Barack Obama Elementary School Performance Plan

In alignment with the goals and priorities of Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS), the School Performance Plan (SPP) allows for a transparent and collaborative school improvement process with a focus on student achievement.

The School Performance Plan was developed this school year as the continuation of the detailed work and planning completed in the previous school year. The SPP focuses schools on engaging in disciplined inquiry cycles through the use of Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA). Through the successful utilization of PDSA, schools are able to impact student achievement and teacher practice by taking a scientific approach to school improvement.

SCHOOL PROFILE
School Name:	BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY
School Year:	2026	Area:	Area-1
Local Education Agency:	Prince Georges County Public Schools	Supervisor Name:	Dalton, Andrew M.
State School No.:	1518	Supervisor Email:	Andrew.Dalton@pgcps.org
School Type:	04. Elementary School	Title I:	No
Grades Served:	0PK, 05	Community School:	No
Principal Name:	Megan Ashworth	State Identification:	CSI:No, TSI/ATSI:Yes
Principal Email:	Megan.Ashworth@pgcps.org
School Address:	12600 BROOK Ln, UPPER MARLBORO,MD - , UPPER MARLBORO MD 20772
School Vision:	A culturally responsive district (school) developing distinguished learners, voices of social justice, and advocates for humanity for the world of today.
School Mission:	PGCPS and Barack Obama Elementary: Provide a transformative educational experience anchored by excellence in equity – developing 21st century competencies and enabling each student's unique brilliance to flourish in order to build empowered communities and a more inclusive and just world.

SMART Goals A targeted aspiration that serves as the focal point for collective improvement efforts Specific; Measurable; Achievable; Realistic; Timebound
Math- By the end of the 2025-2026 school year, the percentage of 3rd - 5th grade students achieving passing scores on the mathematics MCAP assessment will increase by 3% points, as measured by the results of the 2026 MCAP assessment. - Grade 3: 27% in SY25 to 30% for SY26 - Grade 4: 12% in SY25 to 15% for SY26 - Grade 5: 25% in SY25 to 28% for SY26	RELA/ELA-By the end of the 2025-2026 school year, the percentage of 3rd - 5th grade students achieving passing scores on the Reading MCAP assessment will increase by 3% points, as measured by the results of the 2026 MCAP assessment. - Grade 3: 56% in SY25 to 59% for SY26 - Grade 4: 33% in SY25 to 36% for SY26 - Grade 5: 54% in SY25 to 57% for SY26	Not Selected-
Problem of Practice One problem the school has chosen to address that will assist them in moving toward the overarching Smart Goal
Students are scoring significantly below expectations in the areas of mathematical reasoning and justification. They are not given consistent opportunities to explain their thinking, justify their solutions, or critique the reasoning of others. As a result, students struggle to articulate their reasoning, connect their strategies to mathematical concepts, and demonstrate a deeper understanding beyond procedural accuracy.	At Barack Obama Elementary School, teachers are not consistently implementing explicit writing instruction that integrates grammar and foundational writing skills into daily lessons, resulting in students struggling to organize and express their ideas coherently in both oral and written forms.
Change Idea A specific, actionable idea or technique that school teams will use to address the SMART* Goal*
At Barack Obama Elementary School, we will	At Barack Obama Elementary School, we will

embed weekly opportunities for mathematical reasoning and justification by implementing s at least two structured reasoning and justification strategies/protocols per week.	embed explicit writing and grammar instruction into weekly ELA lessons by ensuring teachers consistently use at least one evidence-based strategy (e.g., sentence-level/grammar instruction, graphic organizers, sentence starters/frames, or low-stakes writing opportunities) each week.
Target The AIM set to determine if the implementation of the change idea was successful
5 out 7 teachers will implement at least two structured reasoning and justification strategies per week.	(Teachers in grades 3-5) 4 out of 7 teachers will use 1 strategy that supports writing and grammar instruction (weekly).
PI- 40% of student will score in performance levels 3 or 4 IPI- 50% of students will score 2 or higher on the milestone task rubric.	PI: 50% of the students will score at performance level 3 or higher. IPI: 50% of students will score 3 or higher on the rubric.
Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) / Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) This section is for state-identified schools only.
Identified Group(s)	Evidence-Based Strategy (EBS)	EBS Target
Hispanic or Latino of any race:Multilingual Learners	Sentence frames and stems	By MOY, 50% of ELD students will complete the unit writing task with a score of 9 or higher, demonstrating independent sentence construction developed through the use of sentence stems and frames.