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Panel touts Compass Act as shift from proficiency to student growth on Maryland report card
Summary
State education leaders and advocates told the House Ways and Means Committee that HB 15‑82 (the Compass Act) refocuses Maryland’s school report card on student growth and school quality indicators, aiming to reduce the report card’s correlation with student poverty and give clearer information to families and educators.
Chair Delegate Janelle Wilkins convened the March 12 Ways and Means hearing on HB 15‑82, the Compass Act, which state education leaders described as a staged redesign of Maryland’s accountability system.
Dr. Joshua Michael, president of the Maryland State Board of Education, told the panel the bill grew out of a multi‑year, statewide stakeholder process and the state board’s charge to align the Maryland State Department of Education around the blueprint for Maryland’s future. “House bill 15‑82 is the result of that work,” he said, explaining the bill aims to ‘‘make strategic investments to improve student outcomes and ensure a more equitable education system for every student in Maryland.”
State Superintendent Carrie Wright said the redesign would place greater emphasis on student growth and school quality and would…
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