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EMERGING
PRIORITIES & ENABLERS
When taking a closer look at survey responses, it was clear that regardless of stakeholder type, race/ethnicity, and/or geographic
location respondents had similar priorities. The Maryland State Board of Education and the Maryland State Department of
Education surveyed families and communities and utilized that feedback to inform each phase of the strategic planning process.
TOP 5 PRIORITIES BY RESPONDENT TYPE
RANKING
1
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
SCHOOL LEADERS
BUSINESS COMMUNITY
Improving reading and
writing in the early grades
Improving reading and
writing in the early grades
Improving reading and
writing in the early grades
Improving reading and
writing in the early grades
2
Improving math and
science skills
Improving social,
emotional, and mental
health supports
Improving social,
emotional, and mental
health supports
Improving math and
science skills
3
Improving social,
emotional, and mental
health supports
Recognizing and rewarding
our best teachers
Developing more excellent
teachers
Improving critical
thinking, problem solving,
collaborative teamwork
skills
4
Developing more excellent
teachers
Improving critical
thinking, problem solving,
collaborative teamwork
skills
Improving math and
science skills
Expanding Career and
Technical Education
programs
5
Improving critical
thinking, problem solving,
collaborative teamwork
skills
Expanding Career and
Technical Education
programs
Improving critical
thinking, problem solving,
collaborative teamwork
skills
Improving social,
emotional, and mental
health supports
49%
SELECTED READING & WRITING
IN THE EARLY GRADES AS THEIR
TOP PRIORITY
SELECTED EXPANDING CTE
TEACHERS
&
BUSINESS
LEADERS
This priority remains at the top of the list when comparing results
by stakeholder group and by region. That is also the case when we
break down the results by race/ethnicity, with the only exception
of Asian respondents, for whom this priority is the second most
frequently selected, very closely after math and science skills.
N E A R LY
CHOSE SUPPORTS FOR SOCIAL,
1/3
EMOTIONAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH
OR MATH AND SCIENCE SKILLS
When looking at the overall results, there were two priorities that
PROGRAMS AMONG THE
TOP FIVE MOST FREQUENTLY
SELECTED PRIORITIES
Expanding Career and Technical Education programs appeared
among the five most frequently cited priorities for teachers and
business leaders. In addition, recognizing and rewarding best
teachers was one of the five most cited priorities for teachers.
CHOSE DEVELOPING EXCELLENT
MORE THAN
27%
TEACHERS OR CRITICAL
THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING,
AND TEAMWORK SKILLS
received the second largest percentage of responses: supports
More than 27% of respondents selected developing excellent
for social, emotional, and mental health and math and science
teachers and critical thinking, problem solving, or teamwork
skills, each selected by nearly a third of respondents.
skills as their fourth and fifth priorities. School leaders included
developing excellent teachers in their top three priorities.
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