hahaA few days to a couple of weeks is fairly typical. But, never say never. For good or bad, we have seen/heard of people getting the call/email months after giving up hope on a referral turning into an interview.
What happens when you resign from DODea (OCONUS) to return to the states? Next year will be my 3rd year and if I am not enjoying it by then and don't get a CONUS position am considering just packing up and going home. Will our HHG be shipped back? When would I need to put in the resignation letter? That makes me nervous.
How are staffing changes determined as far as SCD? I have a combo of 8 years in DoDEA. 5 years overseas and 3 years stateside with DoDEA but only 1 year at my current school. Would I be bumped from my position to a different grade level before someone who has 4 years at my current school (and 4 years in DoDEA total)?
Some ask for volunteers. Some try to base decisions on seniority in DoDEA, seniority in the building etc. but many do whatever they want/think best and use whatever rationale they want to offer (if any). Hopefully the decisions are fair and based on student need, best allocation of resources/teacher skills, but some will just come down to who they like, don't like, parent complaints, etc.
Does anyone know what the status of the excess placement process is or if they have started looking at new hires yet? Specifically in Germany. Thank you!
And yes, they are hiring. It has started. That has started across the board, although as always, some Principals and Superintendents are slower to hire than others. They always have an excuse for their delays.
Can you be hired with just the Praxis tests (no state license)?
Little back story: I have a Master's Degree in Education and am currently working on my PHD in education. However, I have always worked in Montessori or Private schools that didn't require me to have a state license. I am working on getting my state license but wanted to see if the Praxis exams would suffice (my state is very slow on getting anything done/answering questions).
My father is retired Army and will be working in Europe as a civilian and I would like to be able to move with him and my family. Thanks!
But check the other requirements very carefully to ensure you have all the correct education courses they require.
Following your family around as an adult is not going to be easy. A more reasonable plan might be simply to be in the same Area. Don't plan on being on the same base, or in the same country.
DoDEA is a much, much smaller organization that when your father first joined the US Army, so getting hired, and moving around is far more difficult.
Can you be hired with just the Praxis tests (no state license)?
Little back story: I have a Master's Degree in Education and am currently working on my PHD in education. However, I have always worked in Montessori or Private schools that didn't require me to have a state license. I am working on getting my state license but wanted to see if the Praxis exams would suffice (my state is very slow on getting anything done/answering questions).
My father is retired Army and will be working in Europe as a civilian and I would like to be able to move with him and my family. Thanks!
In the Pacific, we haven't heard much about SLP or SPED being reduced/excessed (at least within my knowledge/experience). There was word that School Psychologists and ESL teachers were going to be spread more thinly (like 1 per complex) but there was maybe some walk back of that decision for next year.
There have been more excesses (specifics varying by school) based on drops in enrollment and some apparent cutting of some electives (and adding of others), but again, tough to understand the big picture from our viewpoint. It fits with the general pattern of asking school level staff to do more with less, while above school level staffing seems to hold steady, or even increase.
Can anyone please tell me how the DODEA Europe West district, specifically the Feltwell/Lakenheath, area school are? Are they welcoming? Are most teachers happy in their positions? Is Admin supportive and helpful? Any information is appreciated.
jokers10MsU - You say that both of these schools have been severely short staffed for the past 2 years. Is that due to a lack of applicants, unexpected departures, or funding cuts that removed the positions? Other people make it sound like it is hard to get hired on here.
They were never short staffed. They all have a high turnover. The turnover was for all the reasons you listed and more.
Other people are correct. It is difficult to get hired here.
If you are a fully qualified teacher, and you want a job iat a large school district n NY/California/Florida/Texas, at any large school district, then put in your application, and you'll probably be working in two weeks, if you push a little. They always have vacancies. And there will be relatively few applicants for each vacancy.
Put in your application with DoDEA (which you haven't done) and in two weeks you have heard nothing. And in one month, nothing. And in one year, maybe nothing.
Run the numbers. You are aiming at a very small target.
All of the DoDEA schools in England combined add up to less than one decent sized high school in the US.
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