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DODEA Reference

by river

Mar 26, 2018

I hate having to ask this, but I'm hoping someone out there will be able to provide some guidance. I used to be employed by DODEA, but during my probationary year, I was harassed and discriminated against by my principal. I filed an EEO complaint. Once that happened, I was terminated immediately. Although, I believe it would have happened anyway. I am trying to get rehired. On EAS under Professional Evaluations, it states "Former DoDEA employees must have an evaluation completed by their last DoDEA supervisor." However it also states "A supervisor may be one of the following: a principals, assistant principals, cooperating teachers, university supervisors of student teachers, PreK-12 department chairs, and professors."

So I had a DODEA department chair complete the evaluation. But the EAS evaluator states specifically that my past principal needs to complete an evaluation, she even lists him by name! I was surprised, since it appears that based on the EAS verbiage, another su...See More

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Scholar I was told by HR the final call on if you need your past DODEA principals evaluation was made by the hiring principal.

Mar 26, 2018

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haha It seems a bit of a grey area. Maybe they have other options in case your principal is unavailable so that you could still meet the requirements. In reality, under the DoDEA system, a Dept. Chair has no supervisory role over a teacher, it's just an extra duty contract position that could change every year.

Ultimately, it usually comes down...See More

Mar 26, 2018

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river Thanks for your responses, Scholar and haha! As part of the EEO settlement, the principal cannot make a comment about my performance and can only confirm that I worked there, resigned and that there was no misconduct from me. Essentially, it would be a blank form with just these basic facts on the back. If I let the evaluator know this in an effort...See More

Mar 26, 2018

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haha Sounds fairly tricky and complicated. None of them sound like great options for you, frankly.

You might want to start with trying to get the evaluator to finalize your application without the reference from your former principal. Generally, they will be looking to make sure your EAS is complete, not to be making negative comments about que...See More

Mar 27, 2018

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HelpOthers I had a similar experience with HR stating that the reference needed to come from my evaluator. In DoDEA, that is your principal. I suggest calling the HR person without saying who you are and telling them your situation to find out the best option.

Mar 30, 2018

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