The document proposes resetting Annual Measurable Objectives over six years to reduce non-proficiency by half by 2017 as allowed under federal flexibility guidance. It would determine the percent currently scoring basic, cut that in half to get the reduction target, divide the target by six to get the annual reduction amount, and add that to prior years to set the Annual Measurable Objectives. An example for a school's math special education subgroup shows setting the 2012 Annual Measurable Objective at 78.4% by adding 1.96 percentage points of reduction to the current 76.47% basic rate.

1. “The greater danger for most of us
lies not in setting our aim too high
and falling short; but in setting our
aim too low, and achieving our
mark.”
Michelangelo

3. Visionary leaders are the builders of a new
dawn, working with imagination, insight,
and boldness. They present a challenge
that calls forth the best in people and
brings them together around a shared
sense of purpose. They work with the
power of intentionality and alignment with
a higher purpose. Their eyes are on the
horizon, not just on the near at hand. They
are social innovators and change agents,
seeing the big picture and thinking
strategically.

9. *Always operate as TEAM
DEER PARK
*Build Trust
*Communicate frequently and
honestly
*Maintain focus
*Use our data purposely and
wisely
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*Reduce and/or eliminate
some of our distractors
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11. The teacher evaluation will be composed of 50% qualitative and
50% quantitative data. The qualitative measures will be derived
from the Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching and
Learning. The quantitative measures will be based on SLOs –
Student Learning Outcomes. The School Progress Index is part of
the quantitative measures.

12. Baltimore County Public Schools
Student Handbook
There were minor changes to the current handbook. Interventions to
consider before suspending a student are listed in the three categories.
This summer assistant principals will be trained on new procedures to
help reduce suspensions.. There is a small change in the wording of the
cell phone policy. The handbook will be revised next year.

15. The proposal begins by incorporating the
opportunity under Option A in the Federal
Flexibility Guidance to reset Annual
Measurable Objectives (AMOs) for the coming
six years on a trajectory toward 2017, the time
by which each individual school is expected to
reduce its percent of non-proficient students
for each of its subgroups and overall by half.

16. School A
Math
Special Education
76.47

17. First, determine the percent of students earning a
basic score
Next, the goal is to cut the percent basic in half
Then, divide by six (2017 is six years from now)
Finally, add 1.96 to each subsequent year

18. 100 -76.47= 23.53
23.53 / 2= 11.765
11.765 / 6=
1.96
76.47+ 1.96 =
2012 AMO of 78.4