Killdeer Elementary School

School Strategy Map

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

Knowledge for a Lifetime

Mission

To ensure students acquire the knowledge, attitude, ethics, and skills needed to become productive citizens in society.

Beliefs

We believe that it is our responsibility to our students to teach them the knowledge and skills to succeed for a lifetime.  Every student has the desire to learn and the right to be taught and Killdeer Public School is here to make sure we nurture that desire and provide for that basic right.

School Improvement
Killdeer Public Schools will focus on the school improvement process that improves student learning outcomes.
Science of Reading
Killdeer Elementary School will embed the Science of Reading in instructional practices.
Curriculum
Killdeer Public Schools will create a guaranteed and viable curriculum.
Objectives
  • Killdeer Public Schools will focus on the school improvement process that improves student learning outcomes.
Objectives
  • Killdeer Elementary School will embed the Science of Reading in instructional practices.
Objectives
  • "Killdeer Public Schools will create a guaranteed and viable curriculum. "
Critical Initiative
  • Create a RTI/MTSS Committee that will evaluate school-wide programming.
  • Create and sustain a new Curriculum Facilitator/Instructional Coach position.
  • The Guiding Coalition team will evaluate the mental health needs of both our students and staff.
Critical Initiative
  • Evaluation of ELA curriculum alignment to the Science of Reading.
  • Mcgraw-Hill Wonders professional development will be offered to teaching staff to increase effectiveness of instruction.
  • Train all staff in the Science of Reading.
Critical Initiative
  • Create a continuum of education in which student learning of priority standards is guaranteed.
  • Priority standards will be established in grades K-12.
  • Utilize and analyze data from common formative assessments
  • Utilize grade-level and individual student data to drive instruction.
Key Measures
  • Job Description
  • Meeting Notes
  • MTSS Plan
  • Professional Development Tracker
Key Measures
  • Expense Report
  • Meeting Notes
  • Professional Development Tracker
Key Measures
  • Curriculum Map
  • Lesson Plans
  • Meeting Notes
  • Report Card
PLCs
Killdeer Public Schools will utilize PLCs that are driven by the 4 central questions of PLCs.
Objectives
  • Killdeer Public Schools will utilize PLCs that are driven by the 4 central questions of PLCs.
Critical Initiative
  • Establish a system of interventions to meet the needs of students.
  • "Guiding Coalition work towards improve school culture "
  • Utilize grade-level and individual student data to drive instruction.
Key Measures
  • Lesson Plans
  • Master Schedule
  • Meeting Notes
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