Map Name: 2023-2024 Wachter Middle School Continuous Improvement Plan
Time Period: 5/1/2023 - 4/30/2024
Vision
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""Together, our strong relationships build inclusive, collaborative, and innovative environments that create agency and inspire a passion for learning, excellence, and discovery.""

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Mission

"Empower every learner to thrive/"

Beliefs

Inclusion

Excellence

Innovation

Leadership

Behavior - MTSS
Create a coherent structure that helps teach students positive behaviors.
Math - MTSS
Create realistic math goals for each grade level at WMS.
Reading - MTSS
Create realistic reading goals for each grade level at WMS.
Objectives
  • Implement a consistent Tier 1 system and develop an effctive Tier 2 system.
Objectives
  • Students at Wachter will demonstrate proficiency in Math at or above grade level or will have met their expected growth target by 5-24-24.
Objectives
  • Students at Wachter will demonstrate proficiency in Reading at or above grade level or will have met their expected growth target by 5-24-24.
Critical Initiative
  • Implement a check-in and check-out program for students that have been identified as needing this additional adult support.
  • Implement ROAR lessons into homebase activities.
  • Improve behavioral programing, systems/structures, to decrease disregulation to develop a safe environment for all. ED teachers were trained in Safe and Civil Schools. Reduce restraint/seclusion.
  • Lesson plans/teaching Second Steps in every homebase.
  • MOU has been reached with an outside provider for mental health supports for certain students.
  • Positive Office Referrals (ROAR Cards)
  • Staff/Parent/Community Involvement.
  • Student of the month for each grade level team.
  • Teachers of students with emotional disabilities educated in resource rooms will engage in coaching and feedback sessions provided by Safe and Civil Schools.
  • Tier 2/3 Data collection system is in place and being monitored weekly.
Critical Initiative
  • AVID binders will be used school wide to help students with organization.
  • Continuous review skills will be implemented in all grade levels, by using Spiral Math and Dreambox.
  • Identified math vocabualry continuum for grades 6-12 along with definitions for these words.
  • Identify students that will benefit from a math strategies course as well as Advanced Math.
  • Teachers have been engaged in Minds on Math training.
Critical Initiative
  • All 6th grade students will benefit in the areas of comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary by utilizing Reading Plus.
  • All teaching staff were trained on focused note taking and the critical reading process.
  • AVID binders will be used school wide to help students with organization.
  • "Explicitly teach academic vocabulary words within teams. "
  • "Explicitly teach students to summarize using: ""Name It, Verb It, Finish It""."
  • Identify students that will benefit from a reading strategies course.
  • Identify students that will benefit from a writing strategies course.
  • Improve literacy success for EL, N. American and At-Risk Students.
  • School wide reading initiative - ROW Time or Read on Wildcats. Designated silent reading time throught the day and week.
  • Strengthen family and community partnerships with EL and N. American parents around literacy.
  • WMS has a book room that teachers can access for books written at various reading levels.
Key Measures
  • IEP goals and objectives will be met.
  • Improved student mental health.
  • Number of ROAR cards students receive.
  • Number of students involved in Check In/Check Out
  • Positive communication will improve the culture.
  • Reduction in restraint/seclusion/discipline data.
  • Total number of ODR's for the year.
Key Measures
  • Dreambox Data
  • NDSA Test Scores
  • NWEA MAP Math scores.
  • Student and teacher surveys.
  • Student engagement surveys.
Key Measures
  • Data collection from vocabulary assessments.
  • NDSA Test Scores
  • NWEA MAP Reading Scores
  • Reading Plus
  • Student and teacher surveys.
  • Student engagement surveys.
High Reliability Schools
HRS Level 1 Certification
Objectives
  • Maintain HRS Level 1 (Safe and Collabroative Culture) Certification which was obtained by December 31, 2022.
Critical Initiative
  • Established an HRS Team
  • HRS Level 1 Surveys will be adminstered to parents, students and staff to determine areas of strength or areas of improvement.
Key Measures
  • HRS Level 1 Lagging Indicators (survey results)
  • HRS Level 1 Leading Indicators (survey results)
  • WMS HRS Work Plan (collection of HRS evidence)
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