(a) (1) Before releasing to the public any data received from a county board that the Department has synthesized or compiled, the Department shall send the synthesized or compiled data back to the county board for verification.
(2) The county board shall:
(i) Verify any data for the local school system that will be released to the public; and
(ii) Send any school–level data to the appropriate school for verification.
(3) Within 7 business days after data is returned to a school for verification:
(i) A school administrator shall verify any data for the school that will be released to the public; and
(ii) The school principal shall certify the school administrator’s verification.
(4) If a school or county board discovers a suspected error during the data verification process, the county board shall verify the data for each school in the county.
(b) The Department shall develop and maintain a secure online platform for school administrators to use in analyzing and verifying data in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.
(c) (1) A school shall notify a county board of any suspected error in data released to the public.
(2) A county board shall notify the Office of Education Accountability within the Department of any suspected error in data for:
(i) The local school system; or
(ii) A school in the local school system.
(3) (i) The Office of Education Accountability shall review the data for errors and, if necessary, withdraw the publication to the extent possible.
(ii) Before the Department or a county board releases to the public any corrected data that was the subject of a review under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the school or county board shall repeat the verification process under subsection (a) of this section.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education
Title 4 - Local School Administration
Subtitle 1 - County Boards of Education
Section 4-101 - Control and Promotion of Education
Section 4-102 - County Superintendent
Section 4-103 - School Personnel
Section 4-105 - Comprehensive Liability Insurance; Defense of Sovereign Immunity
Section 4-106 - Immunity of County Board Employees, Volunteers, and Board Members
Section 4-107 - Meetings; Officers; Expenses
Section 4-108 - Duties in General
Section 4-109 - Establishment of Public Schools
Section 4-109.1 - School Redistricting Plan -- Testimony by Household Members of Changed Assignment
Section 4-110 - Innovative Regional School
Section 4-111 - Curriculum Guides and Courses of Study; Study of Sign Language
Section 4-111.2 - Oral Health Education
Section 4-111.3 - Agriculture Science
Section 4-111.4 - Computer Science Course
Section 4-112 - Advisory Committees
Section 4-113 - School Census and Census of Handicapped Children
Section 4-113.1 - Census Tract and Block Numbers
Section 4-116 - Selection of School Sites; Public Hearing
Section 4-120 - Consolidation of Schools; Transportation of Students
Section 4-121 - Schools Near Boundary of Two Counties
Section 4-122 - Funding for Education of Children in Out-of-County Living Arrangements
Section 4-122.1 - Education of Child in Informal Kinship Care Relationship
Section 4-123 - Cooperative Administration of Programs
Section 4-124 - Drug-Free School Zones
Section 4-125 - Minority Business Enterprise Program in Prince George's County
Section 4-125.1 - Authority to Create Certified County-Based Business Participation Program
Section 4-126 - Alternative Financing Methods
Section 4-126.2 - Prince George's County Public-Private Partnership Fund
Section 4-127 - Recycling Program in Prince George's County
Section 4-128 - Employees Returning From Military Service
Section 4-129 - Employee Right to Engage in Political Activity
Section 4-130 - Rights to Student Work Product
Section 4-131 - Student Data Privacy
Section 4-132 - Food Recovery Program Authorized
Section 4-133 - Award of Credit to Middle School Students
Section 4-134 - Designation of Public Schools as Emergency Management Shelters
Section 4-135 - List of Names of Candidates for Vacancy of Elected Member of a County Board
Section 4-136 - Screenings and Interventions for Students at Risk for Reading Difficulties
Section 4-137 - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency