1. What’s Happening in DoDDS
Changes
Programs
Challenges & Opportunities
Dr. Nancy Bresell
Director, DoDDS-E

2. DoDDS-E Commitment
Provide high quality school programs in all DoDDS communities
Ensure that staff, parents, and students have confidence in the security of their school
Limit disruptions caused by transformation.
Ensure consistent staff resources at all schools
Provide school and district leadership with current and accurate transformation information available.

3. What’s Happening in DoDEA
21st Century Schools initiative:
Multi-year plan to transform teaching and learning in all DoDEA schools
DoDEA construction and facilities project will use 21st century design principles:
Facility as Teaching Tool
Student Centered Education
Aesthetics
Curriculum and Instruction
Flexibility of the Learning Environment
Outdoor Learning Opportunities
Technology
Community Use
Sustainability
Health and Wellness
Safety and Security

4. 21st Century “neighborhood”
Hierarchy of spaces supporting differentiated learning
Flexibility is key!
Facility & Furnishings which support multiple modalities and multidisciplinary teaching

5. 21st Century “neighborhood”
Visual transparency to promote connectivity to each other and the environment as well as security
Integrated technology to prepare students for an ever changing modern world
Ease of use by the end user – student & faculty
Facility as a teaching tool – visually displayed building systems & integrated controls
Aesthetic environments – stimulating spaces, very height and scale

6. What’s Happening in DoDEA
DoDEA Graduation Requirements
Students who take mathematics every year in high school and who take higher levels of mathematics have a greater likelihood of being college and career ready for the 21st century
DoDEA is increasing the rigor of secondary education and preparing DoDEA students for success after graduation.
Starting with the freshman class (9th Grade) in SY 12-13DoDEA has increased math graduation requirements from 3 to 4 credits
Algebra II will be a graduation requirement beginning with the Freshman Class in SY 13-14
Four new courses starting SY 12-13
Foundations of Algebraic Modeling
Advanced Functions and Modeling
Engineering Applications
Financial Literacy

7. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
DoDEA’s STEM initiative is designed to attract and retain all students in STEM fields with a focus on underserved and female populations.
DoDEA launched a STEM event in Spring 2012 utilizing STEM professionals as mentors in local sites globally to heighten awareness of STEM careers and initiate on- going mentorships with STEM experts
Four STEM-related courses were introduced in SY11- 12: Green Technology Engineering, Gaming Technology Engineering, Biotechnology Engineering, and Robotics Engineering.

8. What’s Happening in DoDEA
Digital Learning Environment
System-wide goal of having a laptop, tablet, or other mobile device in the hands of every student
Use technology in the instructional process.
Increasing bandwidth and
Making all of our campuses wireless.
Common Core State Standards
State-led effort coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO).
Will replace the DoDEA developed curriculum standards in Math and English Language Arts.
Help mitigate the issues military children face when transitioning

9. What’s Happening in DoDEA
DoDEA Community Strategic Plan
GOAL 1 – STUDENT EXCELLENCE: Challenge each student to maximize his or her potential and to excel academically, socially, emotionally, and physically for life, college, and career readiness
GOAL 2 – SCHOOL EXCELLENCE: Develop and sustain each school to be high-performing within an environment of innovation, collaboration, continuous renewal, and caring relationships.
GOAL 3 – TALENT EXCELLENCE: Recruit, develop, and empower a diverse, high-performing team to maximize achievement for each student.
GOAL 4 – ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE: Build a great and responsive organization, which provides appropriate resources, direction, and services in pursuit of highest student achievement.
GOAL 5 – OUTREACH EXCELLENCE: Foster family, school, and community partnerships to expand educational opportunities for students.

10. DoDEA Strategic Rebalancing
DoDEA must seek the best organizational structure to serve the nation’s military children

11. DoDEA Strategic Rebalancing
Draft Business Case Analysis Apr
Evaluates alternative solutions while achieving operational requirements, balancing costs, schedule, performance and risk
Includes desired outcomes and requirements, alternatives, mission impacts, risk analysis, and mitigation plans, recommendations and implementation plan
Final report Jun

12. Student Activities and Athletics
Fine Arts Activities
Creative Connections
Jazz Seminar
Showcase Anthology Production
Honors Music Festival
Lingua Fest
Social Sciences Activities
Model U.S. Senate
Model United Nations
Leadership Activities
Intn’l Student Leadership Institute
Junior Leadership Seminar
Berlin Seminar
Future Educators Association
Math and Sciences
Math Counts
Junior Science & Humanities Symposium
Future Business Leaders of America
Interscholastic Athletics
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Tennis
Volleyball
Rifle
Basketball
Cheer
Wrestling
Baseball
Soccer
Track and Field
Softball
Student Activities including transportation - $ 2.028M

13. DoDDS-E Challenges Transformation MILCON and Facility Replacement
School Staffing
Community and School Closure
DoDDS-Europe Re-Districting
MILCON and Facility Replacement
Student Achievement
Small Schools and Remote Locations

14. DoDDS-E Challenges: Requirements
Accurate Transformation and Force Posture projections
Cooperative Communication and Early Identification of changes to Enduring Communities

15. DoDDS-Europe Transformation
Closing Schools
Expanding Schools
Changing Schools
Geilenkirchen ES
Jun-2012
AFNORTH ES and M/HS
Aug-2012
Graf ES
SY 13-14
SY 14-15
Mannheim ES
H H Arnold HS (Wies)
SY 12-13
Netzaberg ES
Heidelberg HS
Jun-2013
Hainerberg ES (Wies)
Netzaberg MS
Heidelberg MS
Aukaam ES (Wies)
Vilseck ES
Pat Henry ES
Wiesbaden MS
Vilseck HS
Heidelberg DSO
Vicenza HS
Baumholder HS
Schweinfurt EMS
Jun-2014
Vicenza MS
Wetzel ES
Schweinfurt HS
Vicenza ES
Smith ES
Lajes
Jun 2014
Rota ES
Spangdahlem ES
New MILCON to include Bitburg
Bamberg ES
Rota MS/HS
Spangdahlem HS
Bamberg MS/HS
Lakenheath ES, MS and HS
Liberty IS
Feltwell ES
SY 16-17
Bitburg ES
Jun-2017
Bitburg MS
Bitburg HS
Estimate total of 36 schools will be affected by transformation/force posturing (see Table 1). Of these anticipate that 14 will close.
Expect a total of about 11,000 soldiers to be withdrawn from USAREUR at end state.
Anticipate growth of Special Operators Forces in Europe
No significant changes projected for Stuttgart or BENELUX

16. DoDDS-E Challenges: Community/School Closures
36 schools will be affected by transformation, 15 will close
Transformation actions are still fluid and total population levels in many communities are undefined
DoDDS anticipates placement requirements in June 2013 for:
250 teachers
13 school administrators
10 GS employees
5 LNs

17. DoDDS-E Challenges: MILCON & Facility Replacment
DoDEA
Replace or renovate over 130 schools within the next 7 years
Eliminate all Q-4 (failing) and Q-3 (poor) schools worldwide
In Europe:
Replace or renovate 40+ schools within the next 7 years
Identify end-state installations and project enrollments to design new schools appropriately
Incorporate Sustainable Design and Green Building Systems
Improve student safety and security
Increase access for children with disabilities
Incorporate 21st Century School Design

18. Beneficial Occupancy Date
MILCON
FY 2010
Location
Project
Programmed Amount
Beneficial Occupancy Date
Boeblingen ES
Boeblingen, Germany
Replace School
$50,000
Jul-15
Kaiserslautern ES/MS/HS
Kaiserslautern, Germany
MPR/Sports
$19,380
Mar-13
Kaiserslautern HS
$74,165
Mar-17
Liberty IS
RAF Lakenheath, UK
Construct Gym
$4,509
Completed
27 Apr 2012
SHAPE ES
Mons, Belgium
$38,124
May-14
Wiesbaden HS
Wiesbaden, Germany
Construct MPR
$5,379
Oct-12
$191,557
FY 2011
Boeblingen HS
$48,870
SHAPE MS/HS
$67,176
Jun-14
$116,046
FY 2012
Alconbury High School
RAF Alconbury, United Kingdom
$35,030
TBD
Ansbach Middle/High School
Katterbach, Germany
School Addition
$11,672
Dec-14
Netzaberg MS Addition
Grafenwoehr, Germany
$6,529
Jan-15
Spangdahlem Elementary School Addition
Spangdahlem AB, Germany
$41,876
Dec-17
Spangdahlem Middle & High Schools
$87,167
Jun-17
Vicenza High School
USAG Vicenza, Italy
$41,864
Sep-16
Wetzel Elementary School
Baumholder, Germany
$59,419
$283,557

19. DoDDS-E Challenges Student Achievement
DoDEA Student Achievement Measures:
TerraNova
NAEP
SAT
Advanced Placement

20. Student Achievement TerraNova 2009-2012
DoDEA scores above the national average in Reading, Language, Math, Science, and Social Studies
Math performance is lowest of all subject areas
There is steady gain over time and across the board
Scores increased in 84% of 45 grade/subject combinations
Grades 3 and 4 show the lowest scores and highest gains
White students score substantially higher than African- American and Hispanic students
DoDEA’s CSP goal of “less that 7% scoring in bottom quarter” is met in Reading, Language Social Studies.
DoDEA’s CSP goal of “75% or more scoring in top two quarters” is met in Social Studies
Over the past 4 years, DoDEA showed steady gain across the board (36 gains or 80% of the possible grade/subject combinations (9 grades x 5 subjects); 7 losses, 2 no change.
Over the past 2 years, DoDEA showed further gain across the board (38 gains or 84% of the possible grade/subject combinations (9 grades x 5 subjects); 6 losses, 1 no change.
African-American student group scores below the national average in math in several grades !

21. Student Achievement SAT 2008-2012
DoDDS-Europe students outperformed DoDEA in all SAT content areas: Reading, Math, and Writing.
DoDEA outperforms the nation in Reading and Writing
DoDEA performs below national average in Math
Performance show little variance over time
Four out of ten test takers in DoDEA and the nation meet the College Readiness Benchmark of 1550
White students score higher than African-American and Hispanic students
DoDEA’s African-American and Hispanic students outperform their national peers
DoDEA’s participation rate (74%) continues to be higher than the nation’s rate (52%)
Over the past 5 years, DoDEA and national average SAT scores have essentially remained unchanged
DoDEA scores were consistently higher than the nation’s average scores in Reading and Writing, were below the national average in Math
In 2012, DoDEA (N = 2,614) total score of 1491 and national total score did not reach the SAT College Readiness Benchmark of 1550
From 2011 to 2012, the percentage of test takers who met the SAT College Readiness Benchmark increased from 40.3% to 42.1% (compared to 43% in the nation)
DoDEA’s participation rate of 74% versus 52% for the nation indicates that DoDEA test takers are more diverse than the college-bound graduating class

22. Percentage of DoDEA AP Exams with Scores of 3 or Higher
By Student Group From 2008 To 2011
National results show 58% of AP Exams with scores of 3 or Higher, with little change over four years.
DoDEA’s percentage of AP Exams Scoring 3 or Higher has risen from 44% to 52%.
All DoDEA’s Ethnic Groups increased the percent of AP Exams with scores of 3 or higher (by 5% to 16%).
DoDEA ‘s Hispanic group showed the highest increase from 35% to 51% of AP exams with 3 or higher scores.
DoDEA’s percentage of AP exams with score of 3 or higher increased from 25% to 30% for African Americans, 41% to 47% for Asians, and 51% to 59% for the White group.

23. ADVANCED PLACEMENT

24. AP Summary
DoDDS-E students scored higher -with a score of “3” or better - than DoDEA on AP exams in
DoDDS-E students had fewer scores of below “3” than DoDEA on AP exams in 2012.

25. Student Achievement: Summary
Terra Nova – Annual (2011 data)
Percentage of students above the national average was 73% in Social Studies, 71% in Reading and Science, 70% in English/Language Arts, 65% in Math across grades levels
Math scores have been consistently lower than other subjects for the past five years across grades 3-11
White students outperform Blacks and Hispanics in all subjects – gaps range from 10% in Reading to 25% in Science across grade levels
Installation level data indicate no correlation between deployment and achievement
National Assessment of Education Progress – (NAEP) – Biennial (2009 & 2011)
DoDEA ranks in the top ten states in Reading (grades 4, 8) and in Science (grade 8)
DoDEA ranks 20th in 4th grade and 10th in 8th grade Math (tied with 13 other states in both grades)
DoDEA’s Black/White achievement gap is smaller than the national average – decreased over the past decade
SAT Exams (2007 – 2011 trend)
Math – 498 – 495 (national avg. 514 – 514)
Reading – 509 – 503 (national avg. 501 – 497)
Writing – 492 – 489 (national avg. 493 – 489)White students outperform Black and Hispanic students
DoDEA Black and Hispanic students outperform their national peers in Reading and Writing
AP Exams
Participation rates have increased from 16% to 19% over the past 3 years
Percentage of AP exams resulting in a score of 3 or above has increased (44%-49% over past 3 years)
Achievement gaps exist; 54% of Whites scored 3 or above vs. 28% of Blacks and 45% of Hispanics 25

26. DoDDS-E Challenges Expansion of Remote Locations (NDSP)
Non DoD Schools Program
2000 students
260 schools
90 countries
Throughout Europe, Africa and Asia
Governing Policies:
Strom Thurmond Act of 1998
Provides sponsors freedom of choice on school selection when a DoD School is not available

27. DoDDS-E NDSP Area of Responsibility

28. AVG. Additional Costs per SPED Student
Non-DoD School Program
Fiscal Year
# of Students
NDSP Costs
AVG Cost per Student
# of SPED Students
AVG. Additional Costs per SPED Student
SPED % of Total
2009
3,298
$41,187,175
$12,489
175
$2,185,575
5.3%
2010
3,321
$51,731,679
$15,577
180
$2,803,860
5.4%
2011
3,638
$54,604,968
$15,010
193
$2,896,930
2012
3,540
$63,323,002
$17,888
199
$3,559,712
5.6%
School
Year
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Coast Guard
Civilian
Other
Total
Students
10/11
1,366
483
224
863 52
491
159
3,638
11/12
1,243
458
230
847 53
486
223
3,540
Number of Students
Student Tuition
(Cost of Program $M)
AVG Cost Per Student ($000)