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Stakeholders have stressed key areas for improvement, the unmet
challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and urgency
about the need to transform educational experiences for all students
at scale, especially those who have been historically underserved.
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in the teaching profession, supporting new teachers’ growth through close collaboration, observation, and feedback from
highly effective mentors, and expanding access to job-embedded professional learning opportunities. Students and parents/
guardians, in turn, advocated for stronger wraparound supports, engagement, and better educational resources for families to
support their students success in school. Leaders from the business community passionately spoke about the need to elevate
career and technical education and ensuring better coordination between industry and the educational system to facilitate
students’ access and success with career exploration, work-based learning, and job placement opportunities.
Many of the themes that were prominent in the strategic planning survey and round tables also emerged during listening
sessions. Participants stressed the importance of strengthening health and wellness supports for students. They also
emphasized creating seamless and equitable pathways to college and careers and the expectation that institutions of
higher education, employers, and the educational system must collaborate effectively to make those pathways a reality for
every Maryland student. Listening sessions also called attention to additional priorities, such as the need to address teacher
shortages and expanding high-quality Pre-K and early childhood programs.
The Maryland State Board of Education and the Maryland State Department of Education look forward to continuing to engage
Marylanders as we move into Phases 2 and 3 of the strategic planning process.
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