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Building a Framework for Learning

Building a Framework for Learning. Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) Leadership Education and Training (Leadership, Character, and Student Success).

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Building a Framework for Learning

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  1. Building a Framework for Learning Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) Leadership Education and Training (Leadership, Character, and Student Success)

  2. "The solution to low test scores is not lower standards; it's tougher, clearer standards," he argued. At the same time, however, he urged states to develop standards "that don't simply measure whether students can fill in a bubble on a test but whether they possess 21st century skills like problem-solving and critical thinking, entrepreneurship and creativity." - President Barack Obama

  3. Background • JROTC is the Department of Defense’s largest youth development program in our secondary schools • JROTC has over 490,000 students in 3,400 secondary schools • Congressionally Mandated to Grow to 3,700 Units by 2020 • Program cost of ~$700/student • More than 700 secondary schools on Service waiting lists

  4. The Goals • Promote citizenship • Develop leadership & critical/creative thinking • Teach effectively communication • Improve physical fitness • Provide incentive to live drug-free • Strengthen positive self-motivation and self esteem • Train to work as a team member • Stir interest in science, technology, engineering, and math

  5. The Curriculum/Curricular Activities • Accredited Regionally and Nationally (SACS/CITA) • Subjects include Citizenship, Leadership, Wellness, Fitness, First Aid, Civics, Government, Geography, History, Science, and Marksmanship • Integrated Curricular Activities include Community Service Projects, Academic Bowls, Leadership Symposiums and camps, Marching Drill Competitions, Orienteering, Color Guard Presentations, and Physical Fitness Competitions

  6. Bottom Line • JROTC Cadets are 21st Century learners who not only perform better academically but also understand and use technology, exercise personal and social responsibility, practice teamwork, ethics, communication, problem solving, decision making, attention to detail, fitness, and wellness, exude confidence, esprit, and leadership, and appreciate diversity as well as responsible citizenship

  7. JROTC Enrollment – All Services 488,000 500,000 491,000 SY 06-07 SY 07-08 SY08-09 JROTC Program Overview Sample Measures of Effectiveness SY 06-07 School JROTC Attendance 91% 93% Graduation 86% 98% Indiscipline 15% 3% Drop Out 3% <1% GPA 2.68 2.81

  8. What the school provides: • Credit for coursework • Classrooms (including desks/tables), • office space (including desks, • cabinets, etc), storage, • telecommunications, and drill area • Partial instructor salaries • Like benefits for instructors and students Title 10, US Code Sec. 2031-2033; DOD Instruction 1203.15; Service Regulations; School & Service Agreement • What JROTC provides: • Educational/audiovisual materials • Classroom equipment • Student books, curriculum guides, instructor materials • Unit support and maintenance funding • Uniforms and organizational equipment • Special team equipment (Color Guard, Drill Teams, Marksmanship Teams) • Partial instructor salary reimbursement • Experienced administrators and • instructors • Total contribution $87K Per Unit Annually • What we don’t do: • Require a service obligation • Recruit for the Armed Forces • Conduct combat skills training

  9. JROTC Instructor Certification • Title 10 - “The Secretary of each military department shall establish and maintain a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps,….” • Title 10 - “The Secretary of the military department concerned may authorize qualified institutions to employ,…retired officers and noncommissioned officers,… whose qualifications are approved by the Secretary and the institution concerned…” • DoDI 1205.13 – “JROTC instructors shall be certified by the Military Service to teach.”

  10. Obesity Trends: 1991(BMI ≥ 30, for 18 – 34 Year Olds) No Data <10% 10%-14% Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (1991).

  11. Obesity Trends: 2003(BMI ≥ 30, for 18 – 34 Year Olds) 10%-14% 15%-19% 20%-24% ≥ 25% Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2003).

  12. 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30% Obesity Trends: 2007(BMI ≥ 30, for 18 – 34 Year Olds) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2007).

  13. Obesity Trends: 2008(BMI ≥ 30, for 18 – 34 Year Olds) 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30% Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2008)

  14. AFJROTC:Fair Share: 19 unitsAssigned: 13 units2300 cadets enrolledProgram Wide: 110,914 cadets Typical Unit -- 1 Officer Instructor, 1 NCO Instructor, 123 Students Massachusetts

  15. AFJROTC:Fair Share: 7 unitsAssigned: 0 unitsProgram Wide: 110,914 cadets Typical Unit -- 1 Officer Instructor, 1 NCO Instructor, 123 Students Montana

  16. AFJROTC:Fair Share: 8 unitsAssigned: 0 unitsProgram Wide: 110,914 cadets Typical Unit -- 1 Officer Instructor, 1 NCO Instructor, 123 Students Idaho

  17. AFJROTC:Fair Share: 17 unitsAssigned: 2 units158 cadets enrolled Program Wide: 110,914 cadets Typical Unit -- 1 Officer Instructor, 1 NCO Instructor, 123 Students Iowa

  18. AFJROTC:Fair Share: 27 unitsAssigned: 4 units563 cadets enrolled Program Wide: 110,914 cadets Typical Unit -- 1 Officer Instructor, 1 NCO Instructor, 123 Students Minnesota

  19. AFJROTC:Fair Share: 4 unitsAssigned: 1 units59 cadets enrolled Program Wide: 110,914 cadets Typical Unit -- 1 Officer Instructor, 1 NCO Instructor, 123 Students Vermont

  20. AFJROTC:Fair Share: 7 unitsAssigned: 1 units76 cadets enrolled Program Wide: 110,914 cadets Typical Unit -- 1 Officer Instructor, 1 NCO Instructor, 123 Students South Dakota

  21. AFJROTC:Fair Share: 13 unitsAssigned: 1 units104 cadets enrolled Program Wide: 110,914 cadets Typical Unit -- 1 Officer Instructor, 1 NCO Instructor, 123 Students Oregon

  22. AFJROTC:Fair Share: 23 unitsAssigned: 1 units78 cadets enrolled Program Wide: 110,914 cadets Typical Unit -- 1 Officer Instructor, 1 NCO Instructor, 123 Students Wisconsin

  23. AFJROTC:Fair Share: 95 unitsAssigned: 65 units8,314 cadets enrolled Program Wide: 110,914 cadets Typical Unit -- 1 Officer Instructor, 1 NCO Instructor, 123 Students California

  24. 3 / 5 AL 8 / 6 = 8 fair share / 6 assigned AFJROTC Unit Distribution Map NH 5 / 4 21 / 12 WA 7 / 2 ME VT 4 / 1 7 / 2 ND 7 / 0 MT 13 / 1 OR 27 / 4 MN MA 19 / 13 48 / 17 NY 23 / 1 WI 7 / 1 SD 8 / 0 ID RI 3 / 2 32 / 9 MI 3 / 1 WY CT 11 / 4 38 / 20 PA 17 / 2 IA 36 / 17 IL NJ 22 / 17 13 / 5 NE 37 / 21 OH 4 / 8 NV 18 / 36 VA 17 / 8 IN DE 3 / 7 8 / 9 WV 10 / 4 UT 15 / 8 CO MD 15 / 23 14 / 16 KY 26 / 19 MO 15 / 6 KS 95 / 65 CA 21 / 75 NC DC 2 / 2 18 / 25 TN 13 / 42 SC 19 / 14 OK 22 / 23 AZ 13 / 11 AR 8 / 7 NM 21 / 59 GA 20 / 16 AL 14 / 18 MS 14 / 31 LA 67 / 97 TX 3 / 4 Hawaii 40 / 73 FL DoDDS Under Subscribed States US Territories Korea 1 United Kingdom 2 Over Subscribed Puerto Rico 4 Japan 2 Netherlands 1 Guam 1 Germany 4 Current: 18 Sep 09 Belgium 1 Italy 1

  25. 105,416 102,122 103,074 101,585 110,702 57,285 60,860 65,014 60,664 66,708 Male Female 42,410 36,571 43,994 44,837 44,556 AFJROTC Enrollment Units: 794 869 869 879 884 Per Unit Avg: 129 121 102 117 125

  26. AFJROTC Diversity Diversity Asian 4% Male – 64% Female – 36% Caucasian 43% Male – 69% Female – 31% Af-Am 32% Male – 50% Female – 50% Other 2% Male – 61% Female – 39% Hispanic 19% Male – 58% Female – 42% Gender

  27. Conclusion • JROTC is a 21st Century Learning Program that: • Hails a world-class curriculum that employs student-centered learning • Teaches citizenship and leadership roles • Integrates current instructional strategies • Maximizes award-winning multi-media materials • Aligns to National and State Standards • Offers college credit to cadets and instructors • Hosts quality competitions to motivate cadets

  28. “They are a positive learning environment. I love the sense of leadership. I love the sense of discipline.” Then CEO of the Chicago Public Schools Arne Duncan on the Chicago Military Academies

  29. “Inner-city kids, many from broken homes, found stability and role models in Junior ROTC. They got a taste of discipline, the work ethic, and they experienced pride of membership in something healthier than a gang. … Junior ROTC is a social bargain.” Former Secretary of State Colin Powell

  30. JROTC Leadership Character Student Success!

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