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: |
WALKER MILL 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: |
Gaines, Monica L |
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State School No.: |
1819 |
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: |
Erin Cribbs |
State Identification: |
CSI:No, TSI/ATSI:Yes |
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Principal Email: |
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School Address: |
800 KAREN Blvd, CAPITOL HEIGHTS,MD - , CAPITOL HEIGHTS MD 20743 |
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School Vision: |
WMMS will create an environment of culturally responsive student leaders that promote creativity and academic excellence. |
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School Mission: |
Through our shared collective commitment, we will provide learning-rich opportunities and global experiences for all stakeholders so that they can contribute and participate in meaningful and collaborative roles in which every scholar is empowered to grow academically, socially, and emotionally. |
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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- By June 2026, our 7th-grade students who fall into the following subgroups — ELD, SPED, & Non SEPD/ELD — will experience a 10% increase in proficiency on the 2026 7th-grade Math MCAP from the previous year. This will require at least 5 (17%) SPED students, 6 ELD (10%) students, and 66 (23%) non- SPED/ELD students to be considered proficient on the Math MCAP assessment. |
English Language Development-By May 2026, our ELD students will experience a 10% increase in the number of students who will achieve their growth-to-target goal from their ELD BOY assessment to ELD EOY assessment. This will require at least 24 (15%) ELD students to meet their growth-to-target goal for the 25-26 school year. |
Attendance-By June 2026, Walker Mill Middle School will increase parental and community engagement at school events and activities by 20%. This increase will be achieved by addressing barriers such as untimely communication, lack of translation services, and inconsistent event formats. Progress will be measured using post-event surveys, with at least 120 parents/community members (baseline: 100) reporting that they feel informed, included, and satisfied with school outreach and engagement efforts. |
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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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Educators' lack of data-driven instruction has led to low MCAP scores. |
Assignments are not being modified in classes for our ELD students to increase the likelihood of them succeeding on class assignments. Assignment modification is a part of ELD students' individual instructional plans. |
Walker Mill MS needs to improve in the following areas: timely notification, resources for community members (including translation and interpretation), and the format of events. |
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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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Math teachers will implement Assistments into classroom practice opportunities. ASSISTments uses AI to grade the work of students, which will lead to more time for |
Teachers will use Artificial Intelligence to assist in modifying assignments in our RELA classes for our ELD students. |
WMMS will host at least one content family night for this cycle to teach parents how to access and interpret their child's data while ensuring that families receive timely |
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teachers to analyze the data and concentrate on addressing student difficulties in learning. |
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notification, translation opportunities, and resources to help them assist their children. |
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Target The AIM set to determine if the implementation of the change idea was successful |
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At least 4 out of 9 (44.4%) math teachers will successfully implement Assistments into their classrooms. |
3 out of 3 RELA teachers will utilize AI to modify assignments for their ELD students. The three teachers will include (1) 6th-grade, (1) 7th-grade, & (1) 8th-grade RELA teacher. |
* At least 60% of participating families will state they received timely notification of the family event on the Family Night Post-Survey * At least 60% of participating families will state they were provided translation opportunities during the Family Night Post-Survey * At least 60% of parents will state they received resources that were helpful during the Family Night Post-Survey. |
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N/A |
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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 |
Read 180 iReady Math |
**Administrative team will visit Academic Resource to provide Ms. Jones with descriptive feedback at least four times over the course of the cycle**
* Students will meet interim assessment goals as established during goal-setting conferences * Students in grades 6 and 7 will meet usage guidlelines for Read180 as evidenced by usage reports monitored on a biweekly basis |
