Taheesha Quarells Communications and Outreach Division SECOME DANTES Overview

CommitmentInnovation Engage 2

CommitmentInnovation What We Do DANTES manages a portfolio of Defense education programs that help Service members achieve their education goals 3

CommitmentInnovation How We Do It Administrative Support Program Direction Policy Direction 4 Oct 1, 2017

Common End Game Employment CompletionAccessReadiness 5 Service members empowered to achieve their education and career goals

Program Eligibility Veterans ReserveGuardActive Duty 6

College Readiness Kuder Journey Program Online Academic Skills Course College Placement Skills Training College Admissions Exams General Education Development Student Success DoD VolEd Partnership MOU Tuition Assistance DECIDE Tool Servicemembers Opportunity College Military Evaluations Program / Joint Services Transcript Credit by Examination Contingency Areas Support Troops to Teachers VolEd Community Support Education Center Support Virtual Education Fairs & Training Reference Publications Communication & Outreach Education & Training Outreach DANTES Information Bulletin Digital Network (Website, Social Media, Publications) Core Focus 7

Tools for Students  Interest inventories  Explore occupations  Select a tentative career direction  Formulate education plans  Identify SOC & DoD MOU schools  Develop job seeking skills  Create a resume  Manage their own online career portfolio  User tutorials College Readiness: Career Exploration 8

9 Use because…  “Undecided” students  Change of major  Policy mandates  Influence & assumptions vs. self- reflection & labor market information  Congruence BEST for Students:  Dualistic stage of development  Exploratory process of decision making Who is eligible?  Active Duty  Guard & Reserve personnel

Tools for Counselors  Counselor Access  Regional F2F Training  Online Kuder University Training  Counselor Tutorials & Webinars  Customer Handout DANTES Support Counselor Support Programs Call: (850) College Readiness: Career Exploration 10

Online Academic Skills Course (OASC)  Basic Skills: –Reading Comprehension –Mathematics –Vocabulary Skills  Students Use for Improving AFQT GT scores in: –Word Knowledge –Paragraph Comprehension –Arithmetic Reasoning –Mathematics Knowledge College Readiness: Academic Skills 11 College Placement Skills Training (CPST)  College Readiness Skills: –English –Language Arts –Essay Writing –College Level Mathematics  Students Use for: –College Placement Prep –Avoid Remediation –Increased self-efficacy

Use because…  Academic readiness  Reduced time to completion  Benefit preservation  Avoid remediation associated impacts BEST for Students:  Improve GT scores  Prepare for a college placement test Who is eligible?  Active Duty  Guard & Reserve  DoD Family Members  DoD Civilians College Readiness: Academic Skills 12

Tools for Counselors  Administrator Access  Student/Group Progress Reports  Administrator Training  Promotional Material DANTES Support Reference Publications Program Call: (850) College Readiness: Academic Skills 13 / DantesNet /

Online Reimbursement  GED, ACT*, SAT*, GMAT, GRE General, GRE Subject, Praxis Core, Praxis Subject Assessment  NO longer accepting paper-based forms  Requires: CAC, official score report, & payment receipt  *ACT & SAT taken on-base w/ upfront funding  *ACT & SAT reimbursed at National/International Test Center College Readiness: Entrance Exams 14 / Exam Reimbursements

DoD VolEd Partnership MOU  2,700+ partnership schools  Signed DoD Voluntary Education Partnership MOU  Supports President’s “Principles of Excellence”  Service members utilize the DoD Tuition Assistance (TA) program via DoD Partnership MOU schools DANTES Support DoD MOU Office Call: (850) Student Success: DoD MOU 15

 Aids TA participants in making informed educational choices  Search and compare more than 2,700+ schools eligible for TA  Tailored to the unique needs of the military student  Facilitates academic advisement and counseling process DANTES Support DoD MOU Office Call: (850) Student Success: TA DECIDE 16

Degree Network System  Links Service members to quality education institutions  Helps maximize award of credit for training/experience/testing  Facilitates transferability of credits  33K SOC student agreements submitted FY15  *New Website & DNS Search Tool DANTES Support Higher Education Programs (SOC) Call: (850) Student Success: SOC DNS 17

Career & Technical Education  Stackable certificates  Career Clusters include: –Business Mgt & Admin –Health Sciences –Information Technology –Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security –Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics –Transportation, Distribution & Logistics DANTES Support Higher Education Programs (SOC) Call: (850) Student Success: SOC CTE 18

 60+ year partnership with ACE  Evaluation of military training and occupational experiences  577 courses/43 occupations reviewed FY15  578K+ credits applied toward FY15 degree plans avoiding more than $120M+ in Tuition Assistance costs DANTES Support Military Evaluations Program Call: (850) Student Success: Military Evaluations 19 https//jst.doded.mil

 CLEP & DSST accepted at 2,700+ institutions  Fully-funded National Test Center program (DANTES funds test admin fee)  Top FY 15 CLEP Pass Rates: –Spanish Language (87%) –College Composition Modular (83%) –Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (76%) –French Language (74%) –College Composition (72%)  Top FY 15 DSST Pass Rates: –Principles of Supervision (97%) –Introduction to Business (82%) –Introduction to Computing (67%) –Business Ethics and Society (61%) Student Success: Credit by Examination 20 /

Study Material  DSST App  *Free CLEP study guides at registration  Petersons DoD MWR Library study guides  Free online practice tests  DSST content outlines  CLEP resource lists Counselors Resources: Posters, flyers, brochures, videos DANTES Support Examinations Program Call: (850) Student Success: Credit by Examination 21 /

Student Success: Tutoring Serivces Launched Tutoring Pilot in FY 16  GOAL: Assist Service members in achieving their education goals through academic support  STATUS: Providing on demand tutoring, 24/7, at no cost to Service members in 40+ subjects 22

Student Success: Tutoring Services 23 Use because tutoring …  Improves course completion rates  Increases GPA & persistence rates  Enables success in developmental college courses  Builds academic self-confidence Top subjects for military:  Algebra, Statistics, Writing, Chemistry, Biology, etc. Who is eligible?  Active Duty  Guard & Reserve personnel  Dependent children (K-12)  Dependent children (K-12) of deployed DoD civilians

Student Success: Tutoring Services 24 DANTES Support Higher Ed Programs (SOC & Tutoring Services) Call: (850)

Student Success: Teacher Transition 25 The Troops to Teachers Program  Provides guidance for a pathway to teaching  Recognizes how military occupations align with critical-need subjects  Connects education to employment qualifications and job placement  Includes financial assistance  Provides a workforce solution for transitioning service members

CommitmentInnovation CENTCOM / AFRICOM Support 26 Qatar Kuwait U.A.E DjiboutiSinaiBahrain Saudi Arabia Support Services Foreign Language Instruction Functional Academic Skills Training (FAST) Instruction Advanced Skills Education Program (ASEP) Instruction Army Learning Center Academic Tutoring Army Learning Center Operator Services Test Examiner Services Academic Counseling Services Academic Counseling Support Services Administrative Support Services Automation & Technology Support Services Academic Programs Lower Level Vocational-Technical Academic Programs Lower Level Technical Aviation Upper Level Technical Aviation Graduate Aeronautical Science Academic Programs Lower Level Liberal Arts Upper Level Liberal Arts Graduate Information Science & Systems Graduate Public Administration Graduate Counseling/Personnel Graduate Homeland Security/Criminal Justice NTCNational Test Center Services Current Locations Programs and Services

 Education Center Support –*Education Counselor’s Tool Box Educational resources for students and counselors –Reference Publications and Promotional Material 140K individual items provided to 419 education and family service centers during FY15 *FY 17 ordering near the end of 2016 calendar year  Education and Training Outreach –*Test Control Officer Training Course –*Test Control Officer Annual Refresher Training –DANTES Information Bulletin –Digital Network (Website, Blog, DIB, Publications) –Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) –Special Projects- Mobile App, Virtual Ed Fairs, etc. VolEd Community Support 27

 New mobile app Dec 2016  Discovery tool that helps Service members learn about Defense education programs VolEd Community Support: Mobile App 28

CommitmentInnovation Follow & Contribute to the DIB 29

CommitmentInnovation Follow & Contribute on Social Media 30 Facebook DANTES.DoD TTT.DANTES Twitter DoD_DANTES LinkedIn DANTES Troops to Teachers YouTube: DANTES DoD

CommitmentInnovation Follow & Contribute to Blogs 31

CommitmentInnovation Summary DANTES is more than just testing…. Student preparation, support, and success is a joint effort! 32

Commitment Integrity 6490 SAUFLEY FIELD ROAD PENSACOLA, FL FB/DANTES. PH: DSN

SAT & ACT Update 34

Exams Reimbursement Update 35