DEC Meetings

Pre-Dependents Education Council (DEC):

A Pre-DEC will be conducted Thursday, November 21, 2024, 1500 hours (Eastern Standard Time).
Hosted by the DoDEA Chief of Staff, the Pre-DEC is a precursor to the Winter and Spring DEC.  
The Winter DEC is a ‘State of DoDEA’ meeting with an agenda driven by DoDEA Headquarters.  The session will feature topics fundamental to the mission of DoDEA, including, Student Achievement, MILCON, Teacher Hiring, and the Impact of Force Modernization).
DEC senior representatives are encouraged to submit topics relevant to a Winter DEC directly to the DoDEA Director, or endorse proposed topics through their action officers at the Pre-Dec.

Topics should meet the following criteria:

• Topics should be endorsed by the DEC Representative (GO/Flag Officer) as documented by the DEC Membership List.
• Education issues should be vetted by the region school advisory group (or equivalent) before being proposed at the Pre-DEC.
• Topics should be of general interest to the council at large and not narrowly focused on a distinct local issue.
• During the Pre-DEC, action officers should be prepared to explain the rationale for their proposed subject.

Final disposition of the proposed topics will be presented in one of the following formats:

• In person brief at the DEC.
• Information Paper.
• The topic will be addressed during the DEC by the Director or respective DoDEA process owner.
• The topic will be addressed in an email response from DoDEA Headquarters.

Proposed Topics should be sent to Mr. Darryl Dean NLT November 15, 2024, using the Topics Template