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MANAGEMENT ATTACKING SCHOOL QUALITY AND EMPLOYEES' RIGHTS

DoDEA management is working to have legislation passed in Congress that would merge Overseas and Stateside schools into a single system. If approved, the new law would gut employees' rights and pose a serious threat to the ability of DoDEA to continue attracting quality educators and employees. Read more in the April 18 FEA President's Report.

DoDEA Director's Response to Open Letter About Contract Threat Prompts New Reply from FEA-SR

On March 23, FEA's Stateside Region sent an Open Letter to DoDEA Director Tom Brady following a threat by DoDEA negotiators to illegally implement a bogus contract on certified employees in DoDEA Americas schools. On March 30, Director Brady responded to FEA-SR's Open Letter. In reply, the FEA Director for DDESS has sent Mr. Brady a new message, which you can read here. FEA-SR will continue to keep its members updated about this situation.

Read Director Brady's response to the FEA-SR Open Letter

Read FEA-Stateside Region's update to members about this threat
Read the Open Letter FEA-SR sent to the DoDEA Director about this issue

CHECK OUT THIS READ ACROSS AMERICA VID FROM HEROES ES

The faculty and staff at Heroes Elementary School on Camp Lejeune made a video of themselves reading Dr. Seuss' "Oh, The Places You'll Go!" to their students. Great work everyone!

February 2018 Journal Now Online

"Smart" LES fight; Blended Learning through NEA; Professional Development credits now count towards DODDS pay; more inside!
Read the February FEA Journal in PDF format

FEA ANNUAL MEETING/NEA-RA

The FEA Annual Meeting will take place June 29 and 30 at the InterContinental Hotel in St. Paul, Minnesota. The NEA Representative Assembly (NEA-RA) will take place immediately after (July 1-5) at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Learn more about these meetings by going to our RA Delegate information page.

CUTS TO SUBS WILL COST STUDENTS LEARNING TIME

DoDEA students will lose upwards of a week of classroom learning time each school year under management's plan to eliminate subs during BAS testing.

Read FEA's press release and fact sheet on the BAS issue to learn more.

Hatch Act Information

Visit this page to learn more about the Hatch Act and find examples of activities allowed and prohibited under the law.
Hatch Act Do's and Don'ts

FEA HCR Newsletter and other HCR Info

View the latest issue of The Advocate, the monthly newsletter of FEA's Human and Civil Rights Program, and find other resources by clicking here.

FEA Social Media

FEA members (and anyone else) can follow FEA on Facebook and Twitter. We remind members these are public forums and should not be used to solicit or share legal advice. Members should always begin the process of seeking legal advice and services by contacting their local association representative and not share or reveal any personal information, particularly information pertaining to legal situations, on any public forum or social media site.

As always, we encourage our members to use these resources courteously and professionally.

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CALL ATTENTION TO PAY PROBLEMS

IMPORTANT -- Do not download or forward this information while on government time or while using government equipment. Also, do not forward this information to any government email account, such as DoDEA Outlook mail.
Under guidance from the FEA Board of Directors, FEA Europe General Counsel/UniServ Bill Freeman has developed a letter writing campaign, aimed at bringing the numerous pay and collection issues DoDEA employees face to the attention of Congress and Pentagon leaders. Please use the link below to access information from Bill Freeman and share your stories/concerns with the decision makers suggested by Bill. Please avoid doing so, however, while on government property, while using government owned computer equipment, or while on government time.

Click here to learn more about writing decision makers in an effort to raise awareness of pay problems

Teaching Channel: Videos that Inspire Teaching

The Teaching Channel website offers a growing library of short videos to inspire K-12 teaching. These video lessons - in English language arts, math, science, and history/social sciences - include lesson objectives, questions to consider, homework ideas, and more.

Free registration provides access to:

Highlights of skilled teachers teaching a lesson, such as Kick Me: Making Vocabulary Interactive

Tips and tricks for new teachers, such as Attention Getting Signals: One Spot and Planning Full Days & Practicing Fast Facts

Featured "Amazing Classrooms," such as Building Community in a Multi-Language Classroom

See the Welcome to Teaching Channel video.

Updates for our Members

Read the FEA President's Report and link to other updates for FEA members here.