Competency Ratings for Referral List

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Competency Ratings for Referral List

by Jordan

Jul 11, 2016

Hello, I'm looking for feedback on what affects competency ratings used to put you on referral lists. I have a principal that has expressed personal interest in hiring me, but stated that my competency rating wasn't high enough to get me on the referral list.

Is there anything that can be done to improve this? or ask for re-evaluation? My application has been in the system for three years, and my "Qualification" status hasn't updated since 2013.

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DoDDS is a long shot, as you are finding out. I am assuming you are MS a/o HS *and* seeking only DoDDS (overseas) employment *and* that you do *not* have prior overseas living experiences, so... 1. Are you multi-certified? If not, get cracking on becoming so. Even if you are cert'd in (arguably) scarcer fields such as Math or SpEd, you still need a...See MoreDoDDS is a long shot, as you are finding out. I am assuming you are MS a/o HS *and* seeking only DoDDS (overseas) employment *and* that you do *not* have prior overseas living experiences, so... 1. Are you multi-certified? If not, get cracking on becoming so. Even if you are cert'd in (arguably) scarcer fields such as Math or SpEd, you still need as many additional certs as you can tolerate acquiring in order for your name to "bubble up" on any Principal's EAS search results, i.e. the more certs you have, the higher your name bubbles up *and* the more frequently it bubbles up. 2. Are you willing to go anywhere in DoDDS? If restricting your locations, then all I can say is, "good luck with that..." because Principals really don't want to "waste my time" (their words) hiring a teacher who sees DoDDS more as a foreign vAcation, versus the serious vOcation it must be, and then there's the fact that *all* CONUS-hired a/o converted DoDDS teachers *must* sign a worldwide mobility agreement agrteeing to go anywhere assigned. 3. Are you actively, i.e. EFFECTIVELY, going above and beyond at your present school in ways that are clearly visible to those who write your references? 4. Are you forging and nurturing connections, i.e. networking, your classroom/school with DoDDS' teachers/classrooms/schools? 5. As regards (eventual) interviews: Are you taking regular time to familiarize yourself with DoDDS C & I details? All and more are in DoDEA's VERY, VERY extensive website. And, are you familiarizing yourself with the overseas military family, its historical challenges for students, and especially its recognizable culture/core-values, e.g. via regular reading of its publications such as Stars and Stripes, Air Force/Army/Navy/MC Times, and so on down to local community/base newspapers and websites? On 7/11/16, Jordan wrote: > Hello, I'm looking for feedback on what affects > competency ratings used to put you on referral lists. I > have a principal that has expressed personal interest in > hiring me, but stated that my competency rating wasn't > high enough to get me on the referral list. > > Is there anything that can be done to improve this? or > ask for re-evaluation? My application has been in the > system for three years, and my "Qualification" status > hasn't updated since 2013.

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