School Improvement in Maryland
Board Members' Guide

What Do Board Members Need To Know?

Understanding Maryland Standards

Understanding State Assessments

  • How does Maryland assess student learning? • MSA • HSA • AYP
  • What do the assessments test? • MSA • HSA • Mod-HSA
  • What do the assessments look like? • MSA • HSA
  • How are the assessments scored? • MSA • HSA
  • How were standards set? • MSA • HSA

Understanding NCLB and AYP

Analyzing Data Results

Supporting Students on HSA

  • How are districts and schools performing on HSA?
  • What supports are in place to ensure students pass the HSA?

Welcome, Board Members

from Leslie Wilson, Asst. State Superintendent

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This page was developed to provide you information to support your efforts in improving student achievement in your district or across the state. Let us know what you find useful and what changes you would like to see. You may want to bookmark this page as your mdk12.org homepage.

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Board Members' Resources

Additional websites to support your work.

Data Explorer

Learn how to read and analyze your school's performance on HSA and AYP.

AYP Reading • AYP Mathematics

Safe Harbor

Confidence Interval

News From The Board

March 24, 2009

Board News in March features an update on the remaining high school seniors facing an HSA deadline; a report from Early Childhood on the progress of the Maryland Model for School Readiness, and some great moments with the Milken winners, the Superintendent of the Year, and more.

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“We are all stakeholders in Maryland schools, dedicated to providing the best education for every student in the state. Working together we can make it happen.”

—Nancy S. Grasmick
Maryland State Superintendent