December 17, 2020Dr. Judy Allen, DoDEA Pacific East District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Mr. Joseph Gullekson as Principal for the Sullivans Elementary School.
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December 15, 2020Due to the recent restrictions imposed by the German government, and in coordination with military commanders, all DoDEA schools in Germany (that are not already in remote learning) will transition to remote learning.
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December 11, 2020About 60 DoDEA students from 12 schools across the Pacific participated in the first day of virtual Far East Journalism on Thursday, Dec. 10.
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December 08, 2020The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Pacific held the first bilateral cultural exchange camp Dec. 5-6 at Misawa Air Base, with support from the U.S. Embassy and consulates in Japan and U.S. Forces Japan.
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December 03, 2020Dr. Dell McMullen, DoDEA Europe Director for Student Excellence, is pleased to announce the selection of Mr. Jorma Young as Chief for the Center of Instructional Leadership (CIL) at the Europe Region Office in Sembach, Germany.
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December 02, 2020The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) presented Kadena Elementary School teacher Ms. Chanelle Reese with the inaugural Dr. Linda L. Curtis Educator of Promise Award during a special after-school ceremony Dec.1.
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November 19, 2020Dr. Judy Allen, DoDEA Pacific East District Superintendent, is pleased to announce Mrs. Marian Leverette as Interim Principal of Yokota High School. Mrs. Leverette is currently serving as acting principal at Yokota High School.
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November 13, 2020The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity – Pacific (DoDEA), with support from U.S. Embassy and consulates in Japan and U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ), are excited to announce a new partnership which will allow local Japanese students and DoDEA students to participate in educational and cultural exchanges.
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November 02, 2020Beginning November 2nd all students enrolled at DoDEA schools overseas will be receiving free meals that are operated by one of the USDA approved School Food Authorities (AAFES, NEXCOM or MCCS)
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October 26, 2020Dr. Judy Allen, DoDEA Pacific East District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Mr. Kevin J. Anglim as Assistant Principal for MC Perry High School.
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October 16, 2020DoDEA will continue to operate full-time in-person schools for the remainder of the school year and also provide a full-time virtual learning option for K-12 grade students.
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October 14, 2020Dr. Judy Allen, DoDEA Pacific East District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Jimmy Bowser as Principal for Edgren Middle High School.
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October 06, 2020Dr. Judy Allen, DoDEA Pacific East District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Edwin Munoz as Principal for Arnn Elementary School.
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October 06, 2020Dr. Judy Allen, DoDEA Pacific East District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Ms. Anita Sharma Magrath as Principal for Sollars Elementary School.
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September 30, 2020Dr. Judy Allen, DoDEA Pacific East District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Ms. Christine Young as Assistant Principal for Edgren Middle High School.
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September 30, 2020Dr. Judy Allen, DoDEA Pacific East District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Ms. Hoai-My T. Winder as Assistant Principal for Mendel Elementary School.
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September 24, 2020Today, the U.S. Department of Education recognized 367 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2020. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.
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September 22, 2020Dr. Donato Cuadrado, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Mid-Atlantic District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Angelique Lamonski as the Chief of Staff, DoDEA Mid-Atlantic Office, located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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September 18, 2020The Department of Defense Education Activity Southeast District regrets to announce that Pamela Denise Harris, 60, of Radcliff, KY passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Baptist Health Hardin, Elizabethtown, KY.
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September 15, 2020The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Among the selectees are six DoDEA semifinalists
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August 25, 2020Dr. Jeff Arrington, Pacific West District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Helen Bailey as Pacific West District Community Superintendent.
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August 25, 2020DoDEA Pacific West announces administrator selection for Osan Middle High School principal, as well as names assistant principals at Humphreys Middle School, Daegu Middle High School and Humphreys High School.
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August 19, 2020The Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific Region will provide meals to students in the remote and virtual learning environments through its Grab-and-Go meal program beginning Monday, August 24.
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August 16, 2020The Department of Defense Education Activity - Pacific is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Chris Marczak as chief of the region’s Center for Instructional Leadership, effective Sept. 8, 2020.
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August 07, 2020The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Director has approved the shifting of school openings at schools in Fort Benning and Fort Stewart, Georgia, to allow additional time for staff changes to support the new virtual learning option.
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July 31, 2020Mid-Atlantic District bids farewell to Mr. Charlie Council, the Mid-Atlantic District Chief of Staff, after 38 years of serving military-connected students
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July 29, 2020Dr. Judith J. Allen, DoDEA Pacific East District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Ronald J. Knight, Jr. as the Community Superintendent of DoDEA Pacific East District located at the Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan.
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July 20, 2020DoDEA Pacific East announces principal selections for Iwakuni Elementary School, Yokota Middle School, Yokota West Elementary School, and Joan K. Mendel Elementary School.
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July 15, 2020The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is releasing its operational guidelines and protocols for schools and is providing additional student learning options for the upcoming school year 2020-2021.
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July 13, 2020The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Director has approved the shifting of school openings for the DoDEA Southeast District schools in close coordination with installation commanders, the local senior military leadership, and DoDEA Southeast District and DoDEA Americas Regional leadership.
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July 02, 2020The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Georgia/Alabama Community Superintendent, Dr. Lisa B. Coleman selected Dr. Todd A. Carver as the new E.A. White Elementary School principal at Fort Benning, Georgia.
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June 18, 2020Dr. Michelle Howard-Brahaney, Superintendent Europe South announces that Ms. Stephanie El Sayed has been selected as the Principal of Rota Middle High School in Rota, Spain.
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June 18, 2020Dr. Michelle Howard-Brahaney, Superintendent Europe South announces that Dr. Kristen Warner has been selected as the Principal of Vicenza High School in Vicenza, Italy.
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June 11, 2020The Department of Defense Education Activity - Pacific Region is currently accepting applications for substitute teachers for the 2020-21 school year.
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June 11, 2020DoDEA Pacific East announces principal selections for M.C. Perry High School, E.J. King Middle High School, Iwakuni Middle School, Zama Middle High School, and Darby Elementary School; as well as assistant principal selection for Yokosuka Middle School.
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June 10, 2020The Department of Defence Education Activity - Pacific is proud to announce its nomination for the 2020 Secretary of Defense Outstanding Civilian Employee with Disabilities Award, DoDEA Virtual High School Assistant Principal Dr. Keri Lohmeier.
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June 09, 2020Mr. Jim Journey, DoDEA Pacific South Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Jacqueline Ferguson as the Community Superintendent of DoDEA Pacific South District - Okinawa, Japan.
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June 09, 2020DoDEA Pacific West announces administrator selection for Osan Middle High School principal, as well as names assistant principals at Humphreys Middle School, Daegu Middle High School and Humphreys High School.
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June 09, 2020Dr. Judith Allen, DoDEA Pacific East Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Mr. Donald (Willy) Williams as the Community Superintendent of DoDEA Pacific East District - Yokosuka, Japan.
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June 08, 2020With the summer recess period just around the corner, DoDEA is launching a web-based Summer Learning Program intended to keep K-8 students and their parents connected, active, and engaged in learning.
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June 01, 2020Dr. Christy Huddleston, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Southeast District Superintendent, has selected Dr. Thomas Whittle as the new Fort Campbell High School principal at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
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June 01, 2020Ansbach MHS will hold a hybrid graduation ceremony. The school prerecorded a standard graduation and will stream the graduation ceremony video at 1800 on June 2nd
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May 31, 2020The Department of Defense Education Activity – Pacific Region is pleased to announce the award recipients for Pacific Athlete of the Year, seniors Hanokheliyahu (Hanoke) Gailson and Madelyn Gallo, who attend Nile C. Kinnick High School
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May 29, 2020The DoDEA Pacific Region Office, located at Torii Station in Okinawa, Japan, was recently awarded the 2019 Combined Federal Campaign - Overseas Platinum Award.
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May 28, 2020Virtual Graduation on June 6, 2020 - In direct and close coordination with our local military partners, the decision was made to execute the following graduation plans for our 2020 high school seniors.
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May 28, 2020In direct and close coordination with our local military partners, the decision was made to execute the following graduation plans for our 2020 High School seniors.
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May 27, 2020Dr. Lisa B. Coleman, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Georgia/Alabama Community Superintendent, has selected Ms. Jamie Pittman as the assistant principal of Maxwell Elementary/Middle at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
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May 26, 2020In direct and close coordination with our local military partners, the decision was made to execute the following graduation plan for our 2020 high school seniors. Please feel free to reach out to the DoDEA contact above with any questions or to volunteer.
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May 26, 2020In direct and close coordination with our local military partners, the decision was made to execute the following graduation plans for our 2020 high school seniors.
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May 26, 2020In direct and close coordination with our local military partners, the decision was made to execute the following graduation plans for our 2020 high school seniors.
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May 26, 2020In direct and close coordination with our local military partners, the decision was made to execute the following graduation plans for our 2020 high school seniors.
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May 19, 2020Guam High School recently placed first for the territory of Guam in eCYBERMISSION, a web-based science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) competition for students in grades six through nine.
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May 18, 2020Pacific is proud to announce the publication of this year’s edition of the SUN, a collection of literary works, musical compositions, photography, and visual art work. SUN 46 presents the accomplishments of both students and staff from our schools in Japan, Korea, Okinawa, and Guam.
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May 15, 2020The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and XQ Institute have partnered in support of Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020, a one-hour, commercial-free primetime graduation special to be broadcast on Saturday, May 16.
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May 14, 2020Dr. Christy Huddleston, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Americas Southeast District Superintendent, has named Mr. Josh Adams as the Kentucky Community Superintendent.
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May 14, 2020Web-based platform Graduation - Clay Kaserne Airfield, Wiesbaden, Germany and live streamed via DVIDS (Defense Visual Information Distribution System). On 5 June 2020 at 1500
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May 12, 2020Ms. Chanelle Reese, a fifth-grade teacher at Tarawa Terrace Elementary School on Camp Lejeune, NC, has been selected as the Department of Defense Education Activity’s 2020 Dr. Linda L. Curtis Educator of Promise.
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May 11, 2020The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Georgia/Alabama Community Superintendent, Dr. Lisa B. Coleman, announced Dr. Amy D. Dilmar as the new Stowers Elementary School principal at Fort Benning, Georgia for the upcoming school year.
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May 01, 2020The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Americas Region in direct and close coordination with our senior military partners decided to continue digital teaching and learning and keep school buildings closed to students for the remainder of the 2019/2020 school year in all DoDEA schools across the Americas.
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May 01, 2020In direct and close coordination with our senior military partners, the decision was made to keep school buildings closed to students for the remainder of the 2019/2020 school year and to maintain digital teaching and learning in all DoDEA schools across Europe.
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April 23, 2020The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) proudly announces that Dr. Terri Marshall, the DoDEA Virtual High School principal, has been selected as the 2020 DoDEA Principal of the Year.
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April 22, 2020Dr. Youlanda Washington, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Kentucky Community Superintendent, has selected Ms. Jacqueline Williams as the assistant principal of Marshall Elementary School at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
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April 12, 2020Dr. Judith J. Allen, DoDEA Pacific East Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Ms. Sylvia “Missy” Gingrich as the Chief of Staff, DoDEA Pacific East District Office located at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Ms. Gingrich will assume her duties on April 13, 2020.
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April 12, 2020DoDEA Pacific announces the 2021 District Teachers of the Year for the Pacific East, Pacific South, and Pacific West districts. Congratulations to these three educators, who, along with five other educators, are now in the running for DoDEA Teacher of the Year.
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April 02, 2020The Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific Region will continue to provide meals to students through its Grab-and-Go meal program during the temporary closure of school facilities.
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March 26, 2020Michael Pope, seventh grade STEM teacher with Zama American Middle High School in Japan, has been named one of 50 finalists to receive the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize. Now in its sixth year, the $1 million award is the largest prize of its kind.
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March 25, 2020A Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Americas Region teacher was nominated for the Hannah E. (Liz) MacGregor Teacher of the Year award sponsored by the former National History Day (NHD) Board of Trustees President, Dr. James F. Harris.
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March 20, 2020Out of an abundance of caution and after reviewing all possible options, DoDEA Pacific has determined that it is in the best interests of our students and staff to cancel or modify several events for the spring semester, particularly those that involve student travel.
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March 19, 2020In order to enhance mitigation efforts designed to protect students and staff from the spread of COVID-19, the Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific will temporarily close DoDEA Pacific district schools to students March 23 - April 3. Schools will reopen following spring break on Monday, April 13.
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March 17, 2020The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Pacific South District, in coordination with Joint Region Marianas (JRM), installation
commanders, and DoD public health officials, will close DoDEA-Guam schools to students
starting March 18, until further notice.
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March 12, 2020The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Pacific region is pleased to announce Patrick Buckley, principal of Sollars Elementary School in Misawa, Japan, as the 2020 DoDEA Pacific Principal of the Year.
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March 11, 2020The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Americas region proudly announces that Dr. Terri Marshall, the DoDEA Virtual High School (DVHS) principal, located at Marine Corps Base Quantico, as the 2020 DoDEA Americas Principal of the Year.
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March 11, 2020Dr. Donato Cuadrado, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Mid-Atlantic District Superintendent is pleased to announce Ms. Victoria Russ as the 2021 DoDEA Americas Mid-Atlantic District Teacher of the Year.
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March 11, 2020A Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Americas region student is named as the 2020 U.S. Marine Corps Military Child of the Year as part of Operation Homefront’s 2020 Military Child of the Year Award program.
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March 11, 2020The Overseas School Health Nurses Association (OSHNA) is proud to announce that Brian Durrant has been selected as its 2020 School Nurse of the Year.
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February 27, 2020Families who live in Sunabe will need to register students at the schools where they now be attending based on school zone changes. Students who live in Sunabe will attend Lester Middle School for grades 6-8 and Kubasaki High School for grades 9-12.
If you are unsure of your attendance area, please check with district registrar at 634-8995. Our staff will be there to support students through the required shifts.
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February 24, 2020Radley Ramirez was announced today as the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Europe East District Teacher of the Year. Mr. Ramirez is an Educational Technologist who serves and supports the students and teachers at Baumholder Middle High School.
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February 24, 2020Caletha Ellis was announced today as the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Europe West District Teacher of the Year. Ms. Garrison teaches mixed grade levels (9-12) at Lakenheath High School in the United Kingdom. Her current teaching assignment includes AP U.S. History, Psychology, Sociology, & U.S. History.
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February 24, 2020A cluster of coronavirus cases in a small town in Lombardy, Italy, was first identified on Thursday, February 20, and the number of cases has risen steadily.
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February 23, 2020Lachanda Garrison was announced today as the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) 2021 Europe South District Teacher of the Year. Ms. Garrison teaches 2nd Grade at Bahrain Elementary School in Manama, Bahrain. She has 13 years of experience teaching with DoDEA, including 1st and 3rd grades, multi-age grades, and as an instructional coach in elementary mathematics and literacy.
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February 20, 2020The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Americas region hosted a school dedication for Pierce Terrace Elementary School at Fort Jackson today.
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February 19, 2020The North Carolina governor recognized a Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Americas region teacher from Fort Bragg Feb. 11.
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February 19, 2020Dr. Christy Huddleston, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Southeast District Superintendent and Dr. Lisa B. Coleman, the Georgia/Alabama Community Superintendent are pleased to announce Ms. Trinna Freeman as the 2021 DoDEA Americas Southeast District Teacher of the Year.
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February 14, 2020Ft Stewart/South Carolina Community Superintendent selects Ms. Andrea Marr as principal for Charles P. Murray Elementary School.
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February 07, 2020Through a partnership with DoDEA, the U.S. State Department, and the Okinawa Liaison Office of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, DoDEA hosted an English language program for Japanese elementary school teachers in Okinawa, Japan.
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February 06, 2020A Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Americas counselor was recognized by College Board during the 2020 National School Counseling Week.
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January 24, 2020Six students attending the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Americas region schools have advanced as semifinalists in Operation Homefront’s 2020 Military Child of the Year Award program.
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January 09, 2020Mr. Gordon Harmon has been selected as DoDEA’s director of human resources (HR). Harmon assumes the new position after serving as the acting HR director since July 2019. Prior to this assignment, he served as the HR special assistant to the HR director.
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