Southern Maryland Summit

The Teacher Preparation Pipeline

Southern Maryland Summit 2025: 

The Teacher Preparation Pipeline

Following the great work from the 2024 Summit, the partners continue their work to develop programs and plans to address the Teacher Preparation Pipeline. 

Key areas of the 2025 Summit will include:

SAVE THE DATE: Friday, March 28, 2025,  9:00 AM - 2:00 PM 

LOCATION: University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland 

Southern Maryland Summit 2024: 

The Teacher Preparation Pipeline

On April 26, 2024, roughly 50 participants joined together to discuss the workforce challenges facing our education systems.  Participants included representation from Calvert, Charles and St. Mary's County Public School systems, MSDE and AIB, MD Department of Labor, Patuxent Partnership, Maryland Education Association, Towson University, University of Maryland Global Campus, Notre Dame University of Maryland, Coppin State, St. Mary's College of Maryland, and College of Southern Maryland.  The event was hosted at the University System of Maryland - Southern Maryland Campus.

This document summarizes the Summit and the work moving forward.


Our key outcomes:


How we can succeed: 


Facilitation was done by Amy Morton of the National Center for Education and the Economy (NCEE) and Strategic Facilitator, supported by the Accountability and Implementation Board, with a focus on Pillar 2 of the Blueprint for Maryland’s future.


For more information, visit: smcps.org/blueprint or contact the Blueprint Coordinators/Teams:

Jeffrey Maher, St. Mary’s County Public Schools, jamaher@smcps.org

Sarah Lorek, St. Mary’s County Public Schools, smlorek@smcps.org

Chris Miller,  Charles County Public Schools, cmmiller@ccboe.com

Joe Sampson, Calvert County Public Schools, sampsonj@calvertnet.k12.md.us

next steps from the SOMD summit

Established Workgroups:

HS to Teacher Pathway, co-chairs Alyssa Zumpano (Towson) and Melissa Chew (TAM)

Conditional Teachers, chair Heather Husk (SMCPS)

Support Personnel, chair Laurie Mullen (Towson)

Resource Mapping, co-chairs Monica Simonsen (UMD) and  Chris Miller (CCPS)

Public Relations, chair Jeff Maher (SMCPS)


If you are interested in joining a workgroup, please email Amy Morton, amorton@ncee.org.