DEC Meetings
The DoDEA Spring DEC was conducted June 17, 2025.
Hosted by Mr. Tim Dill, Performing the Duties of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the agenda was largely driven by DEC Members and included the following:
- Student Achievement Results (NAEP).Â
- Universal Prekindergarten Year in Review.Â
- Special Education.Â
- Eligibility For Sponsors with Temporary Guardianship.Â
- Dual Enrollment.Â
- School Advisory Committees.
- Teacher Hiring.
- DoDEA Blueprint.Â
The agenda, presentations and DEC summary are posted on this website. Â Â
Winter PRE-DEC and Winter DEC:
The Winter PRE-DEC is Thursday, November 13, 1500, 2025, Eastern Standard Time (EST).Â
The PRE-DEC host is Mr. Jay Burcham, DoDEA HQs, Chief of Staff.
- Proposed topics should be relevant to a DoDEA wide audience.Â
- Topics should have been vetted by region level school advisory councils, the DoDEA Region Director for School Excellence, or the DoDEA region Chief of Staff.
- Topics should be sent to Mr. Darryl Dean no later than, November 6, 2025.
Topics proposed at the PRE-DEC will be addressed in the following manner:
- Selected for discussion at the Spring DEC.
- An Information Paper.
- A ‘no slide’ discussion facilitated by the DoDEA Director during the DEC.
- Presented to the Director for final consideration on a formal brief
Finally, if you are a DEC Member and did not receive a Microsoft Teams invite to the PRE-DEC, please contact Mr. Darryl Dean NLT November 1, 2025.Â
WINTER DEC:
The State of DoDEA, Winter DEC will be conducted Thursday, January 8, 2026, at15:00, EST
DoDEA HQs will develop and present an agenda relevant to members across all regions. Traditional topics include:
- Review of DoDEA wide National Student Achievement.
- Update on Universal Prekindergarten.
- Status of MILCON projects.
- Update on School Emergency Management Training.Â
- Topics from DEC Members in line with the State of DoDEA concept.
MS Teams invite for the DEC will be sent to the membership, no later than September 9, 2025.
The agenda and slide presentation will be posted to the DEC Website no later than December 29, 2025.
Note:
Please send corrections/updates to the Membership as they occur to Mr. Darryl Dean.
