Map Name: 2025-2026 Jim Hill Middle School Continuous Improvement Plan
Time Period: 5/27/2025 - 6/2/2025
Vision

Assuring Learning for Lifelong Success.

Mission

Empower All Learners to Succeed in a Changing World.

Beliefs

We believe in equitable learning opportunities for all learners. We believe safe and secure learning environments will support student growth. We believe a positive, safe, predicable and enjoyable environment will support students and staff by having a common culture, vision and language.

Climate and Culture
If climate and culture are a priority, then we will have an environment that will promote and encourage growth, safety, and engagement of all stake holders
Resources & Processes
If resources and processes are a priority, then all future decisions will support the mission, vision, and beliefs of the district.
Student Success
If we implement a consistent, rigorous curriculum at all levels, then we will allow our students to have academic success.
Objectives
  • Create & maintain an environment that fosters respect & responsibility, focusing on communication, engagement, and collaboration with all stakeholders
Objectives
  • Enhance professional practice throu content PLC's aligning graded work to prioritized standards learning walks & emergency operations and procedures.
Objectives
  • Provide academic opportunities and support by consistently tracking and monitoring student progress while following MPS's outlined MTSS process.
Critical Initiative
  • Administer student connectedness survey to identify trusted adults at school; deploy targeted strategies for unconnected students to ensure 100% are supported.
  • Enhance purposeful communication between staff, students & families to celebrate successes & identify opportunities for growth to foster strong collaborative relationships across the school community
Critical Initiative
  • Ensure PLCs will engage in discussions and data analysis using year plans to guarantee all students have access to rigorous, standard-aligned curriculum and achievable learning experience.
  • Staff will engage in Learning Walks to collaborate with & learn from colleagues while focusing on instructional strategies, student engagement & effective time management
  • Staff will use selected Marzano Elements to focus instruction.
  • Strengthen district-wide safety and preparedness by ensuring all staff understand, regularly review, and are confident in implementing Emergency Operation Plans (EOPs).
Critical Initiative
  • Use qualitative/quantitative data to find the root cause of academic failure (e.g., attendance, behavior, skill gap) & match intervention to need.
  • Utilize MTSS flowchart to guide intervention decisions and ensure systematic documentation of supports.
Key Measures
  • PBIS BOQ
  • Positive Parent Contact Spreadsheet
  • Post frequent highlights on our social media pages
  • Surveys for Semester 1 and end of year
Key Measures
  • EOP (schedule, plans, & staff feedback)
  • Learning Walk Form (participation & feedback)
  • PLC Notecatchers/Agenda
  • Professional Learning Schedule & iObservation
Key Measures
  • ND A+ Interim/Summative Data
  • Panorama Notes & Intervention Plans
  • PLC Notecatchers/Agenda
  • Weekly Grade Checks
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