Baltimore County Public Schools

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The Office of English Language Arts:

• Develops, monitors, and revises the elementary and secondary language arts curriculum aligned to the Maryland College and Career Ready Standards.
• Researches, identifies, and develops digital resources to enhance the language arts curriculum and provides resources for responsive instruction that is customized and personalized for all students.
• Provides ongoing, engaging, and professional learning for teachers, administrators, reading specialists, and department chairs to build a capacity for deep understanding of the standards and best practices for
  literacy instruction in a student centered learning environment.
• Collaborates with the Office of Special Education and the Office of ESOL to provide leadership for schools in using data to plan responsive instruction for struggling readers.