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Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Maryland
 Disproportionality,
in the form of overrepresentation of African American students in
special education, is an area of great concern in the district.
This concern is also mirrored at the school level. Anne Arundel
County Schools has a Disproportionality Action Team that meets two
hours bi-monthly. As a result of these meetings, the team forwarded
recommendations to the superintendent and the associate superintendent,
who mandated that disproportionality would be a priority focus for
the district. Although the school improvement team did not include
disproportionality in its school improvement plan last year, it
will begin addressing disproportionality this coming school year.
In
keeping with the district's mandate, the school participates in
the Maryland State Disproportionality Conference held annually.
On advisement from EMSTAC, the school is considering an intervention
for disproportionality that is a proactive approach focusing on
cohorts of students. In the meantime, the Linking Agent is involved
in discussions with the Technical Assistance Liaison to gain more
information about maximizing the benefits of such a model for the
school's student population. Additionally, the Linking Agent is
seeking external funds to assist with implementing this proactive
approach for reducing disproportionality.
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