2. Would you be allowed a compassionate reassignment before that time is up? How is your reassignment duty station decided if you do not need to go to a specific area (ie; child added to EFMP status that cannot be serviced in current area)?
I know these aren't all straight forward answers, but any insight is valuable!
TeachThank you, @HO! I was hired in early July as an internal hire and it still took me until mid October to report after quarantine time (yes, really). So, qualifying for RAT is basically the equivalent to completing your contract?
HelpOthersYes. It is Renewal Agreement Travel. This means you are renewing your contract. If you are in a one-year RAT location, you still have to complete two years before they will pay to send you back with all your items etc (I think).
Hi everyone. I'm trying to understand the application updating for next school year. Ive deleted all of my attachments and uploaded them again. Do I need to wait to do this when the email is sent out or can I do it now. Also is there somewhere to upload a resume?
HelpOthersIf you time it right, the column to the right of the transcripts and educators certificate has the next school-year. If you do it too early, it will only have this school-year 2020-2021
HelpOthersInclude everything that would be in your resume into your application. Use the narrative portion (only free-write space) to include anything not included elsewhere. You can offer to e-mail a copy of your resume whenever you are asked to interview.
IsItFriday?Not if he's already fully employed. The spouse is a federal employee. Spouses can use vet's preference in some limited situations. This does not appear to be one of them.
I feel like with hs, ms, and elementary along with gifted for ms and elementary, my chances have improved. One step at a time. And thanks - I really appreciate your help, haha.
hahaNo problem. Generally, the best idea is to apply and get your EAS processed as soon as possible. You can always go back and add a target date and/or ask for your EAS to be reevaluated.
I had my interview in April, job offer two weeks later, passports in July (worst part) and arrived here August 10. It was so complicated and parts of it were truly anxiety producing (background check, how much it costs, moving our dogs). COVID made everything harder so I have no idea what it would have been like minus the global pandemic. I almost backed out twice, but now that I am here am so glad I didn't. The quality of the school, coworkers, and this once in a lifetime experience totally make up for all of last years heartburn. Kinda like a pregnancy.
Does anyone have recent (2020-21) experience with having their application unfrozen? I have a friend who sent a request to CHRA and was told that they will only unfreeze it if she applies for CONUS positions. This doesn't sound right. I had mine unfrozen last year just fine. We are in OCONUS and permanent CONUS hires.
Does this message, "The DoDEA staff is currently processing your application. You will be unable to make changes at this time." on my EAS application mean that I the tentative offer is mine?
But no, do not make any major financial commitment. Don't sign any contract, make any deposit, or do anything else that has serious consequences for your financial health should the firm offer not materialize. I think this was explained in your tentative offer.
Wait for the orders.
In the meantime, clean out the basement, and the garage, renew all driver's licenses, and tourist passports, check that you have a couple of good credit cards (no foreign purchase fees), and let yourself begin to dream.
haha - fake degrees? The Phoenix University degrees are not fake degrees. This AZ-based institution may have a unique way of awarding degrees that heavily favors any person willing to hand over $30,000 (sometimes $40,000...cash preferred), but they are not fake, I think.
WanderlustThank you both for your responses. Just so you know, no skeletons or shady spy/underworld activity to found in my background check. Lol I just want to be prepared once I get my firm offer, fingers crossed. I have passport paperwork already turned into HR person and pet vet appointment with the military vet nearest to me. Thank you again!
I have several questions regarding leave without pay. Is there anyone here who has experience/ information regarding this? Or an official point of contavct who is knowledgeable about it and can possibly help us getting the process started. Thank you!
emma20Thank you! Actually thinking about lwop as a way of getting out of our current location. In that case I can't be in pay status, not even a day, I assume. Do I have to fully resign? If I resign I have no rights to return to my current position if nothing else pans out, correct? Is there any poc for these rather specific questions? Thanks again!
IcanreadA union rep in my area said LWOP hasn't be granted for a CONUS teacher in well over a year- not sure if it's true or not. Also if you take LWOP, you are supposed to be placed back in a position in your current location, unless you are following your spouse who is PCSing to a new location.
But as...See MoreThanks. Looks pretty similar to previous policies (based only on a casual look at the previous policy a while back). Basically boils down to, you can ask and they might say yes. I did notice that there are extra hoops to jump through/conditions that must be met by "educators only" (e.g. local hire back fill must be available, etc.).
But as you say, may as well give it a shot, especially if the only other alternative is to resign and go back to the states.
This policy is a legal requirement, that exists only to cover HR butts. In the event of a lawsuit, HR can honestly go into court, show the policy to the judge, and explain that they have fulfilled all the requirements of both the law, and federal regulations.
This policy is pre-emptive evidence, to be used in court, to show that DoDEA is a caring employer, who did everything in their power to assist the unappreciative plaintive (that's you).
HR, and all of it's policies exist to serve the employer, not the employee.
Like I said previously, good luck, and I hope you get it.
And people do occasionally get it. That's one of the requirements for HR, so they have a stronger case should they need to go to court. In other words, they don't want to tell the judge that they have a policy, but that they deny everyone. But this means that the policy is simply a lotter, with an occasional winner.
I started off looking here and reading up almost daily. I even received my practice interview questions from here (thanks @haha). Good Luck to everyone currently applying. Hang in there!!