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

We envision students who will have attained a healthy mind, body, and spirit through understanding and appreciation of the Native American culture which will promote education, awareness, and respect for all cultures.

Mission

Success for every student in every class!

Beliefs

We believe students will have a solid academic foundation and be prepared to be productive citizens in our community.

collaboration
Grade-level PLCs will meet biweekly to review data, adjust instruction, monitor progress, and provide targeted support in ELA and math to improve student outcomes.
Classroom Instruction
Teachers will use transparent, evidence-based strategies to improve clarity of instruction and support all students in mastering academic skills and demonstrating growth.
Implementation Planning
The District Leadership Team will meet monthly to review progress, analyze needs, and adjust goals, PD, and procedures to align with school-wide improvement efforts.
Objectives
  • Grade level PLC's will meet biweekly to analyze student achievement, attendance, and behavioral data to make adjustments to students learning pathway.
Objectives
  • Instructional staff will enhance 21st-century teaching strategies through continuous professional development, trainings, and workshops.
Objectives
  • District leadership team will meet the first Wednesday of each month (September-May) to monitor progress toward school wide goals and priorities.
Critical Initiative
  • Grade-level PLCs will analyze SpringMath benchmark and progress monitoring data to adjust instructional groupings and identify student intervention needs in real time.
  • Grade-level PLCs will use SFA reading standards, SpringMath mastery data, and other relevant indicators such as attendance, behavior, and NWEA to group students for targeted instruction.
  • The district will strengthen school-wide collaboration through implementation of 3 of 5 SFA teams including: Attendance, Parent & Family Involvement, & Intervention.
Critical Initiative
  • Implement SFA to strengthen reading through structured lessons, cooperative learning, vocabulary development, and differentiated instruction.
  • Implement SpringMath to build fluency and guide math instruction through daily, data-driven, mastery-based assessments.
  • Use evidence-based strategies to boost student engagement via tech integration, cooperative learning, and authentic assessments.
Critical Initiative
  • Grade-level teams will engage in the PDSA cycle to identify instructional challenges, implement targeted strategies, analyze outcomes, and adjust practices to support ongoing school improvement.
  • Reinforce Stakeholder input to annual needs assessment and short- and long-term goals.
  • School Continuous Improvement team will carryout district-wide goals at the K-8 level.
  • Utilize updated school Vision and Mission Statement and establish school wide values.
Key Measures
  • Attendance and SWIS referral data
  • Family event attendance logs
  • NWEA/Star/ND A+ assessment data
  • PLC meeting notes
  • School climate & culture survey results
  • SFA Team action plans
  • SFA teams intervention logs
  • SpEd, BLST, Title I, & GATE data
  • SpringMath reports
  • Student fluency data
Key Measures
  • Classroom walkthrough data
  • Fluency/mastery tracking
  • NWEA & SFA Reading benchmark data
  • NWEA/Star math benchmark data
  • Observation of student tech usage
  • SFA fidelity checklists
  • SFA team monitoring reports
  • SpringMath reports
Key Measures
  • District baseline assessment data
  • Needs assessment
  • stakeholder survey results
  • Strategic school-wide improvement plan
  • student engagement survey results
Stakeholder Communication
White Shield will use multiple platforms to share info and host regular events that involve families in learning, foster cultural pride, and support community engagement.
Objectives
  • We will actively communicate with stakeholders to provide meaningful regular opportunities for parent and community engagement.
Critical Initiative
  • Host regular afterschool events to showcase student learning and projects, engage families through feedback conversations and surveys, and celebrate cultural and academic growth.
  • Incorporate integrated SEL concepts and lessons of the Success for All (SFA) curriculum to promote social-emotional development as part of the daily learning environment.
  • Offer K–12 afterschool language and cultural enrichment activities rooted in Arikara traditions to build relationships across school, family, and community, and support cultural identity and inclusion
  • Partner with the PTO to expand outreach and increase meaningful stakeholder involvement in school decision-making, event planning, and volunteer opportunities.
  • Use multiple communication tools, including Thrillshare, the school website, and social media platforms, to share timely information about events, student learning, and district initiatives.
Key Measures
  • After school culture attendance logs
  • PTO meeting minutes
  • School Media Accounts
  • Social media posts
  • SWIS behavioral data
  • Thrillshare announcements
  • Website event updates
  • Weekly classroom newsletters
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