DODD Teachers Chatboard

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Just Me Haha, does it seem like I have a good chance of being on referral lists and interviewed based on my credentials? Maybe not this year, but at some point in the next couple years?

Jul 8, 2018

haha It's always difficult to predict what openings will come up and/or who will make referral lists, gets interviews, etc. That being said, there are a fair number of ES positions and at least a couple of Information Specialist positions that come open every year. You certainly seem very competitive for an ES position given that you have/will have some...See More

Jul 9, 2018

DDESS to DODDS -> same process

by Hope

Jul 8, 2018

Hello. I'm posting for a friend of mine. If a DDESS employee is newly hired for a DODDS school, will the teacher receive a "final" offer or a "tentative" first for a new background check??

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HelpOthers It still says tentative. The employee still needs to get the physical and MAY need a new background check. Some have evidence of passing the background check in their personnel file and some do not, so it depends on this for the background check. I believe it is due every 5 years.

Jul 8, 2018

HelpOthers Also, the sending principal may be consulted about the timing, especially if it will be mid-school-year.

Jul 8, 2018

Contractual language information

by Snoochiesboochies

Jul 8, 2018

I'm on a tentative agreement right now and I'm about to start EQip. I looked on the FEA website a good bit to see if I can access the contract to read through it. I'm in a union now and I'm actually an association representative in my current position so knowing the language of a contract is something that's professionally important to me. I realiz...See More

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Administrative Instructions

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haha Far from an expert but from what I have heard, know, experienced, our contract is quite old and is kept together by MOU's because negotiations for a new contract have not gone well.

1- I do not believe there is a maximum specified number. It varies wildly by subject, location etc. and generally falls under the principal's discretionary aut...See MoreFar from an expert but from what I have heard, know, experienced, our contract is quite old and is kept together by MOU's because negotiations for a new contract have not gone well.

1- I do not believe there is a maximum specified number. It varies wildly by subject, location etc. and generally falls under the principal's discretionary authority.

2- Everyone gets two per day or one per day if you are on block schedule.

3- Again, never heard of absolute max or min. 24 is a working max. for some locations based on class size, furniture etc. Have seen classes with as few as one for things like independent study, 2-3 for foreign languages, etc.

4- Basically none that fall during your planning on scheduled classes. In theory you could be assigned something that fell between your report time (say 7:25) and when classes start (say 8:00) such as monitoring a parking lot. In practice, this doesn't seem to haven't that often or varies quite a bit between locations. Principals do apparently have the power to assign Extra Duty Contracts. They generally do not do this unless there are not enough people who are interested/have volunteered.

5- Varies wildly between locations, principals, etc. Ask more specific questions if there is something in particular you are interested in.

6- In the past, new hires were on two year provisional status and were observed 3 times per year with final evaluation of meets/does not meet expectations at the end of each year. After that, there was a 3 year Professional Growth Plan cycle where you were not observed during the first two years and had two (?) observations during the 3rd year with the same meets/does not meet expectations evaluation at the end of each year.

They have recently attempted to unilaterally thrust a new system on us which the union is fighting. They have briefed us on the new system but the details didn't really stick. I believe there are 3 categories on the evaluation now (does not meet expectations, meets expectations, exceeds expectations).

7- Debt letters are a common complaint. Generally they are for LQA, insurance, etc. where they say you have been paid too much and they want it back. Amounts vary greatly but they are generally flexible with repayment. Union tries to help but the burden seems to be on us to prove the debt is not valid. Other than that there are move in costs, etc. which vary by location.

8- I forget the details of the insurance. There might be some catch up payments.

A lot of relevant information is here if you get the urge to trawl through it:

https://www.dodea.edu/Offices/PolicyAndLegislation/Administrative-Instructions.cfm

Administrative Instructions are the documents used to establish policy and guidance under which DoDEA operates.

| dodea.edu

Jul 8, 2018

haha Also, generally we are required to attend a monthly faculty meeting that sometimes runs until 4:00. That's pretty much the only after school meeting we can be required to attend.

Jul 8, 2018

Qualification Question

by mariab

Jul 8, 2018

I didn't apply for grades 7 & 8 bc I'm not certified in my state, but they have it listed under elementary positions on the DoDEA website. Why is it listed that way? Technically I'm certified to teach through 5th in my state but qualified for 4-6 with DOD. All I have to do to be state certified is take a test. Any insight?

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haha That is an odd way they have it listed. In reality, you would likely need to have MS certifications in specific subjects for it to do much good with DoDEA (from my understanding). I guess it must get used (or have been used in the past) in some locations.

Jul 8, 2018

Banking overseas

by WA_Counselor

Jul 5, 2018

Any advice about banking? I'm thinking about opening up a Navy Federal account so that I have access to a branch.

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LolaTeach Also, NFCU has an excellent mobile banking app, which allows you to deposit checks and complete several other transactions. Their credit card doesn't have foreign exchange fees. I used it when I lived overseas and not having a branch nearby was never an issue.

Jul 6, 2018

WA_Counselor I'm headed to Korea if I get that firm offer, and I'm currently a DoD employee, so I qualify for many of the credit unions open to military personnel. I would like to eventually end up in Italy, so I'd love to figure out if there's a credit union that would work for both continents.

Jul 8, 2018

1. What do Dodds inservice days typically look like? Is the time spent usefully during these days?

2. Are there assigned duties for teachers? At my current high school, each teacher must devote 45 minutes of their plan time to a duty Hall duty, supervising lunch, supervising a study hall, helping out in the office.

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Couple of Questions...

by Limes

Jul 7, 2018

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someday Limes.... you said a curse word there with that "M" word. ☺ lol

Jul 8, 2018

RL85 I'm sorry! lol. I was hoping to escape that in my previous school!

Jul 8, 2018

Application

by Sweetness

Jul 6, 2018

Once you submit everything does the application tell you if you are missing a qualification (such as credit hours) or do you just figure it out by yourself. Is there an email or phone that you can speak to someone to have things explained. Or is really more of a you have to figure everything out by yourself.

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Just Me I never received an email stating that my qualifications page had been updated. This has me worried, Speak2me, is it normal not to get that email?

Jul 7, 2018

Speak2me @Sara- this is my first time applying, so I'm not sure why I received updates via email and you did not. My qualifications page was updated 2x in one week (requesting further documentation and evaluations) and both times I received emails from DoDea stating "please view your updated Qualifications page". I also called the phone number (listed previ...See More

Jul 8, 2018

Alternative Certifcation

by Blessed

Jul 7, 2018

HELP!!!!! I am a former Engineer with an MBA. I completed an Alternative Certification Program to teach Math 6-12 and have since taught Math, successfully for 11 years (in 3 different states, middle and high schools). Are you or anyone you know familiar with Dodea and Alternative Certification? I would love to join Dodea. What are my chances?

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haha Also, went alt. cert in Fl for my state certification. I applied for DoDEA and was considered qualified in one area of SPED and even had interviews but did not receive an offer until I went back and got my Masters and was considered qualified in 9 areas of SPED.

Agree that you should just apply and see what they come back with. You may nee...See More

Jul 7, 2018

HelpOthers Look at the teacher requirements. There are a few methods classes that you must have. Your program may not have required them. I agree the earlier you submit what you have the earlier you will be told what you need.

Jul 8, 2018

I'm thinking of possibly opening up an application for Europe or Japan for the 2019/2020 school year. I am still a fairly new teacher, only going into my third year, and am certified for Elementary Ed. with the widest range of grade being K-6 (I'm certified in three states). I don't have any additional education based certifications currently, thou...See More

Job Question

by Erin

Jul 7, 2018

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haha Elementary positions and openings are pretty competitive. There are many applicants in the EAS pool with ES certs but then again there are many positions, ES schools and openings every year. One thing that makes it more difficult for stateside ES hires is that many active duty spouses seem to have ES certs and so many openings go to them locally ev...See More

Jul 7, 2018

Question on qualifications. I currently have 20 hours in various sciences

biology, microbiology, anatomy. They are not upper level but they told me they would count towards the 24 hours needed. I just need 9 hours of upper level to qualify. My question is if I have my state endorsement in MS Science does that mean I would need 1/2 those ...See More

Middle School Science

by southernteach

Jul 6, 2018

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Scholar It cuts your upper level and lower level requirements each in half (so if it was a total of 9 ul, it is now 4.5 ul)

Jul 7, 2018

BubbleHead I was told by HR that upper level hours are not reduced by a certification. I don't have a science certificate so it was never put to the test. I got 6 upper level SH from University of LaVerne in 5 weeks for $690 to complete my MSHS science quals.

Jul 7, 2018