In cooperation with the State’s public and private nonprofit institutions of postsecondary education, the Maryland State Department of Education, and the local school systems, the Commission shall establish and administer a College Preparation Intervention Program.
The purpose of the College Preparation Intervention Program is to raise the level of academic preparedness of economically and environmentally disadvantaged students to enable them to attend and succeed in college.
The College Preparation Intervention Program may include activities to: (1) Improve diagnosis of basic skill deficiencies of middle and high school students to enhance the preparedness of the students for college; (2) Establish a testing program, using presently administered tests to the extent possible, to evaluate achievement levels and assess the preparation of high school students who […]
Each year, the Commission shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly of Maryland addressing the status of the College Preparation Intervention Program.
The Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $750,000 from the General Fund of the State for the College Preparation Intervention Program.
