Highland Acres Elementary School

School Strategy Map

Map Name: 2025-26 Highland Acres Elementary School Continuous Improvement Plan
Time Period: 6/1/2025 - 5/31/2026
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

We work to build a school community where everyone feels safe, valued and engaged to be able to learn and grow.

Personal Excellence
We will develop and support students and staff in a culture committed to growth of personal self and positive impact on others.
Operational Excellence
We will employ effective communication systems and partnerships, seeking input ongoing, to improve operational effectiveness
Environmental Excellence
We will ensure a learning environment that is safe and respectful and that advances learning for every student.
Objectives
  • Developing Human Capital
  • Nurturing Well-Rounded Individuals
Objectives
  • Building Partnerships
  • Operational Systems
Objectives
  • Communication
  • Ensuring a Safe Environment
  • Strengthening Our Community
Critical Initiative
  • Develop and enhance employee skills and strengths to build a sustainable workforce that drives success for staff and students.
  • Provide diverse opportunities to participate in and/or lead activities that enhance their experience.
  • Support learners through a continuum of evidence-based practices that promote behavioral and mental health.
  • Value every learner for their distinct characteristics, ideas, perspectives, and culture.
Critical Initiative
  • Create and refine partnerships based on the mutually beneficial interests between the school and other agencies, citizens, and private sector companies.
  • Deliver high-quality, efficient, and responsive operational services that support student learning and staff success.
Critical Initiative
  • Contribute to and benefit from welcoming and supportive environments for all stakeholders.
  • Empowering and engaging families to support their child in safe, welcoming, and inclusive environments that foster student success.
  • Ensure every learner is safe; physically, emotionally, academically, and socially.
  • Inform all stakeholders about school business and events through multiple channels.
  • Provide every learner with the tools, skills, and behaviors to positively contribute in digital environments.
Key Measures
  • IEP Goal Data
  • ISF Report
  • MTSS-B Data Reviews
  • Second Step Data
  • Stakeholder Surveys
  • Standards Based Progress Report
Key Measures
  • District Survey
  • Professional Growth Goal
  • Stakeholder Surveys
  • Walkthrough Data
Key Measures
  • Classroom Observation
  • Parent & Family Engagement Survey
  • SMORE Anaylitics
  • Stakeholder Surveys
  • Vital Survey
Learning Excellence
We will promote academic excellence through challenging and relevant learning opportunities that engage and inspire every student to achieve at high levels.
Objectives
  • Empowering Learners
  • Preparing the Future Workforce
  • Strengthening Teaching Practices
Critical Initiative
  • Access to personalized learning paths for all learners.
  • Deliver a high-quality, guaranteed and viable curriculum that is consistent across grade levels.
  • Develop skills and aptitudes that will prepare students to thrive in an evolving workforce.
  • Use evidence-based instructional practices to ensure meaningful, inclusive, and high-impact learning experiences.
Key Measures
  • Classroom Observation
  • PLC Agendas
  • Professional Growth Goal
  • Standards Based Progress Report
  • Student Academic 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