School Improvement in Maryland

Item of the Week

Teachers and students can prepare for MSA and HSA with sample assessment items.

This week's MSA item

This week's HSA item

Data Explorer

Analyze interesting assessment data with this multi-media data explorer.

RECENT TUTORIALS
How many students are passing HSA?

How MSDE uses a Confidence Interval

Reading your AYP Reading Data

Reading your AYP Math Data

Toolkit

Standard-based instructional tools that support teaching and learning.

Voluntary State Curriculum

Core Learning Goals

Ron Peiffer, Deputy State Superintendent for Academic Policy

“MSDE has received a great deal of feedback from stakeholders strongly supporting HSA.”

Ron Peiffer, Deputy State Superintendent for Academic Policy