Administration emailed me that the position is currently vacant so the person hired would begin ASAP after HR approval. The position is for this school year and next. It is a permanent position.
Thank you Icanread for posting the link to the PR salary schedule. The phone interview will be 01/01/2020.
IcanreadGood luck! It's a stateside position so after a year, you can open your application for overseas. Lots of teachers get into Dodds that way. With no transfer round, many are considering going stateside to get picked up elsewhere in DoDDS.
IcanreadJust some ideas on questions you might get asked... how you would support teachers, curriculum development, trainings you could do for staff... Good luck!!
I'm curious as to how it goes with my son being on my orders in Europe, he will be graduating this year. Can he attend college on base or does he fall off of my orders. Thanks in advance.
hahaYou review each page and make sure the information is accurate/complete, then hit submit (you should not need to reset/re-enter much, if anything). Yes, you should delete and re-upload your documents.
First question- I checked my EAS account. It isn't locked. This is a must? (I have to tell my supervisor on Monday and she's going to be not so happy...so I'm worried I'll make her mad for naught).
Second question- I have looked and looked and do not know what Americas teacher contract days are. I wanted to start on my math for how much of a pay cut I'm going to have. Are yearly contract days 190? Daily hours 7.5 or 8? I have already gotten my 5 years accepted and they resent my tentative offer with that salary.
Third question- when earning leave do you get sick leave and vacation/personal days? Or is sick/personal all in one? I am a current GS employee and I've been told my hours will transfer over. (I have a trip that has been planned for 2 years and need to have Principal sign off on this trip....non-refundable-- but I think I'm filling a hard to find someone spot....or at least I think so). I'm hoping I can get paid during this as I'll be bringing over at least 66 hours.
I just got an interview for Instructional Systems Specialist for Physical Education/Health with DoDEA Pacific East District on Yokota Air Base, Fussa, Japan. How does the whole process work? Does any one have any advise? Or know any more about these positions?
I can't speak to the interviews for ISS positions but maybe someone who has been through it recently will respond. There were some threads on this recently.
As for the position, speaking generally, content ISS' oversea teachers in the specific content area (not as a supervisor), communicate best practices (in theory), travel to different schools/complexes, liaison between teachers and district on things like content budgets, textbooks, etc. All just based on things I have heard/read, so may not be accurate or applicable to all positions.
Haha is right in terms of what the position entails. The only thing to add is that the PE position is a regional position so you work with all of the Pacific schools, not just mainland Japan. This will involve travel. I'd estimate at least 25% during the school year, but that's a bit of a guess. PE/ Health in the Pacific hasn't had an ISS in a while, so I imagine there will be a lot of work involved in getting things going for the program.
I wish there was a transfer round! It looks like I will be excessed for the 2nd year in a row, and because I have lots of certs, I will be placed locally instead of considered for anything outside of my district. But if there had been a transfer round, I would have been a C!
hahaIt's always been a double-edged sword. Helps you to get hired, get transfers, etc., but means you can be asked to teach anything on your certificate.
IcanreadYep! The only person I know who was transferred out of my area last year was a teacher who had very few certs. So they had to find a job for her elsewhere. I have tons of certs and can be placed at pretty much any school- which will work to my disadvantage if I am excessed again this year.
The only way to be proactive would be to email principals, but without at least being on a referral list, it's basically going to be a cold call that probably won't be noticed, responded to and/or appreciated.
On the other, you don't have much to lose at this point, so if you feel like investing the time and energy, come up with a well-crafted introduction letter and CV, send it out and see what happens.