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May 6th, 2024 FEA President’s Report
FEA Urging DoDEA to Fix Urgent Overseas Travel Problems Many Overseas members have reported immense difficulty in getting the Agency to promptly approve and book their summer travel orders, either for themselves or their dependents. This situation is extremely urgent for those who have imminent travel plans. FEA has gathered information from our members, presented… Read More
Significant Salary Gains Under New 23-24 Overseas Schedules
Under the School Year 2023-2024 salary survey finalized recently, classroom teacher pay in DoDEA’s Overseas schools will increase an average of 4.89 percent. In the coming weeks, thanks to FEA action, Overseas bargaining unit members will receive a retroactive pay adjustment for the amount owed to them this school year under the newly released schedules. Average rates… Read More
April 9th, 2024 FEA President’s Report
2024 FEA Annual Meeting and NEA RA to be held in Philadelphia, PA Each summer, approximately 6,000 educators meet at the National Education Association Representative Assembly (RA) to debate the vital issues that impact American public education and set NEA policy and activities for the year ahead. These delegates represent the 3 million members… Read More
ARMY BENEFITS CENTER – CIVILIAN WEBSITE TEMPORARILY DOWN
DoDEA educators should take note that the Army Benefits Center - Civilian website is currently inoperable until Friday, March 22. On March 19th, the Center’s Facebook page shared this news, along with alternative ways of contacting the agency in the meantime: “Due to scheduled migration, the Army Benefits Center - Civilian website is currently inoperable… Read More
February 29th, 2024 President’s Report
FEA Secures Discounted Recertification Courses for FEA Members As a benefit exclusively for Association members, FEA is working with Virtual Education Software (VESi) and the accredited Augustana University to provide members with reduced pricing on courses approved for DoDEA teacher recertification and Academic Salary Lane (ASL) changes. This new member benefit amounts to significant savings every recertification… Read More
How FEA Assists Overseas Educators during Excess Placement
February 28th, 2024 Every year DoDEA management notifies certain Overseas employees they are to be “excessed”, meaning due to staffing changes they may be moved from their school or District to another for the coming school year. As this can even mean uprooting from one country to another, being excessed is often stressful for many… Read More
Discounted Recertification Courses for FEA Members
As a benefit exclusively for Association members, FEA is working with Virtual Education Software (VESi) and the accredited Augustana University to provide members with reduced pricing on courses approved for DoDEA teacher recertification and Academic Salary Lane (ASL) changes. This new member benefit amounts to significant savings every recertification period. Members can enroll for the… Read More
Voucher Not Reimbursed? Contact FEA President Brian Chance
If you are an Overseas educator with a dispute regarding items that were vouchered for or the cost of mailing items, including professional items, which were only partially reimbursed, please reach out to FEA President Brian Chance by email (at bchance@nea.org). Before emailing Brian regarding these issues, if you have not already done so, please… Read More
FEA President’s Report – January 24th, 2024
How To Vote Absentee While Living Abroad 2024 is upon us and that means an election coming up in November. The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) works to ensure U.S. citizens living abroad can participate in the voting process and exercise their rights as citizens. Learn more: https://www.fvap.gov/citizen-voter/overview NTE Positions and the Excess Placement Process… Read More
Apply for the 2025 NEA Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence
Each year, the NEA Foundation and NEA recognize outstanding educators through the NEA Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence. The 2025 Awards will be given in February 2025 in Washington, D.C. If you would like to apply to be a 2025 awardee, submit an application to the Federal Education Association by March 15th, 2024. FEA, like… Read More