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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.
Yokosuka Middle School will improve student achievement by emphasizing 21st Century Critical Skills of (1) Collaboration Across Networks and Learning By Influence (2) Creativity and Innovation (3) Communication and (4) Critical Thinking and Problem Solving.
Yokosuka MS CSI Leadership meets at 1500 every other Thursday during the school year.
Yokosuka MS is accredited by Cognia
Educate, Engage, and Empower military-connected students to succeed in a dynamic world.
To be among the world's leaders in education, enriching the lives of the military connected students and the communities in which they live.
To meet individual student needs by providing authentic learning experiences to ensure all students are College and Career ready.
Yokosuka Middle School Faculty and Staff believe all students are entitled to learn in a safe, positive and supportive environment allowing all to reach their highest academic and behavioral success. Classroom and school-wide expectations for behavior are based on our guiding principles. The five principles and supporting characteristics are based on the acronym P.R.I.D.E. The principles and characteristics are:
P - Preparation - Be prepared with materials, mindset and a positive attitude to participate fully.
R - Responsibility - Be responsible for my learning and the learning of those around me.
Behave and speak in a manner that demonstrates respect to other student, staff and visitors.
Be punctual to each class and designated activity.
Have and maintain the student planner
I - Integrity - Do the right thing even when no one is watching.
Be accountable for my actions and the consequences that follow.
Respect intellectual property rights when completing all assignments.
Respect our student body and host nation.
Respect personal property of others and public property of the school.
D - Diligence - Exhibit a willingness to do my best and never give up in all tasks.
Set behavior and academic goals.
Show effort and try even when the task is difficult.
Exhibit persistence and dedication to all tasks to achieve the end results.
E - Excellence - Push myself to achieve excellence in all I do!
All students should follow examples of behaviors promoted by the guiding principles at ALL times, including before school, at dismissal and all school sponsored events and trips. Dragon behavior represents the whole school as well as visitors in the host nation.
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.
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.
All schools in the Pacific East District will improve student achievement through emphasizing 21st century Innovative Skills of (1) Collaboration Across Networks and Learning By Influence, (2) Creativity and Innovation, (3) Communication, and (4) Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving.
