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DoDEA Community Strategic Plan 2006-2011
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GOAL FOUR

Every level of DoDEA will develop, promote, and maintain partnerships and communications to enhance student development.

Objective ONE: All levels of the organization will develop, promote, and maintain partnerships to improve educational quality, increase educational opportunities, and support for deployments and transitions.

spacer imageStrategy ONE: Partnerships in DoDEA schools include parents, commands, and communities.

spacer imageStrategy TWO: Data-driven decisions to identify, prioritize, and establish partnerships in non-DoDEA communities.

spacer imageStrategy THREE: Professional development and educational opportunities for stakeholders.

spacer imageStrategy FOUR: Increased use of resources (time, talent and money) of government and non-government organizations.

Objective TWO: Build capacity and implement effective strategies across DoDEA to create awareness, understanding, and support for the mission among all stakeholders.

spacer imageStrategy ONE: A system-wide comprehensive communication plan.

spacer imageStrategy TWO: Specific communication component for systemic initiatives or major decisions.

Objective THREE: Promote meaningful public engagement and two-way communication in support of student development.

spacer imageStrategy ONE: Respectful communication with stakeholders in support of student development.

spacer imageStrategy TWO: Open and responsive approach to the concerns and suggestions of stakeholders.

spacer imageStrategy THREE: Web-based technology to inform major stakeholders of school program and performance in DoDEA schools.

spacer imageStrategy FOUR: Purposeful planning to engage families, community and partners in support of student development and continuous school improvement.

spacer imageStrategy FIVE: Emerging technologies to inform, educate, and promote continuous school improvement, and create new opportunities for public engagement.



Objective ONE

All levels of the organization will develop, promote, and maintain partnerships to improve educational quality, increase educational opportunities, and support for deployments and transitions.

spacer imageStrategy ONE: Partnerships in DoDEA schools include parents, commands, and communities.
ACTION POC. DATA

By December 2010, partnerships that support military students during transitions and deployments are established and sustained.

Headquarters

  • Partnership Branch

Schools, Districts,
Area Offices
  • Partnerships at all levels reflect support strategies
  • Customer Satisfaction Survey
  • After Action Report from Military Family Life Consultants (MFLC)
By July 2011, two or more functioning partnerships are established and sustained.

Headquarters

  • Partnership Branch

Schools, Districts,
Area Offices
  • Improvement Plans at all levels which reflect number, type, and status of partnerships

spacer imageStrategy TWO: Data-driven decisions to identify, prioritize, and establish partnerships in non-DoDEA communities.
ACTION POC. DATA
By July 2008, criteria to determine degree of support needed to provide quality educational opportunities is established and applied.

Headquarters

  • Partnership Branch
  • List of qualifying criteria
  • Report of potential partners based on established criteria
By January, 2009 45 installations are prioritized as potential targets.

Headquarters

  • Partnership Branch
  • Report of prioritized potential partners
By July 2010, 60 data profiles for heavily impacted school districts are developed.

Headquarters

  • Partnership Branch
  • Local school district profiles
By July 2010, collaboration with 28 communities to identify and implement programs and practices that ensure quality, rigor, remediation, and advocacy for students is underway.

Headquarters

  • Partnership Branch
  • Number of signed partnership agreements
  • DoDEA Partnership Action Plans
  • Number of enrollments and impact on student achievement
  • Anecdotal data

spacer imageStrategy THREE: Professional development and educational opportunities for stakeholders.
ACTION POC. DATA
By July 2008, quality professional development opportunities, tools, and resources for impacted educators are implemented.

Headquarters

  • Partnership Branch
  • Training evaluations and teacher feedback
  • Surveys of superintendents and principals
  • DoDEA Partnership Action Plans
  • DoDEA Partnership Opportunities Report
By January 2009, quality training opportunities, tools, and resources for service providers, service representatives, parents and military are implemented.

Headquarters

  • Partnership Branch
  • DoDEA Partnership Action Plans
  • DoDEA Partnership Opportunities Report
  • Training evaluations
  • Stakeholder feedback via Quality of Life surveys
By July 2009, alternative and expanded in-school educational opportunities for non-DoD students through established partnerships are implemented.

Headquarters

  • Partnership Branch
  • Agreement Accountability Reports
  • Reports on the number of course offerings (online and in-school opportunities), enrollments, and successful completions
  • Student feedback via course exit surveys
  • Sponsor feedback via Quality of Life surveys

spacer imageStrategy FOUR: Increased use of resources (time, talent and money) of government and non-government organizations.
"The 2008 Alignment to DoDEA's 2006-2011 Community Strategic Plan (CSP) provides direction for our efforts toward continuous improvement in providing the highest quality education for all students to ensure their success inside and outside the classroom."
ACTION POC. DATA
By July 2009, inter-and intra-government agency and Non-Government Organization agreements alliances are facilitated.

Headquarters

  • Partnership Branch
  • Number of signed Memorandums of Understanding, alliances, agreements
  • DoDEA Partnership After-Action Reports
By September 2009, allocation of resources and support are coordinated.

Headquarters

  • Partnership Branch
  • DoD Impact Aid Disbursement Reports
  • DoD and Department of Education Memorandum of Understanding Status Report
  • DoDEA Partnership After-Action Reports

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Objective TWO

Build capacity and implement effective strategies across DoDEA to create awareness, understanding, and support for the mission among all stakeholders.

spacer imageStrategy ONE: A system-wide comprehensive communication plan.
ACTION POC. DATA
By December 2008, communications plans at every level of the organization that are aligned with a template provided by Headquarters are revised and updated.

Headquarters Area, District, and School Communications Contacts
  • Communications plans in place by December 2008
By June 2009, a module and training ("train the trainer") for effective implementation of communications plans is created and provided.

Headquarters

  • Office of Communications will create the module and train area public affairs officers.

Area public affairs officers will train district and school points of contact.
  • Training schedule complete
  • Training evaluation results

spacer imageStrategy TWO: Specific communication component for systemic initiatives or major decisions.
"To Provide an Exemplary Education that Inspires and Prepares All DoDEA Students for Success in a Dynamic, Global Environment."
ACTION POC. DATA
By June 2009, a communication template, training, and staff support to facilitate a communications component for any new initiative or major decision is developed and available.

Headquarters

  • Office of Communications will create template and train area public affairs officers and Headquarters staff.

Area public affairs officers will train district and school points of contact.
  • Template complete
  • Training schedule complete
  • Training evaluation results

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Objective THREE

Promote meaningful public engagement and two-way communication in support of student development.

spacer imageStrategy ONE: Respectful communication with stakeholders in support of student development.
ACTION POC. DATA
By June 2010, criteria for communication tools and products (print and electronic) that are parent and partnerfriendly are established.

Headquarters

  • Office of Communications
  • Criteria are established.
  • Communication audits reflect criteria

spacer imageStrategy TWO: Open and responsive approach to the concerns and suggestions of stakeholders.
"The 2008 Alignment to the DoDEA 2006-2011 CSP is easier to read and understand, provides clear and specific objectives and, defines measures to better match objectives."
ACTION POC. DATA
By May 2009, customer feedback and customer service training modules are developed.

Headquarters

  • Office of Communications
  • Training modules completed
By May 2010, training for employees in customer feedback and customer service is provided.

Headquarters will launch online modules

Headquarters, Area, District, and School personnel will complete modules
  • Training timeline announced
  • Customer Satisfaction Survey results
  • Training evaluations

spacer imageStrategy THREE: Web-based technology to inform major stakeholders of school program and performance in DoDEA schools.
ACTION POC. DATA
By May 2009, school profiles are reinstated.

Headquarters

  • Assessment Branch
  • Research and Evaluation
  • Information Technology
  • Office of Communications
  • School profiles

spacer imageStrategy FOUR: Purposeful planning to engage families, community and partners in support of student development and continuous school improvement.
ACTION POC. DATA
By January 2009, a best practices resource on the inclusion of parents and community in proactive ways to engage them in support of student learning and school improvement is provided to principals.

Headquarters

  • Education Coordinators
  • Office of Communications
  • Best Practices resource available
  • Audit of school communications
  • School activity agendas
  • Volunteer logs

spacer imageStrategy FIVE: Emerging technologies to inform, educate, and promote continuous school improvement, and create new opportunities for public engagement.
ACTION POC. DATA
By January 2009, a tool to monitor student progress and facilitate dialogue through electronic communication with teachers is provided to students and parents.

Headquarters

  • Education Technology Branch
  • Office of Communications

Area Communications
  • Electronic Grade Book metrics
  • Customer Satisfaction Survey
By June 2009, a web presence is built for every organizational level that facilitates parent involvement, engagement, two-way communication, and information flow. Headquarters, Area, District, and School Webmasters
  • Web site trends and statistics
  • Customer Satisfaction Survey
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