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Jamestown board hears DSIC presentation and approves strategic plan monitoring update
Summary
The Jamestown Public School Board on Nov. 17 heard a district school improvement committee presentation on stakeholder data and approved an update to strategic Goal 4.2 and its monitoring dashboard, which staff said uses NDAplus and North Dakota Insights to track growth and achievement toward a top-quartile goal by 2030.
Jamestown — The Jamestown Public School Board on Monday evening heard a presentation on the District School Improvement Committee’s role and data tools and voted to adopt an updated strategic plan monitoring dashboard tied to the NDAplus and North Dakota State Assessment results.
Brian Knox, principal at Jamestown Middle School, told the board the DSIC “serves three main components,” including advising administrators and faculty, collecting stakeholder feedback (including student input) and collaborating to improve instruction and student performance. He described a continuous, evidence-based review process using multiple data sources, including stakeholder surveys, program evaluations, interim assessments and an “effective learning environment observation tool.”
The presentation highlighted the district’s use of NDAplus and North Dakota Insights to compare two‑year growth and overall achievement. Staff said the board’s long-term aspiration is to be in the top quartile statewide by 2030 and noted the district is tracking both growth and achievement because a school can show high growth without being highest in achievement.
Superintendent’s staff described Jamestown Middle School’s movement on growth metrics and said Jamestown High School ranks toward the top in ELA achievement in the available comparisons. During discussion, board members pressed for clarity about scaled scores and the limits of statewide comparisons for informing classroom practice; staff said scaled scores and proficiency percentages can be used to monitor year‑to‑year cohort growth while acknowledging state comparisons will shift as other districts’ scores change.
On a motion by Melissa, seconded by Jason, the board approved the strategic goal 4.2 progress monitoring update and the dashboard as presented.
Why it matters: Board members said the dashboard helps board-level monitoring of the district’s strategic priorities while several speakers emphasized that classroom-level tools remain essential for day-to-day instructional improvement. The board scheduled further review as part of ongoing strategic planning and monitoring work.
