Audit critical of school curriculum

An independent audit of Baltimore County?s school system revealed an “ongoing disconnect” among what standardized assessments require students to know, what?s required in the county?s written curriculum and what?s actually covered in the classroom, officials said.

The report blames disparities on a lack of curriculum leadership and calls for a new position of chief academic officer that will report to Superintendent Joe Hairston. Auditors contracted from Phi Delta Kappa Curriculum Management Services Inc. also recommended an overhaul of curriculum guides to address achievement gaps.