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Bon Voyage

by teachemandweep

Jun 4, 2019

Are there any elementary positions becoming available 2019-2020 overseas? I know Puerto Rico is not considered overseas but are there any positions there?

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IsItFriday? Yes.

Jun 4, 2019

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Referrals

by Happy

Jun 2, 2019

Hello..my wife received 3 referrals in the last week. How long should she expect to wait for an interview? She is a prior DoDEA Teacher and a military spouse. Thanks for any and all feedback.

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Happy Haha/Mary, thank you both for your interactions. I am active duty however, she is applying worldwide and her three referrals are outside our local area. I guess its like many many others...wait and see.

Jun 3, 2019

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Official start to the recruiting season with DODEA

by Daniel S.

May 26, 2019

Hello everyone,

I'm an external applicant who did a career change to teaching. I have been a licensed K-12 teacher in Ohio since 2018. The DODEA requires that along with my teaching certificate, a minimum of nine semester hours of professional teacher education is required. In a way, this has been redundant since I essentially had to do th...See More

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HelpOthers Have you already reviewed your previous transcripts to see if you actually did take the needed credits? Maybe you just need to send them course descriptions that clearly show they are what DoDEA wants. As for being too late. It just might be with people receiving referrals already. Europe is often a little behind the pacific, and if people turn dow...See More

May 28, 2019

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Daniel S. Yes, I made good and sure that I had to take these classes. Thanks for the information.

Jun 1, 2019

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Referral Lists

by Lindaloo

May 28, 2019

I received 2 emails today letting me know I am on referral lists for Japan and Korea. What does that really mean? I tried to search for other posts about this but couldn't figure out how - so if someone could explain that to me as well, I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

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HelpOthers Again, this is my interpretation of the paperwork, so you may want to review it yourself and make sure to talk about it in detail with the HR person if you are offered a position.. Also, as haha pointed out, you will want to make sure that the location you are going allows it as well. My response is pretty long, so it might be faster just to talk t...See MoreAgain, this is my interpretation of the paperwork, so you may want to review it yourself and make sure to talk about it in detail with the HR person if you are offered a position.. Also, as haha pointed out, you will want to make sure that the location you are going allows it as well. My response is pretty long, so it might be faster just to talk to an HR person about it.

https://www.dodea.edu/Offices/HR/employees/allowances/lqa.cfm

I did not recall accurately. LQA for college students end at age 21 even if they are full-time students. Your unmarried, full-time college student children not yet 23 years of age can be enrolled in a college or university away from your current home and still be added to your orders.

If you accept a position overseas, and your children want to join you, they can have delayed PCS travel and arrive at the duty station after they have completed their quarter/semester as long as it is within the delayed travel time period (up to 6 months I think). If they are coming from a different location, you will need to talk to the HR person about how to arrange that. They may not cover anything more than the cost of flying from your start location (forever considered your home of record, HOR). They also may not pay for shipment from the college location. However, you might have some shipment that you can send through the mail.

After arrival at the location, they would need to provide proof of full-time status to receive ID card and base privileges if age 21-22. This card will usually end with the end date of your contract or possibly 2 years if your contract is longer than that. Their passports would have the SOFA stamp on the official and you should be able to have an unlimited exit/re-entry SOFA stamp added to the travel passport. This would expire the date your contract ends.

While your children (not yet 21 years of age) are away at college, IF they are on your orders, you should be able to include them in your LQA (that's my understanding). However, if anyone in the household is away more than 30 days, COLA will not be provided, so they must be notified if this occurs, even if they are away at college/university.

More than likely, even if you were offered a position for this year, I think the background check might prevent you from arriving prior to your oldest child's birthday. Therefore, that child would need to be enrolled full-time in a college or university (or trade school etc.). Most military locations have one or more colleges/universities where your child could potentially enroll. Most if not all the coursework will likely be delivered entirely online, which is not for everyone. Your child might want to consider enrolling in an online university/college now as long as the work can be completed from another time zone easily. Classes that occur on camera at odd hours may or may not be best.

If your oldest gets on your orders and arrives prior to the 21st birthday, I think that grace period won't go beyond the 22nd birthday if they are not enrolled full-time in a qualifying post-secondary school. This information was shared by the HR person, not something I read, so again, talk to HR about your specific when the time comes.

May 29, 2019

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educatormama I've received about 20 referrals over the past 2 years and have only had 1 interview. I still get extremely excited each time I get a referral and try not to feel disappointed when an interview doesn't happen. I'm very determined and optimistic so I'm very hopeful I'll be interviewed and accepted in the future, best of luck to you I hope you get an...See More

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Potential Interviewer Questions

by The Spectre

May 31, 2019

I really appreciate the great information (and positive comments compared to some forums!) that I have gleaned from this site. I would like to make a contribution that may be helpful as people are interviewing. There was a great response to both "Interview Tips" posts that came up, and I have pulled a list of potential question you might get from a...See More

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Karin Thank you so much and good luck landing the job! :)

Jun 1, 2019

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IbeforeE You are very kind to share this with us. THANK YOU : )

Jun 1, 2019

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When are new applications posted?

by CF-SLP

May 31, 2019

Hi! I'm new to this process so please forgive a question that may be very obvious to some. I've been told that applications for the upcoming school year are typically closed around January - but when (for example, for the 2020/2021 school year) will jobs be posted again for the next school year? Thanks!

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haha Jobs are generally never posted for DoDEA (especially for overseas posts). Applications need to be renewed in February/March for the following year, when they send out the email notice to do so.

Applications are never really closed with DoDEA. If an application is active/submitted then there is a chance the candidate could be considered f...See More

Jun 1, 2019

May 31, 2019

So, I just finished an interview for a domestic ET position. Do they typically call references before an offer is made or do they just use the electronic form my references already submitted?

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haha It depends. I have heard of references being contacted after the interview and I have heard of people being hired and saying they don't think any contact was made beyond the electronic reference.

May 31, 2019

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HelpOthers Sometimes they contact references before an interview. I have experienced this more often than afterwards, but I have been asked for the contact information of references during an interview, that I assume made it possible for them to contact afterwards if they chose.

May 31, 2019

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Quals

by Elle Emme

May 31, 2019

I have called every number possible... they just won't update my qualifications "until I make the referral list." How can I make a list if it's pending? What am I saying wrong for the people who have gotten theirs changed by calling- please help? (To add- I have had an application on file since 2010, the last qual done was 2017 and I have 4 jobs ju...See More

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HelpOthers All transcripts should be scanned together and saved as one pdf. Condense the size of the pdf in order for the size not to exceed the limit. You can resubmit the same thing every year, so no need to request new transcripts unless you have additional credits you want considered. When you do request transcripts, always request an extra that you keep ...See More

May 31, 2019

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School Nurse positions DODEA Overseas Information??

by Sandra09

May 26, 2019

Hello Everyone,

I was looking to see if anyone knew about School Nurse positions with the DODEA.

I actually previously worked overseas for the DOD in Germany and would love to go back to Europe. I have been a nurse for 15 years and lots of experience working with children/adolescents. I am currently a nurse educator but would lo...See More

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HelpOthers It may not look like an international number. Just answer all calls. Do not include any phone numbers you cannot answer (like a home phone).

May 31, 2019

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