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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="11-305" title_number="11" title_name="Maryland Higher Education Commission" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Mission Statements and Accountability">
  <text>Performance accountability plans developed under this subtitle shall:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>Be based on the institutional mission statement and shall include a statement of the outcomes which each institution expects to achieve;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>Include multiyear studies which shall include quantifiable indices of student academic performance and development including graduation and retention rates and the results of academic program reviews;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>Identify institutional performance objectives appropriate to the mission of the institution in addition to those related to student learning and include reports based on regional and professional accreditation and certification;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>In the case of public senior higher education institutions, designate a set of peer institutions to which the institution’s performance will be compared; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="5">
    <text>Make provision for improvements, as needed, as a result of the performance accountability report.</text>
  </level>
</section>
