School Improvement
Continuous school improvement is an embedded behavior rooted in the school's culture that constantly focuses on the conditions, processes, and practices that improve teaching and learning. Schools use student performance results and analyze data from various interwoven components to develop plans and implement improvement actions to drive education quality and improved student outcomes.
Aukamm ES SMART Goals:
Literacy
By the end of SY 2023-2024, Aukamm Elementary School will strengthen implementation of College and Career Readiness for all students by ensuring all classrooms teaching literacy skills reflect standards-based instruction as measured by performance on the DoDEA CCR Summative Assessment by a baseline of 50% on SY 2020-21 initial assessment and a 5% increase of students "meeting or exceeding expectations" on SY 21-22 assessment.
Math
By the end of SY 2023-2024, Aukamm Elementary School will strengthen implementation of College and Career Readiness for all students by ensuring all classrooms teaching mathematics reflects standards-based instruction as measured by performance on the DoDEA CCR Interim and Summative Assessments by a 10% increase of students "meeting or exceeding expectations" over two years. (5% increase during SY 2020-2021.)
Aukamm ES Mission
"Educate, Engage, and Empower Each Student to Succeed in a Dynamic World," supports students success academically, socially, and emotionally.
Aukamm ES Vision
"Committed to Inspiring a Community of Life-Long Learners," reflects that the school's program is diverse and differentiated to meet the needs of every student.
DoDEA Accreditation
Accreditation is the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to an educational institution that maintains suitable standards). Educational accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated by an external agency to determine if applicable standards are met. If standards are met, accredited status is granted by the agency.
Cognia is the accreditation agency for all DoDEA schools and the world's largest education community. As the global leader in advancing education excellence through accreditation and school improvement, Cognia brings together more than 100 years of experience and the expertise of three United States-based accreditation agencies - the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA/CASI), Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC), and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS/CASI). Accreditation is pivotal to leveraging education quality and continuous improvement.
Detailed accreditation information is provided on the DoDEA Accreditation page.
Comprehensive Assessment System
In conjunction with the implementation of the College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS), DoDEA is implementing the Comprehensive Assessment System (CAS) that includes all of the assessments that are administered system-wide within DoDEA. These include the PSAT, Advanced Placement, NAEP, and College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS) assessments. All assessments included in the DoDEA Comprehensive Assessment System support student learning, provide information for decision makers concerning instructional programs and services, and inform parents. DoDEA is committed to student achievement and assessments that raise the bar for the students to ensure they are on the path to success.
