diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index c23475dd..bc3f13fe 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   <head>
     <meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"/>
     <meta content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" name="viewport"/>
+    <meta name="description" content="A school quality framework with multiple measures that offers a fair and comprehensive picture of school performance">
+
     <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Bitter:400,600,700" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
     <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Cabin:400,600,700" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
     <title>HALS</title>
