School Accreditation
* DoDEA Accreditation * School Demographics
* Aukamm's School Improvement Plan * Team Meetings
* Test Data * Community Strategic Plan
       
DoDEA Accreditation
* Aukamm Elementary is accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA-CASI) (external sites).
* Information for parents (external site) is available at the NCA-CASI website.
* An NCA team visits schools every five years. Accreditation is based on specific standards.
* The NCA Accreditation Team last visited Aukamm in February 2008.
 
Aukamm's School Improvement Plan
* Goal #1 : All students will improve their non-fiction writing skills across the curriculum.
* The "Essence" of the goal is for students to:
 
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 Focus on non-fiction writing skills.
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 Use RAFTS (Role, Audience, Format, Topic, Strong Verb).
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 Apply content material.
* Two"Interventions" will be used to help all students improve their non-fiction writing skills.
 
* Write one good paragraph using the writing process.
* Write with a purpose, using RAFTS and a variety of formats.
* Publish student work (at school, on the website, in newsletters).
* Goal #2: All students will improve problem solving skills across the curriculum.
* The "Essence" of the goal is for students to:
 
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 Study the Problem. What is the problem?
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 Organize the Facts. What are the facts?
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 Line Up a Strategy. What is your strategy?
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 Verify Your Plan and Answer. What is your answer? Is it reasonable?
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 Explain Your Answer. How did you solve the problem?
* Two"Interventions" will be used to help all students improve their problem solving skills:
 
* Model thinking for problem solving. Teachers will orally model their thinking in order to solve problems. Students will also explain their thinking in how to solve problems such as with "convince me" activities.
* Problem Solver. Selected strategies from the math series, "The Problem Solver", will be used. These strategies teach students how to solve problems, step by step.
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Aukamm's School Improvement Plan is linked to DoDEA's Community Strategic Plan.
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Test Data
* All DoDEA students in grades 3-11 are annually administered the TerraNova, The Second Edition, a standardized test of basic skills published by CTB/McGraw-Hill.
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Terra Nova scores are reported in percentiles, not percentages. A percentile compares one student's scores against the scores of all other students who took the test. For example, a score at the 70th percentile means that that student scored as well or better than 70 percent of all others who took the test. The national average is always the 50th percentile.
* View test data:
 
* Aukamm SY 2003-2007 - Grades 3-5
* Aukamm SY 2003-2006 - DoDEA Comparisons
* Aukamm - Previous School Years
* DoDDS-Europe Schools
* All DoDEA Schools
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School Demographics
* As part of the school improvement and accreditation process, a school profile is developed. Below are the components of the profile updated during SY 2006-2007.
 
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Cover Page
* School and Community Description
* Mission Statement
* Unique Local Insights
* Follow-Up of Former Students
* Existing School Data: Students
* Existing School Data: Instructional
* Existing School Data: Community
* Triangulation of Data
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Team Meetings
* Weekly "Team Meetings" are an integral part of the School Improvement Plan. The meetings involve the principal, classroom teachers, and specialists.
* The first Tuesday of each month is dedicated to discussing and planning for at-risk students.
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On the second Tuesday, the Non-Fiction Writing Team meets to review that goal.
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The third Tuesday, the Problem Solving Team meets to discuss progress toward that goal.
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The Student Support Team meets on the fourth Tuesday in order to further support students with special academic, medical, or behavior needs.
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Community Strategic Plan 2006-2011
* GOAL 1: Highest Student Achievement. All students will meet or exceed challenging standards in academic content so that they are prepared for continuous learning and productive citizenship.
* GOAL 2: Performance-Driven, Efficient Management Systems. DoDEA will use performance-driven management systems that operate in a timely, efficient, and equitable manner; place resource allocation and decision-making at the lowest operational level; and facilitate a safe environment conducive to optimum student achievement.
* GOAL 3: Motivated, High Performing, Diverse Workforce. The DoDEA workforce will be motivated, diverse, and committed to continuous professional growth and development resulting in exemplary performance and optimum student achievement.
* GOAL 4: Promoting Student Development through Partnerships and Communication. Every level of DoDEA will develop, promote, and maintain partnerships and communications to enhance student development.
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