Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)

The Pacific East District’s Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program focuses on providing students with equal access to learning opportunities and is annually certified for quality assurance by AVID Center. AVID uses the WICOR curriculum (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading), which supports 21st century skills, to prepare students for college, careers, and life.

DoDEA Pacific East has continued to gradually increase their enrollment in the AVID program to teach students how to study, read content, take notes, and manage time. Students participate in collaborative study groups or tutorials led by tutors who use skillful questioning to bring students to a higher level of understanding.

Budgets / Allocations of Funds

The Pacific District uses their allocation of funds to provide clear, consistent, and equitable support to lead to school improvement such as SPED trainings, SPED resources including materials, reading intervention programs, ESOL programs, EDCs (Math Counts), counseling initiatives.

Continuous School Improvement Network

The Continuous School Improvement (CSI) networking sessions serve as opportunities for continuous school improvement teams within schools and complexes to engage in professional learning, share best practices, and collaborate on methods to improve schools. Schools monitor student success through their continuous school improvement work and ensure that all learners are receiving equitable opportunities to learn through an analysis of their school data.

Department of Defense Performance Management and Appraisal Program (DPMAP)

The Department of Defense Performance Management and Appraisal Program (DPMAP) aligns with standard 2.9 as it serves as the professional evaluation system within DoDEA. The DPMAP process provides professionals within DoDEA with performance elements aligned with expectations regarding their role. Evaluators engage in beginning-of-the-year, middle-of-the-year, and end-of-the-year meetings with each educator. As part of their performance elements, DoDEA educators are expected to ensure equitable opportunities for all students.

DoDEA College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS)

DoDEA’s College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS) provide rigorous standards and curriculum for all DoDEA students. The DoDEA CCRS frame the instructional expectations for all students and The DoDEA College and Career Ready Standards establish clear, consistent and high learning goals and are more focused on preparing students for success in college and career.

DoDEA Comprehensive Assessment System (DoDEA-CAS)

DoDEA’s Comprehensive Assessment System (DoDEA-CAS) provides the measurement and monitoring tool to determine whether the Pacific East District is increasing student learning. Educators utilize results from the DoDEA-CAS and the Pacific East Data Dashboard during their work in Focused Collaboration to determine instructional paths forward for students and ensure they are meeting the needs of all students.

DoDEA Learning Walkthrough Tool 2.0

The DoDEA Learning Walkthrough Tool (LWT) provides administrators and educators with guidelines and expectations regarding instructional practices. Administrators are provided with the expectation to engage in five learning walkthroughs each week and use the LWT as a method to monitor that students have equitable access to learning opportunities in all classrooms.

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. Focused Collaboration is an ongoing process in which educators work collaboratively in recurring cycles of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve. 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) process 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. 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 with providing equitable opportunities for all students.

Levels of Support

The Pacific East District developed the levels of support as a means to determine resource allocation regarding support for schools. This provides a method for the Pacific East District to support student learning and teacher instruction by providing a framework for structured and strategic assistance for schools.

Pacific East Data Management System (PEDMS)

The Pacific East Data Management System (PEDMS) aligns with standard 2.9, 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 process 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.

Professional Learning

The Pacific East District Professional Learning Plan outlines the professional learning opportunities for educators within the district. The plan uses the Kirkpatrick Model of Evaluation as a process to describe how the district will evaluate the results, behavior, learning, and participant reaction to the professional learning opportunities within the district. The Pacific East utilizes ongoing professional learning opportunities to ensure all educators know how to ensure equitable learning opportunities for all students. Professional learning opportunities include a focus on student-led discourse, project based learning, and integrating digital learning. Professional learning provides opportunities for individual and collaborative professional dialogue, analysis, application and reflection aligned to ongoing improvements in professional practice and student achievement.

Strategic Plan

The Pacific East Strategic Plan, developed by the Pacific East Steering Committee outlines the district’s expectations and processes to provide rigorous learning opportunities for all students through an emphasis on 21st century innovative skills of collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and communication.

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.

The district has 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

• School Counseling

• School Nurses

• School Psychologists

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.The collaborative work by a SST may be viewed as an extension of the collaborative work already in place. This collaborative work may occur in Focused Collaboration Groups. The SST’s primary function is routine, structured problem-solving in response to a request for assistance by a teacher(s) towards the resolution of student-centered concerns. In carrying out this responsibility, the SST becomes a peer support group using data-driven educational methods in a systematic process to address the defined student concerns.

Student services encompass a variety of processes, such as Student Support Teams (SST), Special Education, 504, school counselors, 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.

System Quality Factors

The Pacific East District focused on SQF A: Clear Direction and SQF B: Healthy Culture and engaged in work to ensure that they provided all schools with the district’s expectations, vision, and direction in alignment with the district purpose statement. The focus on SQF A: Clear Direction, led to the development of the district strategic plan. Following a successful improvement with developing a clear direction, the Pacific East District decided to focus on SQF B: Healthy Culture and SQF D: Impact of Instruction.

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 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.

Educational Technology and Media Services

The Pacific East District provides all students with computer access to ensure equitable opportunities to engage with educational technology. DoDEA’s robust media and library services allows students to equally access information utilizing a wide variety of digital databases.

Fine Arts

The Pacific East District, in partnership with DoDEA Virtual School, offers a variety of courses, including:

• Elementary Art

• Elementary Music

• Band

• Choir

• Piano

• Guitar

• General Music

• Drama

• Visual Arts

• Art History

• AP Studio

• Painting

• Ceramics

• Drawing

Literacy Support

The Pacific East District provides literacy support through remediation and intervention opportunities. At the elementary level, literacy support is offered through literacy support services, a pull out tier II intervention program. At the secondary level, students receive literacy support through reading elective courses, in addition to their English Language Arts courses. The assessment and intervention process support student learning by for systematically monitoring student progress and making decisions about the need for instructional modifications.

Mathematics Support

The Pacific East District provides mathematics support through remediation and intervention opportunities. At the elementary level, mathematics support is offered through mathematics support services, a pull out tier II intervention program. At the secondary level, students receive mathematics support through mathematics lab or strategic mathematics elective courses, in addition to their mathematics courses.

Physical Education and Health Education

The Pacific East District, in partnership with DoDEA Virtual School, offers a variety of Physical Education courses, including:

• Lifetime Sports

• Personal Fitness

• Activity Nutrition

• Health Education

Preschool Services for Children with Disabilities (PSCD)

Preschool Services for Children with Disabilities (PSCD) is offered to young children with disabilities in the Pacific East District. The program is specially designed to provide instruction, support, and services to meet the individual needs of students in alignment with each child’s IEP.

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.

art 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.

World Language

The Pacific East District, in partnership with DoDEA Virtual School, offers a variety of World Language courses, including:

• Japanese

• Spanish

• Chinese

• French

• German

Students engaging in levels 2 and 4 of language courses take the ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL) to determine their proficiency levels in the target language.