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DoDDS Transfer Program

All Transfer Notifications Have Been Sent

To: FEA DoDDS Members
From: FEA Washington Office
Re: Transfer Program Update
Date: March 31, 2010

FEA has been informed by DoDEA Headquarters that all transfer reassignment letters have now been sent out. The reassignment letters are sent only to those educators who have received a transfer. Those who receive reassignment letters have five days from the date of receipt to respond.

If you are an FEA member and have a question about a transfer, please send it to feaadmin@nea.org. Be sure to include your transfer group and SCD in your message.

A reminder for excess educators -- if you were excess and were placed in Round 1, you may be able to request reconsideration of your teaching assignment. DoDDS Headquarters must receive your request for reconsideration within two weeks of receipt of your transfer reassignment letter.

Reconsiderations are granted for three reasons:
  1. YOU WERE PLACED OUTSIDE YOUR CURRENT DISTRICT/COMMUTING AREA. You may request reconsideration to remain in your CURRENT commuting area or district.
  2. YOU WERE PLACED IN A TEACHING CATEGORY FOR WHICH YOU HAVE HAD NO EXPERIENCE OR TRAINING DURING THE LAST SIX YEARS. Unlike the district reconsideration mentioned above, you would receive world-wide reconsideration for acceptable teaching categories. Therefore, you could be placed in ANY DoDDS location, not just those listed as your preferences.
  3. YOU HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS (SUCH AS MEDICAL TREATMENT) THAT CANNOT BE MET AT YOUR NEW LOCATION. You must provide current medical documentation from a licensed physician or clinic which explains your medical condition and suggests acceptable locations. DoDDS will review your documentation and approve or deny your request.
To request reconsideration for any of these reasons, check the appropriate box on your reassignment letter or notify DoDDS Headquarters within two weeks of receiving your reassignment letter.

Excess educators will receive reconsideration until June 1, 2010, provided that no employee travel or movement of household goods has begun. There is no guarantee that an applicant's assignment will be changed. If another position cannot be found, the original transfer assignment stands.

REMEMBER, even if you request reconsideration, you must accept your new assignment or risk termination.

March 28 Update on Transfer Notifications

To: FEA DoDDS Members
From: FEA Washington Office
Re: Transfer Update
Date: March 28, 2010

DoDDS Headquarters continues to send out transfer reassignment letters. As of Friday (March 26), Korea and Okinawa districts had not been started and about one-third of the Med district letters had been sent.

With the exception of just a few notifications, all the other districts have been completed.

FEA understands that applicants are very anxious to receive word of a possible transfer. FEA is urging DoDDS HQ to send out the notices as quickly as possible.

As soon as DoDDS informs FEA that the letters have all been sent, we will email a notice to our members.

Update on Transfer Notifications/Excess Educators

To: FEA DoDDS Members
From: FEA Washington Office
Re: Transfer Program Update
Date: March 24, 2010

DODDS Headquarters began emailing the reassignment letters Tuesday (March 23) afternoon. Currently, there are four DoDDS Headquarters employees who are working on the reassignment letters; each employee is working on one gaining district.

It will take several days to send out all the letters. Only employees who receive a transfer will be notified. FEA will announce when all the letters have been sent out.

Teachers will have five calendar days to respond to their reassignment letter.

FEA cannot release any specific information about reassignments until all the transfer letters have been sent out. If you are an FEA member and have a question about a transfer, please send it to feaadmin@nea.org. Please include your transfer group and SCD.

A note for excess educators....

If you are an excess educator who was placed in Round 1, you may be able to request reconsideration of your teaching reassignment. DoDDS Headquarters must receive your request for reconsideration within two weeks of receipt of your transfer reassignment letter.

Reconsiderations are granted for three reasons:
  • 1. YOU WERE PLACED OUTSIDE YOUR CURRENT DISTRICT/COMMUTING AREA. You may request reconsideration to remain in your CURRENT commuting area or district.
  • 2. YOU WERE PLACED IN A TEACHING CATEGORY FOR WHICH YOU HAVE HAD NO EXPERIENCE OR TRAINING DURING THE LAST SIX YEARS. Unlike the district reconsideration mentioned above, you would receive world-wide reconsideration for acceptable teaching categories. Therefore, you could be placed in ANY DoDDS location, not just those listed as your preferences.
  • 3. YOU HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS (SUCH AS MEDICAL TREATMENT) THAT CANNOT BE MET AT YOUR NEW LOCATION. You must provide current medical documentation from a licensed physician or clinic which explains your medical condition and suggests acceptable locations. DoDDS will review your documentation and approve or deny your request.

To request reconsideration for any of these reasons, check the appropriate box on your reassignment letter or notify DoDDS Headquarters within two weeks of receiving your reassignment letter.

Excess educators will receive reconsideration until June 1, 2010, provided that no employee travel or movement of household goods has begun. There is no guarantee that an applicant's assignment will be changed. If another position cannot be found, the original transfer assignment stands.

REMEMBER, even if you request reconsideration, you must accept your new assignment or risk termination.

Transfer Program Concludes

To: FEA DoDDS Members
From: FEA Washington Office
Re: DoDDS Transfer Program Finishes
Date: March 18, 2010

The transfer program ended at 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, March 18. Below are the number of transfers made by group:
  • A+ - 63 (5 were also Group C)
  • A - 53 (1 is also C)
  • B - 41 (2 are also C)
  • C - 45 (there are 6 remaining excess educators who were not placed)
  • D - 28
  • F - 74
Total: 304

Transfer reassignment letters will begin to go out on Monday, March 22.

Vacancies will continue to be monitored until all the excess educators have been placed. Excess educators have two weeks, once their reassignment letter are received, to request reconsideration. Reassignment letters will be sent out by gaining district.

Tips for Transfers

FEA members should log into the FEA Transfer Program Information Page to access our Tips for Transfers and other information.

Transfer Program Resources