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PILLAR 5
Governance and Accountability
Collaboration between many agencies and institutions
at all levels of Maryland government
Pillar 5 focuses on initiatives that support the overall governance and accountability of the Blueprint.
This includes the Expert Review Teams (ERT) that visit schools across the state.
The Expert Review Teams, comprising educators and subject-matter experts, conducted comprehensive visits
to 130 schools across all 24 LEAs during the 2023-2024 school year. This included 30 schools visited by the
ERT and 80 schools by the Literacy Review Team. These teams evaluate Blueprint implementation and work
collaboratively with school leaders to identify and address gaps, strengthen local implementation plans, and
enhance instructional practices. Building on this momentum, the Expert Review Teams are expanding their
reach to more than 150 schools, with a heightened focus on improving literacy and mathematics instruction.
MSDE, in coordination with the AIB, is in the process of implementing the Financial Reporting System to collect
and publish LEA 昀椀nancial data, including the requirement to ensure at least 75% of education funding follows
the student to their school building.
LEA expenditure data reporting began in 昀椀scal year 2024. Starting in FY25, all LEAs are required to report
expenditures on a monthly basis. Final FY25 data will be available in the fall.
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Continuing the Work of the Blueprint
