Map Name: 2025-2026 Northern Cass Middle School Continuous Improvement Plan
Time Period: 6/1/2025 - 5/31/2026
Vision

We believe every learner can change the world; therefore, we will provide a world class education.

Mission
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  1. We are dedicated and passionate about building trust and authentic relationships, teaching and learning, self-reflection, acknowledging greatness, and support of the Northern Cass community.

  2.  We are dedicated to continuous improvement.

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Beliefs

Northern Cass will commit to purposefully build trust, develop authentic relationships, and engage in innovative practices which will empower learners to be choice ready.

HRS Level 2
Effective Teaching in Every Classroom/Evidence-Based Decision Making/MTSS
HRS Level 1
Safe, Supportive, and Collaborative Schools/Stakeholder Engagement/School Culture
Objectives
  • Northern Cass School District prepares learners for current and future success through engaging, encouraging, and future-focused opportunities.
Objectives
  • Learner Well-Being and Belonging
  • Northern Cass School District empowers educators to engage in innovative practices.
Critical Initiative
  • Create small group counseling cohorts.
  • Educators engage in professional exhibition.
  • Identify and monitor highly effective teaching strategies.
  • Identify effective strategies for retention and recruitment via a Culture R&D cycle
  • Utilize a learner needs assessment to identify critical areas of focus.
  • Utilize the LEAPS survey to assess (6-12) learner engagement.
  • Utilize Vital Network survey data.
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