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Maryland State Department of Education

Pillar 2: High-Quality & Diverse Teachers and Leaders

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Every school has high-quality and diverse teachers and leaders.

Pillar 2 aims to recruit, support, and retain a high-quality and diverse workforce of teachers and school leaders across Maryland. By improving compensation, establishing a career ladder that promotes educator growth, and expanding opportunities for collaboration and professional learning during the school day, the state is developing a strong pipeline of teacher leaders committed to delivering high-quality instruction to all students.

Outcomes

Pillar 2: High-Quality & diverse teachers and leaders outcomes
Outcome IDOutcomeBaseline DataAnnual Data Availability
2.AIncrease the percentage of teachers with a professional license.82%
(2024-2025)		January
2.BIncrease the percentage of teachers retained over the last three years.74%
(2023-2024)		January
2.CIncrease the percentage of new teachers retained over the last three years.64%
(2023-2024)		January
2.DIncrease the percentage of new teachers of color.46%
(2023-2024)		January
2.EIncrease the percentage of teachers of color retained over the last three years.70%
(2023-2024)		January
2.FIncrease the percentage of school leaders of color.44%
(2024-2025)		January
2.GIncrease the percentage of fully licensed early childhood teachers.35%
(2024-2025)		May
2.HIncrease the percentage of teachers in Community Schools who are National Board Certified.3%
(2024-2025)		January
2.IIncrease the percentage of teachers participating at Level 4 of the career ladder.Anticipated January 2026January

The Strategic Plan Data Dashboard offers an interactive view of our department's progress toward achieving the goals in MSDE’s Strategic Plan. Explore baseline and trend data for each outcome, organized by the five pillars of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.