Fort Stewart Schools

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Fort Stewart Schools
Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary
Schools South Carolina/Fort Stewart District

• QAR Team District In-brief Meeting
• February 4, 2008

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Welcome to Fort Stewart

• Fort Stewart
• Home of the
• 3rd Infantry Division

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Fort Stewarts Mission

• Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield are the
  Army's world-class training and military armored
  power projection combination on the Eastern
  Seaboard, which allows military units in the
  region to deploy rapidly
• throughout the world.

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Fort Stewart Highlights

• Largest Army installation east of the Mississippi
  River
• 279,270 acres including parts of Liberty, Long,
  Bryan, Evans and Tattnall Counties
• 39 miles across from east to west
• 19 miles from north to south
• Fort Stewart has
• size, terrain, climate, and location

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Fort Stewart has DoDEA Schools

• What is DoDEA?
• Department of Defense
• Education Activity

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3 Areas in DoDEA
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Standard 2 Governance and Leadership

• 2.3 Ensures compliance with applicable local,
  state, and federal laws, standards, and
  regulations
• 2.4 Employs a system that provides for analysis
  and review of student performance and school
  effectiveness
• 2.9 Responds to community expectations and
  stakeholder satisfaction.

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DoDEA Headquarters

• Arlington, VA
• Dr. Joseph Tafoya
• DoDEA Director
• Dr. Shirley MilesAssociate Director for
  Education
• Mr. Kevin KellyAssociate Director for Financial
  and Business Operations

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Standard 1 Vision and PurposeDoDEA
MissionCommunity Strategic Plan 2006-2011

• To Provide an Exemplary Education that Inspires
  and Prepares All Fort Stewart Students for
  Success in a Dynamic, Global Environment

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Standard 1 Vision and Purpose DoDEA Guiding
Principles

• Success for All Students
• Trust and Respect for Others
• Uncompromising Advocacy for Students
• Development of Lifelong Learners
• Equal Access to Quality, Rigorous Education
• New and Motivating Challenges to Inspire
  Excellence
• Teaching with High Expectations
• Safe and Stable Learning Environment

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DoDEA Initiatives

• Special Education
• Elementary School
• Foreign Language Classes
• Read 180
• Mathematics and Science Curriculum Guides
• Early Childhood
• Technology Education

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Effective Governance and Leadership

• 5.6 Monitors all financial transactions through a
  recognized, regularly audited accounting system
• 5.8 Possesses a written security and crisis
  management plan with appropriate training for
  stakeholders
• 6.2 Has formal channels to listen to and
  communicate with stakeholders
• 6.4 Communicates the expectations for student
  learning and goals for improvement

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DDESS/DoDDS-Cuba Area Service Center

• Peachtree City, GA
• Dr. Elaine Beraza, Director
• Dr. Bruce Jeter, Deputy Director
• Five District Superintendents
• Georgia/Alabama
• Kentucky
• North Carolina
• New York/Virginia/Puerto Rico
• South Carolina/Fort Stewart/DoDDS-Cuba

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DDESS/DoDDS-Cuba

• Operates on 17 installations
• Organized into five districts and employs over
  2,300 education professionals
• Serves about 25,000 students

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DDESS Sponsor AffiliationSY 1999-2005
Army Marine Navy Air Force Non-US Military, Coast
Guard, Non-U.S Military and Civilians
60 16 9 8 6
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DDESS/DoDDS-Cuba 64 Schools

• West Point
• Dahlgren/Quantico
• Ft Knox/Ft Campbell
• Ft Bragg/Lejeune
• Maxwell/Ft Rucker
• Ft Jackson/Beaufort
• Puerto Rico/Cuba
• Robins/Ft Benning/Ft Stewart

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ELIGIBILITY
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Fort Stewart School District

• First school opened in 1963
• Purpose Provide for the education of service
  members children in a racially integrated
  environment
• Married soldiers, regardless of grade, are
  eligible for available on-post family housing

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AdvancED Organizational Conditions

• Fort Stewart DSO provides
• Quality Teachers
• Effective Leadership
• Quality Information
• Policies and Procedures that Foster and Sustain
  Improvement
• Resources and Support Systems to Sustain
  Improvement

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District Administration

• Dr. Joseph Guiendon, Superintendent
• Mr. Norman Heitzman, Assistant Superintendent
• Principals
• Dr. Fordyce Stone, Brittin ES
• Mrs. Linda Kidd, Diamond ES
• Mrs. Carol Kipp-Caldwell, Kessler ES
• Instructional Systems Specialists
• Dr. Barbara McCoy
• Dr. Judy Novicki
• Miss Diana Patton

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Educational Programs

• Reading/English Language Arts, Mathematics,
  Science, Social Studies, Health
• Visual Arts
• Music
• Physical Education
• Gifted Education
• Special Education Services
• Guidance and Counseling Services
• Information Center Services
• English as a Second Language
• Read 180 and Mathematics Facilitator Support
• Spanish (Grades K and 1)
• Educational Technology

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Effective Leadership Priorities

• Foster a learning community
• Gather, analyze, and use data and research in
  making instructional choices
• Establish performance measures for student
  learning
• Promote a culture of participation,
  responsibility, and ownership
• Foster collaboration with community stakeholders
  to support student learning

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Standard 5 Resources and Support Systemsto
Sustain Improvement

• 5.5 Budgets sufficient resources to support its
  educational programs and to implement its plans
  for improvement

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Projected District Budget South Carolina/Fort
Stewart Schools

• PAY
• Salaries 19,404,450.00
• Benefits 10,448,550.00
• Total 29,853,000.00
• NON-PAY
• Travel/Transportation 1,103,000.00
• Contracts 868,000.00
• Supplies 622,000.00
• Equipment 127,831.00
• Care of Equipment 69,000.00

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Projected District Budget South Carolina/Fort
Stewart Schools

• BASE SUPPORT
• Communications 110,519.00
• Utilities 414,650.00
• Printing 10,000.00
• TOTAL 3,325,000.00
• GRAND TOTAL 33,178,000.00

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Our Three Schools. A Closer Look

• James D. Diamond Elementary
• Opened in 1963
• Grades Pre-K-6
• Nelson V. Brittin Elementary
• Opened in 1982
• Grades Pre-K-6
• Patrick L. Kessler Elementary
• Opened August 2005 in temporary buildings
• Permanent facility dedicated SY 2007-08
• Grades Pre-K-6

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Unique District Insights

• National Free and Reduced Lunch Program
• 43 currently eligible for free meals
• 31 currently eligible for reduced price meals
• Almost every student resides with at least one
  biological parent
• A high percentage of our parents can be deployed
  at any time
• Student mobility rate average 57

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Standard 5 Resources and Support SystemsQuality
Teachers

• 5.1 Recruits, employs, and mentors qualified
  professional staff that are capable of fulfilling
  assigned roles
• 5.2 Assigns professional staff responsibilities
  based on their qualifications
• 5.4 Provides and assigns staff that are
  sufficient in number to meet the vision and
  purpose of the school

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Fort Stewart School District

• Total Student Population
• 1,980

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Nelson V. Brittin Elementary School
2772 Hero Road Fort Stewart GA 31315 Dr.
Fordyce Stone, Principal Dr. Deborah Williams,
Assistant Principal
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Nelson V. Brittin Elementary School

• Student Population 01-25-2008
• 36 Pre-Kindergarten
• 117 in 5 Kindergartens
• 132 in 6 First Grade classes
• 124 in 6 Second Grade classes
• 86 in 5 Third Grade classes
• 103 in 4 Fourth Grade classes
• 74 in 3 Fifth Grade classes
• 66 in 3 Sixth Grade classes
• 738 Total in 33 Classrooms

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James H. Diamond Elementary School
482 Davis AvenueFt. Stewart GA  31315 Mrs.
Linda Kidd, Principal Dr. Odessa Morman,
Assistant Principal
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James H. Diamond Elementary School

• Student Population 01-25-2008
• 18 PSCD
• 56 Pre-Kindergarten
• 136 in 5 Kindergartens
• 104 in 6 First Grade classes
• 104 in 5 Second Grade classes
• 91 in 5 Third Grade classes
• 81 in 4 Fourth Grade classes
• 77 in 3 Fifth Grade classes
• 66 in 3 Sixth Grade classes
• 733 Total in 33 Classrooms

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Patrick L. Kessler Elementary
1127 Austin Road Fort Stewart GA 31315 Ms.
Carol Lee Kipp-Caldwell, Principal
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Patrick L. Kessler Elementary

• Student Population 01-25-2008
• 54 Pre-Kindergarten
• 89 in 4 Kindergartens
• 65 in 4 First Grade classes
• 88 in 4 Second Grade classes
• 73 in 4 Third Grade classes
• 51 in 3 Fourth Grade classes
• 48 in 2 Fifth Grade classes
• 41 in 2 Sixth Grade classes
• 509 Total in 24 Classrooms

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Standard 4 Documenting and Using ResultsQuality
Information

• 4.1 Establishes performance measures for student
  learning that yield information that is reliable,
  valid, and bias free
• 4.2 Develops and implements a comprehensive
  assessment system for assessing progress toward
  meeting the expectations for student learning

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District Assessments

• TerraNova Multiple Assessment, 2nd Ed.
• Administration Grades 3-6
• Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA)
• Administration Grade 3
• Optional in Grades K-2
• Social Studies CRT
• Administration Grade 3 and 6
• Science CRT
• Administration Grade 5
• National Assessment of Educational Progress
  (NAEP)
• Administration Grade 4

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TerraNova Subtest Analysis

• 5 Subtests Reading
• Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies
• Grades
• 3-4-5-6
• 3 Years

2005 2006 2007
Subtests 30-39 NP 0 5 3
Subtests 40-49 NP 40 27 18
Subtests 50-59 NP 50 55 50
Subtests 60-69 NP 8 13 29
Subtests 70-79 NP 2 0 0
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TerraNova Subtest Analysis

• 2005 to 2006
• 69 of subtests National Percentile increased
• 29 of subtests National Percentile decreased
• 2 of subtests National Percentile no change
• 2006-2007
• 69 of subtests National Percentile increased
• 29 of subtests National Percentile decreased
• 2 of subtests National Percentile no change

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Social Studies CRT
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Social Studies CRT
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Science CRT
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Standard 6 Stakeholder Communication and
Relationships

• Adopt-a-School Program
• Diamond 1st BN-9th Field Artillery Battlekings
• Brittin 4/64 Armor
• Kessler BTB 4-3
• Volunteers in classrooms 1,000 hrs/yr
• Active Parent Teacher Associations (PTA)
• Active Military Child Education Coalition
  Partnership (MCEC)
• Work with Midway Middle School and Snelson Golden
  Middle School in Hinesville

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Local PartnershipsSchool Liaison Officer Mr.
Dave Smith

• Fort Stewart Schools
• Assist in making Smooth Transitions for Military
  Children and Their Families
• Are Active Contributors to the Partnerships in
  Education (PIE) Committee
• Participate in the Transition Counselor Institute
• Are Partners with the Exceptional Family Member
  Program

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