Office of School Performance
School Clusters and Consortia Administration

 

School clusters, groups of geographically defined attendance areas, are composed of a high school/consortium and designated elementary- and middle-level feeder schools. Each of the clusters is overseen by one of six Community Superintendents who are part of the Office of School Performance. 

2011-2012 School Clusters (PDF)

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Vision

Leadership for Equity and Excellence

Mission

The Office of School Performance leads by providing systemwide support for school communities, building capacity, strategically monitoring performance, and facilitating open communication.

Major Functions

The function of the Office of School Performance (OSP) is to ensure that schools are focused on improving student results through effective instruction.  To maintain this focus, the office provides administrative support to individual schools and the school system, monitors implementation of Board of Education policies and student progress, selects and evaluates principals, coordinates and assigns resources, and allocates staff and other resources to schools.  OSP monitors school performance using the quality tools of the Baldrige-guided school improvement process to build capacity of school leaders.  In collaboration with other offices, OSP provides feedback to parents and community members related to school issues and concerns.

OSP is comprised of a Chief School Performance Officer, who is responsible for the office and six community superintendents, each of whom oversee from 29 to 40 schools that are organized in geographically contiguous quad and quint clusters.  Supporting schools and the community superintendents are seven directors of school performance whose responsibilities include reviewing Baldrige-guided School Improvement Plans, analyzing school data with the principals, monitoring the effectiveness of direct support to schools, and providing assistance to principals on all school-based issues.

Carver Educational Services Center
850 Hungerford Drive, Room 100
Rockville, MD 20850

Phone: 301-315-7377
Fax: 301-315-7380
Office Staff and Community Superintendents 

School Administration

School Boundaries and Enrollment Information

Consortium Information