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

Provide students with the best education through purposeful and engaging lessons in a welcoming and supportive community

Mission

Providing all students with the opportunity to learn and become responsible, productive citizens

Beliefs

All students can learn, given equitable opportunities to be prepared for the future and provided a safe and secure learning environment

MTSS
If an effective Multi-Tiered System of Support is in place, student achievement will increase.
Curriculum
If ND Content Standards are being used to closely guide instruction, student achievement will increase.
Engagement
If student and family engagement is maximized, positive partnerships between home and school will create a positive culture and support student achievement.
Objectives
  • Implement an effective multi-tiered system of support for students.
Objectives
  • Utilize ND Content Standards to guide instruction.
Objectives
  • Increase student and family engagement to maximize student achievement.
Critical Initiative
  • Develop a multi-tiered systems of support at DCE.
  • Reading Mastery - Train staff to effectively implement Reading Mastery interventions.
  • Walk to Read - Identify Tier 1, 2, and 3 students and implement specific interventions for students at each Tier.
Critical Initiative
  • Instructional planning will focus on state standards.
  • Post learning objectives and review with each lesson/class.
  • Support priority standards instruction based on areas of need according to STAR and NDSA.
Critical Initiative
  • "Every Moment Counts - continue to support positive mental health of students and families through 2x monthly embedded strategies. "
  • Increase family engagement through the use of the Rooms platform.
Key Measures
  • Classroom observations
  • Classroom walk throughs
  • Data Binders
  • Learning Pathway Design
  • Progress Monitoring
  • STAR Assessments
  • STAR/NDSA Assessment
Key Measures
  • Classroom walk throughs
  • Classroom Walkthroughs
  • Data Binders
  • Planbook Lesson Plans
  • STAR Assessment/Report Card
  • STAR/NDSA Assessment
  • STAR/NDSA Assessments
Key Measures
  • Parent Surveys
  • SEL Rubrics
  • STAR/NDSA Assessments
  • Student Surveys
Effective Teaching
If teachers are supported in implementing effective teaching strategies, student achievement will increase.
Objectives
  • Support teachers in strengthening effective teaching strategies.
Critical Initiative
  • Frequent walkthroughs with pre/post meetings between Principal and teacher.
  • PLC's 2x/monthly per grade level and regular opportunities for teacher collaboration.
  • Professional development opportunities with focus on areas identified in Marshall Model.
Key Measures
  • Classroom observations
  • Classroom walk throughs
  • Marshall Model Teacher Observation Tool
  • Meeting agendas/notes from PLC's
  • STAR Assessments
  • Teacher Surveys
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