The School Improvement Process for Prince George's County Public Schools is a comprehensive approach to achieving excellence and equity within each school and throughout the school system. The process is based upon the Effective Schools Research and has been extended to include School-Based Management and elements of the Comer School Development Program. As part of the Maryland School Performance Program (MSPP),the Maryland State Department of Education now requires each school system to implement a School Improvement Process.

Because school improvement is an ongoing and recursive process, each school's long-range School Improvement Plan must be reviewed annually, and appropriate adjustments or additions made to ensure that the goals and objectives included in the plan address current needs of the school. The Maryland School Performance Program requires that School Improvement Plans include action to be taken to improve student performance in all MSPP data-based areas in which the school has not met standards. This site focuses upon how schools can address the new State High School Assessment Program within the context of their overall school improvement planning process.

	A Ten-Step Process for School Improvement
	Discover information concerning the new Maryland State ten-step process for school improvement planning and its application to the preparation of students for the new State High School Assessments.

	Integrating the High School Assessment Preparation Process into the School Improvement Plan
	Investigate a detailed explanation of how to incorporate student achievement issues related to the High School Assessments into your School Improvement Plan.

	The School Improvement Management System
	Explore strategies for managing the School Improvement Plan to promote success on the High School Assessments. Also, find out a variety of data sources to monitor student progress.

CLICK HERE staff development ideas to assist staff in identifying student achievement targets related to the high school assessments as well as integrating this initiative into their high school's improvement plan.

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