Overview
- New superintendent Bill Heiser has unveiled a 100-day agenda that centers on four priorities: academic excellence, operational readiness and financial sustainability, talent identification and retention, and community engagement.
- Heiser plans school visits and a review of curricula and instruction with new metrics and dashboards to track progress and push to raise graduation rates and lower chronic absenteeism by ensuring a key adult in every building.
- Operational steps include rapid risk assessments for transportation, facilities, finance and school safety to resolve vulnerabilities before the school year starts and to increase transparency around a difficult budget outlook.
- The plan calls for clear succession planning and stronger teacher recruitment and retention measures, with upcoming negotiations with the Teacher’s Association of Baltimore County expected to influence staffing levels and class sizes.
- Heiser will hold six public 'Meet the Superintendent' events across the county as he implements the plan and faces local scrutiny over a contested search, his operational background and a politically divided school board that must approve budget choices.