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Retire/rehire

by Teacher

Nov 22, 2016

Is it possible for a teacher retired from DoDEA to be rehired by DoDEA? Has this been done by anyone?

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haha No problem. If you scroll down on the Guam salary scale you will see the category for SLPs. The adjusted salary with locality pay is pretty sweet, even at step 5 (around S90K depending on salary lane). Then again you would need some of that to make up for the fact that you don't get housing allowance on Guam.

Nov 23, 2016

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hopeful True...no housing allowance in Guam, but.... base salary plus locality pay plus COLA is = to 25% more, then....add an additional 11.3% for non-foreign post differential allowance. A very sweet deal indeed!

Nov 28, 2016

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Re-evaluation

by SanDiegoTom

Nov 17, 2016

How long does it take for a re-evaluation to take place? I sent my transcripts to prove I have the necessary classes. I was found "qualified" for several years but then someone said that I lacked enough credits. How can they to that?

haha Basically because the decisions are mainly made by individual HR people who have some discretion on what they decide. The first person who reviewed your information decided that you were qualified and whoever reviewed it next decided that you weren't. If you have the documentation then it should get fixed eventually. If you haven't heard or seen an...See More

Nov 17, 2016

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Student Teaching

by LKM84

Nov 17, 2016

Does anyone know how long it takes for Dodea HQ to process your student teaching application? We are stationed overseas and my school has submitted my student teaching application to dodea HQ and I am just wondering how long it normally takes to find out your placement information.

by Speechie November 16

Nov 16, 2016

There has just been a position posted that I am interested in but there is no indication of a starting date. The position closes in December. Do you think this position could start at the 2017-18 school year or do you think it would be more immediate? Thank you for any help you can offer!

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Speechie Haha you sound like you know what your talking about! Thank you..if I were to take a job with Dodea how many of my years of experience would they take? I have a 30+ and 2 masters degrees..thank you so much for help.. 2 more immediate jobs have been posted in my area..

Nov 22, 2016

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haha If the position is with DoDDS overseas then they would take 10 years which would start you off on step 11 of one of the pay lanes (probably Masters +30 credits). If it's a stateside school then I believe they only give you credit for 5 years (but the salary scale is higher).

Nov 22, 2016

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DODEA teaching certificate

by dannid

Nov 10, 2016

Do new hires have to apply for a DODEA teaching certificate or will their current teaching certificate be converted into a DODEA certificate?

haha You get a provisional DoDDS certificate when you are hired. After two years you would get a Professional Certificate. I believe (but don't recall exactly) that HR will automatically review your transcripts and coursework and you do not have to actually apply for the teaching certificates.

Nov 11, 2016

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Answer to cwilliams because they refuse to fix this site...

by haha

Nov 7, 2016

You applied after the deadline to be considered for this year so it's not that unusual to still be pending. The next step would be that HR reviews your app and tells you what areas you are qualified in. If it doesn't change in the near future I would call or write HR and make sure that your app is complete.

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cwilliams1211 Thanks haha for the info! I will check into that.

Nov 8, 2016

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When they DoDea make a job offer...

by Joy

Nov 6, 2016

What kind of information does your current school need to give you? Do they call your current principal? thanks in advance

haha I'm not sure what you are asking with the first question. They generally would make contact with your submitted references before making an offer (and sometimes before giving you an interview).

Nov 7, 2016

Nov 6, 2016

Hi! I'm very new to this, but I have applied to become a teacher with DoDea. Just curious as to what I should expect? I applied back in September and I know that my references have been emailed and have all responded. I keep checking the status of my application and if just keeps saying pending. Is there something I am missing or is this common? Wh...See More

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Shipping a car overseas

by Dalida

Nov 1, 2016

When shipping a car overseas ( Europe) at government expense, as a civilian employee of DoDEA, will one have to pay import duties and VAT ( value added tax) at the destination? Or these fees are also covered, in addition to the shipping cost? Does it matter if the car is new or used?

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