Community Strategic Plan - Volume 1 - School Years 2013/14-2017/18

Oct 15, 2026

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Community Strategic Plan Volume 1 outlines a five-year roadmap for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) for school years 2013/14 through 2017/18. The Director’s message frames the plan as a community-wide, collaborative effort establishing vision, mission, core values, goals, and performance measures. It emphasizes accountability, transparency through annual progress reporting, and improving educational opportunities for military-connected children. The plan highlights DoDEA’s unique mission across multiple nations and states, including academic, social, and emotional support and partnerships with public school systems.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages24

Reading Time1 h 0 min

AccessFree to download

Message from the Director

A new Journey Begins

CSP relevance as a catalyst for change

Strategic Plan Definitions

The DoDEA Community Strategic Plan

DoDEA’s Mission and vision

DoDEA’s core values

Strategic Goals

Goal 1: Student excellence

Goal 2: School excellence

Goal 3: Talent excellence

Goal 4: Organizational excellence

Goal 5: Outreach excellence

Note of thanks

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY Community Strategic Plan Volume 1 • School Years 2013/14–2017/18 ta b l e o f c o nt e nt s Message froM the Director we ar e DoDea a new Journey Begins 1 2 3 csP relevance asa catalyst for change 5 strategic Plan Definitions 6 the DoDea coMMunity strategic Plan 7 DoDea’s Mission anD vision 8 DoDea’s core values 9 Str ate g i C g oa l S goal 1: stuDent excellence 10 goal 2: school excellence 12 goal 3: talent excellence 14 goal 4: organizational excellence 16 goal 5: outreach excellence 18 note of thanks 21 M e S Sag e f r o m t h e d i r e c t o r Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Members ofOur Community, I am pleased to present to you our Community Strategic Plan (CSP) for school years 2013/14–2017/18. This five-year plan is our roadmap for advancing the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) on a unique path to new levels of excellence. It is our commitment to go to extraordinary lengths to continue improving the educational opportunities of each of the Nation’s 1.2 million school-age, military-connected children. The plan is a product of a community-wide effort. We assembled a leadership team of DoDEA and community senior leaders to serve as the primary architects of the plan’s framework. Through a deliberate and thoughtful process, the leadership team developed a comprehensive planning approach that focused on establishing long-term direction, solutions and tangible results. The leadership team’s work culminated with the establishment of the plan’s foundational elements—the vision, mission, core values, goals and performance measures. The plan, therefore, is a fitting triumph of the entire DoDEA community, demonstrating that improvement in a school system is best achieved through a collaborative, shared commitment to doing what is best for our students. The community strategic planning process is a driving force for our organization, motivating us to scrutinize and refine our programs and practices to achieve better outcomes for our students. By adopting this plan, we enter into a performance contract with our students, parents, staff and community, where our success is measured by the progress we make towards the achievement of our goals. It is through this process that we commit to becoming one of the Nation’s most recognized and respected education systems. We are meant to be and aim to be an accountable school organization. Ensuring accountability and trust means we must be open and answerable to those we serve. Therefore, each year, we will review and report the progress made towards achieving our goals to remain transparent and demonstrate we are doing all we can to provide our students a high-quality education. It is our honor and privilege to contribute to the education of the children of all of our Nation’s heroes. The education of military-connected children must not be among the sacrifices our country asks of them. The school environment must be a special place for our children to learn and grow to achieve their full academic, social and emotional potential, and I ask all members of our community—students, parents, members of our military community and DoDEA staff and faculty—to passionately commit to this end. It is only through our collective efforts that we will achieve our new, ambitious vision “to be among the world’s leaders in education, enriching the lives of military-connected students and the communities in which they live.” In the interest of all children, Marilee Fitzgerald Director, DoDEA coMMunity strategic Plan 1 W e a r e D o D ea DoDEA has the honor and privilege of educating over 84,000 children of our Nation’s Servicemembers and the civilians who support them in twelve nations, seven states and two territories. We also provide support to more than one million military-connected students who attend public schools throughout the United States. DoDEA operates 194 schools in the

FAQs

What period does Community Strategic Plan Volume 1 cover?

It covers five school years from 2013/14 through 2017/18.

How is the plan developed and what key elements does it establish?

A leadership team from DoDEA and community senior leaders developed the framework. The plan establishes the vision, mission, core values, goals, and performance measures.

How does DoDEA measure success and ensure accountability?

Success is measured by progress toward the achievement of the goals. DoDEA reviews and reports annual progress to remain transparent and accountable to students, parents, staff, and the community.

Oct 15, 2026

Uploaded by Jacob