Prince George's County Public Schools introduced a public-facing performance dashboard and a new student growth measure at the Oct. 23, 2025 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Joseph said, calling the tool “a commitment to transparency” that will provide district, school and student-level views.

The dashboard pairs a color-coded growth model — created by an outside contractor, officials said — with tiles for enrollment, graduation, absenteeism, suspensions, culture and climate survey results, and other indicators. The district said growth reports will be produced three times a year and that some dashboard tiles update daily, weekly, monthly or annually depending on the dataset.

District leaders said the dashboard is designed to move conversations beyond a single proficiency score by showing individualized growth trajectories. “Now we can share the facts ourselves, highlighting both our progress and areas where we must improve,” Dr. Joseph said. “This work is about more than numbers. It's about trust, accountability, and ensuring every child in Prince George's County has the opportunity to thrive.”

Dr. Jamie Bowers, Director of Testing, Research and Evaluation, told the board the dashboard is intended to show whether schools, interventions and supports are helping students grow even when students are not yet proficient. The dashboard uses a color-coded system where schools are assigned red, yellow, green or blue based on an effect-size growth metric produced by a third-party statistical model. Anthony Whittington, Director of Monitoring and Accountability, said the model creates individualized expectations for every student based on past performance and academic peers.

Board members asked about training, validation and public access. Bowers said principals and assistant principals have received introduction sessions and the district plans targeted follow-ups at cluster and stat-day meetings for school leaders. When Board Member Robin Brown asked how the district will validate the growth model and incorporate stakeholder feedback, district staff said an outside firm recalibrates the growth scores and the district will continue iterative quality checks and solicit feedback through a dashboard feedback button and planned outreach.

Student member of the board Ariola Ajakaye asked who will have access; officials said the dashboard will be public-facing after beta testing and accessibility work, and that families and students will be able to access individualized growth reports via ParentVUE (and potentially StudentVUE). Dr. Joseph and staff said the district will produce on-demand videos and one-page guides for families and will work with communications, county council and parent groups to publicize the tool.

Board members and staff stressed that the dashboard is an additional tool — not a replacement for state accountability measures — and urged communications that help families interpret what the colors and growth indicators mean for an individual child. “We want to make it easier for families to see the resources that we have within the district to help accelerate their students,” Dr. Joseph said.

The district said the dashboard is in beta and the public release date is “as soon as possible” pending completion of language translation and accessibility requirements. Next steps include continuing stakeholder feedback, expanding training for principals and teachers, and producing family-facing materials and videos.