Map Name: 2025-2026 New England High School Continuous Improvement Plan
Time Period: 6/1/2025 - 5/31/2026
Vision

To create a school community where all stakeholders collaboratively empower students to become productive citizens.

Mission

To cultivate a nurturing and positive environment where each student is valued, supported, and inspired to reach their fullest potential.

Beliefs

Character, Pride, Growth, Grit

Academic Excellence
If New England Public Schools implements an effective MTSS framework with fidelity, then student outcomes will improve.
Stakeholder Feedback
If the New England School District formally utilizes stakeholder feedback to drive improvement, engagement across all stakeholder groups will improve.
Explicit Instruction
Students will increase proficiency in Math and ELA if explicit instruction based on data is utilized at the classroom level.
Objectives
  • Install MTSS programming in grades K-12.
  • Offer effective Tier I intervention to all students
  • Utilize student academic and behavior data to drive instruction.
Objectives
  • Actively engage all stakeholder groups.
  • School Improvement Team will utilize stakeholder feedback in the school improvement planning process.
  • The School Improvement Team will formalize the process of collecting stakeholder feedback.
Objectives
  • Assess students using consistent assessments that staff are trained to utilize.
  • Celebrate writing and provide a purpose to write.
  • Provide additional writing instruction to students throughout the day.
Critical Initiative
  • All paraprofessionals will be trained, utilizing paraprofessional modules.
  • Begin implementation of MTSS academic process and embed in all grade levels by the 2026-2027 school year.
  • Behavior data team work on developing a process to track and use behavior data with fidelity.
  • Create additional time for our staff to utilize data during contracted time.
  • MTSS teams will share school and district data with full staff in reference to school and district goals.
  • Train all certified and non-certified staff on the MTSS framework.
  • Train all elementary staff in the Science of Reading to utilize it in conjunction with our curriculum.
  • Use data and curriculum mapping to monitor student growth.
  • Utilize professional development from the Greater Math Grant that includes direct explicit instruction.
Critical Initiative
  • Administration will ensure that all student groups are surveyed yearly utilizing Cognia Surveys.
  • At both the school and district level, stakeholder feedback data will be analyzed to be used for school improvement planning.
  • Continue to utilize Cognia surveys to provide longitudinal data.
  • In the spring, stakeholder feedback will be reviewed at both the school and district level of school improvement.
  • Partner with WERC to create meaningful actions related to staff recruitment and retention.
  • Results of surveys will be shared with stakeholders in School Board Updates and district communication
  • Utilize community events and district communication tools to drive engagement from our families in the feedback process to increase response rates.
  • Utilize stakeholder feedback when considering and planning professional development opportunities in the district.
  • Yearly, create a calendar for stakeholder feedback that is tracked by administration.
Critical Initiative
  • Audit K-12 Writing Curriculums to ensure they are aligned to the North Dakota Priority Standards.
  • Build mentoring opportunities for older students to work with younger students in writing/reading.
  • Collaborate with WERC Center (our REA) to strengthen our staff knowledge in the use of classroom level data.
  • Continue to assess new writing block programming in K-6 to evaluate effectiveness and to spread elements eventually to High School.
  • NEPS is committed to utilizing STAR 3x/year and ND A+ summative to provide longitudinal data.
  • Partner with local community organizations to celebrate writing/reading.
  • Provide continuous professional development opportunities for all staff in the new writing curriculum.
  • Provide staff with opportunities to review their data and collaborate with peers.
  • Provide students with opportunities to participate in local and state programs that enhance their writing skills.
Key Measures
  • Behavior Tracking Tool
  • Data Analysis
  • ND A+
  • PD Plan
  • Staff Meetings
  • Stakeholder Feedback Surveys
  • STAR
Key Measures
  • Community Events
  • Data Analysis
  • PD Plan
  • School Board Updates
  • Staff Meetings
  • Stakeholder Feedback Surveys
Key Measures
  • Community Events
  • ND A+
  • PD Plan
  • Stakeholder Feedback Surveys
  • STAR
  • Writing Programs
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