Map Name: 2025-2026 Bismarck High School Continuous Improvement Plan 1
Time Period: 6/2/2025 - 5/29/2026
Vision

Together, our strong relationships build inclusive, collaborative, and innovative environments that create agency and inspire a passion for learning, excellence, and discovery.

Mission

Empower Every Learner to Thrive. 

Beliefs

Excellence

Inclusion 

Innovation 

Leadership 

Operational Excellence
BHS works to build community partnerships and have effective and responsive services.
Learning Excellence
BHS works to focus on daily implementation of the instructional framework.
Personal Excellence
BHS works to nurture well rounded individuals and invest in educators.
Objectives
  • Maintain sound operations processes responsive to budget and learner needs.
Objectives
  • Improve engagement outcomes through promotion of learner engagement.
Objectives
  • Provide intentional growth experiences focused on success skills and the whole student.
Critical Initiative
  • Maintain advanced technology.
  • Manage and maintain building budget.
Critical Initiative
  • Continue to develop collective teacher efficacy. Our goal is to see implementation of the instructional framework 90% of the the time.
  • Continue working towards daily implementation of the BHS Instructional Framework.
  • Focused learning opportunities for staff to develop and refine instructional practices
  • Team focused goals around the implementation of our instructional framework and the PLC cycle/process
Critical Initiative
  • Continued implementation of site based mental health services.
  • Implement Resilience Breakthrough (Tier 1) and Why Try (Tier 2).
  • Implement Three Rs (Respect, Responsibility, Relationships) through instructional and daily modeling.
  • Refine School Within A School to assist students in need of social/emotional health supports.
  • Weekly SAT meetings to develop systems and structures to improve behavioral programming.
Key Measures
  • Area Leader Agendas and Budget Handout
  • Technology Replacement Plan
Key Measures
  • Focused Interdisciplinary PD
  • HRS Level 2
  • Learning Walks
  • PLC Agendas/Notes
  • Shared data
  • Walkthrough Data
Key Measures
  • Behavior Plan
  • HRS Level 1
  • Shared data
  • TIPPS procedures
  • Walkthrough Data
  • Why Try assessments
Environmental Excellence
BHS works to strengthen our community and ensure we have a safe and welcoming environment.
Objectives
  • Create a space that is safe and supportive for learners, staff and families.
Critical Initiative
  • Intentional opportunities for staff to get to know each other as professionals and peers.
  • Maintain HRS Level 1 certification.
  • Provide opportunities for staff to develop relationship building skills.
Key Measures
  • Focused Interdisciplinary PD
  • HRS Level 1
  • Learning Walks
  • PLC Agendas/Notes
  • Relational Capacity Implementation
  • Shared data
The Strategy Map has been created in collaboration with The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction and Cognia™.

All schools in North Dakota participate in a Continuous Improvement process. Continuous Improvement means examining a school’s current reality including demographics, culture, technology, finances, and academic progress, among many other factors. In addition, Continuous Improvement means looking into the future and predicting what may change – what will be different a year from now, or 10 years from now.

 

During the 2018-2019 school year, all schools in North Dakota participated in this Continuous Improvement journey. School personnel participated in training and collaborated with diverse stakeholders such as community members, teachers, parents and students to map out what the school’s priorities are, what the school’s objectives are and what critical initiatives needed to be implemented to achieve those objectives. This planning process resulted in a Strategy Map – a 3 to 5-year plan for the school.

 

It is important to note that the Strategy Map is a snapshot in time. It is documentation of what the school’s priorities were the past school year. In this case the Strategy Map below was captured and submitted on May 1, 2019. It is equally important to note that the Strategy Map below may have changed since its submittal. This is because priorities may have changed quickly depending on numerous factors. Factors can include, but are not limited to, a natural disaster, a high staff turn-over rate, or an influx or decrease of students. To obtain a copy of this schools current and update Strategy Map, please contact the local school administrator.



Please contact North Dakota's Department of Public Instruction with any questions and feedback via email to the following address: dpidashboard@nd.gov