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haha I believe that they are the same thing. You might want to contact HR for confirmation before giving up on the idea and/or spending any money on it.

Feb 21, 2019

RJ Language immersion is only for host nation language, so I guess you would have to end up in Rita or Sevilla to get that gig. Sadly, those are unicorns, everyone wants to go, but the schools are so small and once people end up there, they tend not to leave, plus there is usually in 1 language immersion person. You. Could however teach Spanish at HS ...See More

Feb 22, 2019

Website Crashes

by haha

Feb 21, 2019

Respectively, are we ever going to get any explanations, updates, apologies, something, anything, when the site is down for significant periods of time?

Thanks.

Bob R/CA Sorry, site went down and I didn't catch it. Fixed now...

Feb 21, 2019

haha Respectfully even. Long week.

Thanks.

Feb 21, 2019

New join here, only been with DoDEA for 8 months and I have already been excessed from my current position and received my first debt letter. What an amazing start to a new career.

What are the chances that some excess teacher arent found new positions and let go? I am new to all this so any insight from others would be amazing.

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Excess Teachers

by SpEd_Eddie

Feb 18, 2019

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SpEd_Eddie Okinawa! Lucky - I am hoping to get Okinawa. I am going to request every school in Okinawa once the database is released.

Feb 18, 2019

haha A debt letter is a notice from the gov't (usually from DFAS) that they believe that you were overpaid at some point in your gov't career. We had one during our 2nd year where they said we owed $3000 from unpaid health insurance premiums. We were sure that they were mistaken but when we went back and looked, sure enough in October of that year, they...See More

Feb 18, 2019

Reference question?

by iowatoabroadhopeful

Feb 13, 2019

Hello!

My current vice principal told me today he completed a reference for dodea for me. He did one last year for me as well. Do references have to redo a reference each year?

Thanks!

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Icanread To clarify, the EAS website is often down on the weekends...

Feb 18, 2019

haha Could be. Also there was a big maintenance/update this week so some things are still down.

Feb 18, 2019

There are rumors going around that if you get placed in Rota, Spain, you can't shop on base and your kids aren't allowed to attend the base schools. Who would be a good resource to ask about this? My union rep and principal have both said they "think" only military-sponsored kids can attend the schools, but I have never seen anything official that ...See More

Rota?

by Icanread

Feb 18, 2019

SpEd_Eddie I don't know for sure. But that don't sound correct...

Feb 18, 2019

haha I don't believe that to be the case. The most I have heard is that you need a separate ID to get onto base and it is also more difficult to get guests onto base than at most DoDEA locations. In all of the discussions I have seen and heard about teachers going to Rota, I have never heard that their children will have to go to a local/int'l school. <...See More

Feb 18, 2019

Hello! I just applied to teach with the DoD. I am a High School Science teacher with 7 years of experience in the state of Texas. Is the DoD like the rest of the world and has a high demand for Science and math teachers, or is it different? I put down basically every location.

How long does it take the application to go from Pending, to Q...See More

Brand new!

by EmKenney

Feb 15, 2019

haha Hi. Math and Science are also good areas to have with DoDEA. It is all relative though as there are generally a fairly large number of qualified applicants for any particular opening. Try to ensure that you have as many certification areas as possible under DoDEA requirements as this can maximize your chances of getting onto referral lists, getting...See More

Feb 15, 2019

Woodsie Hello! With a degree and experience in Math/Science, you can also look at International schools. If you really want to travel, this is a great way to do it. These cost money to join, but you can finds jobs on https://www.tieonline.com and you can see school reviews at https://www.internationalschoolsreview.com. Good luck anywhere you apply!

Feb 16, 2019

Coursework for certs

by luna

Feb 15, 2019

Does the transcript for coursework need to be a letter grade or can it say CR in lieu of a letter grade? Which one do they accept for certs?

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haha I would think that as long as it is from an accredited college and shows as earned credit, then it would be accepted towards qualification (but can't speak from first hand experience or knowing the specific policy). When in doubt, ask HR (and then share the answer with us!).

Feb 15, 2019

Time to Renew Your EAS

by haha

Feb 9, 2019

Email went out to renew your EAS application, in case anyone missed it.

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Cmc Good luck! Hoping this year is my year

Feb 15, 2019

Cmc Good luck! Hoping this year is my year

Feb 15, 2019

Qualifications

by Woodsie

Feb 12, 2019

I have not yet finalized and submitted my application. However, I noticed that my qualifications are "pending." As I am waiting to hit send until a personal matter is taken care of, will they still go ahead and review my qualifications prior to me hitting finalize and submit? I hope that makes sense.

haha Good question. My first thought would be no, they won't see/look at anything until you hit finalize/submit, but I suppose anything is possible.

Feb 12, 2019

Woodsie That was my thought, too. Before the renewal came out, my application was just sitting there, waiting to be finished. I got 3 emails for renewal and then my qualifications had jumped to pending. You are correct...anything can happen!

Feb 13, 2019

Hello!

Got the email, and thanks for the heads up on renewing the EAS app. Fingers crossed I'l hear something!

Any tips on how to be sure everything is turned in /clicked correctly? I had a question on a qual in November, and apparently didn't have the transcripts and teaching license uploaded correctly. You need to make sure yo...See More

Renewal complete?

by iowatoabroadhopeful

Feb 10, 2019

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iowatoabroadhopeful Glad to hear that they're finding a place for them to work! Do you know if many are taking the early retirement?

Feb 11, 2019

Frank I don't know of any teachers that are taking the early retirement. I know of a couple that were planning on retiring anyways and are getting a nice little bonus from the VSIP.

Feb 12, 2019