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.
School Improvement Plan Content
The Plan’s content contains a set of goal areas that pertain to the three vision components and a carefully developed set of achievable objectives that measure the goals quantitatively using data.
For students, the goals are math achievement, literacy achievement, and social/emotional health.
For staff, the goal is pedagogical skills and social/emotional health.
For parents, the goal is being informed and active in their children’s academic learning.
Vision Area 1: Student Achievement and Social/Emotional Growth
1.1 The percentage of McBride students scoring in the “Meets or Exceeds Expectation” on the CCR Literacy Writing Claim will increase from 29% to 35% by the end of SY25.
1.2 The percentage of McBride students scoring in the “Meets or Exceeds Expectation” on the CCR Math Major Content Subclaim from 44% to 56%by the end of SY25.
Vision Area 2: Thriving Staff
2.1 :Teachers will have strong pedagogical skills, knowledge, and ability.
2.2 Staff will have high emotional well-being and be socially connected to other District stakeholders.
Vision Area 3: Parent Engagement
Parents will be informed about and involved in their child’s learning.
Vision
The McBride vision is to Educate, Engage, and Empower military-connected students to succeed in a dynamic world. We aspire to provide an environment for student excellence in academics, behavior, and leadership, resulting in lifelong learners who contribute to a global society.
Mission
Excellence in education, for Every Student, Every Day, Everywhere.
Values
Value 1: We believe in providing high-quality service compassionately to military-connected
children, whose parents provide valiant service to our Nation.
Value 2: We believe that kindness and empathy among educators and toward District
stakeholders enhance the process of providing educational support.
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.
