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Background Check for Mid-Year Hires

by infiniti4

Jan 20, 2017

Does anyone know if the process for background check and fingerprinting for mid-year hires takes around the same amount of time or is it expedited because it is an opening in the middle of the school year? If it is the same all year round what is the average amount of time for fingerprints to come back?

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Response to Assistant Principal Process

by haha

Jan 19, 2017

Arrgh! It really becoming ponderous having to type everything twice because the first response gets eaten by the broken site.

I don't have an exact number (or even a range based on data) but when the updated list comes out (of who is where and how many positions are vacant) I will share it. At a wild guess I would say that of the 100+ DoD...See More

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Reply to Mid-year hiring

by haha

Jan 19, 2017

Impossible really to quantify it. The odds of getting hired in general with DoDDS are long, so the odds of a mid-year hire are even longer. That being said, mid-year hires happen every year. In the two schools I have been at there have been 1 to 3 mid-year hires every year. Some of these went to local hires and some were hired from stateside.

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Assistant Principal Process

by curiousmind

Jan 19, 2017

I am a local hire working in Japan, and I have a question about being hired as an Assistant Principal in DoDDS. I understand my application is rated by HR, but I am curious as to how many openings are typical each year and if internal candidates are considered before external candidates? I am trying to gauge what the process is like since there isn...See More

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Mid-year hiring

by rcoach

Jan 19, 2017

Just curious about hiring during the school year. Like most of you, I have been applying for Dodds for quite some time. Just seeing what the chances are of getting hired mid school year? Anyone have experience with this or thoughts on it?

Thanks so much!

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Response to Changes

by haha

Jan 18, 2017

I'd say that most people are not optimistic in general about the new administration but are not particularly worried about their jobs, DoDDS etc. It remains to be seen what he will actually try to do once in office as opposed to what he said to appeal to his base during the election.

Also, we are under the Dept. of Def. not Dept. of Ed. so...See More

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happyteacher That's encouraging... teachers in the states are TERRIFIED of the lunatic DeVos. We are very worried about changes in education, funding, etc.

Jan 19, 2017

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Response to Open Positions since site is still broken

by haha

Jan 13, 2017

I know of several positions that were recently hired for in Japan (ELA/Counselor, HS Science). The only one ones I know of that are still being hired for are for SLPs. I am sure though that there are still quite a few positions that are unfilled. The positions list for the transfer round is out which makes for interesting reading.

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haha This will take you to the page. Looks like they updated the list.

http://www.dodea.edu/Offices/HR/news/announcements.cfm

Jan 18, 2017

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haha I'd say there is a decent chance those will get filled, depending on where they are, Places like Korea and some Japan locations (Misawa, Iwakuni, etc) are much less likely to be filled in the transfer round than places in Europe or nearer to Tokyo. Whatever is filled is likely to leave behind a hole with roughly the same certification requirements ...See More

Jan 18, 2017

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Changes

by teach

Jan 18, 2017

Without opening a huge political can of worms... how do people feel about the incoming administration, particularly the new Education Cabinet, with regards to Dodea and funding? My state does not allow teachers unions, so I was curious as to what their response is... I guess my thinking is, right now I am "high man on the totem pole" at my current ...See More

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SpEd Teacher

by MsGMUsped

Jan 16, 2017

Hi All,

I'm a special education teacher who is looking for a position in DODEA. I've been looking for a very long time, I've applied and it looks like it's impossible for my application to be updated by DODEA or hear anything back! My mother in law works for DODEA, would that help me at all?

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haha Not usually unless she works in HR or is a principal. SPED is generally a good field to be in for trying to get into DoDDS but the odds are still pretty long. What specific areas are you certified in (with the required coursework to back it up)? What's the status of your app?

Jan 16, 2017

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Response to Germany (since site is still broken)

by haha

Jan 13, 2017

It could mean almost anything at this point. Apparently our imminent fearless leader is not a fan of accompanied missions so I wouldn't anticipate new schools or expansion but I suppose there could be some additional new positions if the troop increases/movements are true.

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