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: | ROCKLEDGE ELEMENTARY | ROCKLEDGE ELEMENTARY |
| School Year: | 2026 | Area: |
| Local Education Agency: | Prince Georges County Public Schools | Supervisor Name: |
| State School No.: | 1432 | Supervisor Email: |
| School Type: | 04. Elementary School | Title I: |
| Grades Served: | 0PK, 05 | Community School: |
| Principal Name: | Demure Gavin | State Identification: |
| Principal Email: | Demure.Gavin@pgcps.org | |
| School Address: | 7701 LAUREL-BOWIE Rd, BOWIE,MD - , BOWIE MD 20715 | 7701 LAUREL-BOWIE Rd, BOWIE,MD - , BOWIE MD 20715 |
| School Vision: | Rockledge Elementary School is a diverse community of learners, preparing students for college and careers through a nurturing environment that is established through social, emotional, and academic success | Rockledge Elementary School is a diverse community of learners, preparing students for college and careers through a nurturing environment that is established through social, emotional, and academic success |
| School Mission: | Rockledge Elementary School creates varied learning experiences to accommodate different learning styles, builds strong bonds between home, school and community, and fosters a positive school climate valuing diversity and nurturing self-esteem in all students. | Rockledge Elementary School creates varied learning experiences to accommodate different learning styles, builds strong bonds between home, school and community, and fosters a positive school climate valuing diversity and nurturing self-esteem in all students. |
| SMART Goals | ||
| Math- The percentage of students scoring proficient or higher will increase by 5 points as measured by the 2025 MCAP math assessment. | RELA/ELA-The percentage of students scoring proficient or higher will increase by 5 points as measured by the 2025 MCAP 3rd grade ELA assessment. | Not Selected- |
| Problem of Practice | ||
| Teachers are not fully implementing all of the math curriculum components. | Teachers are not effectively supporting students' writing development. | |
| Change Idea | ||
| Teachers will be provided time during collaborative planning to examine student work to gather evidence of student understanding and develop/implement effective, flexible small groups. | Teachers will be trained in and implement the research-based strategies of sentence starters and frames in order to more effectively support student writing. Teachers will employ writing conferences to assess strengths and weaknesses. | |
| Target | ||
| At least 10/12 math teachers will demonstrate monthly completion of the targeted documents. | At least 80% teachers will be observed implementing sentence frames and starters during each learning walk and/or informal observation cycle. | |
| At least 60% of students will score in | The total percentage of students receiving a 2 | |
| performance levels 3 and 4 on both Benchmark 2 and select milestone tasks. | or better on writing conventions will improve by 5% - 10%. | |
| Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) / Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) | ||
| Identified Group(s) | Evidence-Based Strategy (EBS) | EBS Target |
| Multilingual Learners:Students with Disabilities | Sentence Starters and Sentence Frames implemented in all content areas. | Students in the target subgroups will have scores on the writing portion of cycle assessments that improve by 10% each cycle assessment. |
