Velva Elementary School

School Strategy Map

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

Education is the cornerstone to life.  It is our goal to create a well-rounded student.

Mission

Prepare and educate students to positively contribute in an ever-changing world.

Beliefs

Every child will be given the tools needed to achieve success.

Culture and Climate
Implement a positive approach to social/emotional learning.
Academic Skills
To improve Math and Writing proficiency
Objectives
  • Improve overall culture and climate by providing professional development opportunities that will support the growth and confidence of each educator.
Objectives
  • Improve writing proficiency
Critical Initiative
  • Provide ongoing professional development to staff during inservice days and in monthly staff meetings.
  • Reflection and goal setting in PLC groups.
  • Survey staff to identify professional learning needs and interests.
Critical Initiative
  • Analyze baseline data from ND State testing and make any changes indicated by the results.
  • Develop a curriculum committee schedule that includes at least one meeting per trimester.
  • Implement a plan for staff development in writing strategies and develop continuity across the elementary grades.
  • Research current writing curriculums and supplemental materials. Create a writing pacing guide for K-6.
Key Measures
  • Committee and Staff Observation and Review
  • Implementation of training and new skills
  • Staff Survey
Key Measures
  • Classroom implementation of programs
  • Committee and Staff Observation and Review
  • Standardized Testing Data
  • Standardized Testing Scores
  • Use committees to review and assess
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