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.
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SCHOOL PROFILE |
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School Name: |
NICHOLAS OREM MIDDLE |
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School Year: |
2026 |
Area: |
Area-2 |
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Local Education Agency: |
Prince Georges County Public Schools |
Supervisor Name: |
Moore, Danielle |
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State School No.: |
1718 |
Supervisor Email: |
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School Type: |
02. Middle School |
Title I: |
Yes |
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Grades Served: |
06, 08 |
Community School: |
Yes |
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Principal Name: |
Michelle Towles - Monroe |
State Identification: |
CSI:No, TSI/ATSI:Yes |
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Principal Email: |
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School Address: |
6100 EDITORS PARK Dr, HYATTSVILLE,MD - , HYATTSVILLE MD 20782 |
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School Vision: |
At Nicholas Orem Middle School, we will provide an academic learning environment that is supportive, equitable and instills the core values of Falcon P.R.I.D.E. Scholars will be Prepared, Respectful, Intelligent, Determined and Engaged in order to compete in a global society. |
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School Mission: |
The Stakeholders of Nicholas Orem Middle School will work collaboratively to provide a safe, rigorous learning environment, where scholars are intrinsically motivated and are encouraged to think independently to become thriving lifelong learners, in order to excel in high school. |
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SMART Goals A targeted aspiration that serves as the focal point for collective improvement efforts Specific; Measurable; Achievable; Realistic; Timebound |
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Math- Students will improve their proficiency rate by 5% as measured by the MCAP assessment in Spring of 2026. |
RELA/ELA-Students will improve their proficiency rate by 5% as measured by the MCAP assessment in Spring of 2026. |
Attendance-By the end of the 25 - 26 school year, 90% of 8th grade scholars will not be chronically absent. |
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Problem of Practice One problem the school has chosen to address that will assist them in moving toward the overarching Smart Goal |
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Teachers in the math department are not implementing data-driven small group differentiation after administering formative assessments. |
Teachers are making universal accommodations instead of differentiating for individual student needs based on formative assessment data. |
Despite efforts to improve attendance, a significant number of 8th grade scholars remain on the chronically truant list. |
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Change Idea A specific, actionable idea or technique that school teams will use to address the SMART Goal |
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The 8th grade math teachers will implement a protocol for teachers to utilize formative assessment data to drive immediate differentiated instruction. |
Selected RELA teachers will initiate a data notebook protocol that requires teachers to detail their planned lesson differentiations with explanations as to how they are being developed and implemented. |
The creation of small focused groups with 8th grade scholars including daily morning check-ins with a specific staff member. Additionally, incentives to celebrate scholars who improve or exit the chronic list. |
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Target The AIM set to determine if the implementation of the change idea was successful |
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Our team will observe the use of formative assessments during classroom visits and learning walks |
Teachers will create artifacts that align with the needs of the SWD/ML students in their classes (Focus for Cycle 1--Chunked Texts, Modified Graphic Organizers, Checks for |
As we are adding new adults to our intervention team, we are incorporating a new adult-centered target. We want all adults to foster relationships with students in order to |
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Classroom visits Collaborative planning agendas will show evidence of teachers in the focus group planning differentiated experiences for students |
Understanding)
Members of the SPP Team will observe differentiated instruction during classroom visits and learning walks |
establish positive routines for students who check in on a daily basis. |
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N/A |
We will see an overall decrease in 8th grade students on the chronic absenteeism list
Students in the focus group will not appear on the chronic absenteeism list by the end of the cycle (Nov 2025) |
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Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) / Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) This section is for state-identified schools only. |
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Identified Group(s) |
Evidence-Based Strategy (EBS) |
EBS Target |
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Students with Disabilities |
iReady math Read 180 |
SWD in academic resource classes will demonstrate growth according to the measures embedded in the relevant intervention platforms |
