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LAWS OF MARYLAND

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provided under Section 5-101(c) Part I(2) of this article,
including salaries and wages for net new positions and the
expenditures for salaries and wages for existing positions.

(4)  For fiscal year 1985 only, require that an
accountability plan be submitted by October 1, 1984, which
relates to the intended use of the funds described in paragraph
(3) of this section and which:

(i) Allows each county to determine its own
needs and spending priorities while providing that the funds not
be directed solely toward salary enhancement expenditures for
existing instructional positions; and

(ii) Reports the amount of and percentage of
projected expenditures by the classifications provided under
Section 5-401(a)(2) of this subtitle.

(5)  For the fiscal year 1986 and each fiscal year
thereafter, require that the accountability plan be submitted by
July 1, 1985 and by each July 1 thereafter and include:

(i) A description of the public education
instructional needs of the county;

(ii) A description of yearly county public
education instructional objectives as they relate to 5-year
county education goals of improving classroom instruction and
student performance. These goals and objectives may include, but
not be limited to, teacher salaries, pupil-teacher ratios,
instructional materials, textbooks, teacher training and
retraining, programs for educationally disadvantaged students,
prekindergarten programs, remedial programs, graduation rates,
and student test scores;

(iii) An expenditure plan and description of
the intended use of the funds described in paragraph (3) of this
section which:

1.  Specifies how those funds relate to
instructional needs and objectives; and

2.  Reflects the amounts as requested by
the county board and as revised in accordance with the actual
appropriation by the county; and

(iv) A method for evaluating in measurable
terms the results of the use of the funds described in paragraph
(3) of this section and the overall progress towards
accomplishment of objectives and goals.

(6)  Require the annual accountability plan to be
amended within the fiscal year if the local school board
determines that a change is advisable.