Strand 4: The MCPS Schools in Strand 4 of MD's New Accountability Index

Captain James E. Daly Elementary 0.91
Forest Oak Middle 0.92
Burnt Mills Elementary 0.95
William Tyler Page Elementary 0.93
Briggs Chaney Middle 0.98
Rosemont Elementary 0.97
Redland Middle 0.95
Silver Spring International Middle 0.92
Oak View Elementary 0.96
Rolling Terrace Elementary 0.96
Rock Creek Forest Elementary 0.96
White Oak Middle 0.93
Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle 0.95
Strathmore Elementary 0.91

If schools fall into Strand 4, the schools have a School Progress Index score greater than or equal to 0.9 and have not met any of their targets for Achievement, Gap, and Growth (elementary/middle schools) or Achievement, Gap, and College- and Career-Readiness indicators (high schools) per grade span. Strand 4 schools are those that are generally not meeting targets. These schools fall close to the bottom of progress for schools in the State. They are not identified as falling into the last strand but they are near that point. Rarely will these schools have focused problems with one specific subgroup. Most often, a systemic change will be necessary to address all instruction as well as those ancillary supports, like classroom management training, that can prevent other problems from interfering with instruction. Support for the improvement of instruction, the retraining of the leadership staff, and intensified outreach to families to become involved with their child’s school should be addressed by all schools in this strand and with LEA oversight. LEAs should look carefully at the existing supports in the schools to determine effectiveness of the current path to improvement. Schools with serious needs require the attention and support of the whole community and Strand 4 schools will consider intentional activities to create community involvement.

For monitoring, LEAs must include in their Master Plan Update the process that is used to assure that each Strand 4 school has the most effective school improvement plan possible. Additionally, specific guiding questions will ask for a description of any differentiation of supports to these schools with very low scores on the School Progress Index. Any Title I Focus school that falls into Strand 4 will be eligible to apply for 1003(a) School Improvement funds to support the path for improvement stated in their school improvement plans.

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