"Education and Goals Let Everyone Soar"

At the beginning of the school year, DoDEA introduced a new attendance policy similar to those found in most school districts in the U.S. The intent of the policy is to strike a fair and consistent balance between the academic needs of students and the unique needs of military families. To gauge the levels of awareness, effectiveness and satisfaction with the new DoDEA attendance policy, DDESS/DoDDS-Cuba has developed a voluntary, anonymous poll for all stakeholders—students, parents, employees, military leaders, etc. The online poll runs through May 31 and takes only five minutes to complete. The data from the poll will be analyzed to determine if refinements and improvements are needed. We’re listening so please tell us what you think of the new DoDEA attendance policy: https://www.research.net/s/789HM97

 

 

New to the Area? Need to register your students for the 2012-2013 school year?

Get all the information about registration here!

Parents and community members are invited to share ideas for 21st Century learning using one of the five input opportunities outlined on our external website which can be found at

http://21stcentury.dodea.edu

 

 

Enrolling Your Child in Kindergarten?

Parents planning to enroll a child in the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) kindergarten for the coming school year should be aware of the entrance requirements before making an appointment to register a child in school. See the DoDEA Media Advisory for more information.

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Moving Between Duty Stations?

DoDEA, in alignment with the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, is committed to easing the challenges of military families moving between duty stations. For families transitioning to a new duty station and enrolling in DoDEA schools for the first time, there is now a provision, allowing a 30-calendar day grace period for parents/students to meet immunization requirements after school enrollment. The intent of this provision is to avoid any interruption in the transferring student’s education. The health and the welfare of all students is a top priority for DoDEA. The Department of Defense sets immunization requirements for DoDEA schools based on recommendations from the Center of Disease Control. Compliance with immunization requirements greatly reduces the risk of public health issues. School nurses and local military medical treatment facilities stand ready to assist parents in meeting these requirements promptly.

For more information please see DoDEA Immunization Requirements August 2010

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Kessler Parent Workshops

Each month Kessler Elementary is sponsoring a workshop for parents. Topics address parent and student needs. (non school age children welcome)
Click here for the schedule.

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CSI Goal Statements

Problem Solving: By the end of the school year, all students will increase their problem solving skills through communication and reasoning as measured by a three percent increase on the TerraNova Third Edition Subtests (grades 3-6) and selected local assessments (PK-6).

 

Reading:  By the end of the school year, all students will improve reading comprehension by using vocabulary strategies as measured by a three percent increase on the Terra Nova 3rd Edition Reading subtest (grades 3-6) and selected local assessment (PreK-2).

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