Our Schools 2022-23
Student Demographics 2022-23
as of September 30, 2022
Graduation Rate 2022
Services 2022-23
Every four years, the Montgomery County Board of Education (BOE) establishes a strategic plan to guide the work of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS).
Below you will find the objectives, targets and strategies organized into the three priority areas:
Academic Excellence
MCPS is committed to preparing all students for success in college, career and community. To do this, we must provide robust coursework, career opportunities and early access to college credit so students can be successful, whatever their path may be. MCPS will ensure that student outcomes are not predictable by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status or educational need.
Improve student achievement in literacy and mathematics
Objective
Improve student achievement in literacy and mathematics
Updated Strategies for 2022-2023
- Provide professional learning and coaching to school-based staff in support of equitable, grade-level instruction in literacy and mathematics, aligned to the Maryland College and Career Ready Standard.
- Ongoing monitoring of data to determine whether students are making adequate progress in literacy and mathematics and use results to: drive support to schools; inform development of curricular resources; and inform coaching around data-driven instructional planning at the school level.
- Provide professional development and coaching to ensure Emerging Multilingual Learners (EMLs)and students with disabilities are receiving differentiated instruction at the grade-level standard while receiving appropriate scaffolds, supports and accommodations.
- Implement a new English Language Arts curriculum that is evidence-based, research-based, relevant and has appropriate materials to increase student achievement in literacy.
Metrics of Success
Metrics of Success | Baseline (2020-2021) |
Year 1 TARGET (2021-2022) |
Year 1 ACTUAL (2021-2022) |
Year 2 (2022-2023) |
Year 3 (2023-2024) |
Year 4 (2024-2025) |
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% of students meeting Evidence of Learning Literacy | 57.9% | 65.9% | 71.7% | 73.9% | 81.9% | 90.0% |
% of students meeting Evidence of Learning Mathematics | 55.4% | 64.1% | 61.2% | 72.7% | 81.4% | 90.0% |
Equity Accountability Model: Academic Achievement Component Overall Score: Literacy Mathematics |
1.8 1.5 |
2.0 1.7 |
2.2 1.5 |
2.0 2.2 |
2.3 2.4 |
2.6 2.6 |
Equity Accountability Model: Students With Disabilities Component Overall Score: Literacy Mathematics |
1.0 1.0 |
1.4 1.4 |
1.0 1.0 |
1.8 1.8 |
2.2 2.2 |
2.6 2.6 |
BOE Presentation
- Sept. 22, 2022 BOE Business Meeting
- Feb. 9, 2023 Budget Work Session
- March 28, 2023 Future BOE Business Meeting
Increase the percentage of students graduating high school
Objective
Increase the percentage of students graduating high school
Updated Strategies for 2022-2023
- Transition planning for high school students nearing graduation will include check-in meetings with Grade 11 students with disabilities and English Learners, as well as senior check in-meetings, to monitor their performance towards graduation and post-secondary plans.
- Develop, monitor and support comprehensive four-year/graduation and postsecondary plans for all new high school entrants. Provide counseling that includes revisiting plans annually and editing as necessary to account for changes in student circumstances.
Metrics of Success
Metrics of Success | Baseline (2020-2021) |
Year 1 TARGET (2021-2022) |
Year 1 ACTUAL (2021-2022) |
Year 2 (2022-2023) |
Year 3 (2023-2024) |
Year 4 (2024-2025) |
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Four-Year Graduation Rate | 89.3% (Class of 2020) |
90.69% | 90.3% (Class of 2022) |
92.13% | 93.57% | 95.0% |
Five-Year Graduation Rate | 91.2% (Class of 2020) |
92.0% | 92.8% (Class of 2021) |
93.0% | 94.0% | 95.0% |
Equity Accountability Model: Graduation Rate Component Overall Score | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
BOE Presentation
Increase access to enriched and accelerated opportunities for underrepresented student groups
Objective
Increase access to enriched and accelerated opportunities for underrepresented student groups
Updated Strategies for 2022-2023
- Increase enriched and accelerated opportunities for Emergent Multilingual Learners by providing professional learning on language acquisition to content teachers in elementary, middle and high schools.
- Continue to use a universal review process for enrichment and acceleration to remove barriers to access and provide guidance to middle schools on universal review for accelerated courses to identify students not on the universal review list.
- Continue to provide enrichment to students identified and not invited to a regional program and ensure all receiving schools have the data to provide identified students with specific enrichment course(s).
Metrics of Success
Metrics of Success | Baseline (2020-2021) |
Year 1 TARGET (2021-2022) |
Year 1 ACTUAL (2021-2022) |
Year 2 (2022-2023) |
Year 3 (2023-2024) |
Year 4 (2024-2025) |
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Number of Students Invited to Enroll in Enriched and Accelerated Programs and Courses: Elementary Schools | FARMS = 235 Spec Ed = 48 ESOL = 21 |
250 51 22 |
170 35 125 |
265 54 23 |
280 57 24 |
294 60 26 |
Number of Students Invited to Enroll in Enriched and Accelerated Programs and Courses: Middle Schools | FARMS = 70 Spec Ed = 12 ESOL = 8 |
75 13 8 |
184 33 177 |
80 14 9 |
85 15 10 |
88 15 10 |
Number of Students Invited to Enroll in Enriched and Accelerated Programs and Courses: High Schools | FARMS = 164 Spec Ed = 23 ESOL = 21 |
174 25 22 |
163 32 24 |
184 27 23 |
194 29 24 |
205 29 26 |
BOE Presentation
Increase Maryland College and Career Readiness Rates
Objective
Increase Maryland College and Career Readiness Rates
Updated Strategies for 2022-2023
- Ensure there is thorough transition planning for high school students nearing graduation.
- Transition staff members will conduct check-in meetings with Grade 11 students with disabilities and English Learners to monitor their performance toward graduation and their post-secondary plans.
- Provide professional learning to school-based staff on technology to support students with disabilities in their ability to gain access to and demonstrate progress in grade-level curricular standards.
Metrics of Success
Metrics of Success | Baseline (2020-2021) |
Year 1 Target (2021-2022) |
Year 1 ACTUAL (2021-2022) |
Year 2 (2022-2023) |
Year 3 (2023-2024) |
Year 4 (2024-2025) |
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Percent of Students Meeting Maryland College and Career Readiness Standards: Literacy | 89.3% | 92.0% | 85.6% | 94.7% | 97.4% | 100% |
Percent of Students Meeting Maryland College and Career Readiness Standards: Mathematics | 81.2% | 85.9% | 81.3% | 90.6% | 95.3% | 100% |
BOE Presentation
Improve completion rates to Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs
Objective
Improve completion rates to Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs
Updated Strategies for 2022-2023
- Increase awareness, access and successful completion of CTE programs, including students in service and focus groups, through expanded marketing, guidance to families to request accommodations in CTE pathways, and professional learning to CTE teachers on effective implementation of student accommodations.
- Strengthen strategic industry partnerships and collaborations to review and expand best practices that support CTE concentration/completion and attainment of industry recognized credentials, which would provide work-based learning opportunities.
- Continue outreach, recruitment and advising strategies for career readiness programs, including targeted communication to market MCPS opportunities, increase middle school exposure to CTE and expand work-based experiences, including outside the school day.
Metrics of Success
Metrics of Success | Baseline (2020-2021) |
Year 1 TARGET (2021-2022) |
Year 1 ACTUAL (2021-2022) |
Year 2 (2022-2023) |
Year 3 (2023-2024) |
Year 4 (2024-2025) |
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Percent of High School Students with CTE Program Completion or Earning Industry-recognized credentials | 19.9% | 26.2% | 12.2% | 32.5% | 38.8% | 45.0% |
BOE Presentation
Increase postsecondary education enrollment
Objective
Increase postsecondary education enrollment
Updated Strategies for 2022-2023
- Increase outreach and marketing of postsecondary program opportunities and processes to focus groups, including upgrading the dual-enrollment website based on student and parent feedback.
- Expand college course options at high schools to include general education and STEM pathway courses.
- Continue to expand the use of Naviance, with support to schools from central services, so that student course planning includes the selection of a program completer and is connected to college majors to increase student understanding of postsecondary opportunities.
- Continue to grow participation in Montgomery County college fair opportunities, such as the Hispanic College Fair, the Historically Black Universities and Colleges Fair, and the National College Fair.
Metrics of Success
Metrics of Success | Baseline (2020-2021) |
Year 1 TARGET (2021-2022) |
Year 1 ACTUAL (2021-2022) |
Year 2 (2022-2023) |
Year 3 (2023-2024) |
Year 4 (2024-2025) |
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Percent of Graduating Class Enrolling in Postsecondary School 12 months post high school | 72.3% (Class of 2019) |
72.3% | 65.3% (Class of 2021) |
73.2% | 74.1% | 75.0% |
BOE Presentation
Increase career training opportunities for all students
Objective
Increase career training opportunities for all students
Updated Strategies for 2022-2023
- Monitor and increase Work-Based Learning experiences, which include internships, apprenticeships and site-based work experiences, and expand student awareness efforts, including a web-based platform and partnership with communications to manage and promote.
- Continue to expand business and industry partnerships to increase work-based learning opportunities including internships, apprenticeships and on-site work experiences.
Metrics of Success
Metrics of Success | Baseline (2020-2021) |
Year 1 TARGET (2021-2022) |
Year 1 ACTUAL (2021-2022) |
Year 2 (2022-2023) |
Year 3 (2023-2024) |
Year 4 (2024-2025) |
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Percent of Graduating Class Accessing Work-based Learning | 14.8% | 22.4% | 19% | 30% | 37.6% | 45% |
BOE Presentation
Well-Being and Family Engagement
Well-being and family engagement is an important part of student success. A critical component is supporting staff and students’ social-emotional needs so that everyone is thriving emotionally and academically. Just as important for success is MCPS' commitment to culturally responsive communication that provides all families the information, access and relationships needed to support their children.
Promote positive, caring and supportive district and school climates respectful of students and staff
Objective
Promote positive, caring and supportive district and school climates respectful of students and staff
Updated Strategies for 2022-2023
- Central services, operations and school-based leaders will attend training to develop the skills needed to have a positive, anti-racist and culturally proficient environment.
- Develop a cadre of facilitators to expand the number of schools who organize Study Circles, which are designed to bring students, staff and families together to uncover structural barriers to student success and wellness.
- Create a cross-functional team to ensure schools and offices have the resources, training and support they need to identify and address barriers to having a positive, anti-racist and culturally proficient environment.
- Develop and enhance all school-level student well-being teams to provide Tier II and Tier III social-emotional and mental health supports through the coordination of comprehensive wrap-around services.
Metrics of Success
Metrics of Success | Baseline (2020-2021) |
Year 1 TARGET (2021-2022) |
Year 1 ACTUAL (2021-2022) |
Year 2 (2022-2023) |
Year 3 (2023-2024) |
Year 4 (2024-2025) |
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Family, Student and Staff Feedback Surveys | New | No Target Set | Not Yet Available | |||
Percent Completion of District-Provided Training for Students and Staff to Promote a Positive School Culture: Students | 52% | 64% | 25% | 76% | 88% | 100% |
Percent Completion of District-provided Training for Students and Staff to Promote a Positive School Culture: Staff | New | No Target Set | In Development | |||
District-provided Health and Wellness Programs for Students and Staff
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New | No Target Set | Staff: 4,969 MHAW Students: 17047 SWBT Students: 3848 |
BOE Presentation
Implement school-level practices to support effective and efficient behavioral health management systems
Objective
Implement school-level practices to support effective and efficient behavioral health management systems
Updated Strategies for 2022-2023
- Continue to develop skills and support for new elementary school and experienced secondary restorative justice coaches through Professional Learning Communities.
- Use the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) tool to set restorative justice goals and assess the degree to which MCPS schools have implemented the approaches.
- Implement transformational learning training, designed to support educational institutions and community-based organizations goal of developing and implementing a culturally based, trauma-informed, healing-based program within schools.
- Continue to use the Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services Plan to review and address disproportionate suspensions of Black and Latino students with Individualized Education Programs.
Metrics of Success
Metrics of Success | Baseline (2020-2021) |
Year 1 TARGET (2021-2022) |
Year 1 ACTUAL (2021-2022) |
Year 2 (2022-2023) |
Year 3 (2023-2024) |
Year 4 (2024-2025) |
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Percent of Schools Implementing Restorative Practices | 20% | 40% | 67.4% | 60% | 80% | 100% |
Percent of Schools Implementing Social-Emotional Curricula | New | No Target Set | 37.9% | 59% | 79% | 100% |
Percent of Office Referrals for Disrespect, Disruption and Insubordination for Black or African American and Hispanic/Latino Students | 64.4% (2019-2020) |
64.4% | 78.3% | 59.6% | 54.8% | 50% |
Percent of Out-of-School Suspensions for Disrespect, Disruption and Insubordination for Black or African American and Hispanic/Latino Students | 79.6% (2019-2020) |
79.6% | 83.1% | 69.7% | 59.8% | 50% |
BOE Presentation
Implement culturally responsive family engagement that promotes two-way communication and empowers families to be partners with MCPS
Objective
Implement culturally responsive family engagement that promotes two-way communication and empowers families to be partners with MCPS
Updated Strategies for 2022-2023
- All staff will be provided training on anti-racist and culturally responsive engagement.
- Develop a process for capturing and analyzing demographic data to determine the effectiveness of and participation in family engagement.
- Engage and create partnerships with community organizations to create workshops, support opportunities and feedback opportunities to help families with platforms that enhance two-way communication between schools and families.
- Provide better technology support through improved website resources, easier accessibility and the development of enhanced two-way communication tools.
Metrics of Success
Metrics of Success | Baseline (2020-2021) |
Year 1 TARGET (2021-2022) |
Year 1 ACTUAL (2021-2022) |
Year 2 (2022-2023) |
Year 3 (2023-2024) |
Year 4 (2024-2025) |
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Number of Family Workshops (i.e. Parent Academy, Study Circles) and Community Outreach Events | 67 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 76 | 80 |
Percent of Families with ParentVue Activations | 62% | 71.5% | 79% | 81% | 90.5% | 100% |
Percent of Community Stakeholder Groups Represented on District Committees | 78.6% (D-SIIP membership) |
84% | Discontinued | 89.4% | 94.8% | 100% |
Innovative Communications Strategies Used to Reach Families
| New | No Target Set | Over 3,000 families reached; 24 pop-up events |
BOE Presentation
Professional and Operational Excellence
Student success is only possible by hiring and maintaining a highly qualified, diverse and culturally proficient workforce. MCPS will use targeted recruitment strategies, teacher pathway programs for our supporting services staff and regular professional development to ensure we have the best educators. Our commitment to effective operations across the district allows schools to maintain their focus on student success. This includes direct support to schools and students’ equal access to resources, stable financial practices and a commitment to environmental protection.
Increase districtwide, culturally relevant professional learning for all staff to support equity and to increase capacity for teaching
Objective
Increase districtwide, culturally relevant professional learning for all staff to support equity and to increase capacity for teaching
Updated Strategies for 2022-2023
- All professional learning for staff will be implemented with new standards, processes and structures to ensure effective, anti-racist and culturally responsive teaching.
- Central office, operations and school-based leaders will attend mandatory training focused on coherence, accountability, equity-centered capacity building and relational trust.
- A new equitable teaching and learning framework will be implemented.
Metrics of Success
Metrics of Success | Baseline (2020-2021) |
Year 1 TARGET (2021-2022) |
Year 1 ACTUAL (2021-2022) |
Year 2 (2022-2023) |
Year 3 (2023-2024) |
Year 4 (2024-2025) |
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Number of Teachers and School Leaders Completing District Professional Development Focused on Instructional Strategies | 12,635 | 13,267 | 15,080 | 13,899 | 14,531 | 15,162 |
Percent Completion of Professional Learning Courses Offered for New Teachers (New Teacher Training) | 92% | 94% | 82% | 96% | 98% | 100% |
Staff Participating in Culturally Relevant Community Engagement Professional Development Opportunity in Identified Community Schools | New | No Target Set | 503 | 100% |
BOE Presentation
Increase professional learning opportunities for teachers and staff in trauma-informed practices to support students' social-emotional well-being
Objective
Increase professional learning opportunities for teachers and staff in trauma-informed practices to support students' social-emotional well-being
Updated Strategies for 2022-2023
- Learning and achievement specialists will coach staff development teachers to move from learning to doing through a cycle of job-embedded coaching and feedback.
- The Title I social-emotional learning coach will support the effective implementation of Leader in Me and social-emotional learning strategies in Title I schools.
- Recruit, train and support a mental health coordinator to further develop professional development opportunities focused on trauma-informed practices for school staff.
Metrics of Success
Metrics of Success | Baseline (2020-2021) |
Year 1 TARGET (2021-2022) |
Year 1 ACTUAL (2021-2022) |
Year 2 (2022-2023) |
Year 3 (2023-2024) |
Year 4 (2024-2025) |
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Number of Professional Development Courses Offered Focused on Trauma-Informed Practices | New | Target not set | 2 | |||
Number of Staff Completing Professional Development Courses Focused on Trauma-Informed Practices | New | Target not set | 90 |
BOE Presentation
Improve the strategic recruitment strategy in order to increase high-quality workforce diversity
Objective
Improve the strategic recruitment strategy in order to increase high-quality workforce diversity
Updated Strategies for 2022-2023
- Pilot a paraeducator apprenticeship program.
- Continue to expand the Grow Your Own program, providing postsecondary financial support, mentoring and a commitment to employment in MCPS beyond graduation.
- Continue to partner with local teacher preparation programs, including those at the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), to coordinate student teaching placements and vet candidates for hire before they graduate.
- Develop apprenticeships that provide paid work opportunities while attending an MCPS high school and a commitment to employment after graduation.
Metrics of Success
Metrics of Success | Baseline (2020-2021) |
Year 1 TARGET (2021-2022) |
Year 1 ACTUAL (2021-2022) |
Year 2 (2022-2023) |
Year 3 (2023-2024) |
Year 4 (2024-2025) |
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Job Fairs Attended for Recruitment of High-Quality and Diverse Candidates | 13 | 13 | 35 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Professional Workforce Diversity Rates American Indian or Alaskan Native |
0.2% 8.8% 18.4% 14.5% 0.1% 1.5% 56.4% |
No Target Identified | 0.2% 9% 18.4% 15.2% 0.1% 1.5% 55.7% |
BOE Presentation
Increase connectivity and satisfaction with MCPS technology
Objective
Increase connectivity and satisfaction with MCPS technology
Updated Strategies for 2022-2023
- Continue to provide mobile hotspots to families.
- Implement and publicize a “one-stop shop portal for families to get support and resources for technology.
- Streamline how families access MCPS online programs and applications.
Metrics of Success
Metrics of Success | Baseline (2020-2021) |
Year 1 TARGET (2021-2022) |
Year 1 ACTUAL (2021-2022) |
Year 2 (2022-2023) |
Year 3 (2023-2024) |
Year 4 (2024-2025) |
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Technology Survey on Applications and Platforms Used Across Schools | New | No Target Set | 68% | 75% | 82% | 90% |
Staff, Student, and Family Surveys of Technology Use and Connectivity | New | No Target Set | 98% | 99% | 99.5% | 100% |
BOE Presentation
Improve the strategic recruitment strategy to support the social-emotional well-being of all students
Objective
Improve the strategic recruitment strategy to support the social-emotional well-being of all students
Updated Strategies for 2022-2023
- Identify, select and hire a diverse school mental health workforce to improve the accessibility of services to underserved student populations.
- Continue to support the training and mentoring of school mental health providers to meet their professional development needs.
- Implement hiring incentives for identified positions that support student mental health and well-being.
Metrics of Success
Metrics of Success | Baseline (2020-2021) |
Year 1 TARGET (2021-2022) |
Year 1 ACTUAL (2021-2022) |
Year 2 (2022-2023) |
Year 3 (2023-2024) |
Year 4 (2024-2025) |
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Job Fairs Attended for Recruitment of Psychologists and Counselors | New | No Target Set | 2 | |||
Number of Psychologists and Counselors Hired | New | No Target Set | 70 (61 Counselors 9 Psychologists) |
BOE Presentation
Connect the district’s financial plan to the strategic plan with the goal of aligning all district resources and increase transparency
Objective
Connect the district’s financial plan to the strategic plan with the goal of aligning all district resources and increase transparency
Updated Strategies for 2022-2023
- Develop and produce a program budget that aligns with key programs and the strategic plan.
- Develop a balanced budget that allows for the highest priority accelerators based on staff and stakeholder input.
Metrics of Success
Metrics of Success | Baseline (2020-2021) |
Year 1 TARGET (2021-2022) |
Year 1 ACTUAL (2021-2022) |
Year 2 (2022-2023) |
Year 3 (2023-2024) |
Year 4 (2024-2025) |
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Total Number of Professional Development Courses Offered to Learning MCPS Business Hub (includes synchronous and asynchronous)* | New | No Target Set | 14 | |||
Number of staff completing at least one professional development course to learn the MCPS Business Hub | New | No Target Set | 690 |
BOE Presentation
Continue to provide and maintain safe and clean facilities that ensure accessibility and support the learning environment
Objective
Continue to provide and maintain safe and clean facilities that ensure accessibility and support the learning environment
Updated Strategies for 2022-2023
- Share the new Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) Asset Essential with all school administrative staff.
- Perform a full inventory of all facility assets.
- Use data from the preventive maintenance pilot program, along with feedback from Maryland State assessments, to determine next steps in the maintenance program.
- Use security rovers for elementary schools to participate in emergency preparedness drills, support with student investigations and behavior threat assessments, support traffic flow, provide informal mentoring of students and coordinate with cluster security coordinators.
- Provide security cameras to all elementary schools.
Metrics of Success
Metrics of Success | Baseline (2020-2021) |
Year 1 TARGET (2021-2022) |
Year 1 ACTUAL (2021-2022) |
Year 2 (2022-2023) |
Year 3 (2023-2024) |
Year 4 (2024-2025) |
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Percent of Received Maintenance Work Orders Completed | 96.1% | 97% | 83.2% | 97.9% | 98.8% | 100% |
Percent of Buildings Meeting 'Adequate Rating' on State Assessment | 86% | 89.5% | 73.7%* | 93% | 96.5% | 100% |
Percent of Schools and Offices Completing Emergency Preparedness Activities | 25.8% (Schools Only: 2019-2020) |
44.4% | 88.7% | 63% | 81.6% | 100% |
* In FY22, the Interagency Commission on School Construction (IAC), the state organization responsible for facility assessments, changed its criteria and metrics for determining how scores and ratings are provided. This change is reflected in the decrease of our overall facility scores.
BOE Presentation
Increase experienced and diverse principals and teachers serving in high-need schools
Objective
Increase experienced and diverse principals and teachers serving in high-need schools
Updated Strategies for 2022-2023
- Implement a grant-based program in partnership with the The New Teacher Project, which is working to build a leadership network.
- Increase the number of consulting principals to coach and support new principals and underperforming principals.
- Develop and implement an incentive plan to attract and retain principals and teachers in high-needs schools.
- Provide job-embedded support and coaching for principals and teachers after they are hired.
Metrics of Success
Metrics of Success | Baseline (2020-2021) |
Year 1 TARGET (2021-2022) |
Year 1 ACTUAL (2021-2022) |
Year 2 (2022-2023) |
Year 3 (2023-2024) |
Year 4 (2024-2025) |
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Percentage of experienced principals in high-needs schools | New | No Target Set | ES: 60% MS: 60% HS: 64% |
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Percentage of experienced teachers in high needs schools | New | No Target Set | ES: 80% MS: 76% HS: 84% |
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Number of principals and teachers that received job-embedded support | New | No Target Set | 38 principals 627 teachers |