Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 1 - Disadvantaged Children
Section 8-105 - Comprehensive Compensatory Education Plan

Each county board that applies for State funds under this subtitle shall include a comprehensive compensatory education plan in its application that:
        (1)    Emphasizes a preventive program aimed at disadvantaged or potentially disadvantaged children; and
        (2)    Has as an ultimate goal:
            (i)    Teaching disadvantaged or potentially disadvantaged children to read;
            (ii)    Awakening their interest in learning;
            (iii)    Giving them a sense of success in school achievement;
            (iv)    Preventing their alienation from the school; and
            (v)    Preventing their early departure from school.