diff --git a/app/views/layouts/home.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/home.html.erb
index 1c9e0bc1..1b5ada1c 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/home.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/home.html.erb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <title>MCIEA</title>
   <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"/>
+  <meta name="description" content="A school quality framework with multiple measures that offers a fair and comprehensive picture of school performance">
   <%= stylesheet_link_tag 'sqm', media: 'all', 'data-turbo-track': 'reload' %>
   <%= stylesheet_link_tag 'welcome', media: 'all', 'data-turbo-track': 'reload' %>
   <%= javascript_include_tag 'application', 'data-turbo-track': 'reload' %>