Dr. Linda L. Curtis
Area Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
Dr. Linda L. Curtis, a native of Indiana, taught in Australia and Fort Wayne, Ind., prior to joining the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA). She taught in Germany and Belgium until she assumed various roles as a DoDEA administrator. She served as assistant superintendent, principal and assistant principal until being named Superintendent of Schools in 2001 in the Isles District and Brussels District. During this time she supervised and provided education support to schools in England, Iceland, the Azores, Bahrain, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.
In 2006 she was named Deputy Director of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools - Europe (DoDDS-Europe), serving 36,000 students in 81 schools across Europe.
Curtis was named the Area Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in 2009, for the DoDEA-Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS) and DoDDS-Cuba.
She earned her Bachelor's of Science degree in Elementary Education from Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., two Master's degrees from Indiana University at Fort Wayne in Administration and in Elementary Education. In 2006, she earned her Doctorate in Educational Leadership at Argosy University in Sarasota, Fl.
Curtis was a founding member in developing the DoDEA Community Strategic Plan in 1996 and continues on this leadership committee. She promotes high student achievement for all students and is actively involved in strengthening math education and technology across the curriculum.
