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| The Office is responsible for providing leadership, evaluation, and technical assistance to local school systems in the implementation of programs and initiatives to improve teaching and learning for at-risk students and low-performing schools. These programs include the Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools program, the Ed-Flex Demonstration Program, and the State-funded Nonpublic Textbook Program. The Office also provides research and evaluation support for federal and State education programs housed in the Division and across the agency. Under the Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools program, each school system is required to submit to MSDE a five-year comprehensive master plan, to be updated annually, designed to improve achievement for all students and eliminate achievement gaps among groups of students. |
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