TGU-Towner Elementary School

School Strategy Map

Map Name: 2023-2024 TGU Towner Elementary Continuous Improvement
Time Period: 5/1/2023 - 6/1/2024
Vision

Students will use innovative learning skills to graduate world ready, preparing them to be positive, productive citizens.

Mission

Creating opportunities for individual student needs.

Beliefs

We believe all students can learn given equitable opportunities. It is our responsibility to prepare students for the future, and provide a safe and secure learning environment.

Effective Instruction
If TGU educators utilize student data to guide evidence-based instructional practices, students will experience opportunities for academic student growth.
Learning Environment
If TGU provides a welcoming and safe learning environment by demonstrating professionalism through words, actions, and deeds, then students will succeed.
Innovative Learning
If TGU provides opportunities for students to be actively engaged learners, students will have the essential skills for future success.
Objectives
  • Teachers will ensure that curriculum is aligned to standards and best teaching practices.
Objectives
  • Provide multiple opportunities for all stakeholders to create a safe and welcoming learning environment
Objectives
  • Students will be engaged learners, preparing them to be CHOICE Ready
Critical Initiative
  • From a Curriculum Committee for the 2023-2024 school year
  • Provide 21st Century learning opportunities for all students.
  • Regular team data meetings to drive instructional practices
Critical Initiative
  • Annual review and communication of current safety procedures
  • Maintain a balanced advisory committee
  • Provide and improve on virtual learning experiences for students
  • Provide character building learning opportunities.
  • Provide platform for incoming kindergarten students to experience the school environment
  • Utilize digital communication for all stakeholders
Critical Initiative
  • Provide distance learning opportunities through the use of Google Classroom and other modalities.
  • Implement skill-based instruction in the areas of reading and math.
  • Provide opportunities to participate in co-curricular, extra-curricular and group activities.
  • Provide personal goal setting strategies for students to engage and create lifelong skills.
  • Provide social emotional, problem solving, and decision making supports to students.
  • Utilize and implement various grade appropriate assessments to ensure engagement.
Key Measures
  • Attendance and notes from staff data meetings
  • Community Service/Volunteer Opportunities
  • Expand learning opportunities
  • STAR Renaissance Progress Monitor Reports
Key Measures
  • Annual attendance data
  • Attendace of Pumped Up for Kindergarten
  • Attendance and participation of advisory committee
  • Attendance at Titan Family Nights
  • Collect data from Thrillshare
  • Data of social media followers
  • Educate all TGU staff on crisis procedures
  • Expand digital learning opportunities
  • Kindergarten Teacher Survey
  • Parent surveys
  • Powerschool data
  • Site specific Crisis Manuals
  • Student Participation Data in Google Classroom
  • Survey data
Key Measures
  • Curriculum placement tests
  • NDSA data
  • Office Referrals
  • Participation Logs and Rosters
  • STAR Assessment Data
  • STAR benchmark assessments
  • STAR progress monitoring
  • Student Goal Setting and Planning
  • Student Led Conference Academic Accountability
  • Student Participation Data in Google Classroom
  • Survey data
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