Powers Lake High School

School Strategy Map

Map Name: 2022-2023 Powers Lake High School Continuous Improvement Plan
Time Period: 5/1/2022 - 4/30/2023
Vision

Developing respectful, accountable, inclusive learners serving others is the heart of student success at the Powers Lake School.

Mission

The Powers Lake School challenges and encourages all students to become independent lifelong learners, critical thinkers, and effective decision-makers who are productive members of society.

Beliefs

The Powers Lake School Community believes that its students are to be engaged learners who are respectful of others, held accountable, and taught the value and importance of serving those around them.

Technology Readiness
Ensuring students have learning activities with embedded technology to prepare them for their future post-secondary careers.
Choice Ready
Getting students Choice Ready.
Differentiation
Improving student achievement through differentiated instruction and personalized learning.
Objectives
  • Provide students with relevant learning experiences that require the use of technology.
Objectives
  • 100% of students will have Essential Skills in order to be Choice Ready.
  • Students will be Choice Ready in at least 2 of the 3: Post-Secondary, Workforce, Military.
Objectives
  • Increase student achievement through differentiated instruction.
Critical Initiative
  • Gather and analyze data on students’ needs and interests.
  • Provide professional learning on relevant activities and technology integration.
Critical Initiative
  • 11th grade English capstone project
  • Students will be certified in CPR
  • Students will complete 7 hours of community service per year of high school.
Critical Initiative
  • Implement differentiated instruction strategies.
  • Provide training on techniques for differentiated instruction and collaboration time to discuss strategies.
Key Measures
  • Classroom observations
  • Student engagement survey
  • Student performance on projects/activities.
  • Teachers and students feedback data.
Key Measures
  • 9-12 grades CPR certified every 2 years
  • Completed yearly form
  • Written and verbal expression
Key Measures
  • Fall to Fall performance on the MAP test.
  • Spring to Spring performance on MAP test.
  • Teachers will provide a classroom example.
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