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Eastern Shore superintendents present targeted changes to Maryland 'Blueprint' implementation
Summary
Superintendents from all nine Eastern Shore public-school systems presented the delegation with a pillar-by-pillar review of Blueprint for Maryland’s Future implementation on Jan. 31, 2025, and urged the General Assembly delegation to pursue targeted legislative changes and administrative action to reduce burdens on small and rural systems.
Superintendents from all nine Eastern Shore public-school systems presented the delegation with a pillar-by-pillar review of Blueprint for Maryland’s Future implementation on Jan. 31, 2025, and urged the General Assembly delegation to pursue targeted legislative changes and administrative action to reduce burdens on small and rural systems.
Dr. Derek Simmons, president of the Eastern Shore Maryland Educational Consortium and superintendent of Caroline County Public Schools, presented regional statistics and a set of recommendations tied to the blueprint’s five pillars. He told delegates the Shore served 63,845 students in 2023–24 and is seeing shifts in student need: the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals rose from 45% to 56%, multilingual learners rose from 5% to 7%, and special‑education enrollment rose from 11% to 13%.
On early childhood (Pillar 1),…
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