Maryland Business Roundtable for Education STRATEGIC PLAN 2015-2017
Goal by 2017 Increase to 65% high school students who graduate college- and career-ready
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
(Maryland Scholars)
Current Reality: Approximately half of Maryland high school graduates are prepared to succeed in college and the workplace. Nearly 1-in-6 students drops out or does not complete high school in four years (each cohort potentially costing the state’s economy $3 billion). MBRT will focus its efforts on increasing the number of students who graduate collegeand career-ready and – given the rising need for STEM workers – on strengthening STEM teaching, learning, and career awareness. Strategic Roles of MBRT
2015
2017
Currently, 54% of graduates are college- and career-ready
Goal of 65% of graduates will be college- and career-ready
54%
65%
Advocate: Influence policies and practices affecting education
Ensure implementation of standards/assessments with no further delay Require all graduates to complete rigorous coursework Ensure that data systems track student progress and inform instructional decisions
Convener: Align and leverage public/private expertise and resources
Mobilize broad business and employer support in greatest need/impact areas Build partnerships to advance aligned goals and produce large-scale outcomes Develop technology systems that communicate, disseminate and share knowledge and tools
Advocate Informed & energized community of advocates
MBRT board, volunteers & partners
Convener
Increased emerging partnerships
Leveraged, aligned, collaborative partnerships & networks
Service Provider: Impact educational outcomes and workforce readiness
Ensure students understand workplace expectations and are motivated to achieve, particularly in STEM courses/fields, by providing secondary students four interactions with workplace professionals. Provide teachers and others with resources to guide/prepare students for careers, particularly for STEM careers Maximize technology to provide exposure, information, connection to help students prepare for their futures
STEMnet: Transformational technology The state’s STEM Innovation Network infrastructure (STEMnet) was built, launched, and is delivering needed programs and services to teachers and students at 54 STEM Innovation Schools in Maryland.
Service Provider Multi-dimensional outreach & services to students and teachers at 54 STEM Innovation High Schools
Double the impact of STEM services and resources on teachers, students and schools
Technology Transformational Immersive, 3D Worlds
Over the next three years, MBRT will continue to add components to and expand the uses and benefits of the system to make Maryland’s vast STEM resources accessible to all. Measures Metrics have been established – and can be accessed through the state’s Longitudinal Data System – to measure and monitor MBRT’s impact on influencing high school course-taking patterns. MBRT also collects data on Maryland Scholars completion, student use of the website, and stakeholder perceptions and actions. External evaluators will assess MBRT’s effectiveness and impact. In addition, MBRT tracks and analyzes outcome data collected by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) on attendance, graduation and drop-out rates, middle/high school assessment results, and college matriculation, remediation rates and coursework.
To increase our impact will require increasing our efforts. An aggressive 3-year financial requirement must be met by growing corporate investment, pursuing public and private grants, and increasing in-kind contributions in technology infrastructure, services and expertise.
The detailed MBRT Strategic Plan can be found at www.mbrt.org/strategy. The STEM Innovation Network can be found at www.theSTEMnet.com. mbrt.org | 410.788.0333 | 5520 Research Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21228
Maryland Business Roundtable for Education is a 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions are tax-exempt.