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

We empower learners with the tools and skills needed for success. Our vision is to develop effective communicators with strong social skills who demonstrate respect for themselves, others, and the world around them. We foster critical thinkers who approach problems with curiosity and resilience.

Mission

Empowering Lifelong Learning

Beliefs
  • Prioritizing learners, educators, and families because they are the core of our school.
  • Providing opportunities that shape personal learning and growth.
  • Fostering communication and teamwork towards a shared vision.
  • Creating a safe place for learners to thrive.
  • Pursuing knowledge, skills, and growth.
School Culture & Climate
Creating and maintaining a safe, supportive, and inclusive school environment will help students reach their goals.
Opportunities to Learn
Creating and maintaining academic programs that challenge all students will prepare them for their future.
Growth & Fulfillment
Respond to staff needs to maintain a positive and supportive work environment.
Objectives
  • Consistently monitor the needs of our stakeholders and provide resources to improve engagement.
Objectives
  • Provide students the skills and resources they need to achieve to their highest ability
Objectives
  • Facilitate professional development, personal satisfaction, and a sense of well-being in educators in their professional roles.
Critical Initiative
  • Engage stakeholders
  • Provide at-risk students with an adult advocate
Critical Initiative
  • "Facilitate students in achieving ""Choice Ready"" status"
  • Improve attendance in all areas
  • Monitor and review benchmark data
  • Provide Math classes that meet the needs of students
Critical Initiative
  • Celebrate successes of staff.
  • Offer professional development that continually enhances instructional skills.
  • Recruit, develop, and hire effective teachers.
Key Measures
  • % participation in Parent-teacher conferences
  • Graduation rates
  • Percent of students involved in extra-curriculars
  • Reach of Facebook posts
  • Student survey results
Key Measures
  • ND Insights Data
  • Number of students enrolled in Dual Credit/AP
  • "Percent of graduates identified as ""Choice Ready'"
  • Percent of students receiving scholarship
  • PowerSchool
  • Scores via ND Insights
  • STAR Math & ELA results
Key Measures
  • ND Insights Data
  • Percent retention each year
  • PLC minutes
  • Scope/sequence document
  • 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