Pillar 4: More Resources for Student Success
Every student is matched with the resources they need to succeed.
Pillar 4 ensures that Maryland schools have the resources needed to support every student’s success. It focuses on expanded student support services, including counseling, mental health care, and strategies to reduce chronic absenteeism. Pillar 4 establishes Community Schools that partner with local organizations to provide comprehensive wraparound supports and create a supportive environment where all students can thrive and overcome barriers to learning.
| Outcome ID | Outcome | Baseline Data | Annual Data Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.A | Decrease the rate of chronic absenteeism. | 30% (2022-2023) | October |
| 4.B | Increase gifted and talented identification for students with disabilities, multilingual learners, and economically disadvantaged students. | SwD: 5% ML: 3% ED: 14% (Grade 10, 2024-2025) | June |
| 4.C | Reduce the percentage of LEAs with significantly disproportionate identification, placement, and/or disciplinary removal of students with disabilities by race/ethnicity. | Identification: 11 of 25 LEAs (44%) Placement: 4 of 25 LEAs (16%) Disciplinary Removal: 15 of 25 LEAs (60%) (2023-2024) | March |
| 4.D | Increase the percentage of students with disabilities served in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) settings A and B, while reducing the need for placements in LRE C and separate schools for each race/ethnicity group, by disability identification category, and by type of assessment taken (i.e. MCAP and Alternate Assessments). | LRE A: 73.9% LRE B: 9.3% LRE C: 11.1% Separate Facilities: 5.5% (2024-2025) | July |
| 4.E | Increase the percentage of schools that have at least 2.0 FTE student support professionals (e.g. school counselors, social workers, school psychologists, student personnel workers, mental health professionals, career counselors, behavioral interventionists, etc.). | Anticipated January 2027 | January |
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.