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Office of the Director |
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The DoDDS•P
Newsletter is a publication of the Director’s
Office to inform military and educational leaders
of issues concerned with policy, trends, research,
programs, and practices related to DoD dependent
educators.
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Advisory Council for Dependents Education (ACDE) visits Pacific schools. During the week of April 26-29, 2004, ACDE teams visited Korea, Japan and Okinawa district schools. The ACDE is comprised of representatives from education institutions and agencies, teachers' unions, unified military commands, and also includes parents of DoDDS students and one DoDDS student. Following the school visits, teams met in Tokyo to review their observations of dependents' education in the Pacific and make recommendations to the DoDEA Director. |
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Eleven schools undergo accreditation visits. From April 13 to April 28, 2004, accreditation teams visited DoDDS Pacific schools including Cummings and Sollars Elementary Schools and Edgren High School at Misawa AB, Japan, and Yokota Middle and High Schools, Yokota AB, Japan; Seoul Elementary, Middle and High Schools at Yongsan Army Garrison, Korea; and Kubasaki High and Killin and Zukeran Elementary Schools, Okinawa, Japan. Each team is led by two team chairpersons from the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI) and is supplemented by augmenters from DoD Pacific schools. Along with classroom observations, school visits include meeting with students, parents, teachers, administrators and military commands. The teams conclude their visits by providing an exit report to the principal, guidance for meeting next steps to continue the educational program that is in place, and a public out-briefing for the community. |
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Mrs. Cheney meets with elementary students at Yongsan Army Garrison. On April 16, Mrs. Cheney visited students at Seoul American Elementary School to talk about the importance of American history and values. Students were given the opportunity to ask her questions including, "What do you do as the Vice President's wife?" A video conference was set up with the DoD schools in Taegu (Daegu) and Pusan (Busan) to give those students an opportunity to participate in the visit and to ask questions. All third graders received an autographed copy of her recent book, America: A Patriotic Primer. |
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DoDEA adds 11 th graders to PSAT funding. This October, all 10 th and 11 th grade DoDEA students will take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), and DoDEA will pay the test fees. Many schools have found that the test results provide individual and aggregate feedback that can be used to help students identify and strengthen academic skills. These results can also be used to identify additional students for AP courses. Overall, school, district, and states use this assessment to help students with college preparation and planning. The College Board One-on-One with the SAT program focuses on test preparation and is available to students and parents. One-on-One is a comprehensive database of real SAT questions and answers, valuable strategies and test taking tips, and is a combination mentor, time keeper, and friend who escorts the student user through every step of the test preparation program and is available on school computers. In some schools, an SAT prep course is offered during the students' seminar period. Teachers have implemented various learning activities that incorporate SAT vocabulary and build skills in essay writing into their lessons. |
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Yokosuka student "state" winner in National Geographic Bee competition. An eighth grader from Yokosuka Middle School, Yokosuka, Japan, has been named a "state" winner in the National Geographic Bee State and Territory competition. The champions from every U. S. state and territory will now convene for the title of National Champion and a $25,000 college scholarship. Thousands of schools in the United States enter the competition, which is in its 16th year. The materials are prepared by the National Geographic Society, and the contest is designed to encourage teachers to develop student interest in geography as well as to increase public awareness about geography. |
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Sasebo student receives appointment to military academy. A 12th grade student at E. J. King High School was recently notified of his appointment to the U. S. Naval Academy. As in past years, DoDDS applicants learn of such appointments throughout the spring of the year. Last year, students received appointments as follows: U. S. Military Academy at West Point, 4; Air Force Academy, 1; U. S. Naval Academy, 2; and U. S. Coast Guard Academy, 3, for a total of 10 appointments. |
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Student from Misawa AB takes top honors with science research project. An Edgren High School junior was honored with first place and a $2,000 undergraduate tuition scholarship for her science project at the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium in Tsukuba City, Japan. A sophomore from Osan High School at Osan Air Base, Korea, and a senior at E. J. King High School, Sasebo Naval Base, won the second and third place honors. Students will next have the opportunity to present their research at the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium at the U. S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland . |
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Director meets with Pacific Command personnel and delivers brief. During her biannual visit to the Pacific Command, Honolulu , Hawaii , Dr. Nancy Bresell, Director, DoDDS Pacific, met with the Pacific Theater Education Council (PTEC) and the Pacific Command Chief of Staff. Dr. Bresell also delivered a 45-minute briefing at the Pacific Air Force Commanders and Spouses Conference. The briefing covered such topics as organizational operations, student and sponsor demographics, the Community Strategic Plan, educational initiatives, test results and accountability, the budget, personnel, safety and security, transportation and information technology. |
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Top DoDDS Pacific Musicians Collaborate and Perform. Along with their directors and chaperones, 181 DoDDS Pacific student musicians gathered at Yokota AB , Japan for four days of preparation and rehearsal in celebration of the 23 rd Annual Far East Honor Music Festival, April 19-23, 2004. Choral students auditioned for the festival by submitting MiniDisc recordings which were judged by a team of Yokota music educators; band students auditioned by submitting MiniDisc recordings which were judged by members of the U.S Air Force Band of the Pacific. The culminating concert was held at the Yokota Air Base Taiyo Community Center, Friday April 23. |
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DoDDS partners with military police in drug prevention program. Back to back Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) training sessions will take place beginning in May. From May 4-7, certified DARE officers will become trained in the new middle school curriculum; and from May 10-21, the basic DARE Officer Training will be conducted to certify potential DARE officers so that they will be able to deliver the new elementary and middle school curriculum to DoDDS Pacific students in School Year 2004-2005. DARE is a substance abuse prevention education program designed to equip elementary and middle school children with skills for resisting peer pressure to experiment with tobacco, alcohol, or drugs. |
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Last Updated:
October 13, 2006
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