DODEA is a school system. A big school system that spans continents. Let that sink in a bit.
But it doesn't hire the same way most schools do. Typically, at a certain point in the spring you can go on a district website and see which schools have openings and at what grade level. Find a job you are interested? You'd email the principal and hope for an interview. Not DODEA. With DODEA you apply with the main EAS system first. If you haven't done that yet, go HERE. The people at HQ (headquarters) evaluate your application and (supposedly!) give you some sort of point coefficient. This is never something the teachers ever see, so I'm speaking from what I heard from other DODEA teachers. When schools have an opening the principals digs into the online application system and finds the grade level (or levels! Remember the Math/Physics/Chinese from my previous post??) they are looking for. They put in their choices and get the top 25 teachers based on the point coefficient from above. They choose a certain number to interview, and then offer the position to their top choice. It is complicated. Let me give you an example: School B in Japan has an opening for a 3rd grade teacher, but they are really looking for someone who is able to teach 4-6th as well. So Principal of school B goes into the system, says she wants people certified 1-6 and gets the top 25. If you are one of those 25 you will get an automated message saying: "You were placed on a referral list for Grade 3 at School B." ***At this point, keep checking your email compulsively for an interview request!*** The principal then chooses 5 (or more, or less, who knows?) to email and request interviews. She may call and ask, or email. If the school is many time zones away then expect an email. If you really really really do not want to work in this school, decline the interview. Should the principal choose to offer the position, you will really ruin your chances if you decline at that point. Much better to decline the offer. I'd like to point out that for most, the goal at first is just to get IN to DODEA. For many teachers that takes YEARS, so most will not refuse an interview. OK, back to the procedures. The principal emails you to ask for an interview. You accept! Now time to prepare. Check out my post HERE on DODEA interviews. Once you ace the interview the waiting begins. It could take days or a week for the principal to get through all the interviews to make a choice and send it to HR. If you are lucky, you will get an email that says, "DoDEA Account Inactive" This is a great sign! Usually that means they are about to make you an offer!! Cross your fingers! Once you get an offer the real work begins. That is a whole other post. I hope this helps with some of the murkiness of the DODEA hiring process. Good luck!
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Dee
7/17/2017 10:18:10 am
Hi Kristen -
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Martha
2/7/2023 05:41:26 am
Hi, I was wondering if you ever heard back from them? I applied for an admin position but still haven’t hear from them.
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Josey
1/11/2018 12:22:48 pm
How long did it take for your application to be evaluated? How long does it say ‘pending’? Is it weeks? Thanks
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alex
4/10/2024 03:37:55 pm
mine said pending for 2 years and finally just changed to qualified
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Sheryl
2/4/2018 06:32:10 pm
Hi, Thanks for all the helpful information. Where is the district website to apply directly to the schools?
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Jinna
3/2/2018 09:38:54 pm
Hello I got qualified as a music teacher in March 1st 2018 but I want to know the next process. Do they give me a certificate? Do I have to still wait? Thank You
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Lynn
5/16/2018 09:43:19 am
How long did you have to wait after you were interviewed until you heard something back? Thanks :)
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Melissa
8/22/2018 10:19:55 am
I was wondering this too? Did you hear back even if you didn’t get the job?
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Diamond
7/12/2018 08:31:10 am
Some of my quals have been accepted and some are still pending. Is it possible to receive an email now that I am qualified for some positions? Thanks in advance!
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Elyse
8/26/2018 11:21:02 am
Any idea if during the application process you can put your location preferences? I have 6 years teaching experience, a Masters degree, and speak intermediate Spanish so I know I am fairly qualified teacher but I specifically want to go to a Spanish speaking country.
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Valerie
11/29/2019 02:43:10 am
I was told that they generally hire more people that are certified to teach middle and elementary and not so much high school. Is this so? Would you recommend I take the test to get certified in lower grades as well?
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Lily
1/11/2020 02:49:41 pm
I was approved as qualified in November. I have been waiting for an interest email. Can all I do now is wait or am I supposed to contact a school?
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Lauren Tretina
2/18/2020 02:15:55 pm
Same here! I wonder if its the same job ahahah I called HR last week and they stated that if you are waiting that long you more than likely do not have an interview spot. They might not close the job for up to six months if they are interviewing! The HR guy was really nice and said if you dont hear anything in the first few weeks after the job closes it's most likely a no.
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Tracey B.
6/12/2020 08:39:30 am
Does anyone know if there is an age limit on hiring by the DODEA?
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Beth
8/14/2021 05:04:29 pm
I have 15 years experience teaching the subject matter in a military setting, plus a master's, but no state certification...do I still have a shot at getting hired?
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