America Press Releases
DoDEA Americas
Michael O'Day
Public Affairs Officer
700 Westpark Dr
Peachtree City GA 30269
Phone: 470-460-2191
Recent Press Releases
Sharkey named Principal of West Point Elementary School
May 16, 2023 DoDEA Mid-Atlantic District would like to welcome Mrs. Renee Sharkey to West Point Elementary School as the new Principal. She has been serving as the Professional Learning Instructional Support Specialist for West Point Schools since December 2021.PressRoom
Malone named Special Education Instructional System Specialist (ISS) Supervisor for DoDEA Americas, Mid-Atlantic District
May 09, 2023 Dr. Judith Minor, the Department of Defense Education Activity Americas Director for Student Excellence, is pleased to announce Ms. Mary Beth Malone as the new Special Education Instructional System Specialist (ISS) Supervisor for DoDEA Americas, Mid-Atlantic District.PressRoom
DoDEA Preparing for Universal Prekindergarten in FY2024
May 05, 2023 Planning is underway for a three-phase implementation that, when completed, will add an estimated 6,000 prekindergarten students in the 60 military communities served by DoDEA schools world-wide.PressRoom
Huddleston Named Chief of Center for Instructional Leadership (CIL)
April 25, 2023 Dr. Judith Minor, the Department of Defense Education Activity Americas Director for Student Excellence, is pleased to announce that Dr. Christy Huddleston has been appointed Chief of Center for Instructional Leadership (CIL) for the Americas region.PressRoom
Willis Selected as 2024 DoDEA Americas Mid-Atlantic District Teacher of the Year
April 14, 2023 The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) - Americas Mid-Atlantic District proudly announces that Mr. Jonathan Willis, a Special Education teacher at Tarawa Terrace Elementary School in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, has been selected as the 2024 Mid-Atlantic District Teacher of the Year.PressRoom
Gill Selected as 2024 DoDEA Americas Southeast District Teacher of the Year
April 14, 2023 The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) - Americas Southeast District proudly announces that Ms. Kerrie Gill, a fifth-grade teacher at Scott Intermediate School in Fort Knox, Kentucky, has been selected as the 2024 Southeast District Teacher of the Year.PressRoom
Southeast District reconciling debts for student meals
April 14, 2023 The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Americas Region Southeast District is reconciling unpaid balances for the Student Meal Program (SMP) prior to the end of School Year 2022-2023.PressRoom
Mid-Atlantic District reconciling debts for student meals
April 14, 2023 The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Americas Region Mid-Atlantic District is reconciling unpaid balances for the Student Meal Program (SMP) prior to the end of School Year 2022-2023.PressRoom
Wilson Selected as DoDEA Americas Principal of the Year
March 13, 2023 The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Americas Region is pleased to announce Theresa Wilson, principal of Scott Intermediate School on Fort Knox, Kentucky, as the 2023 DoDEA Americas Principal of the Year.PressRoom
Dr. Vicki Gilmer to retire after 33 years with DoDEA
March 01, 2023 Dr. Vicki Gilmer, principal of Parker Elementary School, on Fort Rucker, Alabama, will be retiring May 31, 2023 after 33 years with the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA).PressRoom
Lucas ES Principal Retires After 36 Years in Education
February 03, 2023 Mr. Steve Gardner, Principal of Lucas Elementary School, will retire on June 30, 2023, after 36 years in education.PressRoom
Emilio Garza named Principal of Barsanti Elementary School
January 13, 2023 Mr. Hugh McKinnon, Fort Campbell Schools Community Superintendent, is pleased to announce Mr. Emilio Garza as the new Principal of Barsanti Elementary School.PressRoom
Battey named as new principal for Pierce Terrace Elementary School
January 11, 2023 Brian Perry, the Department of Defense Education Activity community superintendent for South Carolina and Fort Stewart, is pleased to announce Mr. Robert Battey as the new principal for Pierce Terrace Elementary School at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.PressRoom
McKinnon named DoDEA Community Superintendent for Fort Campbell schools
January 03, 2023 Mr. Greg Bull, the Department of Defense Education Activity Southeast District Superintendent, is pleased to announce Mr. Hugh McKinnon as the new Community Superintendent for Fort Campbell.PressRoom
DoD Schools Ranked Best in the United States on Nation's Report Card
October 24, 2022 Fourth and eighth-grade students attending Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools led the nation in scoring on the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Reading and Mathematics Assessments.PressRoom
Dr. Stacie Lamoureux named Principal of Fort Knox MHS
October 21, 2022 Michelle Allen, the Department of Defense Education Activity community superintendent for Fort Knox, is pleased to announce Dr. Stacie Lamoureux as the new principal at Fort Knox Middle-High School.PressRoom
Michelle Allen selected as Community Superintendent for Fort Knox
August 26, 2022 Greg Bull, the Department of Defense Education Activity Southeast district superintendent, is pleased to announce Michelle Allen as the new community superintendent for Fort Knox.PressRoom
Lonnie Gilmore named Chief of Staff for DoDEA Americas Southeast District
August 11, 2022 Greg Bull, the Department of Defense Education Activity Southeast district superintendent, is pleased to announce Lonnie Gilmore as the new chief of staff for the Southeast District.PressRoom
Kristy Fountain named Principal of Heroes Elementary
August 05, 2022 Ryan Smith, the Department of Defense Education Activity community superintendent for Camp Lejeune, is pleased to announce Kristy Fountain as the new principal for Heroes Elementary. Fountain will assume her duties mid-September.PressRoom
Welcome Back DoDEA Students and Families
August 02, 2022 Nearly 19,000 students are headed back to schools at the Department of the Department of Defense Education Activity in the Americas. DoDEA Americas operates 50 schools in seven states, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.PressRoom
DoDEA Announces School Meals Info For New School Year
July 21, 2022 For the last two years, school student meals were free. The free meals initiative was thanks to special, pandemic-era funding provided through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That funding has now expired.PressRoom
Vanessa Faerber selected as Community Superintendent for Fort Buchanan and Ramey, Puerto Rico
July 08, 2022 Kent Worford, the Department of Defense Education Activity Mid-Atlantic district superintendent, is pleased to announce Vanessa Faerber as the new community superintendent for Fort Buchanan and Ramey.PressRoom
Greg Bull selected as DoDEA Superintendent for Southeast District
July 08, 2022 Americas Director for Student Excellence Dr. Judith A. Minor announced today that Greg Bull has been selected as the new DoDEA superintendent for the Southeast District.PressRoom
DoDEA student awarded National Merit® College Sponsored Scholarship
June 06, 2022 The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced scholarship winners in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program-College Sponsored Scholarship. These awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship. Among the selectees is Ross Kenney, a senior at DoDEA’s Antilles High School in Puerto Rico.PressRoom