Principal Resources

Please share your local initiatives, content, and media coverage with the Communications Division or your region PAO.

Contacts

HQ Communications Division
DoDEA Americas: Tracy Fidler
DoDEA Europe: Stephen Smith
DoDEA Pacific: Miranda Ferguson

RESOURCES

DoDEA has a long and proud history of serving military families at locations around the globe. While there has been much change over the history of DoDEA, and especially in recent times, one thing remains constant — students are at the core of everything we do. Use the history on the website to help you communicate that commitment!

Celebration Ideas to Consider

Ideas and suggestions for ways Principals can personalize the commemoration to each school and community.

Key Themes and Messages/Talking Points

Build your own messages and correspondence around the talking points we have created to communicate the 75th anniversary.

75th Anniversary Commemoration (1946-2021) Description

Looking for a short summary of the 75th campaign to share with leaders and partners? This 2-page description will provide an overview for anyone interested in our commemoration.

AFN Radio Readers

Don’t overlook radio as an important way to inform your community about the history of our contribution to military families over our 75 year history. Send these radio readers to your local affiliate for the DJs to use during the daily radio programs. These also make great messages for your staff bulletins, parent newsletters, or talking points as you speak to community groups.

Memorabilia Preservation - American Overseas Schools Historical Society (AOSHS)

This document outlines the approved avenue for the disposition of school memorabilia, and the process managed by the American Overseas Schools Historical Society (AOSHS). It is a great and approved avenue in helping to preserve our rich history of serving military-connected students.

Sample Newsletter Article

As school begins, let parents know that the current year is an important anniversary for or school system and keep them informed throughout the year.

Yearbook Digitization Initiative - American Overseas Schools Historical Society (AOSHS)

One important partnership between AOSHS and DoDEA is the Yearbook Digitization Initiative. School yearbooks reflect the events and lives of students and adults involved with a school for a given school year. The goal of this effort is to collect, digitalize and archive every yearbook in the history of our school system so they are accessible online to everyone anywhere in the world. To make this a reality, AOSHS and DoDEA need your help.

PR for Principals - Resources to Support the Anniversary Commemoration

In the coming school year, we will celebrate 75 years. We’ll look back with gratitude on the remarkable men and women who made it their life’s work to care, educate, and empower more than 15 million military-connected children who have passed through our doors. The following resources will help you provide ongoing visibility for this celebration in your school community.

PR for Principals - Historical Preservation and Storytelling

The tasks of documenting and preserving the history of the Department of Defense (DoD) school system as well as honoring/celebrating the rich history and traditions of our past is of enormous importance and value to DoDEA, the DoD, and the Nation. Documenting the DoDEA mission changes and growth of delivering a quality education to military-connected children around the globe provides critical history and data for future leaders. The preservation of our system’s history, including individual schools, helps mold the legacy for future generations and for the millions of Americans who were educated overseas and in DoD schools stateside since 1946.

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