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Name of Organization: DoDDS-DoDEA School (Humphrey Central Elementary School)

Date of origination: The Department of the Army established the first dependents schools in 1946 in the countries of Germany, Austria and Japan.

Location: Pyeongtaek, Korea

Brief overview of the purpose of the organization/business: The purpose of dependent schools is to provide free public education system for eligible overseas dependents.

Description of your relationship and role in the organization/business: I have worked for the agency a total of 7 years. I have held many different positions within the agency but most current position is as an administrative assistant. My role is to ensure the school is running properly and the faculty and staff personnel issues are handle expeditiously.

Other details that enable fuller explanation (if applicable): DoDEA operates 172 schools in 14 districts located in 11 foreign counties, 7 states, Guam and Puerto Rico. All schools within DoDEA are fully accredited by U.S. accreditation agencies. Approximately 8,700 educators serve more than 78,000 DoDEA students.

DoDEA School service the dependents of military (all branches), civilian employees and contractors. Any dependents that are command-sponsored (eligible for overseas) are eligible for space required at school in servicing area. If the dependent is not command-sponsored, the sponsor may request an exception to policy and if there are any “space available” seating, the student is allowed entry. The same is for dependents of civilian employees. Contractors are considered space required and must pay tuition before student is able to start school. Tuition is either paid by their company or the contractor can be a self-payer.

Overview: Developing a school is no easy task, especially when it is in a foreign country. Although the school is considered on US soil when on a military installation, a lot of negotiating takes place with the host country’s government. Many different factors go into the development of any business. Not only must the students be a top priority in the development since the sole purpose of the organization is to educate. You must keep in account all the surrounding factors; such as the military, stake holders, base organizations, host nation, and finances. DoDEA schools exist mainly because of the military installations. The building of the schools is a joint task because the US Government and the Host Nation.

REFERENCES

DoDEA History, (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.dodea.edu/aboutDoDEA/history.cfm

About DoDEA, (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.dodea.edu/aboutDoDEA/today.cfm