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Maryland Projects Year 4
2008-2009 |
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| Supporting the Implementation of the MD Migrant Education Program's Statewide Service Delivery Plan | MACC assisted the Maryland Migrant Education Program (MEP) with completion of its Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) in December, 2007. Now that the CNA process is completed, the MD MEP has a detailed road map for service delivery that will guide their two regional programs over the course of the next 3-5 years and enable the state to monitor the efficacy of program improvement efforts. In Year 4, MACC will provide technical assistance in a variety of ways to support the implementation of the MD MEP’s service delivery plan. |
| Supporting the Governor’s Academy’s Coaching Training |
MACC will assist the MSDE’s Division of Instruction to improve its training for coaches on effective coaching practices and in providing enhanced follow-up experiences during the school year. The training will be provided both to teachers who participate in the Governor’s Academy and to educators who volunteer to coach them. MACC will also assist MSDE in adapting and delivering an online coaching course to provide effective follow-up support throughout the school year. This activity will help Maryland to expand its capacity to provide effective, and differentiated online support to Governor’s Academy coaches in the future. All activities will incorporate the latest research findings on coaching and effective professional development practices. |
| Supporting Maryland’s Middle School Initiative |
In Year 4, MACC will provide technical assistance to the MSDE to establish an effective process for communicating and implementing recommendations for improving middle grades education by the state’s Middle School Steering Committee. These recommendations were published in the summer of 2008 in a report entitled "The Critical Middle." |
| Supporting Maryland’s High Quality Teachers | MACC will work with MSDE staff to provide assistance and research support for teacher quality programs, including syntheses and analyses of reports from national organizations, and recommendations for implementing best practices for improvement. Broker assistance will be provided with experts in the field, including National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality (NCCQT). In addition, MACC will work with MSDE to develop recommendations on ways that Maryland could improve teacher quality in the areas identified for improvement by the various reports. MACC also will assist Maryland in integrating its ongoing teacher quality activities into a statewide system of support, geared toward improving the quality of teachers in low-performing schools and promoting continuous improvement for teachers at all schools. |
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For more information regarding MACC’s work in Maryland please contact MACC’s Maryland State Coordinator Megan Dolan at mdolan@ceee.gwu.edu or Elizabeth Powers at epowers@ceee.gwu.edu |