Table of Contents

A. Planning and Support System

1. Team Strategic Planning
2. Data Analysis
3. Professional Learning Communities
4. Teacher Specialists
5. Targeted Professional Development

B. Aligned, Individualized, and Inclusive Instruction

1. Core Curricula
2. Student-Centered Approach
3. Inclusion

C. Positive School Environment of High Expectations and Effective School

A. What MGT Did

1. Survey of Educational Best Practices
2. 2008 Site Visits

B. Statistical Analysis

1. Improvements in Achievement and Educational Practices in Schools
2. Practices in Schools with Different Demographic Characteristics
3. Highly Qualified Teachers and Proficiency Gap Closure
4. Total New Expenditures Per Pupil and Proficiency Gap Closure

Worcester County Public Schools (case study 1)

• Snow Hill Middle School (case study 2)

• Snow Hill High School (case study 3)

Allegany County Public Schools (case study 4)

• Cresaptown Elementary School (case study 5)

• Westmar Middle School (case study 6)

Calvert County Public Schools (case study 7)

• Appeal Elementary School (case study 8)

• Patuxent High School (case study 9)

St. Mary’s County Public Schools (case study 10)

• Dynard Elementary School (case study 11)

• Esperanza Middle School (case study 12)