Members of the Worcester County Board of Education provided updates on school safety and the progress of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future at a recent meeting.
In her monthly update on the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, Denise Shorts, chief academic officer for grades Pre-K-8, reminded the board of the May 1 submittal date for the five pillar reports.
The blueprint intends to enhance the state’s education quality by steadily increasing school system funding. To achieve this goal, the plan outlines five pillars: early childhood education, high-quality and diverse teachers and leaders, college and career readiness, resources to guarantee student success, and governance and accountability.
Shorts, the lead on pillar one, said she and her team are revising the work they got back from each group to ensure the county can meet the May 1 deadline. The school system was also required to submit ten pages of its blueprint implementation plan by March 15 to the Blueprint’s Future Accountability and Implementation Board.
“Overall, they felt comfortable that the first part of the submission was great, and very few districts will have to make many revisions,” Shorts said.
Note the “DIVERSE TEACHERS” I don’t want “diversity” I want the BEST teachers and don’t give a crap about age, race, sex, as long as they can teach!