Apple Creek Elementary School

School Strategy Map

Map Name: 2024-2025 Apple Creek Elementary School Continous Improvement Plan
Time Period: 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025
Vision

The vision of Apple Creek School is to provide experiences, knowledge, and skills in an environment which will enable all students to succeed.

Mission

Preparing all students for a successful life and future

Beliefs
Instructional Curriculum
If Apple Creek curriculum is updated to meet ND State Standards, student proficiency in ELA and Math will increase.
Learning Environment
If Apple Creek School embeddes ELEOT observations into the school improvement process, then ELEOT observation data will be used effectively to improve student outcomes.
Data Driven Instruction
If Apple Creek utilizes student data to drive instruction, student academic performance will improve.
Objectives
  • Apple Creek School will audit the current Math Curriculum to ensure alignment to the ND State Standards.
  • Apple Creek School will create a writing plan for the school.
  • Apple Creek School will provide professional development to all staff aligned to our programming.
Objectives
  • Contract ELEOT Observation services with an REA.
  • ELEOT data will be shared with all stakeholders.
  • The School Improvement Steering Committee will use ELEOT Data yearly.
Objectives
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Critical Initiative
  • Create a new staff training that introduces our new staff to school programs, policies, and procedures.
  • Elementary Staff will evaluate math curriculum to ensure alignment to ND State Standards.
  • "Elementary Staff will observe other math curriculums used in area schools. "
  • Elementary staff will research and select supplemental/replacement math programs to fill any gaps from curriculum audit.
  • Include all staff in the evaluation process of curriculum and standards.
  • Provide or allow for travel to individualized PD to our staff to strengthen their prof
  • "Staff will research possible programs and resources for writing "
  • "Work collaboratively with other Morton/Burleigh County Schools to provide training on data driven instruction. "
Critical Initiative
  • Administration will analyze and share data with the committee in the Spring of each year.
  • Administration will share ELEOT data with the School Board when sharing the Strategy Map yearly.
  • Eleot data will be utilized to aid in creating initiatives in the Strategic Map Yearly.
  • Observations of all contracted Apple Creek Teachers up to 3x/year (Fall/Winter/Spring).
  • Observations will be scheduled to observe difficult parts of lessons.
  • The School Improvement Steering Committee will share ELEOT data in the Spring will all staff at a staff meeting prior to developing the strategic map.
  • Yearly observation data will be shared with community and parents yearly.
Critical Initiative
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Key Measures
  • Annual review of surveys
  • Committee meeting minutes
  • Improvement in standardized testing
  • Unit Plan(s)
Key Measures
  • Annual review of surveys
  • Improvement in standardized testing
Stakeholder Feedback
Stakeholder Feedback will be used in the school improvement process if the Apple Creek School District embeds yearly stakeholder feedback into our school improvement process.
Objectives
  • Utilize parent input
  • Utilize staff input
  • Utilize student input
Critical Initiative
  • "Collect and analyze feedback from Cognia parents yearly "
  • "Collect and analyze feedback from Cognia staff yearly "
  • "Collect and analyze feedback from Cognia student surveys yearly. "
  • Create a Committee that meets and aids in developing the Apple Creek Strategic Plan, which includes students,
  • Create a Committee that meets and aids in developing the Apple Creek Strategic Plan, which includes students, families, and staff.
  • Utilize and analyze results from the Student Engagement Survey yearly
Key Measures
  • Annual review of surveys
  • Improvement in standardized testing
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