Maryland Annual Performance Report, 1993. Schools for Success.

Overview & Synopsis

During fiscal year 1993, enrollment in secondary and postsecondary vocational education (VE) programs in Maryland totaled 328,792 and 82,464, respectively. Career and technology education was provided to the following: 3,975 secondary disabled individuals, 766 disabled adults and postsecondary students, 7,603 secondary disadvantaged students, 6,691 adult/postsecondary disadvantaged students, 552 secondary students with limited English proficiency, 271 adult/postsecondary students with limited English proficiency, 1,130 adolescent and 3,439 adult single parents, a total of 27,706 individuals enrolled in nontraditional and sex equity programs, and 732 criminal offenders. The following aspects of VE also received special attention: provision of professional development activities and development of a curriculum for an integrated education system, establishment of a statewide curriculum development system, provision of guidance and counseling services through Maryland's coordinated Pupil Services Program, acquisition/upgrading of educational equipment and facilities, and improvement/expansion of school-to-work transition and adult training/retraining programs/services. Major efforts were also made to improve/expand consumer and homemaking education, career/technology education delivered through community-based organizations, and tech prep. (Appended is a table summarizing career and technology education student performance.) (MN)