Dependents Education Council
Welcome!
Here, you can find information on the next Council meeting, current and past Agendas, Briefs, Information Papers, and Executive Summaries.
The DEC is an information sharing body that meets twice a year and is hosted by the Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness.
DEC Members include the Director, Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA), and General and Flag officers of unified combatant commands, major service commands, military services, military departments and heads of applicable Intelligence Agencies.
The DEC consists of distinct biannual formats: A Winter session, and a Spring session.
The Winter DEC provides updates on the overall State of DoWEA.
The agenda for the Winter DEC largely focuses on priorities established by the Undersecretary for Personnel and Readiness. Generally, the discussion is on DoWEA’s status in strengthening curriculum, reinforcing accountability, and ensuring measurable progress in student proficiency, college and career readiness, and continuous year-over-year improvement.
Topics may also include student achievement, military construction (MILCON), DoWEA-wide initiatives (i.e., Teacher Hiring, School Safety, impacts of force structure changes), and stakeholder initiatives implemented by DoWEA Region Directors for Student Excellence.
The Spring DEC agenda includes topics determined by the Undersecretary for Personnel and Readiness, while also providing council members the opportunity to propose topics specific to their respective region, areas of interest, or other topics for discussion.
Topics for the Spring DEC are developed from a PRE DEC.
The PRE DEC is managed and hosted by the DoWEA Headquarters Chief of Staff and is typically conducted approximately 45 days prior to the DEC.
PRE DEC topics from council members should first be vetted at the region level school advisory group, or the DoWEA Monthly Military Services update before being proposed at the PRE DEC. This allows timely resolution and interaction with DoWEA senior leadership at the local level. Unresolved issues or requests for additional information should then be presented at the PRE DEC.
The PRE DEC is conducted virtually.
Invitations to the PRE DEC are emailed to DEC Action Officers by the DoWEA Operations, Plans, Legislation and Policy Division.
