Office of Overseas Schools

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Office of Overseas Schools
A/OPR/OS
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American-Sponsored Overseas Schools

• 194 Schools Receive Assistance
• American Republics - 39
• Europe - 66
• East Asia - 26
• Near East/South Asia - 23
• Africa - 40

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American-Sponsored Schools Around the World
International School of Islamabad
Lincoln Community School, Accra
Jakarta International School
Am. Int. School of Mozambique
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The A/OPR/OS Mission Leveraging Human,
Financial and Information Resources to Create
Quality American Education Overseas

• promoting USG and US dependent quality education
  overseas

• developing model American schools to promote
  mutual, edu-cational and cultural understanding
  for all

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Inter. School of Curaçao
Assistance to Overseas Schools
? direct financial assistance (grants) ?
assistance in kind ? technical support
Am. Int. School NDjamena
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Constituents

• Students
• Parents
• Foreign Service Posts
• Foreign Affairs Community
• Boards
• Schools
• School Personnel
• The Business Community

Chiang Mai International School
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Consultative Services

• Foreign Affairs Community
• Embassy and Post Officers
• Schools
• Parents
• Students
• OSAC/Business Community

A/OPR/OS Services
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Partnerships

• Business Community
• Schools
• Universities
• Educational Associations

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Programs

• Overall School Support
• Staff and School Board Support
• Student Support
• Parent Support
• Overseas Schools Advisory Council

Overseas Schools Programs
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1. Overall School Support

• Accreditation
• School-to-School Partnerships
• Regional Education Associations
• New Schools
• Security Measures in Overseas Schools
• Office Automation
• Grant Assistance

Activities
School Programs
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1. Overall School Support

• Accreditation 2008
• Total ----Accredited------ Candi- Corre-
  No
• REGION Schools Full Elem. H.S. date spon-
  Action
• K-12 Only Only Status dence
• Europe 66 50 7 1 1 0 7
• Sub-Sahara 33 19 10 0 1 1 4
• Africa
• North Africa 7 5 0 0 0 0 2
• Near East 23 22 0 0 0 0 1
• South Asia
• East Asia 26 24 1 0 1 0 0
• American 39 39 0 0 0 0 0
• Republics
• __________________________________________________
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• TOTAL 194 1593 18 1 2 0 14

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2. Staff and School Board Support

• NAESP/Department of Education Distinguished
  Principals Program
• Training Programs
• NASA/Central Florida University Summer
  Aerospace
• Program
• Foreign Affairs Spouses Training Program
  (FAST-TRAIN)
• College of New Jerseys Overseas Teacher
  Certification and Master of Arts in
  Education Programs
• Overseas Schools Leadership Institute

Training Programs
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2. Staff and School Board Support (continued)

• Training Programs (continued)
• Directors new to A/OPR/OS
• Training of Overseas School Board Members
• OMNI Institutes
• New College Counselor Workshop and Annual
• College Board Summer Institute for
  International
• Admission
• JOSTI
• Optimal Match Network Institute
• Overseas Schools Advisory Council
  Projects

Training Programs
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2. Staff and School Board Support (continued)

• New Initiatives
• Advanced Placement
• Virtual School Project
• Standards of Learning
• Educational Facilities

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3. Student Support

• Committee on Exceptional Children and Youth
• College Counseling for Overseas High School
  Students
• President's Education Awards Program
• The MathCounts Program
• Advanced Placement International Diploma

Student Programs
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Comparison of 2006 Mean SAT Scores
SAT I All US All Students Nation.
Fairfax Montg. Arlington Citizens in
OS Average County County County
in OS Schools Schools Schools
Schools Schools Schools
Reading 583 549 502 545
537 542 Math 585 580 515
559 552 548 Writing 570
543 494 535
535 533
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Comparison of 2006 Mean SAT Scores
SAT II Subject Test Scores U.S.

History Math I Bio. Chem. Physics French Span.
Chinese National Mean 588 596
589 630 647 615 632
764 A/OPR/ 619 603 617 658
670 669 726 773 OS Mean
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4. Parent Support

• Summary School Information Project
• Materials for Parents of Children with Special
  Needs
• Library

Activities
Luanda International School
Tirana International School
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5. Overseas Schools Advisory
Council
Members America Online Goodyear
Tire Rubber Company Caterpillar Corporation
IBM Corporation Citigroup ING
Financial Advisers Conoco J.P.
Morgan Chase Co. Du Pont Company Kellogg
Brown Root ExxonMobil Corporation Motorola,
Inc Ford Motor Company Procter Gamble
Company General Motors Washington
Group International .
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International School of Dakar
International School of Addis Ababa
American International School of Vienna
American School of Asuncion
American Embassy School, Reykjavik
St. Stephens School, Rome
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International School of Beijing
Kiev International School
Overseas School of Colombo
International School of Ulaanbaatar
Copenhagen International School
International School Suva