Edwin Loe Elementary School

School Strategy Map

Map Name: 2023-2024 Edwin Loe Elementary School Continuous Improvement Plan
Time Period: 5/1/2023 - 5/31/2024
Vision

We envision schools where we learn together, appreciate diversity, and create opportunities.

Mission

We create an environment where student success is at the center and community involvement is valued.

Beliefs

We believe all stakeholders should be treated equally and with dignity and respect.  We believe all students can learn.  We believe that teachers should provide challenging and equitable learning opportunities.  We believe that the community is a valuable resource to include in our planning.

Instructional Strategies
A cooperative learning model for instruction will be developed and implemented.
School Climate
All students will feel comfortable and included in school activities by teachers, administration, and other students.
Academic Improvement
Students will leave the elementary school on grade level in mathematics.
Objectives
  • Edwin Loe Elementary School will develop a cooperative learning model for instruction in all academic areas.
Objectives
  • Collaborate to create an atmosphere of inclusiveness and caring for all students and staff.
  • Edwin Loe Elementary School will create an atmosphere of inclusiveness and caring for all students and staff.
Objectives
  • Edwin Loe Elementary School will identify strategies and approaches to increase math scores.
Critical Initiative
  • All staff will receive professional development in the cooperative learning model.
  • Cooperative learning skills will begin to be used in all academic areas, not just during SFA reading.
  • The school will be unified in their routines and procedures regarding cooperative learning.
Critical Initiative
  • All new staff will go through professional development training for Getting Along Together curriculum. Returning staff will also get a short refresher course each year.
  • Cyberbullying and bullying training for all elementary staff and students.
  • Our new standards-based report cards will have an area for the Getting Along Together behaviors to inform parents of the students' behaviors in school.
  • Students, parents, and staff will take a school climate survey.
  • The school wide solution teams that have been created will meet at least twice a month to help improve the overall climate of the school.
  • The school wide solution teams that have been created will meet at least twice a month to help improve the overall climate of the school.
  • Track the number of bullying reports completed by students or families each year.
Critical Initiative
  • Math strategist teachers will be added to provide math intervention throughout the school day. The teacher will be used entirely for math instruction.
  • Our reading coaches will instruct on ways the cooperative learning model can be used in math to improve student engagement.
  • Professional development in math strategies will be provided for all staff.
  • The leadership team will look at math data and create school goals for increasing math in the areas of number sense and algebraic expressions.
Key Measures
  • Classroom Observations
  • Danielson Evaluation
  • Standards-Based Report Cards
  • Student survey
Key Measures
  • Bullying reports
  • Cognia School Climate Survey
  • Getting Along Together Goals
  • Professional Development Log
  • School and student surveys
  • SFA Visits
  • Standards-Based Report Cards
  • Student surveys
Key Measures
  • Classroom Observations
  • Danielson Evaluation
  • NDSA
  • NWEA
  • SFA Visits
  • STAR Testing
Academic Proficiency
Students will leave the elementary school on grade level in reading.
Learning Environment
We offer a variety of classes and have a safe and accessible environment to provide for student needs.
Objectives
  • Edwin Loe Elementary School will grow by 3% on the North Dakota State Assessment in reading each year in grades 3 through 6.
Objectives
  • Edwin Loe Elementary School staff will create an inviting environment for all students.
Critical Initiative
  • A 30 minute block will be set aside during the school day for students that are near proficient and need extra reading time.
  • The new staff will be trained in the Success for All reading program. The professional development will continue on professional development days throughout the school year for all staff.
  • The reading assessment team will assess all students in grades K through 6 quarterly to progress monitor student growth.
  • The school will implement a 90-minute reading block of uninterrupted reading instruction in grades 1 through 5. Grade 6 will follow the 60-minute reading block.
  • The SFA coaches will come to the school quarterly for instruction and support. The coaches will assist the leadership team with systemic change.
  • The staff will be trained in the Science of Reading during professional development.
Critical Initiative
  • In the morning, all staff will be in the hallways to greet students.
  • The school will have a monthly family activity in the evenings to promote family engagement in the school.
  • The staff will make 3 positive monthly contacts to families.
  • The students will be invited to dance down the hallway to their reading classes every day at 8:55.
Key Measures
  • Classroom Observations
  • NDSA
  • NWEA
  • School and student surveys
  • SFA Visits
  • Standards-Based Report Cards
  • STAR Testing
  • Teacher surveys
Key Measures
  • Bullying reports
  • Classroom Observations
  • Cognia School Climate Survey
  • Danielson Evaluation
  • School and student surveys
  • Student surveys
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