MD HB1582

Requires educational accountability programs to include at least three school quality indicators, with school climate surveys (including educator feedback questions) as a mandatory indicator

Adds new permissible indicators: school staffing measures (including access to teachers with Advanced Professional Certificates or National Board Certification) and completion of well-rounded curriculum measures tracking student progress at key transition points

Increases the maximum weight for academic indicators in composite scores from 65% to 70%, while capping any single proficiency indicator at no more than 20% and requiring minimum 10% weight for each indicator

Prohibits the state accountability system from incorporating, referencing, or relying on teacher evaluations when establishing or calculating indicators

Requires composite scores to be reported showing individual indicators in percentile form (not letter grades), with comparisons among schools sharing similar demographic characteristics; effective July 1, 2026