Rehiring Process

Apr 29, 2020

Hi, everyone. I worked with DoDDS a few years ago but resigned when my wife got an international teaching job at an elite school in Asia. Since I resigned, we have taught at international schools for the past three years. I know there are rules regarding residency and such to be a CONUS hire. We are currently in the U.S. as we evacuated the country where we were working. Does anyone know the rule of how rehiring works? I read that I need to be in the U.S. and out of service for at least a year. Does that mean one year physically in the U.S. or would international schools work?

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HelpOthers Updated guidance has been followed since Sep. 2014 and this may be the key for most applicants hoping for LQA: ...must physically reside in the U.S. or the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands from the time he/she applied for employment until he/she accepted a formal offer of employment.

May 12, 2020

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haha Ah, thanks for posting this. In the past, the major determining factor was whether your overseas employer had offered similar benefits as an inducement to relocate from the US to the overseas location (which was how we and many other int'l school teachers qualified).

I knew from reading posts that they had changed the policy and/or interpr...See More

May 12, 2020

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Teach8311 This is what is tripping us up on the DoDEA website: "DoDDS Employees. Individuals who are currently employed with DoDDS are not eligible to apply under the CONUS recruitment program. Former DoDDS employees must reside in the United States and have a break in employment of at least one school year from the date of separation to be eligible for reap...See More

May 12, 2020

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Cordelia I agree with your interpretation Teach8311. The sentence's key word is "and." The "and have a break..." part is all one phrase. The "reside in the US" is a separate phrase. It doesn't indicate how long you must reside in the US.

May 12, 2020

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Teach8311 Hi, everyone! Thanks for all of the advice. I am happy to report that after a stressful week of waiting, I did receive LQA and am waiting for the background to clear to receive the Official Offer. I received LQA based on being in the U.S. for the entire recruitment process, so it seems that is the new rule. I will add that the experience has been m...See More

May 23, 2020

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