School Improvement
Continuous school improvement is an embedded behavior rooted in the school's culture that constantly focuses on the conditions, processes, and practices that improve teaching and learning. Schools use student performance results and analyze data from various interwoven components to develop plans and implement improvement actions to drive education quality and improved student outcomes.
School Improvement Plan
Students will have high academic achievement in math and literacy.
- Math - The school-wide CCRS average from SY20/21 to SY22/23 was 59%, which is above a minimally desired score of 50%. Our goal is to achieve a school-wide score of at least 64% by SY 25/26.
- Literacy - The school-wide CCRS literacy average for SY 20/21 and SY21/22 was 35. In SY 22/23 it was 36, which is below the minimally desired score of 50. Our goal is to achieve a school-wide score of 45, 10 points above the multi-year average for SY 20-22, by SY 25/26.
Teachers will have strong pedagogical skills, knowledge, and ability.
- On indicator 12 of the Learning Walkthrough (higher order questions), Maxwell staff have scored a multi-year average for the past 3 years of 65%, which is below a desirable threshold score of 80% Our goal is to achieve a school wide score of at least 75% by the 25/26 school year.
- On our FCOT observation form, for items 5.d (interventions) and 5.e (differentiation), Maxwell staff have scored above the desired threshold of 80% with a multi-year average of 89% in 5.d and 86% in 5.e. Out goal is to reach a score of 95% in 5.d and 93% in 5.e by the 25/26 school year.
Staff will have high emotional well-being and be socially connected to other District stakeholders.
Twice a year our stakeholders, including faculty and parents, are surveyed. We focus on three questions from the staff, #4 How much opportunity does your school’s leadership give you to provide input or feedback? #5 How much do you think your school’s leadership considers or uses your input or feedback? #6 How much do you think you get to contribute to your school’s mission? We are tracking the number of faculty that answer “quite a lot”.
- The multiyear average for question #4 is 60%. Our goal is to reach 75% by SY 25/26
- The multiyear average for question #5 is 52%. Our goal is to reach 70% by SY 25/26
- The multiyear average for question #6 is 51%. Our goal is to reach 60% by SY 25/26
Vision
The Maxwell vision is to have 1) students achieve academically and grow socially and emotionally, 2) staff thrive professionally, and 3) parents engage with their children educationally and socially/emotionally.
Mission
The Maxwell mission is to develop, use, and maintain organizational principles, policies, procedures, and practices that enable the district to realize its vision effectively and efficiently.
Values
Value 1: We believe in providing high-quality service compassionately to military-connected children, whose parents provide valiant service to our Nation.
Value 2: We believe that kindness and empathy among educators and toward District stakeholders enhance the process of providing educational support.
DoDEA Accreditation
Accreditation is the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to an educational institution that maintains suitable standards). Educational accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated by an external agency to determine if applicable standards are met. If standards are met, accredited status is granted by the agency.
Cognia is the accreditation agency for all DoDEA schools and the world's largest education community. As the global leader in advancing education excellence through accreditation and school improvement, Cognia brings together more than 100 years of experience and the expertise of three United States-based accreditation agencies - the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA/CASI), Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC), and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS/CASI). Accreditation is pivotal to leveraging education quality and continuous improvement.
Detailed accreditation information is provided on the DoDEA Accreditation page.
Comprehensive Assessment System
In conjunction with the implementation of the College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS), DoDEA is implementing the Comprehensive Assessment System (CAS) that includes all of the assessments that are administered system-wide within DoDEA. These include the PSAT, Advanced Placement, NAEP, and College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS) assessments. All assessments included in the DoDEA Comprehensive Assessment System support student learning, provide information for decision makers concerning instructional programs and services, and inform parents. DoDEA is committed to student achievement and assessments that raise the bar for the students to ensure they are on the path to success.
