
399
99.5
412
100
29
HIG
H S
CH
OO
L P
RO
GR
AM
CO
MP
LET
ION
1995
Per
cent
Com
plet
ed
1996
Num
ber
Com
plet
edP
erce
ntC
ompl
eted
Uni
vers
ity o
f Mar
ylan
d S
yste
m R
equi
rem
ents
App
rove
d O
ccup
atio
nal P
rogr
am R
equi
rem
ents
Uni
vers
ity a
nd O
ccup
atio
nal R
equi
rem
ents
36.8
132
45.4
35.3
8830
.25.
930
10.3
GR
AD
E 1
2 D
OC
UM
EN
TE
D D
EC
ISIO
NS
TO
:19
95
Per
cent
1996
Num
ber
Per
cent
Atte
nd a
four
yea
r co
llege
Atte
nd a
two
year
col
lege
Atte
nd a
spe
cial
ized
sch
ool o
r sp
ecia
lized
trai
ning
Ent
er e
mpl
oym
ent (
rela
ted
to h
igh
scho
ol p
rogr
am)
Ent
er e
mpl
oym
ent (
unre
late
d to
hig
h sc
hool
pro
gram
)E
nter
the
mili
tary
Ent
er fu
ll-tim
e em
ploy
men
t and
sch
ool
Ent
er p
art-
time
empl
oym
ent a
nd/o
r sc
hool
Oth
er a
nd n
o re
spon
se
22.4
16.1
7.1
7.1
13.4
11.0 5.5
11.4 5.9
84 533 16 28 15 3 42 18
32.1
20.2 1.1
6.1
10.7 5.7
1.1
16.0 6.9
Sch
ool I
mpr
ovem
ent N
otes
We
are
plea
sed
with
the
cont
inue
d de
dica
tion,
pro
fess
iona
lism
, and
per
seve
ranc
eof
our
teac
hers
, sup
port
sta
ff, a
nd a
dmin
istr
ator
s. W
e ar
e al
so g
rate
ful t
o ou
rco
mm
unity
for
its c
ontin
uing
sup
port
of o
ur e
duca
tiona
l pro
gram
.
We
expe
ct c
ontin
ued
impr
ovem
ent o
f our
sec
ond
and
third
gra
de s
tude
nts
thro
ugh
the
use
of th
e co
mpu
ter
inte
grat
ed le
arni
ng s
yste
ms
in o
ur la
rger
ele
men
tary
sch
ools
.W
e ar
e ex
cite
d by
the
pros
pect
of o
ur s
choo
ls b
eing
abl
e to
acc
ess
the
Inte
rnet
as
are
sult
of N
et W
eeke
nd 9
6 an
d gr
ants
from
the
Mar
ylan
d G
ener
al A
ssem
bly.
We
have
upg
rade
d th
e in
stru
ctio
nal/p
rodu
ctiv
ity m
edia
com
pute
r la
bs in
bot
h of
our
high
sch
ools
to a
Win
dow
s en
viro
nmen
t.
We
are
plea
sed
that
we
have
sho
wn
impr
ovem
ent i
n th
irtee
n of
the
eigh
teen
Mar
ylan
d S
choo
l Per
form
ance
Ass
essm
ent P
rogr
am (
MS
PA
P)
area
s te
sted
. We
are
inve
stig
atin
g w
ays
to im
prov
e ou
r th
ird g
rade
sco
res
in th
e fiv
e ar
eas
in w
hich
our
scor
es w
ere
low
er th
an in
199
5. W
e ar
e es
peci
ally
ple
ased
to n
ote
a te
n po
int
incr
ease
in o
ur n
inth
gra
de M
aryl
and
Fun
ctio
nal M
athe
mat
ics
Tes
t sco
res.
r;7
Fre
deric
k C
ount
y, w
ith a
pop
ulat
ion
of 1
80,7
88, i
s M
aryl
and'
s la
rges
t cou
nty
in la
ndm
ass.
The
Boa
rd o
f Edu
catio
n is
hous
ed in
Fre
deric
k C
ity, t
he c
ount
y se
at. T
he fi
fty-o
ne p
ublic
sch
ools
and
cen
ters
incl
ude
twen
ty-n
ine
elem
enta
ry s
choo
ls,
ten
mid
dle
scho
ols,
eig
ht h
igh
scho
ols,
one
spe
cial
edu
catio
n ce
nter
, one
alte
rnat
ive
educ
atio
nm
iddl
e/hi
gh s
choo
l, on
e ev
enin
ghi
gh s
choo
l, an
d on
e ca
reer
and
tech
nolo
gy c
ente
r. O
utdo
or s
choo
l fac
ilitie
s ar
e al
so p
art o
f the
sch
ool s
yste
m
ST
UD
EN
T P
ER
FO
RM
AN
CE
Sch
ool Y
ear
1995
-19
96A
SS
ES
SE
D S
TU
DE
NT
KN
OW
LED
GE
MA
RY
LAN
DSt
anda
rd19
96F
UN
CT
ION
AL
Per
cent
1993
'19
95T
ES
TS
Per
cent
Per
cent
Num
ber
Num
ber
Num
ber
Per
cent
Not
Gra
de 9
Sta
tus
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Sat
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sing
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ing
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ing
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ent
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mpt
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sing
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Sat
Met
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ding
9795
98.6
99.0
2,53
029
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hem
atic
s90
8092
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523
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g96
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498
61
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zens
hip
9285
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94.1
2,18
844
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94.1
92.1
91.7
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RY
LAN
DF
UN
CT
ION
AL
TE
ST
SG
rade
11
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tus
Sta
ndar
dpe
rcen
t
Ex
Sat
1991
"P
erce
ntP
assi
ng
1995
Per
cent
Pas
sing
Num
ber
Ref
used
1996
Num
ber
Exe
mpt
Per
cent
Pas
sing
Ex
Sat
Not
Met
Rea
ding
9997
99.9
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00
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hem
atic
s99
9799
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ritin
g99
9799
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itize
nshi
p99
9798
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asse
d A
ll T
ests
9690
97.3
96.4
00
MA
RY
LAN
D S
CH
OO
LP
ER
FO
RM
AN
CE
AS
SE
SS
ME
NT
PR
OG
RA
M
Stan
dard
Perc
ent
Ex
Sat
1993
**Pe
rcen
t at
Ex
Sat
99.8
98.6
99.2
96.8
95.3
AT
TE
ND
AN
CE
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ndar
d19
96
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TE
(Y
early
)P
erce
nt19
9019
95N
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xS
atP
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ntP
erce
ntP
erce
ntE
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atM
et
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des
1 -
696
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des
7 -1
296
94 9495
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dent
s A
bsen
t1
1995
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cent
1 19
96 P
erce
ntF
ewer
than
6 d
ays
333
Mor
e th
an 2
0 da
10.7
Ys
30.8
12.2
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OP
OU
TR
AT
E (
YP
erce
ntea
rlY)
Sta
ndar
d
Ex
Sat
1990
«P
erce
nt19
95P
erce
nt
1996
Not
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cent
Ex
Sat
Met
Gra
des
9 -
121.
253.
002.
92.
222.
33
1995
Perc
ent a
t
Ex
Sat
1996
Num
ber
Spec
ial
Seco
ndA
bsen
t/E
SLE
duca
tion
Sem
este
rT
este
dE
xcus
edE
xem
ptio
ns E
xem
ptio
nsT
rans
fers
1996
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cent
at
Ex
Sat
Not
Ex
Sat
Met
3R
eadi
ng26
70-
-10
.250
.82,
363
720
195
199.
248
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ing
2670
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447
037
2118
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2670
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320
17.4
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athe
mat
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2570
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l Stu
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2570
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expa
ndin
g th
e el
emen
tary
sch
ools
' ST
AR
(S
tude
nts
Tak
ing
Act
ive
Res
pons
ibili
ty)
initi
ativ
e; im
plem
entin
g a
unifi
ed K
- 1
2 pr
ogra
mof
stu
dies
; sch
edul
ing
mat
hem
atic
s re
sour
ce te
ache
rs fo
r di
rect
inst
ruct
ion;
dev
elop
ing
the
infr
astr
uctu
re fo
rth
e in
form
atio
n hi
ghw
ay; a
nd p
rom
otin
g ac
tion
rese
arch
toim
prov
e cu
rric
ulum
,te
achi
ng, a
nd le
arni
ng in
an
inte
grat
ed c
ultu
re.
We
met
ele
ven
stan
dard
s th
is y
ear.
Mid
dle
scho
ols
resp
onde
d ad
equa
tely
to th
ech
alle
nge
of th
e fu
nctio
nal p
rogr
am, a
nd w
e co
ntin
ue to
mee
tsa
tisfa
ctor
y an
dex
celle
nt s
tand
ards
at g
rade
s 9
and
11. T
he d
ropo
utst
anda
rd is
bei
ng a
ddre
ssed
in a
sys
tem
ic w
ay a
s th
e S
choo
l-to-
Car
eer
and
com
preh
ensi
veK
-12
Car
eer
Dev
elop
men
t pla
ns c
ontin
ue to
be
impl
emen
ted.
With
the
Mar
ylan
d S
choo
lP
erfo
rman
ce A
sses
smen
t Pro
gram
(M
SP
AP
) re
mai
ning
our
high
est p
riorit
y, w
e ar
e
wor
king
har
d to
mee
t all
stan
dard
s. W
e ar
e pl
ease
dth
at th
ree
of o
ur s
choo
ls m
et
vario
us M
SP
AP
sta
ndar
ds th
is y
ear.
75
HA
RF
OR
DH
arfo
rd C
ount
y, w
ith a
pop
ulat
ion
of 2
10,0
00, i
s lo
cate
din
nor
thea
ster
n M
aryl
and
and
ispa
rt o
f the
Bal
timor
em
etro
polit
an a
rea.
The
Boa
rd o
f Edu
catio
n is
hou
sed
in B
elA
ir, th
e co
unty
sea
t. T
he fo
rty-
nine
sch
ools
incl
ude
thirt
y-on
e el
emen
tary
sch
ools
, eig
ht m
iddl
e sc
hool
s, o
ne s
peci
aled
ucat
ion
scho
ol, e
ight
hig
h sc
hool
s, a
nd o
nete
chni
cal h
igh
scho
ol.
AS
SE
SS
ED
ST
UD
EN
T K
NO
WLE
DG
E
ST
UD
EN
T P
ER
FO
RM
AN
CE
Sch
ool Y
ear
1995
-19
96
MA
RY
LA
ND
FUN
CT
ION
AL
Stan
dard
Perc
ent
iggr
1995
1996
TE
STS
Perc
ent
Perc
ent
Num
ber
Num
ber
Num
ber
Perc
ent
Not
Gra
de 9
Sta
tus
Ex
Sat
Pass
ing
Pass
ing
Tak
ing
Abs
ent
Exe
mpt
Pass
ing
Ex
Sat
Met
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ding
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hem
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97 90 86 92
96 80 90 86
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96.6
88.5
98.6
93.2
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87.9
2,72
92,
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2,69
22,
722
14
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91.1
85.2
84.5
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ND
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AL
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de 1
1 St
atus
Stan
dard
Pt
Ex
Sat
1991
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rcen
tPa
ssin
g
1995
perc
ent
Pass
ing
Num
ber
Ref
used
1 99
6
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ber
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mpt
Perc
ent
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ing
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Sat
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l ass
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nts
per
1,00
0 pu
pils
10.4
10.8
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rage
leng
th o
f sch
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ay fo
r pu
pils
6.6
6.6
Leng
th o
f sch
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for
pupi
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017
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ST
GR
AD
ER
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ITH
1995
1996
KIN
DE
RG
AR
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N E
XP
ER
IEN
CE
Num
ber
Per
cent
Num
ber
Per
cent
2,86
096
.32,
797
91.2
35
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H S
CH
OO
L P
RO
GR
AM
CO
MP
LET
ION
1995
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cent
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plet
ed
1996
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ber
Com
plet
edP
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ntC
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eted
Uni
vers
ity o
f Mar
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m R
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rem
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d O
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rem
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cent
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nd a
four
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r co
llege
36.2
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nd a
two
year
col
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25.4
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lized
trai
ning
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6
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ted
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scho
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time
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r sc
hool
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nd n
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spon
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mpr
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ent N
otes
The
mis
sion
of t
he H
arfo
rd C
ount
y P
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Sch
ool S
yste
m is
to e
nsur
e th
at a
ll st
uden
ts le
arn.
Nin
th a
nd e
leve
nth
grad
e st
uden
ts m
et s
even
Mar
ylan
d F
unct
iona
l Tes
t sta
ndar
ds. W
e ar
est
rivin
g fo
r co
ntin
uing
impr
ovem
ent i
n st
uden
t per
form
ance
thro
ugh
syst
emw
ide
and
scho
ol-b
ased
initi
ativ
es. T
he d
evel
opm
ent a
nd d
eliv
ery
of a
new
cur
ricul
um th
at fo
cuse
s up
on th
e M
aryl
and
Lear
ning
Out
com
es a
nd in
corp
orat
es p
erfo
rman
ce-b
ased
ass
essm
ent c
ontin
ues
to b
e a
high
prio
rity.
Our
sch
ool-b
ased
inst
ruct
iona
l dec
isio
n m
akin
g m
odel
ass
ures
that
all
scho
ols
are
exam
inin
g st
uden
t per
form
ance
, rev
iew
ing
prog
ress
tow
ard
stan
dard
s, a
nd d
eter
min
ing
stra
tegi
esto
pro
mot
e su
cces
sful
lear
ning
. To
sust
ain
impr
ovem
ent,
our
on-g
oing
sta
ff de
velo
pmen
t is
focu
sing
upo
n ef
fect
ive
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
new
cur
ricul
um, i
nstr
uctio
nal a
pplic
atio
ns o
fD
imen
sion
s of
Lea
rnin
g, a
nd p
erfo
rman
ce-b
ased
ass
essm
ents
.
In H
arfo
rd C
ount
y, w
e be
lieve
in th
e im
port
ance
of t
he M
SP
AP
test
ing
prog
ram
and
hav
e m
ade
grea
t effo
rts
to a
lign
our
curr
icul
um w
ith th
e as
sess
men
ts' o
utco
mes
. Any
dec
line
in th
e sc
ores
of o
ur s
tude
nts
is tr
oubl
esom
e re
gard
less
of h
ow s
mal
l, or
how
we
com
pare
to th
e re
st o
f the
stat
e. W
e w
ill c
aref
ully
ana
lyze
MS
PA
P s
ub-t
est s
core
s, a
nd, w
here
ther
e ar
e de
clin
es,
dete
rmin
e ho
w w
e ca
n im
prov
e ou
r in
stru
ctio
nal p
roce
dure
s so
the
scor
es o
f our
stu
dent
s w
illre
flect
incr
ease
s in
ach
ieve
men
t as
mea
sure
d by
the
stat
e te
st.
As
a le
arni
ng c
omm
unity
, we
reco
gniz
e th
e po
wer
of a
sha
red
visi
on a
nd c
olla
bora
tion,
and
we
cele
brat
e th
e co
mm
itmen
t of e
duca
tors
and
com
mun
ity m
embe
rs to
pro
vidi
ng e
ffect
ive
scho
olin
gto
the
yout
h of
Har
ford
Cou
nty
79
HO
WH
owar
d C
ount
y, w
ith a
pop
ulat
ion
of 2
24,4
28, i
s lo
cate
d in
the
cent
er o
f the
Bal
timor
e-W
ashi
ngto
n co
rrid
or a
nd in
clud
esth
e pl
anne
d co
mm
unity
of C
olum
bia.
The
Boa
rd o
f Edu
catio
n is
hou
sed
in E
llico
tt C
ity, t
he c
ount
y se
at. T
hesi
xty
publ
ic s
choo
ls in
clud
e th
irty-
thre
e el
emen
tary
sch
ools
, fift
een
mid
dle
scho
ols,
ten
com
preh
ensi
ve h
igh
scho
ols,
one
spec
ial e
duca
tion
scho
ol, a
nd o
ne a
ltern
ativ
e le
arni
ng c
ente
r.
ST
UD
EN
T P
ER
FO
RM
AN
CE
Sch
ool Y
ear
1995
-19
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RY
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CT
ION
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Sat
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1995
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mat
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2670
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9.6
57.0
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2570
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mat
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2570
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57.4
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2570
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Num
ber
Spe
cial
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ond
Abs
ent/
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LE
duca
tion
Sem
este
rE
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edE
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ns E
xem
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ns T
rans
fers
1996
Per
cent
at
Ex
Sat
Not
Ex
Sat
Met
80 64 36 95 116
55
22 21 21 21 21 21
7123
5022
2123
7022
7322
7322
109
1596
1454
14
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1459
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14
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fact
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36
171
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2620
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126
24.0
61.4
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10.7
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55.0
1826
3.9
45.1
142
225.
746
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2330
.857
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722
35.0
61.7
1023
15.9
65.8
1023
15.0
62.0
1023
15.3
59.1
8421
3.2
44.2
1421
23.0
56.4
5421
26.4
66.3
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8.8
50.8
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CO
PY A
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1995
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00
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TA
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NR
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ME
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36,1
2537
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1995
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umbe
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r P
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nt
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rant
s2,
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with
draw
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2,51
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96
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cial
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catio
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904
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R F
AC
TO
RS
1995
1996
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lth p
er p
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$282
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,331
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pup
il ex
pend
iture
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71$6
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l sup
port
sta
ff pe
r 1,
000
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iona
l ass
ista
nts
per
1,00
0 pu
pils
13.6
13.7
Ave
rage
leng
th o
f sch
ool d
ay fo
r pu
pils
6.5
6.5
Leng
th o
f sch
ool y
ear
for
pupi
ls18
217
8
FIR
ST
GR
AD
ER
S W
ITH
1995
1996
KIN
DE
RG
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XP
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CE
Num
ber
Per
cent
Num
ber
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cent
3,09
2 C2
ri
100.
03,
041
97.8
37
HIG
H S
CH
OO
L P
RO
GR
AM
CO
MP
LET
ION
1995
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cent
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plet
ed
1996
Num
ber
Com
plet
ed
Per
cent
Com
plet
ed
Uni
vers
ity o
f Mar
ylan
d S
yste
m R
equi
rem
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App
rove
d O
ccup
atio
nal P
rogr
am R
equi
rem
ents
Uni
vers
ity a
nd O
ccup
atio
nal R
equi
rem
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675
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118
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100.
4
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AD
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2 D
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UM
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TE
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95
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cent
1996
Num
ber
Per
cent
Atte
nd a
four
yea
r co
llege
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nd a
two
year
col
lege
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nd a
spe
cial
ized
sch
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r sp
ecia
lized
trai
ning
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er e
mpl
oym
ent (
rela
ted
to h
igh
scho
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ent (
unre
late
d to
hig
h sc
hool
pro
gram
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nter
mili
tary
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ll-tim
e em
ploy
men
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sch
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time
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nd/o
r sc
hool
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er a
nd n
o re
spon
se
63.9
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4.5
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4.5
1,30
331
2 32 37 106
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81
61.2
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3.8
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mpr
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ent N
otes
How
ard
Cou
nty
cont
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s to
agg
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y pu
rsue
exce
llenc
e. W
e ar
e
com
mitt
ed to
a to
tal q
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y ap
proa
ch to
educ
atio
n w
ithin
the
cont
ext
of a
n ex
celle
nt c
urric
ulum
, a d
edic
ated
sta
ff,an
d su
ppor
tive
pare
nts.
Our
goa
l is
to e
nsur
e th
at e
ach
stud
ent m
eets
or
exce
eds
rigor
ous
perf
orm
ance
and
ach
ieve
men
tsta
ndar
ds. T
his
focu
s ha
s al
low
ed u
s
to c
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mee
t tw
elve
sta
test
anda
rds
and
to im
prov
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r sc
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in te
n of
the
eigh
teen
are
asas
sess
ed b
y th
e M
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and
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form
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rogr
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MS
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tern
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sape
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and
the
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and
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is h
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d in
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tow
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eig
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sch
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four
elem
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choo
ls, t
hree
mid
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scho
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and
one
com
preh
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ve h
igh
scho
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ASSESSED STUDENT KNOWLEDGE
ST
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EN
T P
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FO
RM
AN
CE
Sch
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ear
1995
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96 STUDENT PARTICIP
MA
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1996
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1996
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at
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Sat
1996
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LE
duca
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ted
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used
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25 26 26 25 26 25
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11.9
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193
187
192
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28.5
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220
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cent
at
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6.8
21.9
28.2
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SU
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Sch
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1995
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EN
RO
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1994
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rade
d S
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al E
duca
tion
147
TO
TA
L E
NR
OLL
ME
NT
2,79
42,
863
1995
1996
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nt,
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s22
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210
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519
96
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$259
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pup
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pend
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$6,4
30$6
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ruct
iona
l sta
ff pe
r 1,
000
pupi
ls60
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nal s
uppo
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taff
per
1,00
0 pu
pils
10.4
9.6
Inst
ruct
iona
l ass
ista
nts
per
1,00
0 pu
pils
14.7
14.8
Ave
rage
leng
th o
f sch
ool d
ay fo
r pu
pils
6.5
6.5
Leng
th o
f sch
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ear
for
pupi
ls18
017
7
IFIR
ST
GR
AD
ER
S W
ITH
KIN
DE
RG
AR
TE
N E
XP
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CE
1995
Num
ber
Per
cent
1996
Num
ber
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cent
246
99.6
86
239
100.
0
39
HIG
H S
CH
OO
L P
RO
GR
AM
CO
MP
LET
ION
1995
Per
cent
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plet
ed
1996
Num
ber
Com
plet
edP
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ntC
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eted
Uni
vers
ity o
f Mar
ylan
d S
yste
m R
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rem
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d O
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nal P
rogr
am R
equi
rem
ents
Uni
vers
ity a
nd O
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nal R
equi
rem
ents
50.0
6738
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10.8
2112
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GR
AD
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2 D
OC
UM
EN
TE
D D
EC
ISIO
NS
TO
:19
95
Per
cent
Atte
nd a
four
yea
r co
llege
Atte
nd a
two
year
col
lege
Atte
nd a
spe
cial
ized
sch
ool o
r sp
ecia
lized
trai
ning
Ent
er e
mpl
oym
ent (
rela
ted
to h
igh
scho
ol p
rogr
am)
Ent
er e
mpl
oym
ent (
unre
late
d to
hig
h sc
hool
pro
gram
)E
nter
the
mili
tary
Ent
er fu
ll-tim
e em
ploy
men
t and
sch
ool
Ent
er p
art-
time
empl
oym
ent a
nd/o
r sc
hool
Oth
er a
nd n
o re
spon
se
44.0
19.4 4.5
3.0
9.7
3.0
2.2
12.7 1.5
1996
Num
ber
Per
cent
53 35 4 931
7 3 22 7
31.0
20.5 2.3
5.3
18.1 4.1
1.8
12.9
4.1
Sch
ool I
mpr
ovem
ent N
otes
The
mis
sion
of t
he K
ent C
ount
y S
choo
l Sys
tem
is to
pro
vide
succ
essf
ul le
arni
ng fo
r al
l
stud
ents
thro
ugh
a qu
ality
edu
catio
nal s
yste
m a
nd c
omm
unity
invo
lvem
ent.
To
supp
ort
this
mis
sion
, Ken
t Cou
nty
cont
inue
s to
focu
s on
sch
ool i
mpr
ovem
ent.
All
scho
olim
prov
emen
t tea
ms
have
bee
n tr
aine
d in
team
bui
ldin
g,un
ders
tand
ing
and
usin
g da
ta,
and
effe
ctiv
e sc
hool
s re
sear
ch.
The
Boa
rd o
f Edu
catio
n ha
s im
plem
ente
d es
sent
ial c
urric
ula
inm
athe
mat
ics,
sci
ence
,so
cial
stu
dies
, and
lang
uage
art
s. T
his
past
sum
mer
, the
firs
tpha
se o
f a G
oals
200
0
gran
t was
impl
emen
ted
in o
ur m
iddl
e sc
hool
s an
d a
loca
l ass
essm
ent p
lan
for
mat
hem
atic
s an
d sc
ienc
e w
as d
evel
oped
. Wor
king
with
150
mem
bers
from
the
com
mun
ity, a
str
ateg
ic p
lan
was
dev
elop
ed. T
o m
easu
rein
stru
ctio
nal p
rogr
ess,
loca
l
func
tiona
l tes
ts a
nd p
erfo
rman
ce a
sses
smen
ts h
ave
been
inte
grat
ed in
to th
e cu
rric
ulum
.
Our
MS
PA
P a
nd fu
nctio
nal t
est r
esul
ts c
ontin
ue to
impr
ove.
Sys
tem
wid
e ef
fort
s to
impr
ove
inst
ruct
ion
and
achi
evem
ent a
re m
ovin
g us
tow
ard
our
goal
of a
chie
ving
exce
llenc
e on
thes
e im
port
ant s
tand
ards
. Tea
cher
s, p
rinci
pals
,and
cen
tral
offi
cepe
rson
nel h
ave
esta
blis
hed
a lo
ng r
ange
sta
ff de
velo
pmen
tpl
an to
em
phas
ize
cont
inuo
us im
prov
emen
t.
87,
Mon
Qy
bity
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rthQ
popQ
tioM
moF
e R
Y qua
rter
s of
a m
illio
n pe
ople
, is
the
mos
t pop
ulou
s ju
risdi
ctio
n in
Mar
ylan
d. T
he c
ount
y is
a g
row
ing
and
incr
easi
ngly
div
erse
are
a of
urb
an, s
ubur
ban,
and
rur
al c
omm
uniti
es in
terla
ced
with
tech
nolo
gica
l and
com
mer
cial
cen
ters
. The
Boa
rd o
f Edu
catio
n is
hou
sed
in R
ockv
ille,
the
coun
ty s
eat.
The
one
hund
red
eigh
ty-o
ne p
ublic
sch
ools
incl
ude
one
hund
red
twen
ty-t
hree
ele
men
tary
sch
ools
, thi
rty
mid
dle
scho
ols,
one
mid
dle/
high
scho
ol,
twen
ty h
igh
scho
ols,
six
spe
cial
sch
ools
, and
one
hig
h sc
hool
of t
echn
olog
y.
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ent
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used
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mpt
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l ass
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per
1,00
0 pu
pils
14.5
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rage
leng
th o
f sch
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ay fo
r pu
pils
6.1
6.1
Leng
th o
f sch
ool y
ear
for
pupi
ls18
417
8
FIR
ST
GR
AD
ER
S W
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1995
1996
KIN
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RG
AR
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XP
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ber
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cent
Num
ber
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cent
9,77
3
0
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41
1995
1996
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cent
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vers
ity o
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m R
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63.6
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264
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6.9
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6.7
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rem
ents
5.0
276
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r sp
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ning
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rela
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to h
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Sch
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mpr
ovem
ent N
otes
The
Mon
tgom
ery
Cou
nty
Pub
lic S
choo
l Sys
tem
con
tinue
s to
focu
s on
the
stra
tegi
c pl
anfo
r ed
ucat
iona
l adv
ance
men
t, th
e S
ucce
ss fo
r E
very
Stu
dent
plan
. Thi
s pl
an, w
hich
supp
orts
the
stat
e's
Sch
ools
for
Suc
cess
effo
rt, i
s ba
sed
onth
e be
lief t
hat a
ll ch
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n
can
lear
n an
d su
ccee
d. S
ucce
ss fo
r E
very
Stu
dent
req
uire
s th
e cl
ose
colla
bora
tion
ofte
ache
rs, p
rinci
pals
, sen
ior
staf
f, pa
rent
s, e
mpl
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s, c
omm
unity
repr
esen
tativ
es,
elec
ted
offic
ials
, bus
ines
s ex
ecut
ives
, and
oth
er in
divi
dual
s w
hoha
ve d
iver
se a
ndim
port
ant r
oles
in th
e fu
ture
suc
cess
of o
ur s
choo
ls.
Our
crit
erio
n-re
fere
nced
test
s (C
RT
s) in
mat
hem
atic
s an
d re
adin
gfo
r gr
ades
3 -
8
incl
ude
mul
tiple
cho
ice,
ope
n-en
ded
perf
orm
ance
ass
essm
ents
.T
he li
nk to
sta
test
anda
rds
is c
lear
; mee
ting
the
Mon
tgom
ery
Cou
nty
Pub
lic S
choo
lS
yste
m's
mat
hem
atic
s st
anda
rd is
pro
ving
to b
e a
stro
ng p
redi
ctor
of s
tude
nt s
ucce
ssin
gra
de 9
alge
bra.
The
se te
sts
and
the
MS
PA
P s
et a
sta
ndar
d fo
r ac
adem
ic r
igor
for
all s
tude
nts.
Thi
s ye
ar, w
e m
et fo
ur e
xcel
lent
and
five
sat
isfa
ctor
y st
anda
rds.
Effo
rts
to im
prov
ese
cond
ary
atte
ndan
ce h
ave
mov
ed u
s ve
ry c
lose
to th
e sa
tisfa
ctor
yst
anda
rd. W
e ar
eal
so c
lose
to m
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g th
e gr
ade
11 c
itize
nshi
p st
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rd. W
e ar
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d to
see
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clin
e in
our
alre
ady
low
dro
pout
rat
e. W
eim
prov
ed o
ur M
SP
AP
sco
res
in te
n ar
eas.
S1
PR
INC
E G
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E'S
Prin
ce G
eorg
e's
Cou
nty,
with
a p
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atio
n of
771
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, is
loca
ted
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e M
aryl
and
subu
rbs
of W
ashi
ngto
n, D
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he s
choo
ldi
stric
t is
the
larg
est i
n M
aryl
and
and
the
seve
ntee
nth
larg
est i
n th
e U
nite
d S
tate
s. In
199
6, th
e co
unty
cel
ebra
tes
its tr
icen
tenn
ial
year
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embr
aces
its
hist
ory
and
cele
brat
es it
s di
vers
ity, f
rom
its
met
ropo
litan
loca
les
to it
s su
burb
an a
nd r
ural
are
as. T
he B
oard
of E
duca
tion
is h
ouse
d in
Upp
er M
arlb
oro,
the
coun
ty s
eat.
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one
hun
dred
sev
enty
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e pu
blic
sch
ools
and
cen
ters
incl
ude
one
hund
red
twen
ty e
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ry s
choo
ls, t
wen
ty-s
ix m
iddl
e sc
hool
s,tw
enty
hig
h sc
hool
s, n
ine
regi
onal
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ools
, tw
o sc
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nter
s, a
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rs.
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$244
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$6,0
9656
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180
FIR
ST
GR
AD
ER
S W
ITH
1995
1996
KIN
DE
RG
AR
TE
N E
XP
ER
IEN
CE
Num
ber
Per
cent
Num
ber
Per
cent
557 98
100.
054
410
0.0
45
HIG
H S
CH
OO
L P
RO
GR
AM
CO
MP
LET
ION
Uni
vers
ity o
f Mar
ylan
d S
yste
m R
equi
rem
ents
App
rove
d O
ccup
atio
nal P
rogr
am R
equi
rem
ents
Uni
vers
ity a
nd O
ccup
atio
nal R
equi
rem
ents
1995
Per
cent
Com
plet
ed
1996
Num
ber
Com
plet
edP
erce
ntC
ompl
eted
38.1
131
39.9
20.2
8927
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7.4
5316
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AD
E 1
2 D
OC
UM
EN
TE
D D
EC
ISIO
NS
TO
:19
95
Per
cent
1996
Num
ber
Per
cent
Atte
nd a
four
yea
r co
llege
Atte
nd a
two
year
col
lege
Atte
nd a
spe
cial
ized
sch
ool o
r sp
ecia
lized
trai
ning
Ent
er e
mpl
oym
ent (
rela
ted
to h
igh
scho
ol p
rogr
am)
Ent
er e
mpl
oym
ent (
unre
late
d to
hig
h sc
hool
pro
gram
)E
nter
the
mili
tary
Ent
er fu
ll-tim
e em
ploy
men
t and
sch
ool
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er p
art-
time
empl
oym
ent a
nd/o
r sc
hool
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er a
nd n
o re
spon
se
25.7
21.5 3.3
6.9
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2.1
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28.0
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Sch
ool I
mpr
ovem
ent N
otes
The
Que
en A
nne'
s C
ount
y P
ublic
Sch
ool S
yste
m is
pro
ud o
f the
man
yac
com
plis
hmen
ts m
ade
this
yea
r by
stu
dent
s an
d st
aff,
yet a
lso
reco
gniz
es th
at th
ere
is s
till w
ork
to d
o as
we
appr
oach
the
year
200
0.
Muc
h tim
e an
d m
oney
has
bee
n sp
ent a
ligni
ng o
ur c
urric
ulum
with
the
stat
e ou
tcom
es a
nd w
ith p
rovi
ding
sch
ools
with
suf
ficie
nt a
ssis
tanc
ean
d re
sour
ces
to m
eet t
heir
indi
vidu
al n
eeds
as
refle
cted
in th
eir
scho
olim
prov
emen
t pla
ns. W
e ar
e pl
ease
d th
at w
e w
ere
able
to m
aint
ain
satis
fact
ory
or e
xcel
lent
rat
ings
in e
ight
func
tiona
l tes
ts in
gra
des
9 an
d 11
. We
will
be
taki
ng a
clo
ser
look
at o
ur w
ritin
g pr
ogra
m to
dete
rmin
e w
hy o
ur s
core
s fe
ll.
We
wer
e pl
ease
d th
at o
ur d
ropo
ut r
ate
has
reac
hed
the
satis
fact
ory
leve
lan
d th
at th
ere
is a
slig
ht in
crea
se in
our
atte
ndan
ce r
ate.
Red
ucin
gth
enu
mbe
r of
stu
dent
s m
issi
ng m
ore
than
twen
ty d
ays
has
been
a fo
cus.
St.
Mar
y's
Cou
nty,
with
a p
opul
atio
n of
82,
300,
is lo
cate
d at
the
conf
luen
ce o
f the
Pot
omac
and
Pat
uxen
t Riv
ers
and
the
Che
sape
ake
Bay
, sou
thea
st o
f Was
hing
ton,
D.C
. The
Boa
rd o
f Edu
catio
n is
hou
sed
in L
eona
rdto
wn,
the
coun
ty s
eat.
The
twen
ty-f
our
publ
ic s
choo
ls in
clud
e si
xtee
n el
emen
tary
sch
ools
, fou
r m
iddl
esc
hool
s, th
ree
high
scho
ols,
and
one
tech
nica
l cen
ter.
AS
SE
SS
ED
ST
UD
EN
T K
NO
WLE
DG
E
ST
UD
EN
T P
ER
FO
RM
AN
CE
Sch
ool Y
ear
1995
-19
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TU
DE
N-
MA
RY
LAN
DS
tand
ard
1996
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NC
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NA
LP
erce
nt19
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1995
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ST
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erce
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erce
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rN
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rN
umbe
rP
erce
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rade
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RY
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DF
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CT
ION
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TE
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rade
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tus
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ndar
dpe
rcen
t
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Sat
1991
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rcen
tP
assi
ng
1995
perc
ent
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sing
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ber
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used
1996
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ber
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mpt
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cent
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sing
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Sat
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ding
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ME
NT
PR
OG
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M
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ndar
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erce
nt
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Sat
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1993
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cent
at
Sat
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ted
3R
eadi
ng25
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ing
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ndar
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dent
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cent
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than
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ays
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an 2
0 da
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rly)
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ndar
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cent
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cent
1996
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cent
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des
9 -
121.
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007.
23.
652.
90
1996
Num
ber
Spe
cial
Abs
ent/
ES
LE
duca
tion
Exc
used
Exe
mpt
ions
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mpt
ions
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ond
Sem
este
rT
rans
fers
1996
Per
cent
at
Ex
Sat
Not
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Sat
Met
40 32 20 40 56 28
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13.6
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BE
ST C
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AV
AIL
AB
LE
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OR
TI
G 1
F R
M <
,T1O
N
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ool Y
ear
1995
-199
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t. M
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TI
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-95
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95-9
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-Kin
derg
arte
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derg
arte
n1,
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5
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rade
d S
peci
al E
duca
tion
404
99
TO
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NR
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ME
NT
13,4
2813
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ST
UD
EN
T M
OB
ILIT
YN
umbe
rP
erce
ntN
umbe
r P
erce
nt
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rant
s1,
638
12.9
1,58
612
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draw
als
1,86
814
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759
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UD
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TS
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96
SP
EC
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r P
erce
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umbe
rP
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nt
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ited
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lish
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ficie
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e 1
746
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e/R
educ
ed P
rice
Mea
ls3,
533
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cial
Edu
catio
n1,
771
0.6
5.6
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71,
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HE
R F
AC
TO
RS
I199
51
1996
Wea
lth p
er p
upil
$180
,766
$183
,922
Per
pup
il ex
pend
iture
$6,0
21$6
,235
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ruct
iona
l sta
ff pe
r 1,
000
pupi
ls60
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fess
iona
l sup
port
sta
ff pe
r 1,
000
pupi
ls8.
98.
3In
stru
ctio
nal a
ssis
tant
s pe
r 1,
000
pupi
ls7.
77.
3
Ave
rage
leng
th o
f sch
ool d
ay fo
r pu
pils
6.8
6.8
Leng
th o
f sch
ool y
ear
for
pupi
ls18
017
9
FIR
ST
GR
AD
ER
S W
ITH
1995
1996
KIN
DE
RG
AR
TE
N E
XP
ER
IEN
CE
Num
ber
Per
cent
Num
ber
Per
cent
1,02
3
102
98.6
1,13
799
.2
47
HIG
H S
CH
OO
L P
RO
GR
AM
CO
MP
LET
ION
1995
Per
cent
Com
plet
ed
1996
Num
ber
Com
plet
edP
erce
ntC
ompl
eted
Uni
vers
ity o
f Mar
ylan
d S
yste
m R
equi
rem
ents
App
rove
d O
ccup
atio
nal P
rogr
am R
equi
rem
ents
Uni
vers
ity a
nd O
ccup
atio
nal R
equi
rem
ents
38.0
275
38.4
24.8
200
27.9
7.7
375.
2
GR
AD
E 1
2 D
OC
UM
EN
TE
D D
EC
ISIO
NS
TO
:19
95
Per
cent
Num
ber19
96
Per
cent
Atte
nd a
four
yea
r co
llege
31.9
231
33.2
Atte
nd a
two
year
col
lege
12.6
101
14.5
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nd a
spe
cial
ized
sch
ool o
r sp
ecia
lized
trai
ning
5.5
314.
5
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er e
mpl
oym
ent (
rela
ted
to h
igh
scho
ol p
rogr
am)
10.1
699.
9
Ent
er e
mpl
oym
ent (
unre
late
d to
hig
h sc
hool
pro
gram
)8.
957
8.2
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er th
e m
ilita
ry7.
650
7.2
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er fu
ll-tim
e em
ploy
men
t and
sch
ool
3.5
294.
2
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er p
art-
time
empl
oym
ent a
nd/o
r sc
hool
14.0
9513
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er a
nd n
o re
spon
se6.
033
4.7
Sch
ool I
mpr
ovem
ent N
otes
The
St.
Mar
y's
Cou
nty
Pub
lic S
choo
l sys
tem
is p
leas
ed to
not
eim
prov
emen
tsin
mat
hem
atic
s an
d ci
tizen
ship
at t
he n
inth
gra
de le
vel.
Atte
ndan
ce in
crea
sed
in s
econ
dary
sch
ools
, and
the
drop
out r
ate
is a
t an
all t
ime
low
. Tw
o-th
irds
ofou
r gr
adua
tes
met
Uni
vers
ity o
f Mar
ylan
dS
yste
m r
equi
rem
ents
, occ
upat
iona
lpr
ogra
m r
equi
rem
ents
, or
both
. We
cont
inue
to e
mph
asiz
e cl
early
focu
sed
care
er c
lust
ers
with
rig
orou
s co
urse
req
uire
men
ts.
SA
T a
nd A
CT
sco
res
impr
oved
ove
r 19
95 le
vels
.
We
are
conc
erne
d ab
out t
he d
rop
in th
e w
ritin
g sc
ores
att
he n
inth
gra
de le
vel,
and
we
will
focu
s on
reg
aini
ng s
atis
fact
ory
stat
us. I
n th
e19
96-1
997
scho
olye
ar, w
e w
ill a
lso
focu
s on
con
tinui
ng th
e pr
ogre
ssm
ade
on th
e M
aryl
and
Sch
ool P
erfo
rman
ce A
sses
smen
t Pro
gram
(M
SP
AP
) an
d on
the
know
ledg
ean
d sk
ills
nece
ssar
y fo
r co
ntin
ued
succ
ess.
Ass
ista
nce
will
be
prov
ided
tosc
hool
s an
d st
uden
ts w
hose
per
form
ance
s do
not
mirr
orco
unty
wid
e ad
vanc
es.
We
will
als
o co
ntin
ue o
ur e
ffort
s in
com
mun
ity p
artn
ersh
ips
and
in s
uppo
rtin
g
the
mis
sion
of t
he s
choo
ls.
SO
ME
RS
ET
Som
erse
t Cou
nty,
with
a p
opul
atio
n of
22,
350,
is lo
cate
d on
the
Eas
tern
Sho
re a
nd is
the
stat
e's
sout
hern
mos
tco
unty
. The
Che
sape
ake
Bay
form
s its
wes
tern
bou
ndar
y an
d V
irgin
ia it
s so
uthe
rn b
ound
ary.
The
Boa
rd o
fE
duca
tion
is h
ouse
d in
Prin
cess
Ann
e, th
e co
unty
sea
t. T
he e
leve
n pu
blic
sch
ools
incl
ude
two
prim
ary,
two
elem
enta
ry, t
wo
prim
ary/
elem
enta
ry c
ombi
ned,
two
mid
dle,
one
tech
nolo
gy a
nd c
aree
r, a
nd tw
o hi
gh s
choo
ls.
ASSESSED STUDENT KNOWLEDGE
ST
UD
EN
T P
ER
FO
RM
AN
CE
Sch
ool Y
ear
1995
-19
96STUDENT
IC
MA
RY
LAN
DS
tand
ard
1996
FU
NC
TIO
NA
LP
erce
nt19
9319
95T
ES
TS
Per
cent
Per
cent
Num
ber
Num
ber
Num
ber
Per
cent
Not
Gra
de 9
Sta
tus
Ex
Sat
Pas
sing
Pas
sing
Tak
ing
Abs
ent
Exe
mpt
Pas
sing
Ex
Sat
Met
Rea
ding
9795
98.4
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hem
atic
s90
8087
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ritin
g96
9090
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itize
nshi
p92
8584
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99.6
91.1
90.4
81.5
231
231
227
220
0 0
10
98.3
91.3
79.7
85.5
MA
RY
LAN
DF
UN
CT
ION
AL
TE
ST
SG
rade
11
Sta
tus
Sta
ndar
d tP
erce
nt
Ex
Sat
Per
cent
Pas
sing
1995
Per
cent
Pas
sing
Num
ber
Ref
used
1996
Num
ber
Exe
mpt
Per
cent
Pas
sing
Ex
Sat
Not
Met
Rea
ding
9997
99.4
99.5
010
0.0
Mat
hem
atic
s99
9797
.898
.60
97.7
Writ
ing
9997
96.7
97.7
92.2
Citi
zens
hip
9997
96.7
97.2
099
.5P
asse
d A
ll T
ests
9690
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mat
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grad
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mee
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sat
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anda
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writ
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cont
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to m
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1-6
satis
fact
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atte
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tand
ard.
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impr
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sco
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in fi
fteen
oft
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area
s te
sted
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the
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MS
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enim
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d in
our
elem
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ry s
choo
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nthu
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MP
LET
ION
1995
Per
cent
Com
plet
ed
1996
Num
ber
Com
plet
edP
erce
ntC
ompl
eted
Uni
vers
ity o
f Mar
ylan
d S
yste
m R
equi
rem
ents
App
rove
d O
ccup
atio
nal P
rogr
am R
equi
rem
ents
Uni
vers
ity a
nd O
ccup
atio
nal R
equi
rem
ents
61.7
151
59.7
8.1
249.
53.
224
9.5
GR
AD
E 1
2 D
OC
UM
EN
TE
D D
EC
ISIO
NS
TO
:19
95
Per
cent
1996
Num
ber
Per
cent
Atte
nd a
four
yea
r co
llege
Atte
nd a
two
year
col
lege
Atte
nd a
spe
cial
ized
sch
ool o
r sp
ecia
lized
trai
ning
Ent
er e
mpl
oym
ent (
rela
ted
to h
igh
scho
ol p
rogr
am)
Ent
er e
mpl
oym
ent (
unre
late
d to
hig
h sc
hool
pro
gram
)E
nter
the
mili
tary
Ent
er fu
ll-tim
e em
ploy
men
t and
sch
ool
Ent
er p
art-
time
empl
oym
ent a
nd/o
r sc
hool
Oth
er a
nd n
o re
spon
se
47.6
11.3 3.9
1.7
7.8
4.8
1.7
14.7
6.5
104 48 8
12 248 5
31 15
40.8
18.8
3.1
4.7
9.4
3.1
2.0
12.2
5.9
Sch
ool I
mpr
ovem
ent N
otes
The
pub
lic s
choo
ls o
f Tal
bot C
ount
y re
mai
n co
mm
itted
to m
eetin
g al
l sta
ndar
ds.
Thr
ough
act
ive
scho
ol im
prov
emen
t tea
ms,
sch
ool c
omm
unity
par
tner
ship
s,cu
rric
ulum
rev
isio
ns, a
nd s
taff
deve
lopm
ent,
we
striv
e to
add
ress
cha
lleng
ing
acad
emic
sta
ndar
ds a
nd to
mai
ntai
n po
sitiv
e sc
hool
clim
ates
. Ini
tiativ
es in
clud
e:th
e de
velo
pmen
t of t
he A
cade
mic
Pro
gram
s of
Exc
elle
nce
Pro
ject
(A
PE
X);
plac
emen
t of M
SP
AP
Inst
ruct
iona
l Fac
ilita
tors
in e
ach
elem
enta
ry a
nd m
iddl
e sc
hool
;th
e jo
int d
evel
opm
ent o
f a fi
ve y
ear
stra
tegi
c pl
an b
y th
e sc
hool
syS
tem
and
the
com
mun
ity; o
ngoi
ng a
cces
s to
Dim
ensi
ons
of L
earn
ing
and
Inte
rnet
trai
ning
cou
rses
;th
e us
e of
Syl
van
prog
ram
s at
the
elem
enta
ry le
vel a
s pa
rt o
f the
Titl
e I p
rogr
am;
the
plac
emen
t of c
ompu
ters
in e
very
cla
ssro
om w
ith c
ompu
ter
assi
sted
inst
ruct
ion
in m
athe
mat
ics
and
read
ing;
and
a r
enew
ed fo
cus
on in
stru
ctio
nal p
lann
ing.
We
are
prou
d of
the
com
mitm
ent,
supp
ort,
and
dedi
catio
n of
our
teac
hers
, sta
ff,st
uden
ts, p
aren
ts, a
nd c
omm
unity
, and
we
are
plea
sed
with
our
con
tinue
d gr
owth
.T
his
year
we
impr
oved
our
MS
PA
P s
core
s in
sev
ente
en o
f the
eig
htee
n ar
eas
test
ed, a
nd w
e w
ill c
ontin
uing
wor
king
to m
eet a
ll ei
ghte
en M
SP
AP
sta
ndar
ds.
ING
TO
NW
ashi
ngto
n C
ount
y, w
ith a
pop
ulat
ion
of 1
20,0
00, i
s lo
cate
d in
Wes
tern
Mar
ylan
d. T
he B
oard
of E
duca
tion
isho
used
in H
ager
stow
n, th
e co
unty
sea
t. T
he fo
rty-
five
publ
ic s
choo
ls a
nd c
ente
rs in
clud
etw
enty
-fiv
e el
emen
tary
,se
ven
mid
dle,
one
mid
dle/
seni
or, o
ne c
ompr
ehen
sive
voc
atio
nal,
and
six
high
sch
ools
. The
sch
ools
als
o in
clud
eon
e ou
tdoo
r ed
ucat
ion,
one
alte
rnat
ive,
one
ear
ly c
hild
hood
and
twos
pec
ial e
duca
tion
cent
ers.
ST
UD
EN
T P
ER
FO
RM
AN
CE
Sch
ool Y
ear
1995
-19
96A
SS
ES
SE
D S
TU
DE
NT
KN
OW
LED
GE
MA
RY
LAN
DS
tand
ard
1996
FU
NC
TIO
NA
LP
erce
nt19
9319
95T
ES
TS
Per
cent
Per
cent
Num
ber
Num
ber
Num
ber
Per
cent
Not
Gra
de 9
Sta
tus
Ex
Sat
Pas
sing
Pas
sing
Tak
ing
Abs
ent
Exe
mpt
Pas
sing
Ex
Sat
Met
Rea
ding
Mat
hem
atic
sW
ritin
gC
itize
nshi
p
9795
9080
9690
9285
98.4
81.8
95.0
93.0
98.4
87.4
87.7
85.1
1,41
81,
418
1,40
31,
396
0 0 7
12 12 929
98.4
92.2
88.8
84.5
MA
RY
LAN
DF
UN
CT
ION
AL
TE
ST
SG
rade
11
Sta
tus
Sta
ndar
d tP
erce
nt
Ex
Sat
Per
cent
Pas
sing
1995
Per
cent
Pas
sing
Num
ber
Ref
used
1996
Num
ber
Exe
mpt
Per
cent
Pas
sing
Ex
Sat
Not
Met
AT
TE
ND
AN
CE
RA
TE
(Y
early
)
Sta
ndar
dP
erce
ntE
xS
at19
90"
Per
cent
1995
Per
cent
Per
cent
1996
Ex
Sat
Not
Met
Gra
des
1 -
696
Gra
des
7 -
1296
94 9495
.393
.495
.994
.596
.295
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Stu
dent
s A
bsen
tI 1
995
Per
cent
1996
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cent
40.4 4.3
Few
er th
an 6
day
sM
ore
than
20
days
36.3 5.3
DR
OP
OU
TR
AT
E (
Yea
rly)
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ndar
dP
erce
ntE
xS
at19
90P
erce
nt19
95P
erce
nt
1996
Not
Per
cent
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Sat
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Rea
ding
9997
99.8
99.7
099
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athe
mat
ics
9997
97.7
98.5
098
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s 9
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ing
9997
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05
98.2
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9997
96.6
96.8
0*
98.7
Pas
sed
All
Tes
ts96
9094
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96.1
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1.25
3.00
4.3
4.57
4.18
MA
RY
LAN
D S
CH
OO
LP
ER
FO
RM
AN
CE
AS
SE
SS
ME
NT
PR
OG
RA
M
Sta
ndar
dP
erce
nt
Ex
Sat
1993
Per
cent
at
Ex
Sat
Ex
1995
Per
cent
at S
atT
este
d
1996
Num
ber
Abs
ent/
ES
LE
xcus
edE
xem
ptio
ns3
Rea
ding
2570
--
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30.9
1,42
532
73
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2670
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31.0
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37.8
1,53
019
63
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ge25
706.
223
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441
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511
106
3M
athe
mat
ics
2570
2.4
30.8
4.7
41.2
1,51
930
63
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ence
2570
1.6
29.7
5.6
39.7
1,50
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63
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700.
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206
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5M
athe
mat
ics
2570
3.7
38.1
5.9
42.9
1,44
733
55
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2570
4.0
35.6
6.4
40.7
1,44
634
55
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32.8
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426
5
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ng25
701.
527
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930
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448
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2670
10.7
41.9
11.7
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1,36
934
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2570
9.0
39.3
18.7
57.6
1,37
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athe
mat
ics
2670
1.2
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9.0
52.9
1,33
172
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er T
han
5 S
tude
nts
"Ind
icat
es B
asel
ine
Yea
r D
ata
KE
Y: E
x =
Exc
elle
nt,
Sat
= S
atis
fact
ory
52
Spe
cial
Sec
ond
Edu
catio
n S
emes
ter
Exe
mpt
ions
Tra
nsfe
rs
1996
Per
cent
at
Ex
Sat
Not
Ex
Sat
Met
119
27 56 27 27 27
13 14 13 14 14 14
4.5
10.4
10.9
5.1
8.1
1.7
36.4
38.3
36.6
40.0
40.7
28.1
115
94.
939
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1020
.143
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1021
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2210
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2210
9.9
49.3
2210
10.4
46.7
5017
2.8
34.5
2617
19.0
50.2
3217
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2617
8.9
54.6
2617
14.7
57.2
2617
7.3
47.0
]`3
SU
PP
OR
Tik
G IN
FO
RM
AT
ION
Sch
ool Y
ear
1995
-199
6W
astd
ngto
n
EN
RO
LLM
EN
T1
1994
-95
119
95-9
6
Pre
-Kin
derg
arte
n41
142
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inde
rgar
ten
1,50
91,
543
Gra
des
1 -
69,
375
9,49
6G
rade
s 7
- 12
8,06
88,
218
Ung
rade
d S
peci
al E
duca
tion
147
144
TO
TA
L E
NR
OLL
ME
NT
19,5
1019
,824
1995
1996
ST
UD
EN
T M
OB
ILIT
YN
umbe
rP
erce
ntN
umbe
r P
erce
nt
Ent
rant
s2,
079
10.9
2,02
910
.6
With
draw
als
2,19
211
.52,
309
12.0
ST
UD
EN
TS
RE
CE
IVIN
G19
9519
96
SP
EC
IAL
SE
RV
ICE
SN
umbe
r P
erce
ntN
umbe
rP
erce
nt
Lim
ited
Eng
lish
Pro
ficie
nt21
31.
118
00.
9
Titl
e 1
844
4.3
879
4.4
Fre
e/R
educ
ed P
rice
Mea
ls5,
826
29.9
5,95
030
.0S
peci
al E
duca
tion
2,76
914
.22,
830
14.3
OT
HE
R F
AC
TO
RS
1995
1996
Wea
lth p
er p
upil
$167
,495
$171
,476
Per
pup
il ex
pend
iture
$5,5
05$5
,723
Inst
ruct
iona
l sta
ff pe
r 1,
000
pupi
ls60
.760
.7P
rofe
ssio
nal s
uppo
rt s
taff
per
1,00
0 pu
pils
8.8
8.9
Inst
ruct
iona
l ass
ista
nts
per
1,00
0 pu
pils
8.2
8.9
Ave
rage
leng
th o
f sch
ool d
ay fo
r pu
pils
6.5
6.5
Leng
th o
f sch
ool y
ear
for
pupi
ls18
017
7
FIR
ST
GR
AD
ER
S W
ITH
1995
1996
KIN
DE
RG
AR
TE
N E
XP
ER
IEN
CE
Num
ber
Per
cent
Num
ber
Per
cent
1,61
2
11 4
99.6
1,59
899
.8
53
HIG
H S
CH
OO
L P
RO
GR
AM
CO
MP
LET
ION
1995
Per
cent
Com
plet
ed
1996
Num
ber
Com
plet
ed
Per
cent
Com
plet
ed
Uni
vers
ity o
f Mar
ylan
d S
yste
m R
equi
rem
ents
App
rove
d O
ccup
atio
nal P
rogr
am R
equi
rem
ents
Uni
vers
ity a
nd O
ccup
atio
nal R
equi
rem
ents
38.6
424
39.7
26.0
330
30.9
4.7
484.
5
GR
AD
E 1
2 D
OC
UM
EN
TE
D D
EC
ISIO
NS
TO
:19
95
Per
cent
1996
Num
ber
Per
cent
Atte
nd a
four
yea
r co
llege
Atte
nd a
two
year
col
lege
Atte
nd a
spe
cial
ized
sch
ool o
r sp
ecia
lized
trai
ning
Ent
er e
mpl
oym
ent (
rela
ted
to h
igh
scho
ol p
rogr
am)
Ent
er e
mpl
oym
ent (
unre
late
d to
hig
h sc
hool
pro
gram
)E
nter
the
mili
tary
Ent
er fu
ll-tim
e em
ploy
men
t and
sch
ool
Ent
er p
art-
time
empl
oym
ent a
nd/o
r sc
hool
Oth
er a
nd n
o re
spon
se
23.0
26.5 1.8
9.9
12.5 4.2
3.9
11.0
7.1
267
241 11 95 132
39 33 107 78
26.6
24.0 1.1
9.5
13.2 3.9
3.3
10.7 7.8
Sch
ool I
mpr
ovem
ent N
otes
The
mis
sion
of W
ashi
ngto
n C
ount
y P
ublic
Sch
ools
is to
pre
pare
stu
dent
s fo
r hi
gher
educ
atio
n, fo
r en
try
into
the
wor
k fo
rce,
and
for
resp
onsi
ble
citiz
ensh
ip. W
e be
lieve
that
a qu
ality
edu
catio
n is
a fu
ndam
enta
l rig
ht o
f eve
ry c
hild
. Our
mis
sion
is to
pre
pare
eac
hch
ild to
bec
ome
a lif
elon
g le
arne
r an
d a
cont
ribut
ing
mem
ber
of a
cha
ngin
g gl
obal
soci
ety.
To
carr
y ou
t thi
s m
issi
on, t
he W
ashi
ngto
n C
ount
y B
oard
of E
duca
tion
has
set
goal
s in
add
ition
to th
e st
anda
rds
set b
y th
e M
aryl
and
Sch
ool P
erfo
rman
ce P
rogr
am.
We
met
nin
e st
anda
rds
and
are
clos
e to
mee
ting
two
mor
e. W
e ar
e pl
ease
d th
at o
urdr
opou
t rat
e ha
s de
crea
sed.
We
have
sho
wn
subs
tant
ial i
mpr
ovem
ent i
n th
e ar
ea o
fhi
gh s
choo
l com
plet
ers
by in
crea
sing
the
perc
enta
ge o
f gra
duat
es w
ho w
ere
com
plet
ers
by fi
ve p
erce
nt fo
r th
e se
cond
con
secu
tive
year
. We
are
plea
sed
that
, afte
r im
prov
ing
our
scor
es in
all
MS
PA
P c
onte
nt a
reas
at a
ll gr
ade
leve
ls in
199
5, w
eim
prov
ed o
ursc
ores
in fo
urte
en o
f the
eig
htee
n ar
eas
test
ed in
199
6.
Was
hing
ton
Cou
nty
achi
eved
its
high
est e
ver
rate
s in
the
follo
win
g lo
cal g
oal a
reas
:pe
rcen
t of g
rade
8 s
tude
nts
who
pas
sed
alge
bra
or p
re-a
lgeb
ra a
nd p
erce
nt o
fgr
adua
tes
who
pas
sed
Alg
ebra
II, e
arne
d C
ertif
icat
e of
Mer
it di
plom
as, e
arne
d a
"Pas
spor
t to
the
Fut
ure,
" an
d re
gist
ered
to v
ote.
WIC
OM
ICO
Wic
omic
o C
ount
y, w
ith a
pop
ulat
ion
of 7
9,25
6, is
loca
ted
on th
e E
aste
rn S
hore
with
the
Che
sape
ake
Bay
on th
e w
est a
nd D
elaw
are
on th
e no
rth.
The
Boa
rd o
f Edu
catio
n is
hou
sed
inS
alis
bury
, the
cou
nty
seat
.T
he tw
enty
-fou
r pu
blic
sch
ools
incl
ude
sixt
een
elem
enta
ry s
choo
ls,
one
elem
enta
ry/m
iddl
e sc
hool
, tw
om
iddl
e sc
hool
s, o
ne m
iddl
e/hi
gh s
choo
l, th
ree
high
sch
ools
, and
one
care
er te
chno
logy
cen
ter.
ST
UD
EN
T P
ER
FO
RM
AN
CE
Sch
ool Y
ear
1995
-19
96A
SS
ES
SE
D S
TU
DE
NT
KN
OW
LED
GE
MA
RY
LAN
Dst
anda
rd19
96F
UN
CT
ION
AL
Per
cent
1993
1995
TE
ST
SP
erce
ntP
erce
ntN
umbe
rN
umbe
rN
umbe
rP
erce
ntN
otG
rade
9 S
tatu
sE
x S
atP
assi
ngP
assi
ngT
akin
gA
bsen
tE
xem
ptP
assi
ng E
xS
atM
et
Rea
ding
9795
98.1
98.2
960
175
97.5
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hem
atic
s90
8078
.775
.395
621
577
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ritin
g98
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949
3
Gra
des
1 -
63,
021
3,12
5
Gra
des
712
2,67
52,
819
Ung
rade
d S
peci
al E
duca
tion
5252
TO
TA
L E
NR
OLL
ME
NT
6,43
96,
633
1995
1996
ST
UD
EN
T M
OB
ILIT
YN
umbe
rP
erce
ntN
umbe
r P
erce
nt
Ent
rant
s57
99.
254
08.
4
With
draw
als
465
7.4
508
7.9
ST
UD
EN
TS
RE
CE
IVIN
G19
9519
96
SP
EC
IAL
SE
RV
ICE
SN
umbe
r P
erce
ntN
umbe
rP
erce
nt
Lim
ited
Eng
lish
Pro
ficie
nt46
0.7
440.
7
Titl
e 1
666
10.3
525
7.9
Fre
e/R
educ
ed P
rice
Mea
ls2,
229
34.6
2,35
635
.5
Spe
cial
Edu
catio
n68
610
.769
310
.4
OT
HE
R F
AC
TO
RS
1995
1996
Wea
lth p
er p
upil
$438
,513
$429
,708
Per
pup
il ex
pend
iture
$6,3
38$6
,304
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ruct
iona
l sta
ff pe
r 1,
000
pupi
ls62
.962
.0
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fess
iona
l sup
port
sta
ff pe
r 1,
000
pupi
ls10
.49.
8
Inst
ruct
iona
l ass
ista
nts
per
1,00
0 pu
pils
17.3
18.7
Ave
rage
leng
th o
f sch
ool d
ay fo
r pu
pils
6.6
6.6
Leng
th o
f sch
ool y
ear
for
pupi
ls18
017
6
FIR
ST
GR
AD
ER
S W
ITH
1995
1996
KIN
DE
RG
AR
TE
N E
XP
ER
IEN
CE
Num
ber
Per
cent
Num
ber
Per
cent
511
122
99.6
555
95.7
57
HIG
H S
CH
OO
L P
RO
GR
AM
CO
MP
LET
ION
1995
Per
cent
Com
plet
ed
1996
Num
ber
Com
plet
edP
erce
ntC
ompl
eted
Uni
vers
ity o
f Mar
ylan
d S
yste
m R
equi
rem
ents
App
rove
d O
ccup
atio
nal P
rogr
am R
equi
rem
ents
Uni
vers
ity a
nd O
ccup
atio
nal R
equi
rem
ents
52.8
170
45.1
20.8
8121
.51.
57
1.9
GR
AD
E 1
2 D
OC
UM
EN
TE
D D
EC
ISIO
NS
TO
:19
95
Per
cent
1996
Num
ber
Per
cent
Atte
nd a
four
yea
r co
llege
Atte
nd a
two
year
col
lege
Atte
nd a
spe
cial
ized
sch
ool o
r sp
ecia
lized
trai
ning
Ent
er e
mpl
oym
ent (
rela
ted
to h
igh
scho
ol p
rogr
am)
Ent
er e
mpl
oym
ent (
unre
late
d to
hig
h sc
hool
pro
gram
)E
nter
the
mili
tary
Ent
er fu
ll-tim
e em
ploy
men
t and
sch
ool
Ent
er p
art-
time
empl
oym
ent a
nd/o
r sc
hool
Oth
er a
nd n
o re
spon
se
41.8
14.6 2.0
6.7
9.7
6.9
5.4
10.4
2.5
150 63 4
31 60 18 17 20 13
39.9
16.8
1.1
8.2
16.0
4.8
4.5
5.3
3.5
Sch
ool I
mpr
ovem
ent N
otes
The
sup
port
of p
aren
ts, t
each
ers,
bus
ines
ses,
and
the
com
mun
ity fo
r sc
hool
sm
akes
the
posi
tive
diffe
renc
e fo
r ou
r st
uden
ts. S
ervi
ng o
n sc
hool
impr
ovem
ent t
eam
s,th
ese
peop
le d
evel
op p
lans
and
str
ateg
ies
that
ena
ble
us to
con
tinue
to a
chie
veex
celle
nce
ined
ucat
ion.
With
thei
r as
sist
ance
, we
are
mak
ing
prog
ress
tow
ard
mee
ting
the
goal
s
and
obje
ctiv
es o
f the
Mar
ylan
d S
choo
l Per
form
ance
Pro
gram
.
Thi
s ye
ar, w
e m
et o
r ex
ceed
ed th
e sa
tisfa
ctor
y st
anda
rd in
nin
e of
the
twel
ve fu
nctio
nal
test
and
stu
dent
par
ticip
atio
n ar
eas.
Mor
e th
an s
ixty
-eig
ht p
erce
ntof
the
1996
grad
uate
s m
et U
nive
rsity
of M
aryl
and
Sys
tem
Req
uire
men
ts, A
ppro
ved
Occ
upat
iona
lP
rogr
am R
equi
rem
ents
, or
both
. Fift
y-se
ven
perc
ent o
f the
sam
e cl
ass
mad
edo
cum
ente
d de
cisi
ons
to a
ttend
col
lege
or
purs
ue s
peci
aliz
ed tr
aini
ng. T
hey
earn
edap
prox
imat
ely
1.5
mill
ion
dolla
rs in
sch
olar
ship
s, m
erit
base
d gr
ants
, and
oth
er a
war
ds.
We
are
alig
ning
our
cur
ricul
a w
ith M
aryl
and
Lear
ning
Out
com
esan
d fo
cusi
ngou
r st
aff d
evel
opm
ent o
n im
prov
ing
stud
ent a
chie
vem
ent o
nth
e M
aryl
and
Sch
ool
Per
form
ance
Ass
essm
ent P
rogr
am (
MS
PA
P).
Thi
s ye
ar w
e im
prov
ed o
ur p
erfo
rman
ceon
ten
of th
e ei
ghte
en a
reas
ass
esse
d.
123
58
1995
-199
6 M
AR
YLA
ND
ST
UD
EN
T P
ER
FO
RM
AN
CE
DIS
AG
GR
EG
AT
ED
DA
TA
Sta
ndar
dP
erce
nt
EX
SA
T
Am
eric
an In
dian
/A
lask
an N
ativ
e
MF
Asi
an/P
acifi
cIs
land
er
MF
Afr
ican
Am
eric
an
MF
Whi
te (
not o
fH
ispa
nic
orig
in)
MF
His
pani
c
MF
All
Rac
es
MF
MA
RY
LAN
DF
UN
CT
ION
AL
TE
ST
SP
erce
nt P
assi
ng
Gra
de 9
Sta
tus
Rea
ding
9795
91.7
97.6
98.7
98.7
92.7
96.8
98.4
99.2
95.6
96.7
96.2
98.2
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hem
atic
s90
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TE
ND
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CE
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TE
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early
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rade
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59
1995
-199
6 M
AR
YLA
ND
ST
UD
EN
T P
ER
FO
RM
AN
CE
DIS
AG
GR
EG
AT
ED
DA
TA
Con
tinue
d
MARYLAND
SCHOOL
PERFORMANCE
ASSESSMENT
PROGRAM
(MSPAP)
Sta
ndar
dP
erce
nt
EX. SAT
Am
eric
an In
dian
/A
lask
an N
ativ
e
M%
atF
%at
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SA
T'
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SA
T
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an/P
acifi
cIs
land
er' 1
M%
at 1
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: EX
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T
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ican
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eric
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at:
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: E
X S
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te (
not o
fH
ispa
nic
orig
in)
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SA
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pani
c
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uage
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hem
atic
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cien
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Sum
mar
y
The
Mar
ylan
d Sc
hool
Per
form
ance
Rep
ort,
1996
: Sta
te a
nd S
choo
l Sys
tem
s, is
Mar
ylan
d's
seve
nth
acco
unta
bilit
y an
d sc
hool
impr
ovem
ent
publ
icat
ion
that
list
s da
ta-b
ased
are
as a
nd s
tand
ards
.
Thi
s re
port
sho
uld
be u
sed
as a
glo
bal v
iew
of
each
sch
ool s
yste
m a
nd th
e st
ate.
Inf
orm
atio
n co
ntai
ned
in th
e re
port
is u
sed
to m
ake
inst
ruct
iona
l im
prov
emen
t dec
isio
ns, t
o im
prov
e pe
rfor
man
ce, a
nd to
mea
sure
impr
ovem
ent f
rom
yea
r to
yea
r.
We
see
the
publ
icat
ion
of th
is r
epor
t as
anot
her
step
tow
ard
achi
evin
g hi
gh q
ualit
y ed
ucat
ion
for
all o
f M
aryl
and'
s ch
ildre
n.
128
12,9
60
AC
KN
OW
LE
DG
ME
NT
S
All
loca
l sch
ool s
yste
m s
taff
res
pons
ible
for
mak
ing
this
rep
ort p
ossi
ble
Div
isio
n of
Pla
nnin
g, R
esul
ts, a
nd I
nfor
mat
ion
Man
agem
ent (
Dat
a C
olle
ctio
n, A
naly
sis,
and
Rep
ortin
g)M
ark
Moo
dy, A
ssis
tant
Sta
te S
uper
inte
nden
t
Ric
ks M
arko
witz
Loi
s B
row
n
Stev
en F
erra
ra
Lin
da B
aker
Eve
lyn
Boy
d
Luc
ille
Boy
kins
Min
Cai
Mik
e C
ampb
ell
Cho
u-L
in C
hen
Viv
ian
Daw
son
Kat
hy D
onith
an
John
Iro
ns
Jani
ce J
ohns
on
Mar
y K
eath
Puri
ng M
cDon
ald
Tas
lima
Rah
man
Cha
rles
San
k
Gay
le S
cott
Patr
ick
Siem
ek
Sally
Sla
de
Tre
ys S
tack
Iren
e W
iley
Shar
on W
illis
130
Kat
hlee
n R
osen
berg
er, P
ublic
atio
n E
dito
r
Staf
f of
the
Div
isio
n of
Spe
cial
Edu
catio
n, th
e D
ivis
ion
of C
aree
r T
echn
olog
y an
d A
dult
Lea
rnin
g,th
e N
utri
tion
and
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
Serv
ices
Bra
nch,
and
the
Scho
ol a
nd C
omm
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