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The mission of the Baldrige program is to promote excellence and to improve the economic strength and competitiveness of U.S. businesses and organizations. Any small or medium sized organization (public or private) can apply to participate. Rather than "reinvent the wheel" corrections agencies could utilize national and/or local Baldrige program criteria as a way to define, articulate, and measure themselves and create customized action plans to highlight their current strengths and reach even higher levels of functioning.

Here is the link/address to the document that describes the waiver process for an LEA to become an SES provider. (Shared by Kathleen Keck)

News article about collaborative planning time for teachers.

Six Types of Involvement: Keys to Successful Partnerships

The six design principles for the 21st century according to ACOT2.

Maryland's Teacher Professional Development Standards are intended to guide efforts to improve professional development for all teachers. These standards call on teachers, principals and other school leaders, district leaders and staff, the Maryland State Department of Education, institutions of higher education, and cultural institutions and organizations1 across the state to work together to ensure that professional development is of the highest quality and readily accessible to all teachers.

In addition to other tools available, throughout the program, we will periodically use this space to complete activities in the A&S program.