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Washington County teachers' union urges local fixes as state 'Blueprint' funding pause is discussed
Summary
The Washington County Teachers Association told the school board the state Blueprint for Education’s pause to certain implementation timelines will make local planning harder and emphasized teachers need more planning time and staffing to meet state mandates and multi‑tiered supports.
Carol Mallon, president of the Washington County Teachers Association, urged the Board of Education on Jan. 21 to seek local solutions to staffing and time‑allocation shortfalls tied to Maryland’s Blueprint for Education.
Mallon told the board the Blueprint, enacted as state law in 2020, aims to improve outcomes for historically underserved students and includes a goal to give teachers up to 40% of their working day for planning, grading, family communication and small‑group instruction. She said Governor Wes Moore’s public comment that…
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