Pursuant to Maryland Pubic information act, please share the HCPSS policy and relevant internal procedures that the school system follows and is aligned to this Blueprint requirement and planned timelines for compliance in all elementary schools.
Additionally it would be helpful if appropriate Clauses from Blueprint that match this requirement can be referenced in the response.
Regards
Responsive to this request, no records of policy or internal procedures aligning to a requirement by the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future to have a prekindergarten program at every elementary school within HCPSS exists. Blueprint requirements for prekindergarten programs are found under Education Article § 7-1A-01 through § 7-1A-11. For reference, planning for expansion of early childhood education under Pillar I of the Blueprint can be found under HCPSS’ Blueprint Implementation Plan submitted to the Accountability and Implementation Board: https://aib.maryland.gov/Pages/local-school-systems.aspx (scroll down to find HCPSS’) as well as within the HCPSS FY26 Operating Budget: https://www.hcpss.org/f/aboutus/budget/fy26/fy26-board-approved-operating-budget.pdf (see Early Childhood Access and Opportunity on page 328-331).