Turtle Lake-Mercer Elementary School

School Strategy Map

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

We will create a community of lifelong learners in collaboration with the school, parents and community.  In a safe and caring environment, we will engage students in meaningful and relevant educational experiences.  Graduates will be critical thinkers who can solve problems and effectively...

Mission

To provide students a learning opportunity in a safe environment, to become productive citizens.

Beliefs

Where excellence is expected:  Growth, Responsibility, Respect, Commitment

Data Literacy
If we want students to meet grade-level outcomes, then we need to consistently review student-performance data and respond collaboratively and systematically.
Aca. Instructional Prac.
If we want students to possess 21st century skills, then staff need to employ the best-practice strategies to ensure students are cognitively engaged in learning.
School Culture & Climate
If we want to have a safe and supportive school climate and culture that fosters sense of belonging, then we need to engage in deliberate community-building school-wide.
Objectives
  • Ensure that every learner is continually afforded an effective instructional match verified by on-going, relevant data.
Objectives
  • Engage every learner, in every classroom, every day.
Objectives
  • Ensure that every learner is connected to at least one adult, activity, and peer in the building.
Critical Initiative
  • 3 Data Days, annually with 4-6 week Focus Rounds for K - 8 reading and math
  • Ensure that every teacher receives the necessary training (ex. Supporting Secondary Struggling Readers, Foundations of Reading, Letters)
Critical Initiative
  • ELEOT Observations on student engagement to be completed by Academic Instructional Practices team and administration.
  • Learning Walks
  • Microteaching
  • Research student engagement strategies
  • Review and reinforce expectations for use of student engagement strategies.
Critical Initiative
  • Establish expectations for use of relationship strategies
  • Harvard Relationship Mapping - student mapping and adult mapping
  • Research relationship strategies
  • Systemic Implementation of relationship strategies
Key Measures
  • Classroom observation
  • DIBELS Assessment
  • NDSA Testing
  • STAR Assessments
  • Student and teacher feedback
  • Teacher Evaluation
  • Walk Through
Key Measures
  • Behavior Log Entry Data
  • Classroom observation
  • DIBELS Assessment
  • ELEOT Data
  • NDSA Testing
  • STAR Assessments
  • Student and teacher feedback
  • Teacher Evaluation
  • Walk Through
Key Measures
  • Annual Relationship mapping data
  • Attendance
  • Behavior Log Entry Data
  • Classroom observation
  • Climate and Culture Survey Data
  • Student and teacher feedback
  • Student Engagement Survey
  • Survey results
Comm. & Family Engagement
If we want to have positive relationships with families and community partners then we need to inform, involve, and engage families and community partners.
Objectives
  • Engage every family so that we can Engage every learner, in every classroom, every day.
Critical Initiative
  • Establish expectations for use of family & community engagement strategies
  • Every student will receive at least one positive post card by April 30, 2024.
  • "October 24th, 2023 and March 19th, 2024 Parent-Teacher Conferences to include ""student showcase""."
  • Research Family and Community Engagement Strategies- may include addition of Apptegy Rooms
Key Measures
  • Climate and Culture Survey Data
  • Parent-Teacher Conference Participation Numbers
  • Postcard data
  • Student and teacher feedback
  • Survey results
  • Website/Apptegy Metrics
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