Hillsboro Public Schools

Who doesn't like to celebrate? We strive to celebrate successes at the HPS. Because of our high expectations we strive for consistency by our administrators, staff, and students. We have had the luxury of longevity in our staff and that creates a positive culture that students and staff want to be a part of.

A priority for the Hillsboro District was to integrate technology in our teaching and to see more technology being used by the students. After the pandemic HPS became a 1:1 device for K-12 students and all classrooms have interactive boards.

Hillsboro Student Data: Here is our last three years of data for the district.

Look who is the 2024 ND Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion...Hillsboro’s own Charleigh Ferguson a fifth grader at the Elementary School!🙌 We are so proud of you. https://youtu.be/oK-OlBBsZmk?si=4A55JoupU_mMsdZY

Thank you 🙌NVCTC and RRVEC for hosting the 8th grade 2024 Explore. Brooks Harper gave a great keynote & our students got to see a variety of careers in our area today!

Hillsboro Elementary School is hiring! Check it out!

In our student data findings at HPS, we needed to close the achievement gap in reading and increase engagement and motivation after the global pandemic. We were awarded the State Reading Grant and were able to revamp how we taught reading and phonics. Our teachers were trained in the Reading of Science in order to understand how the brain learns to read and revamp reading instruction. After the pandemic we had the funding for two strategists at the elem school, and a full-time strategist at the HS. These intervention strategists are able to analyze the assessment data to target instruction to individual and small groups.

Some pictures of "Awesome" at the elementary school.

The Hillsboro District offers high quality, research based professional development that is aligned to our school mission/vision, our strategic plan, and ND legislation. We are fortunate to collaborate with RRVEC, UND, and NDSU for PRISM credits. We have also partnered with the Northern Cass School District, Jamestown University, and the Burgum Foundation to offer a Teacher Leader Academy for teachers to earn their masters degree in 5 semesters.

At HPS a priority is how our teachers grow in their instructional practices. We correlate our teacher evaluations to our instructional framework to determine what our expectations are when the principal performs the formative and summative evaluations. The district uses the Marzano Evaluation Model.

Congratulations to Devin Dubois on receiving a NDFFA Foundation Grant for his SAE Project in Beef Cattle Production.

Mr. Rieger teaching HHS Physical Science students by performing a density demonstration. Mr. Rieger is student teaching in the science department. Mr. Rieger will graduate from Valley City State University this spring.

To emphasize effective teaching strategies, the School District commits tax payer dollars to researched based curriculum. We are utilizing more digital curriculum for areas such as business, AgEd, and technology courses. Currently our FACS and Arts classes are the most hands on/project based learning for our students.

You know you purchased a great reading curriculum when you have personalized training from the author, Dr. Sharon Walpole, one day and the next day she goes into each classroom to observe, takes notes, and gives corrective criticism to help teachers teach it better. She also met with the Reading Team Strategists to help strengthen their work in differentiated instruction. Thank you ND Department of Public Instruction for the NDSLI grant to make this possible. #BurroPride

Effective teaching in the Hillsboro School District requires time for reflection and feedback for our students. Our strategic plan priorities & HRS levels 3 & 4 include guaranteed & viable curriculum and standards-referenced reporting. Examples of this are proficiency scales, grades, immediate feedback on projects, rough drafts with recommendations and edits, peer evaluation, and group reflection. #BurroPride

Hillsboro Elementary teachers are getting some great Bookworms reading curriculum 📚🐛 training from the author today, Dr. Sharon Walpole. 👏👏

An area of priority for Hillsboro Schools is effective teaching which consists of engaging and motivating our learners. In order to do this, we strive to continue building positive relationships among students and staff and getting to know them outside of school. Our staff does this by attending the student's school and community events they are involved in. We are also working on making homework relevant, and incorporating additional targeted interventions for students. You will find that our teachers are no longer “the rage on the stage”, but are engaging students by being the “guide on the side”. We expect our teacher to immerse our students in an environment that fosters lifelong skills, including creativity, curiosity, risk taking, collaboration, and design thinking.

Hillsboro Elementary is HIRING!

HPS continues to work on Common Vocabulary in our K-12 classrooms for HRS Level 2. It is important for teachers to create a comprehensive vocabulary program that includes basic vocabulary, advanced terms, cognitive verbs, guaranteed academic words, and words that support the academic terms.

Looking for a career at a great school and community? Hillsboro Public Schools is looking for a Superintendent starting in July 2024! Apply by January 31, 2024. Check out https://www.hillsborok12.com/page/supt-search