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

Well-rounded individuals prepared for success and achievement in life.

Mission

The mission of Apple Creek School is to provide in a cost-effective manner the environment, experiences, knowledge, and skills, which will enable students to acquire the proper attitudes and information necessary for a successful life and future.

Beliefs

We believe that our mission is to educate for life-long learning with an uncompromising commitment to excellence. Every individual has the right to a safe, non-threatening environment. All students will be challenged to become responsible world citizens with a global perspective.

Curriculum Alignment
Apple Creek School will align curriculum vertically and horizontally across content areas to make sure that we are aligned with state standards.
Student Learning
Apple Creek School will develop an Multi-tiered System of Support.
Engagement
Apple Creek School will increase engagement from all stakeholder groups.
Objectives
  • ACS will align curriculum vertically and horizontally across content areas and grade levels to make sure that we are aligned with state standards.
Objectives
  • Apple Creek School will develop a MTSS to meet the needs of all students.
Objectives
  • Students will gain problem-solving, creative, and collaborative skills using resources and technology.
Critical Initiative
  • Ensure that curriculum is relevant to students and staff.
  • Grade level teachers will meet to align our district curriculum,
  • Review ELA curriculum to ensure effectiveness.
  • Review math curriculum to ensure effectiveness.
Critical Initiative
  • ACS will develop and implement a MTSS plan.
Critical Initiative
  • Increase family engagement at Apple Creek School.
  • Increase staff engagement in and out of the classroom.
  • Increase student engagement in and out of the classroom.
Key Measures
  • Curriculum Review Summary
  • Increase in student proficiency scores
  • Stakeholder Surveys
Key Measures
  • Increase in student proficiency scores
Key Measures
  • Parent/Teacher Conference Attendance
  • Stakeholder Surveys
  • Student Engagement Survey
Professional Development
Apple Creek School will provide professional development to all staff that meets the needs of our students and staff that is aligned to our strategic planning goals.
Culture/Climate
Provide a safe and adequate facility for all students to succeed.
Objectives
  • ACS will provide professional development to all staff that meet the needs or our student and staff that is aligned to our strategic planning goals.
Objectives
  • Provide an environment to be used for physical education classes and extracurricular events
Critical Initiative
  • Provide appropriate professional development to all staff.
  • Provide effective professional development on school wide initiatives.
  • Provide opportunities for individual professional development of our staff.
  • Retain and attract highly qualified staff for our school district.
Critical Initiative
  • "Communicate plan with the school community "
  • "Develop a plan to enhance our current learning environment "
  • "Implement the plan to enhance our environment to be used for all stakeholders "
Key Measures
  • Increase in student proficiency scores
  • Stakeholder Surveys
Key Measures
  • Form committee
  • Surveys
  • Website
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