Behind the Blueprint: Calvert County

State Funding Per Pupil

The state’s per-pupil funding for Calvert County Public Schools increased 38.9% between fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2024 That’s the sixth-largest increase among all 24 Maryland public school districts.Per-pupil funding is based on a formula that utilizes the district’s total enrollment and the characteristics of its students. It’s too soon to know what the per-pupil funding level will be in the later years of the Blueprint.Here’s the district’s initial Blueprint Implementation Plan. And here’s what the state Accountability and Implementation Board – which oversees the Blueprint – had to say about Calvert County Public Schools’ Blueprint Implementation Plan:

Strengths:

Calvert County is working toward helping private providers to offer  Pre-K services.The district is working toward helping students meet college and career readiness standards in English and math.

Needs improvement:

The district could do more to utilize Blueprint funding to recruit diverse teachers and staff into its workforce.Calvert County could improve its career ladder by focusing on teacher leadership and not just salaries and National Board Certification.Calvert County should attempt to speed up the process of implementing its new tutoring system and should continue to evaluate its effectiveness. 

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