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Cordelia I certainly hope it's not the very first date a person applied. That would disqualify me for sure. But this wording also gives me hope as a teacher at an international school, as it doesn't reference others, only former Dod employees. "returning to the US from DoD employment overseas must physically reside..."

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May 12, 2020

jgray1278 @Cordelia, I am also at an international school. I just received a tentative offer and filled out most of my paperwork. I turned in my LQA questionnaire a few days ago. I am hoping I am eligible for it. I will keep you all posted because I know this was an issue for a few of us on this board.

May 14, 2020

What if you cannot contact one of your previous employers?

by olivieateaches

May 12, 2020

Hi, everyone.

So after roughly two months after the initial phone interview (the one I thought I did HORRIBLE), I just got an email with a tentative job offer which surprised me because I let that option go a while ago.

But now I am newly married and have a husband to think about and he said he doesn't want to move away from whe...See More

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I'm local in Germany and put that on my application. I got my first referral for my dream school but as a recent graduate with no (outside of student teaching) classroom experience, I don't think I did so great on my interview. EAS is down again, but when it's back up should I change my target location to worldwide? Does it help with referrals? Bec...See More

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Hopeful To follow up on my earlier comment- I speak from experience. I turned down my first offer because the timing wasn't right. I kept my application active, and I am now happily employed with DODEA in a great location at a time that is right for my family. So, truly, this won't be your only shot. :)

May 14, 2020

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by Bloo

May 12, 2020

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oldshack What does it look like transferring from being a teacher into admin? Are you able to apply to any open position?

May 13, 2020

haha There is no transferring into admin. There is a separate recruitment process with interviews, essays, grading of your responses/application, etc. I believe if approved, they offer you a location(s), but I'm not really sure about that.

May 13, 2020

What happens after referral?

by JAZZ

May 13, 2020

Hi All, I have just received an email (like many of you) noting I've been referred for general high school and middle school science. This is my first time applying to the DODEA so I have no clue what happens next.I believe I just play the waiting game, but while I do I've been looking for an update on the following;

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lma324 Don't know why my response posted a million times...sorry! lol

May 13, 2020

haha It's a glitch the are unable or unwilling to fix. Click only once on comment, even if it seems nothing is happening. Then, open up the page in another tab to check that your comment has posted.

Science is a relatively high needs field, especially at the secondary level, depending on specific areas you can teach.

We taught internat...See MoreIt's a glitch the are unable or unwilling to fix. Click only once on comment, even if it seems nothing is happening. Then, open up the page in another tab to check that your comment has posted.

Science is a relatively high needs field, especially at the secondary level, depending on specific areas you can teach.

We taught internationally in several different countries and enjoyed it. We have also really enjoyed DoDEA. For us, it was financially a much better move and opened up educational opportunities for our special needs child that were not readily available in most int'l schools.

Whether it would be a step up, down or to the side would depend on your frame of reference. Financially, I think it would be a significant step up for most int'l school teachers unless you are at one of the upper 1st tier/elite schools, and even then, the fact that housing and utilities are completely covered with no top up needed, is a definite advantage.

As for teaching environment, DoDEA is generally going to be a step up. Behavior problems are relatively mild in most locations (this will vary quite a bit obviously) which would generally put DoDEA ahead of many locations in the ME and other countries/regions where behavior can be an issue. Our families are generally involved and care about their children's expectations, but there is generally going to be less pressure then many elite int'l schools or admin bowing to parent whims/changing grades, etc. then you would find in many ME schools.

Also, DoDEA has schools in many desirable countries. And, in the desirable countries, int'l schools tend to offer less salary/benefits because they do not need to entice people to come teach in Italy, Germany, the UK, etc. So, with DoDEA, you get the location AND the same relatively high salary/housing, travel etc.

Access to base facilities where English is the language (e.g. clinic, gym, commissary, BX, library, etc.) can be a big plus. Teaching a virtually all American student body and having virtually all American colleagues will be a plus for some, a minus for others.

For us, it has been a great move. Early on, we talked about whether we would ever go back to int'l schools for a chance to teach in a certain country or at a specific dream school, but that has mostly passed and we are not likely to go anywhere else.

May 13, 2020

Work Experience Section

by Sharina

May 13, 2020

Hello. The Work Experience section of my application is not showing up in chronological order. I have tried deleting and adding info again, but it still shows my work experience out of order. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, any suggestions?

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Icanread Mine is out of order too. It used to bother me until I realized there's nothing you can do about it.

May 13, 2020

Evelyn Icanread, thank you. I was worried that it might reflect poorly when principals view my application, but if it's showing up on other applications, then I'm sure they are aware.

May 13, 2020

Tuition for Dependents

by Mike Nerbovig

May 12, 2020

Greetings, my wife and I are international teachers and are interested in working the DoD. However, we've heard from one source that we'd have to pay for our own children's tuition. Can anyone confirm or refute this? I can't imagine many teachers would pay the $20 some thousand per year given their salaries. Thanks in advance!

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RJ That was a few years ago though, so double check to make sure nothin has changed.

May 12, 2020

HelpOthers https://www.dodea.edu/enrollment-categories.cfm

May 13, 2020

DODEA Summer School

by spedhopeful

May 12, 2020

Has anyone ever worked summer school in the states? If so, care to share any details? To be specific it would be a SPED position.

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spedhopeful @RJ I'm not clear about the job posting on USA Jobs, the posting come through internally, currently I learned that theres a great need foe SPED teachers.

May 12, 2020

HelpOthers If this is for Extended School-Year (ESY), the positions are usually filled by current teachers and paras. This year, with COVID-19 restrictions, I don't think we know yet whether ESY will be in person or virtual and the dates. I think it's usually only a couple weeks.

May 13, 2020

EASis up again

by Falafala

May 12, 2020

For those who haven't checked yet, EAS is up again. I logged in at 12:10am May 13th Tokyo time. Good luck.

May 11, 2020

Does anyone know anything about study.com to earn college credits? How does it work? What if you're not currently enrolled in a university, how do they transfer the credits for a transcript?

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haha I've never used them but I guess they basically offer classes that help you pass exams, which are then transferred to credit. Apparently they have agreements with accredited colleges that will do this and put the results onto an official transcript (similar to a CLEP). In the past, DODEA was very leary of any test into credits options but someone p...See More

May 12, 2020

Referrals

by BeyondHopeful

May 6, 2020

So, am I correct in assuming that since EAS has been down over a week now, there have been no referrals going out? EAS has to be up for referrals to be pulled correct?

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IsItFriday? @teacher42

Agreed. Great insight. They don't want to fix it. HQ - always playing games.

May 11, 2020