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Arthur Middleton Elementary outlines school improvement plan after double‑digit MCAP gains
Summary
Arthur Middleton Elementary presented a data‑driven school improvement plan focused on collaborative weekly planning, stronger questioning strategies and measurable SMART goals (reading target: 41%→51%; math target: 23%→30%). Presenters described walk‑through monitoring, new rubrics for questioning and plans to review cycle data in November.
Arthur Middleton Elementary presented its school improvement plan at the Charles County Board of Education meeting on Oct. 27, describing strategies designed to raise proficiency and accelerate growth.
Dr. Jamie Whitfield Coffin and the school team said the improvement work is grounded in a plan–do–study–act cycle. The team described weekly collaborative learning team (CLT) planning, targeted professional learning for teachers, student‑work analysis and a new walkthrough rubric that records question types and student discourse. The presenters said these practices aim to improve fidelity to standards and classroom questioning that promotes student discourse.
Presenters cited recent assessment gains and set school SMART goals: an ELA goal to increase the share of students meeting or exceeding proficiency on the MCAP reading assessment from 41% to 51% and a math goal to raise proficiency from 23% to 30%. (The presentation referenced both 2026 and 2027 as target years in different slides; staff said they will review cycle data in November and make decisions about adopting or refining the change practice.)
The team identified remaining challenges, including a high share of students classified as "beginning and developing" on some internal assessments (presenters cited figures of about 59% in language arts and 77% in math on an end‑of‑unit assessment) and staffing variability. To address those gaps, staff described daily interventions, multiple tutors and interventionists, co‑teaching practices, and emphasis on supports for special education and English‑language learners.
Board members asked about parent communication, teacher receptivity and monitoring. Presenters described planned parent events, open houses and PTO engagement, and said teachers — including newer and conditional teachers — have participated in additional planning time and coaching. The school said it will review September–October monitoring data and present findings to staff and the board in November.
