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Committee approves amendments to raise academic weight in statewide school evaluations to 70%
Summary
House Bill 1582 was amended and advanced March 26 to increase the academic portion of Maryland's school evaluation system from 65% to 70%, set a 10% minimum for nonacademic indicators, cap any single indicator at 20%, and allow a staffing measure as a school-quality indicator; the committee recorded several named oppositions.
The House Ways and Means Committee on March 26 voted to advance House Bill 1582, as amended, changing how Maryland calculates school evaluation scores by shifting more weight to academic indicators. Chair Janelle Wilkins presided over the session.
Delegate Delia Ebersole, explaining the bill, said HB 1582 raises the share of academic quality indicators from 65% to 70% and reduces the nonacademic share from 35% to 30%. She listed possible academic indicators that can be used — achievement, year-over-year academic progress, English-learner proficiency, growth for the lowest-performing…
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