Grafenwoehr Elementary
School
Student / Parent Handbook
SY 2007-08
DODEA
COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN
SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 CALENDAR
CURRICULUM AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Special Instructional Programs
DEVELOPMENTAL READING ASSESSMENT (DRA)
PARENT, TEACHER, STUDENT ASSOCIATION (PTSA)
PROGRESS REPORTS (REPORT CARDS)
SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAC)
TRANSFER/WITHDRAWAL OF STUDENTS
MOU (Memorandum of Understanding)
DODEA COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN
DoDEA
provides education to eligible Department of Defense (DoD) military and
civilian dependents from preschool through grade 12 with two distinct programs,
the DoD Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS) for
dependents at locations within the continental United States where DoD operates
schools, and the DoD Dependents Schools (DoDDS) for dependents outside the
continental United States. The DDESS system serves an estimated 25,500 students
in 63 schools located in seven states, Guam, and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico. The DoDDS system serves approximately 65,500 students in 154 schools in
13 countries. Courses of study in DoDEA schools parallel those found in public
schools in the United States. This plan unifies the strategic direction for
both DDESS and DoDDS, yet provides the flexibility to address unique issues and
challenges each program and each community addresses. The process used to
develop this 5-year plan, along with the vision, mission, guiding principles,
goals, outcomes, members, and glossary of terms, are contained in the following
pages. The plan provides a road map for keeping DoDEA in the forefront in
advancing the Department of Defense's agenda for education, and as a leader in
the Nation for improving student performance and achievement.
Four Goals of CSP
1.
Highest Student Achievement
All
students will meet or exceed challenging standards in academic content so that
they are prepared for continuous learning and productive citizenship.
2.
Performance-Driven, Efficient
Management Systems
DoDEA will use a performance driven
management system that operates in a timely, efficient, and equitable manner;
places resource allocation and decision-making at the lowest operational level;
and facilitates a safe environment conducive to optimum student achievement.
3.
Motivated, High Performing,
Diverse Workforce
The DoDEA workforce will be motivated,
diverse, and committed to continuous professional growth and development
resulting in exemplary performance and optimum student achievement.
4.
Network of Partnerships Promoting
Achievement
Every level of DoDEA will develop, promote,
and maintain a network of partnerships to enhance student achievement.
Measures of Assessment