On 7/01/16, luna wrote: > Dodea teachers are supposed to report mid-August for > teacher workdays, although I’m aware new hires can > technically arrive later, even after the start of school. > However, I think it's safe to say that most hiring is > completed early so new teachers can report by the start of > the school year or as close as possible to this date. Given > that it takes several weeks for paperwork, passports and > travel orders to be processed, I’m wondering if the > majority of overseas hiring is winding down or will be > after the next two weeks at the latest? Also, I’m thinking > that most admins are on vacation during the month of July > which is another reason that the majority of overseas > hiring might be concluding with the exception of last > minute openings here and there? Your thoughts?
On 7/01/16, Nathan wrote: > Speaking from my own experience only, I was interviewed > July 17. The offer came July 23. Packed out. Shipped car. > and was overseas by official reporting date 4 weeks later. > AFAIK, DoDDS has always avoided publicizing teacher > vacancies and hirings so it's difficult to impossible for > anyone outside of HR to get an accurate "big picture". > There's also the hard-to-predict overseas school age > dependent population churn that as often as not leads to > new teaching positions being created when new student > registrations mount up in August. Sure, the odds of > snagging a DoDDS vacancy are long, but keeping positive > sure seems a much better choice than the opposite. If I > was an applicant now, I'd keep reminding myself right > through the summer, and even to ~the end of September~ > that all I need is one vacancy, anywhere, and then be > ready to !WOW! the Principal with why it should be me > hired to fill it. > > On 7/01/16, luna wrote: >> Dodea teachers are supposed to report mid-August for >> teacher workdays, although I’m aware new hires can >> technically arrive later, even after the start of school. >> However, I think it's safe to say that most hiring is >> completed early so new teachers can report by the start > of >> the school year or as close as possible to this date. > Given >> that it takes several weeks for paperwork, passports and >> travel orders to be processed, I’m wondering if the >> majority of overseas hiring is winding down or will be >> after the next two weeks at the latest? Also, I’m thinking >> that most admins are on vacation during the month of > July >> which is another reason that the majority of overseas >> hiring might be concluding with the exception of last >> minute openings here and there? Your thoughts?
Be there before Reporting Date. For most of DoDDS, this is Tuesday Aug 23 this coming school year; a few schools have non-standard calendars so confirm with your new school/principal. When at TMO/PPD arranging your travel, specifcially ask for your preferred travel date or preferred travel date range; you can anticipate that you'll be authorized to...See MoreBe there before Reporting Date. For most of DoDDS, this is Tuesday Aug 23 this coming school year; a few schools have non-standard calendars so confirm with your new school/principal. When at TMO/PPD arranging your travel, specifcially ask for your preferred travel date or preferred travel date range; you can anticipate that you'll be authorized to travel on the gov't's dime up to about a week prior to official Reporting Date; there is wiggle room either way as constrained, usually, by the available flights. Family members who are on your orders may travel with you or if preferred may travel later than you, but not later than a year after you travel; if family members miss this one year window, then they will have to wait to travel on the gov't's dime until your first RAT eligibility a year or two years away, possibly three years if you arrive too late and depending on whether the school is a one year or two year RAT area. TQSA is the allowance that reimburses for expenses for you and family for temporary lodging and meals and laundry/dry-cleaning while you are seeking your permanent accommodations; you apply for TQSA reimbursments via the DAPS webapp once at your location. When your permanent housing is moved into, you apply at DAPS for LQA. Your salary will start as of the Reporting Date if you are there, or, if arriving later, salary starts on the actual date you arrive; try your hardest to not be any later than the 8th day of teaching students because if later than that then you will *NOT* receive credit for the entire school year for your future RAT - in practical terms: if arriving later than the 8th teaching day and assigned to a one year RAT area then you'd have to teach *two* school years before RAT eligibility or, if assigned to a two year area then you'd have to teach *three* school years prior to RAT eligibility.
On 6/30/16, H wrote: > If a job is offered, when are you expected to report. It > looks like school starts at the end of August. Are you > granted a week or two to arrive in the new country before > teachers report to work? By "granted" I mean how soon > would they pay for me to fly out and provide the > temporary LQA (I can't remember what it is called). Also, > does the whole family have to fly out together, or could > my spouse and kids stay behind a few weeks and fly out > later?