Welcome to the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Office Web site of the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI). NCA CASI is an accreditation division of AdvancED. Learn more about AdvancED.

DoDEA's schools serve the children of military service members and Department of Defense civilian employees throughout the world. DoDEA operates more than 200 schools in 14 districts located in 12 foreign countries, seven states, Guam, and Puerto Rico. DoDEA consists of two school systems: the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS), which is the overseas school system, and the Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary (DDESS), the domestic school system. This year DoDDS celebrates 60 years of service!

DoDEA NCA CASI proudly accredits nearly 200 DoDEA schools from pre-kindergarten through secondary, including early childhood, elementary, middle, secondary, and unit (K-12) schools.

We are excited about the future of accreditation and the focus on continuous improvement in our schools. We are here to support every aspect of school accreditation from administering Quality Assurance Reviews to providing technical assistance.

Thank you for visiting our Web site. We hope you find it useful and informative. Please call our office if you would like additional information regarding the accreditation process and the resources we provide.