Bottineau Elementary School

School Strategy Map

Map Name: 2023-2024 Bottineau Elementary School Continuous Improvement Plan
Time Period: 5/1/2023 - 4/30/2024
Vision

Learn from the past, build for the future.

Mission

Educating the whole student for future endeavors.

Beliefs

It is our responsibility, through exemplary instruction, individualized learning opportunities, instructional equity, and high expectations, to ensure all students are afforded the opportunity to learn at their highest potential, in preparation for their unique futures.

Individualized Learning
If we analyze student performance data, pinpoint specific student strengths and weaknesses, and cultivate appropriate learning experiences based on that data, all students will advance academically.
Exemplary Instruction
If we provide high-quality professional development/continuing education to teachers and school leaders, we will increase teacher effectiveness, thus increasing student achievement across domains.
Equity
If we work collaboratively in PLCs, we will align instructional components, such as content, educational experiences, & teaching methods, to ensure equity throughout our systems of student learning.
Objectives
  • To increase student scores in math and reading, when looking at both overall school gains, and individual student growth.
Objectives
  • Provide our educators with professional development based on current educational best practices and relevance to our students' and systems needs.
  • Teachers will utilize carefully selected, research-based curriculum and resources for core instruction and intervention.
Objectives
  • Utilizing PLCs/GLTs to establish practices that ensure equity through teacher routines, common learner expectations and common goals.
Critical Initiative
  • 80% of students will be at or above benchmark on our benchmark screener, DIBELS, by EOY 2024.
  • 80% of students will be at or above benchmark on our iReady math assessment by EOY 2024.
Critical Initiative
  • A writing curriculum will be explored, to enhance writing instruction.
  • PD will be pursued to further staff knowledge as it pertains to the Science of Reading.
  • Teachers will use CKLA for core ELA instruction without supplementation to ensure equity in instructional practices.
  • Teachers will use iReady Math for core math instruction and strategic level interventions, without supplementation to ensure equity in instructional practices.
  • We will participate in ongoing PD training from iReady Math to help us best utilize their robust curriculum and all it's many components and features.
Critical Initiative
  • Instruction will be directly linked to identified and clearly communicated state standards.
  • "The literacy coach will help GLTs establish norms and will guide them through the ""PLC"" process. "
  • Universal practices and principles will be used in classrooms to increase student engagement.
Key Measures
  • All classrooms will implement My Path daily.
  • Create a flowchart for use of diagnostic tools.
  • Implementation of Dyad Reading.
  • Implementation of Neurological Impress Method
Key Measures
  • Committee to decided if program is a good fit.
  • Extension materials are from core materials.
  • Extension materials are from the core as well.
  • Intervention materials from the core program.
  • Intervention materials will be from iReady as well
  • Literacy coach will set up the training.
  • Principal will set up the training with our rep.
Key Measures
  • Establish dyad reading routines/norms in classes.
  • Establish turn and talk routines with students.
  • GLTs will work through the process presented.
  • Standards/Learning Targets conveyed to students.
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