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Innovation and Performance Area Schools

Phone No.
Fax No.
301-669-6063
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The Innovation and Performance Area supports a network of elementary, middle, K–8, and high schools designated for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) or Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI).

Schools are organized into clusters to ensure targeted support, consistent leadership, and strong relationships between district teams and school communities.

Within each Area, Instructional Directors supervise schools, so that each school receives differentiated support in accordance with the Board of Education's Theory of Action. 

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Find Your School's Area Office and Instructional Director

School Name Instructional Director
Allenwood ES  Eric Minus, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Andrew Jackson Academy  Maryam Thomas, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Benjamin Stoddert MS  Eric Minus, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Bladensburg HS

Nikī’ Newman-Brown, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)

Bradbury Heights ES  Eric Minus, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Central HS  Chelsea Hill
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Crossland HS  Maryam Thomas, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
District Heights ES  Maryam Thomas, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Doswell E. Brooks ES  Chelsea Hill
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Drew-Freeman MS Maryam Thomas, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Edward M. Felegy ES  Nikī’ Newman-Brown, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Forest Heights ES  Chelsea Hill
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Francis Scott Key ES  Maryam Thomas, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
G. James Gholson MS  Chelsea Hill
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Gladys Noon Spellman ES  Nikī’ Newman-Brown, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Highland Park ES  Chelsea Hill
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Hillcrest Heights ES  Chelsea Hill
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Hyattsville ES  Nikī’ Newman-Brown, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Hyattsville MS  Eric Minus, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
J. Frank Dent ES  Chelsea Hill
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
John Bayne ES  Nikī’ Newman-Brown, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Laurel HS  Eric Minus, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Oxon Hill MS  Eric Minus, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Port Towns ES  Nikī’ Newman-Brown, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Potomac HS  Eric Minus, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Princeton ES  Maryam Thomas, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Robert R. Gray ES  Nikī’ Newman-Brown, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Samuel P. Massie Academy  Maryam Thomas, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Seat Pleasant ES  Eric Minus, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
Thurgood Marshall MS  Eric Minus, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
William H. Hall Academy  Maryam Thomas, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
William Paca ES  Chelsea Hill
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)
William Wirt MS  Nikī’ Newman-Brown, Ed.D.
John E. Howard
301-952-6210 (p)