Map Name: 2025-2026 Dunseith High School Annual Continuous Improvement Plan
Time Period: 6/1/2025 - 5/31/2026
Vision
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Mission

Dunseith Schools are dedicated to developing academic and personal excellence in each child.

Beliefs

The Dunseith School district believes that if you take care of yourself, others and your environment, you will find success.

Preparing for the future
Equipped with the skills, knowledge, and experiences needed for success in college, career, or the military. Our priority is to expand academic and career pathways through personalized learning plans
Stakeholder Inclusion
Our priority is to enhance student engagement by promoting culturally responsive teaching, personalized learning experiences, and strong relationships between students, staff, and the community.
Meaningful Instruction
Our priority is to provide equitable access to rigorous instruction, culturally relevant curriculum, and individualized academic support that meets students where they are and helps them grow.
Objectives
  • Work to expand academic and career pathways through personalized learning plans, dual credit opportunities, career and technical education,
Objectives
  • Our priority is to enhance student engagement by promoting culturally responsive teaching, personalized learning experiences, and strong relationships
Objectives
  • We will use data-driven practices to identify learning gaps, monitor progress, and tailor interventions that promote continuous improvement.
Critical Initiative
  • By fostering strong partnerships with families, local businesses, and postsecondary institutions, we will ensure students graduate with a clear vision for their future and the tools to achieve it.
  • Through targeted support and meaningful engagement, we aim to empower every student to confidently pursue their post-graduation goals.
Critical Initiative
  • Through increased access to academic support, enrichment opportunities, and student voice in decision-making, we will ensure that all learners are motivated to succeed and prepared for the future.
  • We will implement strategies that encourage curiosity, creativity, and collaboration—empowering students to take ownership of their learning and connect it to real-world contexts.
Critical Initiative
  • By fostering strong teacher-student relationships, engaging families in the learning process, and building a culture of achievement, we aim to empower every student to reach their full potential.
  • Our priority is to provide equitable access to rigorous instruction, culturally relevant curriculum, and individualized academic support that meets students where they are and helps them grow.
Key Measures
  • Choice Ready Report
  • Post graduate pathway
Key Measures
  • Student Engagement Survey
Key Measures
  • ALEKS scores for Math
  • NDA+
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