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2002 Principals' Conference

About 100 principals and guests attended the annual Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) Pacific Principals’ Conference in Tokyo, Japan, November 18–22, 2002. This conference, entitled “Leading Learning—Literacy at the Center,” is the cornerstone for DoDDS Pacific activities that will be implemented under the 2001–2006 Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Community Strategic Plan (CSP).

The conference focused on literacy in a standards-based school. Participants developed a clear understanding of the research-based practices and skills that promote literacy, as well as an understanding of how a standards-based curriculum can improve student achievement and enhance skill.

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While test results indicate DoDDS Pacific students read and write very well, DoDDS Pacific believes that students must understand that reading is not only a passport to an infinite variety of experiences within the classroom but opens the door to opportunities outside of school that contribute to an active, successful life.

The conference included addresses from Dr. Joseph Tafoya, DoDEA Director; Ms. Shiela Crump Waskow, Yokota AB, Japan; Col Thomas J. Gibbons, US PACOM J11; and RADM George E. Voelker, USN, Commander, Naval Recruiting Command. Guests included the Pacific Theater Education Council, military education liaisons within the Pacific, and presidents of the Pacific Federal Education Association.

 

 

 

 

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Last Updated: November 12, 2009
 
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