Wetzel 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 Wetzel Elementary has been visited by the North Central Association and as a result has been recommended for outcomes-based accreditation. Wetzel 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

Wetzel Elementary School's Mission Statement

The mission of the Wetzel Elementary School Community is to promote an environment that enables all students to acquire the knowledge and skills to become successful life-long learners and responsible citizens in an ever-changing, global society.

The goals of continuous school progress are:

1. All students will increase their literacy skills across the curriculum.

• Essence: Literacy skills are defined at Wetzel Elementary School as the ability to comprehend written text and communicate ideas..

2. All students will increase their thinking skills across the curriculum.

• Essence: Thinking skills are defined at Wetzel Elementary School as analyzing and interpreting information, devising strategies for solving problems and justifying solutions to problems.

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!