Ansbach ES: About Our School

Ansbach Elementary School (generally referred to as AES), is a part of the Europe East School District and is located in Katterbach, Germany. AES is a modern, two story brick facility with general purpose classrooms, media center, and a multi-purpose room. The school opened in August 1986 and accommodates PSCD-5th grade children residing in the Bleidorn, Katterbach, and Urlas housing areas as well as several nearby German communities
 

DoDEA Vision and Mission 

Vision: Excellence in Education for Every Student, Every Day, Everywhere 

Mission: Educate, Engage, and Empower military connected students to succeed in a dynamic world. 

Core Values 

Student Centered: Students are at the heart of all we do. 

Excellence: We strive to exceed expectations in all we do.  

Continuous Improvement: Our organization, its systems, and processes will be continually reexamined and improved. 

Diversity: We honor the uniqueness of each individual and embrace diverse beliefs and backgrounds. We respect differences and create inclusive environments which contribute to a better society for all. 

Individual Potential: Individuals develop within an environment that nurtures intellectual, social, emotional, physical, and creative growth. 

Lifelong Learning: Learning is an active process of discovery where we cultivate curiosity, perseverance, and the desire to learn. 

Shared Responsibility: Partnerships among families, students, staff, and community members are characterized by mutual commitment and collaborative effort and enrich the lives of our students. 

Trust: We value relationships based on integrity, mutual respect, and open two-way communication. We cultivate a safe and risk-free culture that encourages and inspires innovation. 

Strategic Goals 

Goal 1 Student Excellence: Challenge and prepare each student to maximize his or her academic growth and well-being for college, career, and life.  

Goal 2 School Excellence: Develop and sustain each school to be high performing within a culture of innovation, collaboration, continuous improvement, and caring relationships. 

Goal 3 Talent Excellence: Recruit, develop, empower, and retain a high-performing workforce that reflects the diversity of our students. 

Goal 4 Organizational Excellence: Build an enduring, accountable, and responsive organization that provides appropriate resources, direction, and support to accomplish the Mission. 

Connections to Strategic Goals 

DoDEA’s Blueprint for Continuous Improvement and Europe’s Big 4 provide for a coherence of effort across all levels in our region as we pursue our region’s goal of Access & Equity to Excellent Instruction for ALL Students!  

SMART Objective #1: Standards-Based Literacy Instruction 

By the end of SY 2023-2024, Ansbach Elementary School will strengthen literacy instruction for narrative writing according to standards-based instruction (guaranteed and viable curriculum) with an increase overall by 5% in meet and exceed performance levels by students for grades 3-5 on the DoDEA CCR Summative Assessment or Benchmark Assessments (K-2 see Milestones) as well as a decrease of 3% in partially meet and do not meet performance areas. 

SMART Objective #2: Standards-based Mathematics 

By the end of SY 2023-2024, Ansbach Elementary School will strengthen constructive responses according to standards-based instruction with an increase by 5% in the meet and exceed performance levels for grades K-5 students on the DoDEA CCRSM Summative Assessment (3-5) and End of Unit Tests (K-5) with a 3% decrease in the do not meet or partially meet performance levels.