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BPS currently provides full & part time jobs to more than 2,000 in our community! Fast Facts about Bismarck Public Schools Hughes Educational Center 806 N. Washington St. Bismarck, ND 58501 Bismarck Public Schools has been providing an excellent education for students since 1873. Our community values education, passing an $86.5 million bond to build 2 new state-of-the-art elementary schools and a high school, and $5 million was used to improve existing schools. Our average beginning teacher salary is $43,500, not to mention our great benefits package. Our average teacher salary is $57,600. The average length of time a teacher has been with our district is 10.5 years. We have 17 K-5 schools, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools, an alternative HS, Career Academy/Tech Center, BECEP, admin. building & Transportation/Facilities Dept. • We educate more than 12,000 awesome students in grades K - 12! BECEP also serves kids ages 0 - 6. • 91 % of our students plan to go to a 4 - year or 2 - year college or Tech school. • 22 % of our students take advantage of free & / or reduced meals. • Our average rate of attendance is 96 % . • Our annual dropout rate is 1 . 4 % . • High school ACT scores of 20 . 7 mirror the state at 20 . 6. • 26 % of BPS seniors earned Presidential Education Awards & 26 % of students grades 10 - 12 made National Honor Society. We are governed by 5 elected board members. We are led by a superb Superintendent, Executive Team, principals, & other managers. teachers per year from a smaller pool. Half of our educators have MA degrees or higher. Our annual budget is $150 million; 85% of that largest employer in Bismarck. pays for teachers & other instruction costs. Native American, 7% other races. contract days include staff development. We have 175 student teaching days; 187 paid Our demographic makeup is 85% Caucasian, 8% BPS is the largest school district in ND & 4th Our average class size is 20 in grades K-5. We have a 1.4 students to 1 computer ratio. In the past, we hired 40-50 teachers from 400- 500 applicants. Now, we hire about 100
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BPS currently provides full & part time jobs to more than
2,000 in our community!
Fast Facts aboutBismarck Public Schools
Hughes Educational Center806 N. Washington St. Bismarck, ND 58501
Bismarck Public Schools has been providing an excellent education for students since 1873.
Our community values education, passing an $86.5 million bond to build 2 new state-of-the-art elementary schools and a high school, and $5 million was used to improve existing schools.
Our average beginning teacher
salary is $43,500, not to mention our great
benefits package.
Our average teacher salary is $57,600. The average length of time
a teacher has been with our district is
10.5 years.
We have 17 K-5 schools,
3 middle schools, 3 high schools, an alternative HS, Career Academy/Tech
Center, BECEP, admin. building & Transportation/Facilities Dept.
• We educate more than 12,000 awesome students in grades K-12! BECEP also serves kids ages 0-6.
• 91% of our students plan to go to a 4-year or 2-year college or Tech school.
• 22% of our students take advantage of free &/or reduced meals.
• Our average rate of attendance is 96%.
• Our annual dropout rate is 1.4%.
• High school ACT scores of 20.7 mirror the state at 20.6.
• 26% of BPS seniors earned Presidential Education Awards & 26% of students grades 10-12 made National Honor Society.
We are governed by 5 elected board members. We are led by a superb Superintendent, Executive Team, principals, & other managers.
teachers per year from a smaller pool. Half of our educators have MA degrees or higher.
Our annual budget is $150 million; 85% of that
largest employer in Bismarck.
pays for teachers & other instruction costs.
Native American, 7% other races.
contract days include staff development.
We have 175 student teaching days; 187 paid
Our demographic makeup is 85% Caucasian, 8%
BPS is the largest school district in ND & 4th
Our average class size is 20 in grades
K-5. We have a 1.4 students to 1 computer ratio.
In the past, we hired 40-50 teachers from 400-500 applicants. Now, we hire about 100
School Board & Superintendent Goals (2015-2018) 1. Students: Ensure the academic achievement and success skills of every single BPS student.
Measured by: graduation rates, dropout rates, proficiency on end of the year standards-based grading reports, success skills as impacting scores of 3.5 to 4.0 on proficiency, MTSS benchmark data, MAP growth, ACT scores, Aspire data, attendance data, and AdvancEd goals.
2. Facilities: Work with the community to develop a fiscally responsible 3-year facilities plan that meets the district’s future needs in ensuring a safe and optimal learning environment for BPS students and staff. Measured by: the School Board’s response to a Community Facility Task Force’s recommendations in the spring of 2016.
3. Staff: Empower BPS staff through professional development and focused initiatives to master the standards-based learning, assessing, and reporting cycle to positively impact growth in student learning. Measured by: an analysis of student academic growth scores each June, a professional development plan developed by February 2016, and a standards-based survey of staff in December 2016.
4. Stakeholders: Engage stakeholders through communication and collaboration to build understanding of and support for student achievement goals. Measured by: a stakeholder survey.
Success Skills 4 Students (& Staff)Communication• Engaging in Conversations• Using 21st Century Communication Tools• Listening• Communicating in Diverse Environments• Delivering Oral Presentations• Self-Regulation/Reflection
Creativity• Idea Generation• Idea Design & Refinement• Openness & Courage to Explore• Work Creatively with Others• Creative Production & Innovation• Self-Regulation & Reflection
Critical Thinking• Information & Discovery• Interpretation & Analysis• Reasoning• Problem Solving/Solution Finding• Constructing Arguments• Self-Regulation/Reflection
Collaboration• Leadership & Initiative• Cooperation• Flexibility• Responsibility• Use of Tech Tools for Learning• Responsiveness• Self-Regulation & Reflection
BPS Core Values 1. Excellence in Educational Delivery 2. Operational Excellence 3. Realizing Employee Potential 4. Superior Stakeholder Experience
BPS Vision:Together, we inspire a passion for learning, discovery, and excellence.
BPS Mission: All students will have the academic, social, and personal skills to be career, college, and community ready.
5 Major Initiatives (Big Rocks) 1. Standards-Based Education (SBE) 2. Project-Based Learning (PBL) 3. Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
4. Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS) 5. Data-Driven Decision Making
