(a) On or before December 1 each year, the Department, in consultation with the Commission, shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on the implementation of the Program in the State, including:
(1) The number of students enrolled in each P–TECH school;
(2) The industry partners associated with each P–TECH school;
(3) The pathway sequence created for each P–TECH school;
(4) How P–TECH students performed on federal and State assessments;
(5) The number of P–TECH students graduating from each P–TECH school and receiving a high school diploma and an associate’s degree;
(6) The year in which each P–TECH student graduated and received the degree;
(7) The number of P–TECH students in each P–TECH school who receive paid internships with each industry partner;
(8) The number of P–TECH students in each P–TECH school on track for on–time completion of the pathway sequence;
(9) The rate of attrition, if any, from each P–TECH school by grade and by cohort;
(10) The number of students at each P–TECH school who have an IEP plan, have a 504 plan, or are English Language Learners;
(11) The percentage of P–TECH students who meet the free and reduced meal plan income criteria in each P–TECH school;
(12) The number of P–TECH students in each P–TECH school who, by the fourth year of the pathway sequence, complete the requirements for a high school diploma;
(13) The number of P–TECH students in each P–TECH school who are employed after completion of the pathway sequence with each industry partner or who matriculate to a public or private senior higher education institution after finishing the pathway sequence;
(14) The base and supplemental costs of operating a P–TECH school;
(15) The total amount of funds distributed to each P–TECH school in accordance with this subtitle;
(16) An accounting of each P–TECH school’s expenditures; and
(17) Whether all funds distributed under this subtitle were spent.
(b) On or before December 1, 2023, the Department, in consultation with the Commission, shall submit to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly:
(1) An analysis of the annual data reported under subsection (a) of this section; and
(2) An evaluation of whether the P–TECH Program is successful in preparing students for the workforce or for further postsecondary education.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education
Subtitle 18 - Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-Tech) Schools
Section 7-1802 - Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-Tech) Schools Program Established
Section 7-1803 - P-Tech Planning Grant Program