DoDEA: Back to School 2011

Welcome to a new School Year!

DoDEA Director, Ms. Marilee Fitzgerald, welcomes DoDEA Students Back to School: DoDEA Director

Back to school messages from DoDEA's Area Directors: DoDEA Americas , DoDEA Europe , DoDEA Pacific .

Back to School News and Video Coverage

Addressin 21st Century Challenges Presentation to the Marine General Officer Symposium detailing DoDEA initiatives and current policies.

21st Century Schools for 21st Century Learning
As the new school year begins, DoDEA is focusing its energies this on continuing a major Military Construction (MILCON) and 21st Century Schools initiative that began last year.

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DoDEA's Bullying Awareness and Prevention Program
As the new school year begins, DoDEA will focus on bullying awareness and prevention program. "Take a Stand, Lend a Hand"

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New School Year Means New Beginnings
As DoDEA begins school year 2011-2012, the doors will open for the first time at five new schools. Three new schools will open in the United States. Heroes Elementary School at Camp Lejeune will greet more than 500 students.

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Be Here!
This year, DoDEA is implementing a system-wide attendance policy for students in DoDEA schools throughout the world.

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Countdown to Success
...Advice, tools, and online resources you'll need to help your children have a school year packed with fun and learning. These resources were developed in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, National PTA and Parenting magazine.

Parent Involvement
As parents, you play a vital role in your child's education. The Department of Defense is committed to ensuring that the children of military families in DoDEA schools receive an excellent education that prepares them for successful careers and to be active contributors to their communities and the nation.

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When to keep sick Children at home
General guidelines and reasons to keep sick children at home

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DoDEA Leadership
DoDEA operates under the direction, authority and oversight of the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy.

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Communicating with DoDEA
The Acting DoDEA Director, Ms. Marilee Fitzgerald, welcomes questions and input from parents, teachers, students, administrators, and commanders.

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Assessments and Student Performance.
DoDEA continues to measure student performance with a variety of assessments, such as the TerraNova, the PSAT, and the SAT.

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Safe and Drug Free Schools Program.
DoDEA places a top priority and commitment to providing a safe and secure working and learning environment that supports highest student achievement for all students and staff.

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Tutor.com provides round-the-clock access to professional tutors who can assist students with homework, test preparation, resume writing, and more. To see if you are eligible and register for the free, online program, go to Tutor.com

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DoDEA Back to School Fast Facts:

Transportation Facts

Every Year:

DoDEA buses drive more than 56,000 miles.
DoDEA transports 50,956 registered riders.
DODEA has 1,561 bus routes.

School Lunch Facts

Every Year:

DoDEA schools serve 24,000 meals every day
DoDEA serves 4.4 million meals each school year
The 5 food items in every DoDEA lunch include:
1. Meat / Meat Alternate
2. Grains / Breads
3. Vegetables - two or more servings of different kinds
4. Fruits - two or more servings of different kinds
5. Milk
More on Healthy Brown Bag Lunches...
The 4 food components in every DoDEA lunch are:
1. Meat / Meat Alternate
2. Vegetables / Fruits
3. Grains / Breads
4. Milk

DoDEA Student Facts

DoDEA Americas

# of Districts- 6
# of Schools- 70
# of Employees- 3,749
# of Students- 24,479

DoDEA Europe

# of Districts- 5
# of Schools- 79
# of Employees- 4,317
# of Students- 33,350

DoDEA Pacific

# of Districts- 3
# of Schools- 45
# of Employees- 2,691
# of Students-22,500

as of 19 Aug 2011

Deployment and Transition Support.
In this time of repeated troop deployments and rotations our military families are making great sacrifices on behalf of this nation.

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School Counseling Services
DoDEA's School Counselors provide a comprehensive guidance program to all students in grades PK-12th. The school guidance program helps build the foundation for life-long learning by assisting students in developing self-respect, awareness of others and positive learning attitudes.

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GradeSpeed. GradeSpeed is a web-based program that enables parents to log-in to view grade and attendance data for their student(s). GradeSpeed will be the only authorized and supported grade book used by DoDEA employees in Grades 4-12.

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School Report Cards:
School Report Cards (SRCs) are available for each DoDEA school to provide information on school performance and accountability. The SRCs list school contact information, school improvement goals, a school's student demographic profile, and academic indicators such as the SAT and TerraNova scores.

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Educational Partnership.
DoDEA's Educational Partnership is devoted to assisting partnering local education schools and districts in providing a quality education for all military students

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