Department of Defense Education Activity

Department of Defense Education Activity
Agency overview
Formed1992
Preceding agencies
  • Department of Defense Dependents Schools
  • Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools
HeadquartersAlexandria, Virginia
Employees15,000
Annual budget$3.07B USD (2021)
Agency executives
  • Thomas M. Brady, Director
  • Beth Schiavino-Narvaez, Chief Academic Officer
  • Robert M. Brady, Chief Operating Officer
  • Jay Burcham, Chief of Staff
Parent departmentDepartment of Defense
Websitedodea.edu
DoD schools and enrollment by region as of 2021

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is a federal school system headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia,[1] responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and managing prekindergarten through 12th grade educational programs on behalf of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). DoDEA is globally positioned, operating 163 accredited schools in 8 districts located in 11 foreign countries, 7 states, Guam, and Puerto Rico.[2]

DoDEA employs 15,000 employees who serve 71,000 children of active duty military and DoD civilian families.[2]

DoDEA operates as a field activity of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness). It is headed by a director who oversees all agency functions from DoDEA headquarters in Alexandria. DoDEA's schools are divided into 3 geographic areas: Europe, the Pacific, and the Americas.[2]

It is one of two U.S. federal government school systems, along with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).[3]

  1. ^ "Contact Us". Department of Defense Education Activity. Retrieved 2022-07-05. DoDEA Headquarters Department of Defense Education Activity 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350-1400
  2. ^ a b c "About DoDEA". Department of Defense Education Activity. Retrieved 15 June 2019. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Education, Public Safety, And Restoration Of The Environment". Bureau of Indian Affairs. Retrieved 2021-07-29.