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MARYLAND TRANSFORMS - STRATEGIC PLAN 37
PRIORITY
GOALS & METRICS
All Maryland students enter high school on track
Decrease in percentage of grade 8 students that
to meet the college and career readiness standard
met one or more of the following ABC indicators:
by the end of 10th grade, and are engaged socially,
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Attendance: student was chronically absent in
grade 6, 7, or 8
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Behavior: student received one or more out-ofschool suspensions in grades 6-8
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Courses: student failed one or more ELA or
math courses in grades 6-8
emotionally, and academically to succeed in
progressively challenging and advanced level
coursework aligned to college and career pathways.
SNAPSHOT OF ENGAGEMENT
WHEN SURVEYED
When looking at the overall
results, nearly a third of survey
respondents selected Supports
for Social, Emotional, and Mental
Health as a priority.
DURING ROUNDTABLE
DISCUSSIONS
IN THE LISTENING SESSIONS
Students felt that exposure to a
wide number of extracurriculars
and “niche” classes in middle school
would help them balance their
interests.
The Blueprint strategies that generated
most interest among participants were
those related to College and Career
Readiness, especially beginning in the
earlier grades.
“Because adolescents comprise nearly one-fourth of the entire U.S. population, the
nation needs policies and practices that will better leverage these developmental
opportunities to harness the promise of adolescence – rather than focusing
myopically on containing its risks.”4
Sixth graders who failed math or English/reading, attended school less than 80% of the time, or received an unsatisfactory
behavior grade in a core course had only a 10% to 20% chance of graduating on time. Less than 1 of every 4 students with at
least one off-track indicator graduated within one extra year of on-time graduation.5
A FAILING GRADE IN
ONE UNSATISFACTORY
AN ATTENDANCE RATE
MATHEMATICS OR
BEHAVIOR MARK IN A
OF LESS THAN 80%
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Backes, E. P., & Bonnie, R. J. (Eds.). (2019). The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth. National Academies Press (US).
Balfanz, R. (June 2009). Putting Middle Grades Students on the Graduation Path. National Middle School Association.
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CORE COURSE