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Continuous School Improvement

DDESS schools are committed to being better today than they were yesterday. This commitment is demonstrated by the implementation of quality improvement processes that yield results for students.

Continuous School Improvement is an ongoing process that helps schools focus their efforts in support of their mission and goals. Student performance and school/community data is analyzed and used to develop plans to ensure all students are learning and progressing toward achievement of academic standards.

School improvement is:

data driven
teacher lead
research based
at the forefront of school operations.
the processes schools use to ensure that all students are achieving at high levels.

DDESS School Improvement Cycle

Although school improvement is a continuous cycle, our process consists of 8 basic phases:

Making or Renewing the Commitment - Explaining the process to all stakeholders, establishing support, getting new stakeholders involved in the process.
Getting Started - Selecting committee members, discussing roles and responsibilities, establishing general timelines for the improvement cycle.
Collecting and Analyzing Data
Developing the Mission and Selecting Appropriate Goals
Developing the School Improvement Plan (SIP)
Implementing the School Improvement Plan
Monitoring the SIP Implementation and Documenting Student Success
Continuing the Process

Continuous school improvement of curriculum, instruction, environment, and assessment are essential to student achievement in a standards-based system

4 Keys to Success for ALL Students

Curriculum: Specifies the program devised by DoDEA used to prepare students to meet content standards.
Instruction: Methods and strategies used to teach the curriculum.
Assessment: Monitor student achievement and evaluate progress toward goals.
Environment: The physical surroundings, allotted time, and climate in which instruction takes place.