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Why is DoDEA hiring for all positions in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba? It is an undesirable location? Why? Do they have a high turnover among staff? Or are they opening new schools?
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haha Agreed. Also, the way the ad is worded, it seems like they are looking to build up/increase the pool of applicants that would consider Cuba, rather than hiring for actual, specific, foreseeable openings. As far as we know, they are not opening new schools there.

Possibly they are thinking some type of transfer round (or at least some oppor...See More
Mar 16, 2020
Icanread Haha, are you thinking that they are going to move some of the teachers out of there? I know some of them have been trying to get out for years!
Mar 17, 2020
@ haha and Icanread - thank you for the information. I love to explore my surroundings so Cuba won't be a good fit. It sounds ideal for single person or someone that prefers the indoors.
Mar 17, 2020
haha Just trying to make some sense of the promotion of choosing Cuba in EAS (which is basically all the USA Job ads amount to). Always a dangerous and/or fruitless pastime with the gov't, but I'm assuming there must be some reason for it, short of opening new schools (which doesn't seem like it is on the cards in the near future).
Mar 17, 2020
Thank you @ haha
Mar 17, 2020


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