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LOTE Referrals?

by Joy

Mar 25, 2017

Any LOTE referrals so far? French or Spanish?

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Joy Are there any positions that are only FLES or they are in
combos like FLES/ESL? Thanks

On 3/25/17, Snow Lane wrote:
> If you can qualify for FLES, I would try to. It seems
> there are a fair amount of FLES openings.

Mar 25, 2017

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Snow Lane So far, I had one referral for just FLES. The other ones I had were FLES/ESL and ESL.

Mar 25, 2017

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Need advice

by Monarch Butterfly

Mar 24, 2017

I have been waiting for the past two years to get a referral for a job through DoDEA. I have 18 years of experience all in Special Education. I taught for DoDEA my first year of teaching and have been asked to get an evaluation from the principal at the time in which I had taught. I have found out that he is no longer with DoDEA and am unable to fu...See More

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haha Hi. The PreK and K is not a bad combo to have as many teachers qualify for elementary 1-6 but not the early childhood grades. As for SPED, even though LIMM is the most common type of SPED actually taught in DoDDS, the LIMS and EI certs are very useful as they give a principal some flexibility (and combo positions are becoming more common). Also, th...See MoreHi. The PreK and K is not a bad combo to have as many teachers qualify for elementary 1-6 but not the early childhood grades. As for SPED, even though LIMM is the most common type of SPED actually taught in DoDDS, the LIMS and EI certs are very useful as they give a principal some flexibility (and combo positions are becoming more common). Also, those positions seem to have the highest turnover of the SPED positions (I can't imagine why :S).

Adding LIMS would definitely go a long way to helping. I also had only LIMM and was in the system for years. As soon as I added LIMS across the grade levels I got an offer. If you are state certified in any of those then you should only need 6 hours to be qualified by DoDDS in that area. If not, then you would need 12 hours in one of those areas and you would think that your SPED degree would have at least one or two classes that have mod to sev, intellectual deficits etc in the course title/description which would mean you should only have to take 3 classes at most to add MS .

On 3/25/17, Monarch Butterfly wrote: > Thank you for your response. To answer your question, I am > qualified to teach Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Spec Ed (Mild > to Moderate)ES, MS, and HS. Although I have taught all areas of > Spec Ed, but if it's not on paper, it doesn't count. I am > looking at taking some Master's classes in the summer to be more > qualified. My current degree in Special Ed does not specify the > more extreme areas of Special Ed. > On 3/24/17, haha wrote: >> What areas of certification are showing as qualified on >> your application? Can you try and add some other certs? >> >> As for the reference from the former principal you might >> try contacting the DoDDS Reunion people through Facebook or >> getting invited to join the DoDDS Teachers Facebook page >> and posting to see if anyone knows them and can pass along >> a message for you. Might be a long shot but worth a try. >> >> On 3/24/17, Monarch Butterfly wrote: >>> I have been waiting for the past two years to get a >> referral >>> for a job through DoDEA. I have 18 years of experience >> all in >>> Special Education. I taught for DoDEA my first year of >>> teaching and have been asked to get an evaluation from >> the >>> principal at the time in which I had taught. I have found >> out >>> that he is no longer with DoDEA and am unable to fulfill >> this >>> request. I have a total of four professional evaluations >> into >>> DoDEA application and still no calls or requests for an >>> interview. I am beginning to feel that it is never going >> to >>> happen for me again.

Mar 25, 2017

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Wanderlust My state teaching license allows for me to teach all areas
of Special Ed, but not specific to the areas. DoDDS has
indicated that I must satisfy 12 hours in LIMS and EI. My
degree is in Special Ed and was earned years ago, so
things have obviously changed. The degree is much more
specific to ID & SED. I will see what I can possib...See More

Mar 25, 2017

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Principal Positions

by mflannigon

Mar 25, 2017

Hello all,

Does anyone know how hard it is to get hired as an administrator? I saw a lot of positions available in January on USAJobs but did not apply. I feel like I would rather get in as a teacher but if I hear nothing this year then I would apply for a principal position next winter.

Are there a lot of openings each year? Is...See More

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haha There are positions every year, less than most teacher combo positions, more than some I suppose. It is pretty competitive and everything goes through the process described on USA Jobs (which is different than it is for teachers).

For good or bad, I believe that your application also includes an essay (and possibly an interview) that gets ...See More

Mar 25, 2017

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Snow Lane The positions on USA Jobs are to get into their administrator pool. You can apply as an AP or a Principal and get in the pool.

My understanding is that they review each application, assign you a score, and then they hire top scores first.

Mar 25, 2017

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Lakenheath

by teach

Mar 24, 2017

After receiving about 8 referrals from Japan in the last week or so, I was thrilled to receive an INTERVIEW request in Europe today!! Does anyone have information about Lakenheath?

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SpEd_Eddie What? Preschool disabled isn't even a DoDEA teaching cert area?

On 3/24/17, teach wrote: > Yes, all of those and PreSchool Disabled > > On 3/24/17, SpEd_Eddie wrote: >> So, mild-mod Mod-severe Severe-multiple Emotional ??? >> >> >> >> >> n 3/24/17, teach wrote: >>> I have all the Sped ...See More

Mar 24, 2017

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SpEd_Eddie My bad - now I see it on the website

On 3/24/17, SpEd_Eddie wrote: > What? Preschool disabled isn't even a DoDEA teaching cert > area? > > On 3/24/17, teach wrote: >> Yes, all of those and PreSchool Disabled >> >> On 3/24/17, SpEd_Eddie wrote: >>> So, mild-mod Mod-severe Severe-multiple Emotional ??? ...See More

Mar 24, 2017

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VRA status?

by Mr.Bike

Mar 24, 2017

I am a certified elementary teacher with 23 years experience. I have VRA status. From what I have read, principals can not hire non-VRA applicants over me unless they find me unqualified for the position. I have not received any notifications and feel frustrated. Does VRA status really make a difference? Or is it too early in the hiring season to g...See More

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happyteacher THey can hire someone over you if they feel that person is more qualified. For instance, if someone had the elementary certification plus ESL, or elementary plus reading specialist, you would could be deemed less qualified than they are. In an ideal world, you'd get the position, but as haha has said on here before "two candidates are rarely t...See More

Mar 24, 2017

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haha Couldn't have said it better myself. :D

On 3/24/17, teach wrote: > THey can hire someone over you if they feel that person is > more qualified. For instance, if someone had the elementary > certification plus ESL, or elementary plus reading > specialist, you would could be deemed less qualified than > they are. In an ideal w...See More

Mar 24, 2017

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Re: Referrals

by Teach

Mar 24, 2017

I have been on one list so far...Sollars ES in Misawa. No call for an interview though.

Mar 23, 2017

I have an interview for Daegu and just got on a referral list for Japan today.

So, lets say BEST case scenario I get an interview for Japan (I haven't, yet, but i'm a positive thinker, ha).

What happens if I hear from Korea after my interview with Japan, but before I get an offer from Japan (again, positive thinking!)?

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Gary Congrats! This happened to me and I was told that HQ does not allow us to get multiple offers. Whichever school submits their selection first gets you and the other cannot make an offer. Take the Japan interview if it comes but just know that the first to jump gets you and you don't get to choose. Best of luck.

On 3/23/17, TeacherMama722 w...See More

Mar 23, 2017

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haha Congrats! They system is set up to try to avoid giving a teacher multiple choices (in part to avoid wasting people's time and resources and in part to stop people from cherry- picking the best locations).

In general, as soon as they consider you for a position, your file is supposed to be deactivated which would mean that other principals ...See More

Mar 23, 2017

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Online Teaching

by VulcanWarrior

Mar 23, 2017

From time-to-time, the international school my boys attend have "virtual days," when students are permitted to stay at home and do all of their assignments via internet. I suppose teachers are at home too, but I have no way to confirm that. But, on those days it is completely online learning. They say its practice for foul weather days an...See More

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haha There are DoDDS virtual school teachers but they are generally located at more centralized locations and not at the remote DoDDS school.

Someone at the school often facilitates virtual classes (like the Information Specialist, a, Asst. Principal) but they are basically just monitoring behavior and giving out test codes and not teaching the...See More

Mar 23, 2017

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Euxpat DODEA also has a Virtual Schools in three locations; DDESS Hub - Quantico, Virginia, Europe Hub - Wiesbaden, Germany , Pacific Hub - Okinawa, Japan. You can add them through the EAS under 'Target Location and Date'.

On 3/23/17, haha wrote: > There are DoDDS virtual school teachers but they are > generally located at more centralized ...See More

Mar 23, 2017

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Biology

by haha

Mar 23, 2017

Yes, Biology is generally a heavily subscribed class. Some relatively small schools have 3 teachers each teaching a few Bio classes so it could be a helpful cert to add.

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