Vogelweh Elementary is fully accredited by the North Central Association for Accreditation. Every five years the school is visited by North Central to assess the success of the school's individual school improvement plan. The professional and auxiliary staff members at school complete an in-depth report which addresses one affective and one cognitive area that the school has chosen to address in an outcomes based school improvement plan. This self-study is submitted to the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools for their review and evaluation.

Over the years Vogelweh Elementary has been visited by the North Central Association and as a result has been recommended for outcomes-based accreditation. Vogelweh Elementary has been commended for its efforts to provide its students a quality program of education, and for continuing its quest for excellence. In addition to the accreditation visits, annual reports are submitted to the NCA, which serves as an update for the original self-study. The process of self-evaluation is continuous.

• DoDEA Accreditation Information
• DoDEA Data Center: Test Results

Vogelweh Elementary School's Mission Statement

Vogelweh Elementary School is committed to creating an environment that supports lifelong learning in order for students to be successful in a global society.

• Expects students to produce quality work, to demonstrate their understanding of essential knowledge and skills, to engage in problem solving, and to acquire tools for ongoing learning.
• Celebrates the diversity of students, while providing a safe, responsible and respectful learning environment among and between students and staff.
• Provides opportunities through a variety of instructional approaches and services to meet the needs of all students by inspiring and challenging them to take their place in the global community.

Student Performance Goals

1. All students will improve reading comprehension skills as applied to all curricular areas. Essence: At Vogelweh Elementary School, reading comprehension is a complex, interactive process in which the student/ learner makes meaningful connections to a variety of written materials by:
   • Recalling and retelling information
   • Processing information by gathering, organizing, predicting, evaluating and applying
2. All students will improve their analytical thinking skills in all curricular areas. Essence: At VES analytical thinking means students
   • analyze data
   • connect information
   • draw conclusions
   • communicate their thinking strategies through a variety of methods.

The primary aim of the School Improvement Process is to help the school community improve the instruction for all of our students. The School Improvement Process is the vehicle to implement the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Community Strategic Plan. Through goals, strategies, and actions, the plan establishes rigorous standards for the school that will inspire and prepare all students for success in a dynamic, global environment. Schools develop their individual plans around the 4 goals of the DoDEA Community Strategic Plan.

School Improvement is the process through which schools examine local data to identify an instructional focus for Goal 1: Highest Student Achievement. This focus will guide school decision-making over the course of 4 to 5 years. Goals 2, 3, and 4 (Performance-Driven, Efficient Management Systems; Motivated, High Performing, Diverse Workforce; Promoting Student Development through Partnerships and Communication) are woven in to support the goal of highest student achievement through the allocation of resources, on-going staff development, and the use of meaningful partnerships. The working group of the school improvement process is the School Improvement Leadership Team (SILT). This team is comprised of a cross-section of the teaching staff, the principal, and parents. Please become acquainted with the School Improvement Plan and be an informed advocate for highest student achievement!