DoDEA College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS)

DoDEA’s College and Career Ready Standards provide the rigorous standards and curriculum necessary for educators to cultivate high student achievement in alignment with the district’s purpose statement. The Pacific East District provides ongoing professional learning, implementation timelines, and expectations and guidelines to ensure a common understanding and direction for educators regarding rigorous instruction and the connection to high student achievement.

DoDEA Comprehensive Assessment System (DoDEA-CAS)

DoDEA’s Comprehensive Assessment System (DoDEA-CAS) aligns with the district’s purpose statement as it provides the measurement and monitoring tool to determine whether the Pacific East District is meeting their purpose of cultivating high student achievement. Educators utilize results from the DoDEA-CAS during their work in Focused Collaboration to determine instructional paths forward for students. An increase in student performance across the Pacific East demonstrates the impact of our focus on student achievement.

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) is a program designed for students whose primary language or home language may be a language other than English. The ESOL program within DoDEA utilizes the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) to identify student ESOL levels. The DoDEA ESOL Program Guide and Instructional System Specialist (ISS) team provide guidance and support to ESOL teachers regarding instructional accommodations and modifications for ESOL students.

Educators receive instructional information about each ESOL student including their language comprehension in the domains of speaking, listening, reading, and writing, along with instructional accommodations and modifications.

The policies and procedures for the ESOL program provide insight into how the Pacific East District ensures learners have equitable access to educational opportunities to develop the skills necessary to be college and career ready.

Focused Collaboration

Focused Collaboration serves as the vehicle for educators to collaboratively engage in job-embedded professional learning focused on student achievement. All educators engage in Focused Collaboration on a weekly basis. Educators review evidence of student learning and use this information to make instructional decisions to ensure equitable access to learning opportunities.

Internal Review Visits

Internal Review Visits (IRVs) within the Pacific East District are the method in which the Pacific East measures school continuous improvement. The IRV process, which happens on an annual basis, provides the district with insight into areas of growth and ways to provide support for schools. Schools provide their progress toward four district-selected Cognia Standards focusing on continuous improvement, differentiation, assessment, and professional learning, which we call the “power standards.” The Pacific East District utilizes IRVs to monitor schools’ processes for ensuring equitable learning opportunities for all students. Results from the IRVs have suggested that the Pacific East District has improved by providing equitable opportunities for all students.

Pacific East Data Management System (PEDMS)

The Pacific East Data Management System (PEDMS) aligns with standard 2., as it was developed as a system for the district, schools, teams, and teachers to engage in ongoing data analysis. Embedded in PEDMS is a structured approach for schools to analyze data. The implementation of PEDMS enables schools and the district to measure and examine student learning in providing all students access to rigorous DoDEA College and Career Ready Standards.

Student Educational and Engagement Programs

The Pacific East District offers a variety of student educational programs to ensure that all students have equitable access to learning opportunities.

We have programs to target areas, such as:

• Reading and mathematics remediation and interventions

• Extended learning opportunities through career and technical education (CTE) courses, fine arts, and world language

• Additional learning opportunities available through DoDEA Virtual School.

The Pacific East District provides early childhood education opportunities through Sure Start and Preschool Services for Children with Disabilities (PSCD).

Students also have the opportunity to engage in a variety of extracurricular activities that focus on physical fitness, college and career readiness, and student interests.

Student Services

• SPED

• SST Process

• 504 Policies

• Counseling

The Student Services Team is composed of general educators who provide support to teachers to improve the quality of the general education program and reduce the underachievement of students. Student services encompass a variety of processes, such as Student Support Teams (SST), Special Education, 504, counseling, and school psychologists.

The SST process provides schools with early intervention for struggling students. Special Education and 504 follow established DoDEA guidance, processes, and procedures. Schools develop Case Study Committees (CSC), a school-level multidisciplinary team, which includes the parents, responsible for making educational decisions concerning a student with a disability. Counselors and school psychologists work to support social emotional needs of students and support educators by providing support necessary to meet the needs of individual students.

Student services in the Pacific East District serve as one way the district ensures equitable access to learning opportunities for all students.

Educators within DoDEA follow its policies in support of students and access a variety of tools, resources, and supports to meet the needs of students.

Class Syllabi

Secondary teachers in the Pacific East District provide students and parents with class syllabi to outline expectations and grading policies.

DoDEA Blueprint for Continuous Improvement

The DoDEA Blueprint for Continuous Improvement provides the framework for continuous improvement across the organization. The Pacific East District utilizes the Blueprint to guide the continuous improvement work of the Pacific East District.

DoDEA High School Graduation Requirements and Policy

DoDEA outlines rigorous expectations regarding high school graduation and shares this with parents as students enter DoDEA high schools. DoDEA revisits high school graduation requirements periodically to ensure they are preparing students for colleges and careers.

DoDEA Mission & Vision

The DoDEA Mission and Vision provides direction to districts within DoDEA. The Pacific East District utilizes DoDEA’s Mission and Vision to help drive the direction of the district.

DoDEA Student Progress Reports

The Pacific East, per DoDEA policy, provides a progress report once per nine week quarter to parents regarding their child’s progress in school. Progress reports are provided for students in kindergarten through 12th grade in accordance with this policy.

Gradespeed

GradeSpeed is a web-based program that enables parents to log-in to view grade and attendance data for their students. GradeSpeed is the only authorized and supported grade book used by DoDEA employees in Grades 4-12.

Pacific East District Data Dashboard

The Pacific East implemented the Pacific East Data Dashboard to make data more easily accessible to colleagues throughout the district. The dashboard houses data from DoDEA-CAS and also provides schools with an opportunity to add their own school specific data. Improved access has provided support for both the Pacific East Data Management System and Focused Collaboration as providing educators with improved abilities to gather, analyze and use data to discuss ways to improve student learning.

Sure Start

The Pacific East District offers early child education through the Sure Start program. Sure Start is a full day preschool program serving eligible military children and families living overseas.

The Sure Start program utilizes the Teaching Strategies - Creative Curriculum program that builds children’s confidence, creativity, and critical thinking skills through hands-on, project-based investigations. It promotes discovery and inquiry with opportunities for children to think critically and develop process skills with rich, hands-on investigations of relevant and interesting topics in the classroom.

Parent Teacher Conferences

The Pacific East District is committed to providing time for parents and teachers to meet to discuss student progress. Two teacher work days are allocated at the elementary level to allow teachers to meet with all parents regarding student progress. At the secondary level, one teacher work day is allocated for parents and teachers to meet to discuss student progress.