<p> APPENDIX B. MARYLAND and COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS WEB ADDRESSES for MARYLAND and COMMON CORE STATE STANDARD DOCUMENTS State standards for core academic content areas, school performance, and other information are available from the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE); see http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/Pages/default.aspx. The following pages from the extensive MSDE website may be useful to project planners: </p><p>School Improvement in Maryland http://www.mdk12.org/index.html</p><p>Common Core Curriculum Standards in Math and Language Arts http://www.mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/index.html</p><p>Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) http://marylandpublicschools.org/programs/Pages/Testing/PARCC/index.aspx</p><p>MSA: Maryland School Assessment Program http://marylandpublicschools.org/programs/Pages/Testing/msa.aspx</p><p>Data and Using Data to Improve Student Achievement http://www.mdk12.org/data/index.html</p><p>MD Common Core State Standards http://mdk12.msde.maryland.gov/instruction/commoncore/index.html. </p><p>High School Assessments and Core Learning Goals (available by subject area) http://www.mdk12.org/searchresults.html? cx=001108966000364327580%3Ajgm4dtsfxhi&cof=FORID%3A11&q=core+learning+goals#915</p><p>Assessment and Adequate Yearly Progress http://mdideareport.org/adequateprogress.aspx/</p><p>Professional Development Standards http://mdk12.msde.maryland.gov/instruction/professional_development/teachers_standards.html . </p>