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TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF SLAVERY IN MARYLAND (Final Report) 1999/12/31 MdHR 991422 MdHR 991422, Image No: 201 Print image (57K) |
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TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF SLAVERY IN MARYLAND (Final Report) 1999/12/31 MdHR 991422 MdHR 991422, Image No: 201 Print image (57K) |
| Rationale I Effective school reform must include input from those involved in the educational process and be T responsive to issues of direct concern to all stakeholders. J Recommendation 4: Achievement Gaps services. 61 i Each LSS should routinely collect and analyze data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender. "1 socioeconomic status, and special populations, and develop and implement strategies to close J achievement gaps and provide remedies for disparities reflected in the data. ] Rationale -* The measure of effectiveness of any educational effort is whether all students, irrespective of their J race, erhniciry. economic status, or other diversity factor, are achieving at high levels of performance. Action planning and program implementation amount to little if student "1 achievement is not improved. Hence, staff development, school improvement planning, parent- J teacher interaction processes, and other mechanisms must be results driven and tied to data. ] Recommendation 5: Diverse Programs — Local school systems should provide comprehensive programs that address their diverse student populations. These programs should seek to develop leadership, promote life skills, and link those skills with academic learning. These programs and services should be appropriate to the developmental stages of students and should also recognize and address the needs of students from diverse backgrounds. "1 Rationale _ The success of Maryland's students depends not only on the academic curricula that is provided by schools. The achievement of students also depends on schools recognizing and responding to -t students' unique abilities, strengths, and weaknesses, as well as developing and providing J appropriate support programs to assist students in reaching their fullest potential. Thus, schools ai all levels need to provide programs, including appropriate health, counseling, and other support "I ] ] Recommendation 6: Staff Diversity T Each local school system should develop a concerted plan of action to recruit, support, and retain J \ a diverse teaching and administrative staff with representation throughout the system. i ;i |