Calvert County Public Schools

Blueprint for Maryland's Future

Overview

In 2021, the Maryland State Legislature passed the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future legislation (Blueprint) that codified the recommendations of the Maryland Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education (Kirwan Commission). This law aims to:

• Transform Maryland’s public schools into a world-class system of education by expanding early access to education;
• Remodel teaching into a high-status profession and incentivize teachers to pursue professional development while maintaining focus on classroom instruction;
• Enable most students to achieve college and career readiness by the end of 10th grade;
• Broaden resources to ensure all students are successful, including students with disabilities, students who are English learners, and students living in poverty; and
• Create an accountability framework to evaluate compliance with the Blueprint’s mandates, determine effectiveness of student learning, and identify areas where the State can support the local school systems as they implement these programs.

The Blueprint will be implemented over the course of the next 10 years. Calvert County Public School System (CCPS) staff have been meeting since November 2021 to plan how the school system will meet these goals in a manner that is programmatically appropriate and fiscally responsible.

There are a series of meetings scheduled to present, review, and allow the opportunity to learn about the MSDE's Blueprint Initiative and CCPS' Implementation Plan. 

IMPORTANT DATES:

February 28, 2023: CCPS Blueprint Town Hall 6:30 PM, BOE Multipurpose Room

March 1, 2023: Blueprint Pillar 2 Community Meeting  6:30 PM, Central Office Board Room

March 7, 2023: Blueprint Pillar 3 Community Meeting, 6:30 PM, Central Office Board Room

March 9, 2023: BOE Presentations (Blueprint Pillars 3-5), 7:00 PM, Central Office Board Room

March 10, 2023: Blueprint Pillar 4 Community Meeting, 6:30 PM, Central Office Board Room

March 13, 2023: Blueprint Pillar 5 Community Meeting, 6:30 PM, Central Office Board Room