Divide County High School

School Strategy Map

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

Every student will achieve at his or her maximum potential in an engaging, inspiring, and challenging environment.

Mission

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

Beliefs

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

Mathematical Practices
If appropriate math strategies are incorporated into student learning, then their overall application and understanding of math concepts and proficiency will increase.
ELA/Literacy
If appropriate reading and writing strategies are incorporated into student learning, then their overall comprehension, vocabulary, mechanics and writing proficiency will become more fluent.
Engaging Technology
If engaging technology is implemented, then student's personalized learning experiences will increase.
Objectives
  • To increase student overall math proficiency by providing multiple opportunities and strategies.
Objectives
  • To improve our students overall reading and writing literacy and language mechanics.
Objectives
  • Provide students with relevant learning experiences that require the use of technology
Critical Initiative
  • Develop an incentive for increased or proficient scores on STARS assessment and NDSA with data charting showing growth or green.
  • Develop and implement peer tutoring/mentoring time during SRB
  • Implement a supplemental math development course for students that reteaches the math concepts and skills previously taught in their required math class.
  • "Implement supplemental materials and strategies to our current math curriculum such as ""aplusclick.org."
Critical Initiative
  • Incorporate cross-curricular collaborative learning among content areas.
  • Investigate a formal writing program such as Step up to Writing.
  • Provide opportunities for students to engage in purposeful reading experiences.
Critical Initiative
  • Gather and analyze data on students' needs and interests
  • Professional Development for engaging technology
  • Provide students with an understanding of acceptable use when using digital technology.
Key Measures
  • NDSA scores
  • Pre/Post Test
  • STARS testing scores (quarterly)
Key Measures
  • AR 360
  • NDSA scores
  • Pre/Post Tests
  • STARS
Key Measures
  • Classroom Observations
  • Classroom walk-through
  • Student Engagement Surveys
  • Student performance on student-focused activities
  • Teacher Survey
Student Accountability
If staff is consistent in all students educational plans, students will learn the skills of time management, organization and responsibility for academic success.
Differentiation
If students are offered various strategies for learning specific content, their confidence and ability to apply these concepts will improve classwork and mastery.
Objectives
  • Promote time management, organizational skills, and student responsibility for their learning.
Objectives
  • To support individual student learning abilities with various strategies and opportunities to learn.
Critical Initiative
  • Implement a successful homework policy that is consistent and promotes student accountability.
  • Implement a transition plan for incoming jr. high students.
  • Increase student engagement by supporting our national honor society and student council members in their leadership development.
  • Promote academic success, using our current semester test exemption policy to encourage student attendance.
  • Provide all students with a planner and implement a consistent process for tracking daily assignments.
  • Provide students and families a detailed list of school supplies needed for the school year.
Critical Initiative
  • Create student data folders to help set goals and drive meaningful instruction.
  • Develop a data wall to monitor student assessment progress and to aid in helping all students succeed.
  • Develop and Implement a tiered RTI, or similar, program.
  • Provide professional development to staff on differentiated instruction.
Key Measures
  • attendance records
  • daily completion of planner and signatures
  • handbook for transition to DCHS
  • homework policy attendance record
  • Record of student involvement in org. activities
  • Weekly eligibility checks
Key Measures
  • NDSA scores
  • Pre/Post Tests
  • STARS
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