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An Evaluation of the Effect of Increased State Aid
to Local School
Systems Through the Bridge to Excellence Act
A Final Report by MGT
for the Maryland State Department of
Education
MGT of America,
Inc., presents this Final Report of a three-year
study mandated by the Maryland General Assembly to
assess certain outcomes of the Bridge to Excellence
in Public Schools Act of 2002 (BTE). In the fall of
2005, the Maryland State Department of Education
solicited proposals from qualified organizations to
conduct this independent evaluation and selected MGT
through a competitive process. MGT issued an Initial
Report after the first year of its evaluation and an
Interim Report after the second year.1 This Final
Report builds upon and supplements the information
presented in the earlier reports.
The Final Report is
in three parts. Click on the Title to read each
section:
Management & Performance Report
of Somerset County Public Schools in 2002
On December 27, 2002,
the state of Maryland contracted with MGT of
America, Inc., to conduct a Management and
Performance Audit of Somerset County Public Schools.
The study focused on reviewing the financial,
organizational, and operational effectiveness of
Somerset County Public Schools. MGT gathered
relevant data and made recommendations on areas such
as the appropriateness and effectiveness of existing
organizational structures, appropriate staffing
levels, and effectiveness of the instructional
programs. MGT also conducted a review of options
related to consolidation.
You can read the
entire report or a single chapter by clicking on the
following links. You will need Adobe Acrobat
Reader installed on your computer to read this
file.
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