DoDEA Americas Begins School Year 2018-2019

ALEXANDRIA, VA — August 6, 2018 — More than 21,500 students are beginning the 2018-2019 School Year in Department of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools in the Americas.

DoDEA Americas operates 51 schools in seven states, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. There are two school districts and approximately 4,850 employees. The locations include Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Fort Knox, Kentucky; Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama; Fort Rucker, Alabama; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Stewart, Georgia; Fort Jackson, South, Carolina; Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina; Marine Corps Air Station Quantico, Virginia; U.S. Army Garrison West Point, New York; Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren, Virginia; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico; and Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen, Puerto Rico.

In April, DoDEA rolled-out its 5-year strategic plan, the Blueprint for Continuous Improvement. The Blueprint serves as the foundation for all DoDEA’s plans and efforts. DoDEA will use the Blueprint as a basis to make improvements across the school system. 

DoDEA is implementing College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS), which support the mobile, military-connected students as they move in and out of DoDEA schools. CCRS provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them succeed. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. CCRS is implemented in different phases. This school year, DoDEA will roll out new literacy and science standards for pre-kindergarten to fifth grade as well as a revised business management career pathway as part of career and technical education. This career pathway offers courses in management, business law, business/personal finance, marketing/entrepreneurship, and spreadsheets/ databases. 

Additionally, DoDEA is launching Choices360, a systemic career and academic online planning tool that will enable students in grades 7-12 to have access to high-quality learning experiences around exploring, planning, and preparing for life after high school. School counselors will implement Choices360 to help students engage in rigorous course planning, understand the college application process, explore college and career options that best fit their interests and goals, apply for college, and find and apply for scholarships.

This school year, there will be four new 21st-century school building openings. The schools are E.A. White Elementary School in Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Campbell High School at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Bolden Elementary/Middles School in Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina; and DeLalio Elementary School in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Last spring, DoDEA transitioned to online standards-based assessments with the administration of the College and Career Ready Standards Summative (CCRS) Assessments in mathematics and literacy for certain grades. These CCRS-aligned summative assessments measure student mastery of content standards taught for the grade level and/or course. It was the first year for the new DoDEA CCRS Comprehensive Assessment. Results will be shared in the fall.

DoDEA Americas : School Year  2018 - 2019 Calendar

DoDEA Americas calendars are established by the district superintendents and planned, where possible, to mirror the calendars in the surrounding local education community. The first and last days for teachers and students and Thanksgiving, winter and spring break information for each location is provided in the table below. Please visit the school websites for the complete school calendars.

Southeast District

	First Day		Last Day		Breaks
Location	Teacher	Student	Student	Teacher	Thanksgiving	Winter	Spring	PDF
Ft. Benning	30 Jul	6 Aug	23 May	24 May	19 - 23 Nov	24 Dec - 4 Jan	25-29 Mar
Ft. Rucker	30 Jul	6 Aug	23 May	24 May	19 - 23 Nov	24 Dec - 4 Jan	25-29 Mar
Maxwell AFB	30 Jul	6 Aug	23 May	24 May	19 - 23 Nov	24 Dec - 4 Jan	18 - 22 Mar
Ft. Campbell	30 Jul	6 Aug	23 May Graduation: 17 May	24 May	19 - 23 Nov	24 Dec - 4 Jan	25-29 Mar
Ft. Knox	30 Jul	6 Aug	23 May Graduation: 18 May	24 May	19 - 23 Nov	24 Dec - 4 Jan	1 - 5 Apr
Ft. Jackson	15 Aug	22 Aug	7 Jun	10 Jun	21 - 23 Nov	24 Dec - 4 Jan	15 - 19 Apr
MCAS Beaufort (Laurel Bay)	13 Aug	20 Aug	7 Jun	10 Jun	19 - 23 Nov	24 Dec - 4 Jan	15 - 19 Apr
Ft. Stewart	30 Jul	6 Aug	23 May	24 May	19 - 23 Nov	24 Dec - 4 Jan	22 - 26 Apr

Mid Atlantic District

	First Day		Last Day		Breaks
Location	Teacher	Student	Student	Teacher	Thanksgiving	Winter	Spring	PDF
Ft. Bragg	20 Aug	27 Aug	13 Jun	14 Jun	21 - 23 Nov	19 Dec - 2 Jan	22 - 26 Apr
Camp Lejeune	20 Aug	27 Aug	13 Jun Graduation:  14 Jun	14 Jun	21 - 23 Nov	20 Dec - 2 Jan	15 - 19 Apr
Quantico	20 Aug	27 Aug	13 Jun Graduation: 7 Jun	14 Jun	21 - 23 Nov	21 Dec - 4Jan	15 - 19 Apr
Dahlgren	20 Aug	27 Aug	13 Jun	14 Jun	21 - 23 Nov	21 Dec - 4 Jan	15 - 19 Apr
West Point	20 Aug	27 Aug	13 Jun	14 Jun	21 - 23 Nov	24 Dec - 4 Jan	11 - 15 Mar
Puerto Rico	Antilles ES and Ramey 15 Aug Antilles M/HS 20 Aug	27 Aug	14 Jun Graduation: AHS 14 Jun Ramey 13 Jun	17 Jun	21 - 23 Nov	21 Dec - 7 Jan	15 - 19 Apr
Cuba	20 Aug	27 Aug	13 Jun Graduation: 7 Jun	14 Jun	22 - 23 Nov	17 Dec - 1 Jan	8 - 12 Apr