Stateside
Stateside Area Updates
The most recent updates from the FEA-Stateside Region can be found below. The archive of older updates can be found here. FEA-SR March 2024 Newsletter FEA-SR February 2024 Newsletter FEA-SR January 2024 Newsletter FEA-SR December 2023 Newsletter FEA-SR November 2023 Newsletter FEA-SR October 2023 Newsletter FEA-SR September 2023 Newsletter FEA-SR August 2023 Newsletter… Read More
FEA Members Elect Three Area Directors
Ballots for the three FEA Area Director offices were tallied March 28, 2023, in Washington DC. The following individuals were declared the winners of their respective races. FEA Pacific Area Director - James "Mike" Adair FEA Europe Area Director - Anita Lang FEA Director for DDESS - Alan Danahy The election tally can be found… Read More
FEA-STATESIDE Q4 2021-2022 NEWSLETTER
Diane Gibbs - FEA Director for DDESS Ben Hunter - FEA-SR General Counsel Angelia Stubbs - FEA-SR General Counsel Director’s Corner Local elections are in the air! Thank you and congratulations to those of you who saw the need and stepped up to take a more active role as a local leader. I cannot stress… Read More
FEA-STATESIDE Q3 2021-2022 NEWSLETTER
Director’s Corner - Happy New Year to everyone! We have started 2022 much like we ended 2021, but the good news is that we all made it to a brand-new year and that is much to be thankful for. As we know, the count of positive COVID cases is on the rise and it is… Read More
FEA-STATESIDE Q2 2021-2022 NEWSLETTER
Director’s Corner: It is a struggle in DDESS with morale at an all-time low. Employees are desperately holding on as not to succumb to the negative atmosphere constantly swirling around them. Administrators who see their employees struggling are often powerless to lessen or alleviate the additional work requirements HQ and superintendents are assigning. Our work… Read More
FEA-STATESIDE REGION 1ST QUARTER NEWSLETTER SY 2021-2022
Diane Gibbs, FEA Director for DDESS Ben Hunter, FEA-SR General Counsel Angelia Stubbs, FEA-SR General Counsel Director’s Corner – Welcome back to SY 2021-2022! I hope everyone was able to enjoy their time off with family and friends. It helps to make the transition back to work much easier. The Delta variant is a very… Read More
FEA STATESIDE 4TH QUARTER NEWSLETTER (2020-2021)
Director’s Corner Every year, the cold of winter melts away and spring brings a new beginning. We see trees and flowers showing off their new spring fashions and the animals are becoming more active after a long winter’s nap. Among the flurry of activity and beauty all around us, there are some things that spoil… Read More
FEA-SR DIRECTOR RAISES 24-HOUR ISSUE WITH PRESIDENT, FIRST LADY
FEA Director for DDESS Diane Gibbs, attending a White House gathering on July 4th, made sure to use her face time with President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden to inform them of the unlawful implementation of the unpaid 24-hour mandate in DoDEA Americas schools, including the recently announced schedule changes in the Southeast… Read More
FEA STATESIDE 3RD QUARTER NEWSLETTER (2020-2021)
Director’s Corner: What if DoDEA’s policy of not offering Weather and Safety Leave to its employees to mitigate the spread of COVID were an episode of “What Would You Do?” Picture it… An educator is in a public setting wearing a mask, crying and talking to her best friend who is also her colleague. She… Read More
FEA STATESIDE 2ND QUARTER NEWSLETTER (2020-2021)
Director’s Corner: I wish that I could start off this update with more positive news about DoDEA’s response to COVID, but I can’t. Cases in our schools continue to rise as the country has entered the third and worst wave of the pandemic. Instead of switching to or remaining in remote learning, all but two… Read More