Now that local education officials submitted Blueprint for Maryland’s Future implementation plans, work must continue to ensure they’re followed or risk money being withheld. The Blueprint’s Accountability and Implementation Board, which is tasked with oversight of the sweeping multi-billion-dollar reforms, will determine in the next several weeks whether each of the state’s school systems met minimum requirements. Rachel Hise, executive director of the implementation board, said during a virtual meeting earlier this month that one of the most basic reviews will be whether each public school system in the state sufficiently answered more than 150 questions meant to guide implementation of reforms.
