Thompson High School

School Strategy Map

Map Name: 2025-2026 Thompson High School Continuous Improvement Plan
Time Period: 6/1/2025 - 5/31/2026
Vision

The vision of Thompson Public School is to enhance our facility and programs, promote academic excellence and emphasize a positive school climate. We strive to market our school and communities by developing partnerships and extending our funding.

Mission

The Mission of Thompson Public Schools is to develop Life-Long learners and responsible citizens.

Beliefs

Thompson Public School believes it is the mission of the school to provide opportunities for all students to develop intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically within a stimulating educational environment.

Learning & Achievement
Ensure all students grow academically, socially, and emotionally through high-quality, personalized instruction and support.
Professional Culture
Foster a supportive, innovative, and unified staff culture committed to continuous improvement.
Safe Environments
Maintain and improve safe, modern, and tech-integrated facilities that support 21st-century learning.
Objectives
  • Adopt research-based curriculum (Science of Reading, K–12 math) and foundational early learning practices
  • Embed SEL and wellness into daily instruction to support emotional development and resilience
  • Implement data-driven, standards-aligned instruction using proficiency scales and formative assessment
  • Integrate AI tools to enhance personalized learning, instructional efficiency, and student progress monitoring
  • Strengthen advisory programming and growth mindset strategies
  • Use MTSS and MTSS-B to guide academic and behavioral interventions
Objectives
  • Create a culture of trust, innovation, and reflective practice
  • Prioritize staff wellness, flexibility, and work-life balance
  • Provide ongoing professional development through LETRS, PLCs, book studies, and coaching cycles
  • Support staff in earning advanced degrees (e.g., UND cohort) and building leadership capacity
  • Use technology and AI tools to enhance educator collaboration and efficiency
Objectives
  • Complete facility improvements (27,000 sq ft addition, playground, library remodel, roof updates)
  • Enhance outdoor and indoor learning spaces to support movement and engagement
  • Implement smart systems and AI-driven tools for energy management and maintenance scheduling
  • Provide 1:1 device access, modern classroom technology, and STEM integration
  • Strengthen safety with new surveillance systems, door security, and emergency training
Critical Initiative
  • Adopt and implement a universal SEL curriculum with designated weekly lessons, schoolwide themes, and staff-student relationship building practices.
  • Establish consistent MTSS team meetings and tracking systems to monitor student data, assign targeted interventions, and evaluate their effectiveness across tiers.
  • Fully implement newly adopted ELA and math curricula with fidelity, supported by LETRS training, instructional coaching, and peer modeling.
  • Introduce AI-supported tools (e.g., adaptive learning platforms, behavior trackers, lesson generators) and train staff on their ethical, intentional, and instructional use.
  • Provide ongoing training and collaborative planning time for teachers to develop, implement, and refine common assessments and proficiency scales across all grade levels.
  • Redesign the advisory framework to include structured time for goal setting, reflection, SEL, and character education with cross-grade or small group mentorship models.
Critical Initiative
  • Establish a yearlong professional learning calendar that includes PLC time, instructional coaching, LETRS modules, and voluntary book studies aligned with district goals and teacher feedback.
  • Facilitate peer observations, reflection journals, and collaborative feedback sessions that encourage shared learning, risk-taking, and professional vulnerability.
  • Implement a wellness framework that includes a dedicated staff wellness committee, mental health supports, flexible professional learning options, and morale-boosting staff activities.
  • Introduce shared planning platforms, digital collaboration tools, and AI-based resources (lesson planning, grading, data analysis) with training embedded in PD sessions.
  • Partner with higher education institutions and provide flexible scheduling, tuition support, and mentorship to encourage staff to pursue advanced degrees and teacher-leader roles.
Critical Initiative
  • Adopt intelligent facility management tools (e.g., smart thermostats, predictive maintenance systems) and track building data to reduce costs and improve learning conditions.
  • Design and utilize flexible indoor/outdoor learning environments by incorporating sensory paths, outdoor seating, and mobile teaching tools to support all types of learners.
  • Ensure all classrooms are equipped with interactive technology, and teachers are trained annually to integrate digital tools and STEM activities in daily instruction.
  • Implement a phased facility improvement plan with regular progress check-ins, transparent reporting, and student/staff feedback loops to ensure enhancements meet instructional needs.
  • Schedule annual safety audits, drills, and updated crisis training for staff, while continuing to assess and upgrade building security infrastructure using best practices.
Key Measures
  • AI Teacher Tools
  • Behavioral Referrals
  • Benchmark Data
  • Common Assessment Data
  • Curriculum Implementation
  • MTSS Data
  • SEL Surveys
  • STAR and State Test Data
Key Measures
  • Advanced Degree Data
  • Feedback Surveys
  • PD Participation Rates
  • Professional Participation
  • Teacher Lead Initiatives
Key Measures
  • Active Partnerships Data
  • AI Teacher Tools
  • Behavioral Referrals
  • Community Participation Data
  • Drills Completed Data
  • Feedback Surveys
  • Student Participation
  • Tech Inventory Status
Community Engagement
Strengthen connections with families, local partners, and community stakeholders to enhance student learning and school pride.
Objectives
  • Invite family and community participation in school events and volunteer opportunities
  • Maintain transparent communication via social media, newsletters, and stakeholder feedback
  • Celebrate school successes publicly to promote pride in TPS
  • Expand partnerships with Grand Forks Public, Co-Op schools, and local businesses
  • Offer job shadows, service projects, and career events to connect learning with real-world experiences
Critical Initiative
  • Create a partnership liaison role or team to formalize collaboration agreements, coordinate student programming, and ensure mutually beneficial partnerships with external organizations.
  • Develop a consistent communication schedule that includes weekly digital updates, family surveys, and timely use of social media to highlight student and staff achievements.
  • Embed career exploration activities into the academic calendar with structured job shadow days, student-led service projects, and biannual career fairs involving local professionals.
  • Establish a school-wide volunteer and event committee that coordinates family engagement nights, community presentations, and classroom guest opportunities throughout the year.
  • Launch a “Celebrate TPS” campaign with a visual storytelling approach, showcasing monthly student and staff spotlights, project highlights, and accomplishments through school media platforms.
Key Measures
  • Active Partnerships Data
  • Community Participation Data
  • Engagement with Social Media Data
  • Feedback Surveys
  • Student Participation
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