Map Name: 2024-2025 Northern Cass Elementary School Continuous Improvement Plan
Time Period: 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2025
Vision

We believe every learner can change the world; therefore, we will provide a world class education.

Mission
  • We are dedicated and passionate about relationships, teaching and learning, acknowledging greatness, self-reflection, and service to the Northern Cass community.
  • We are dedicated to continuous improvement.
Beliefs

Northern Cass will commit to  purposefully build trust, develop authentic relationships, and engage in innovative practices which will empower learners to be choice ready.

HRS Level 5
Competency-Based Education/Personalized Learning/Continue Transition to Proficiency-Based Education
HRS Level 2
Effective Teaching in Every Classroom/Evidence-Based Decision-Making/MTSS
HRS Level 3
Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum/Choice Ready/Portrait of a Learner Attributes and Competencies
Objectives
  • Create district procedures and routines for reporting growth by utilizing locally designed competencies.
Objectives
  • Continue robust implementation of an MTSS-A and MTSS-B system.
Objectives
  • To provide opportunities for learners to graduate choice ready (college, career, military) and ensure a learner is able to achieve their first choice.
Critical Initiative
  • All educators will implement research-based and highly effective teaching strategies focusing on relevance and engagement.
  • Educators will track learning and report learner growth on competencies, standards, and Habits of Work.
  • Learners will identify pathways for learning which allow them to create a portfolio of learning base on competencies.
Critical Initiative
  • "Conduct ongoing training on programs to help every learner be successful academically and behaviorally. "
  • Identify and implement research-based programs in each tier to support learner growth and success academically and behaviorally.
  • Study and implement a formal writing curriculum.
Critical Initiative
  • Educators will teach, integrate, and provide feedback on competencies and attributes to create choice ready learners.
  • Every learner will create a learner profile which identifies interests, strengths, and passions.
Key Measures
  • Choice Ready Report
  • Empower Progress Report
  • LEAPS Survey
  • Number of credentials/licensing achieved.
  • Number of Internships and Job Shadows (combined)
  • Observations from administration and educators.
  • Priority Standards/Empower Playlist Survey
  • Proficiency v. Standardized Assessments Report
Key Measures
  • Behavioral Tracking Data Sheet (Abre)
  • North Dakota State Assessment
  • STAR, AimsWeb, and NDSA
Key Measures
  • Growth on competencies and standards (via Empower)
  • Priority Standards/Empower Playlist Survey
HRS Level 1
Safe, Supportive, and Collaborative Schools/Stakeholder Engagement/School Culture
Objectives
  • Create, improve, and sustain a high quality culture.
Critical Initiative
  • Conduct a safety needs assessment and develop an action plan for safety preparedness which is committed to continuous training and improvement.
  • Engage with Vital Networks to assess our culture and implement an action plan to address areas of concern while building on areas of strength.
  • Implement research-based family engagement strategies through a tiered approach.
  • Recruit and retain highly qualified non-certified and certified educators.
Key Measures
  • Exit Interview Data
  • Family Engagement Focus Groups
  • Family Engagement Survey
  • Number of Drills (as via our district calendar)
  • Number of Greatness Cards Sent
  • Vital Network Survey
  • Vital Networks Survey
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