DoDEA
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DoDEA
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DoDEA, the Department of Defense Education Activity, is responsible for
DoDDS (Department of Defense Dependents School) and also for
DDESS (Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools ).
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DoDDS includes 153 schools, over 6,100 teachers, and over 71,100 students. The schools are located in the following countries: Bahrain, Belgium, Cuba, England, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Korea, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey.
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DDESS includes 69 schools, over 2,600 teachers, and over 31,500 students. The schools are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
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The Director of DoDEA is Dr. Tafoya. Headquarters are in Arlington, Virginia.
   
DoDDS-Europe
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The 111 schools in DoDDS-Europe are organized into 5 districts.
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Schools are located in the countries of Bahrain, Belgium, England, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey.
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The Director of DoDDS-Europe is Ms. Ohman. Headquarters are in Wiesbaden, Germany at the American Arms Office Towers.
   
Heidelberg DSO
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The Heidelberg District Superintendent's Office serves 24 schools in 6 complexes.
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Schools are located in the communities of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Darmstadt, Babenhausen, Rhein Main, Giessen, Bad Nauheim, Butzbach, Hanau, Gelnhausen, Dexheim, and Wiesbaden.
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The superintendent of the Heidelberg DSO is Dr. Walker. Headquarters are in Heidelberg, Germany.