Allegany County Public Schools, Maryland
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[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Maryland school district websites
[edit] The good
- Member profiles are posted on the website.[1]
- The current operation budget is posted online.[2]
- Administrative staff and contact information is provided.[3]
- There is a place for contract bids to be posted, but no information is provided.[4] There is also a disclosure of conflicts of interests on the site.[5]
- Post information on the annual financial report and the legislative audit. Also includes information about tax revenue.[6]
- Links to the Maryland Report Card site for academic performance.[7]
- Addresses school safety measures.[8]
- Publish information on their legislative priorities.[9]
[edit] The bad
- No contact information is provided for school board members.
- Could not find information on background checks.
- No information posted on how to file for public records.
[edit] Board of education
The Allegany County Board of Education is a body of elected citizens responsible for establishing policy for the operation of the public school system in accordance with state law. The Board considers and acts upon proposals from the Superintendent of Schools, citizenry, and its own membership concerning the operations of the school system.[10]
The Board of Education consists of five members. The attorney for the Board and the Board's external auditor are employed on a part-time, as-required, basis to meet the legal and auditing responsibilities of the Board.[10]
Dr. William J. AuMiller serves as Superintendent of schools.
| Member |
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| Karen Treber, President |
| Tom Striplin, Vice-President |
| Dr. Fred Sloan |
| Jeff Metz |
| Mike Llewellyn |
[edit] Legislative priorities
The school board has not updated its legislative priorities for 2009. In 2008 it listed the following as its legislative priorities:[11]
Finance
- Supported: full funding for the bridge to Excellent Act, local Maintenance of Effort, and adequate state funding for school construction/renovation
- Opposed: transferring teacher pension costs to counties and unfunded mandates.
School choice
- Opposed: funding for private school incentives.
Health and safety
- Supported: increased mental health services, local discretion to adopt programs, local autonomy to determine student discipline.
- Opposed: statewide code of student discipline, legislation that would prohibit certain disciplinary actions
Academics
- Supported: repaying teacher education, AP programs qualifying for college credit, duel enrollment for high school students
- Opposed: Legislation of curriculum or assessment
[edit] School budget
Allegany County Public Schools approved operating budget for 2009-2010 is $125,885,717, which is $1,631,170 (1.3%) less than the previous fiscal year.[10]
[edit] Academic performance
Maryland measures academic progress each year by administering the Maryland School Assessment, the Alternate Maryland School Assessment (for students with disabilities), and the Maryland High School Assessments (HSA).[12]
[edit] HSA performance
The chart below details the percentage passing the following subjects:[13]
| Grade | Overall | Algebra | Biology | English | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 12 | 99.9% | 85.5% | 87.9% | 83.2% | 94.9% |
| Grade 11 | 86.4% | 84.7% | 83.1% | 78.9% | 89.8% |
| Grade 10 | 82.8% | 83.9% | 81.5% | 76% | 84.5% |
[edit] MSA performance
The chart below details the percentage passing the following subjects:[14]
| Grade | Math | Reading | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 68.3% | 80.8% | 70.6% |
| Grade 7 | 70.7% | 80.5% | - |
| Grade 6 | 78.3% | 84.6% | - |
| Grade 5 | 82% | 87.4% | 68.1 |
| Grade 4 | 91.8% | 87.4% | - |
| Grade 3 | 86.7% | 80.9% | - |
[edit] Unions
The local teachers union is part of the Maryland State Education Association.
[edit] External links
- Allegany County Public Schools Official Website
- Maryland State Department of Education
- Maryland Association of Boards of Education
- Maryland State Education Association
[edit] References
- ↑ Member profiles
- ↑ Budget
- ↑ Administrative Directory
- ↑ Contract bids
- ↑ Ethics
- ↑ Reports
- ↑ Maryland Report Card, Allegany County Public Schools
- ↑ Safety
- ↑ Legislative priorities
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Allegany County School District Budget 2009-2010
- ↑ 2008 Legislative Priorities
- ↑ MD State Testing
- ↑ Maryland Report Card, Allegany County
- ↑ Maryland Report Card, Allegany County
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