The DoDEA Student Information System (DSIS) Family Portal will be unavailable from Wednesday, June 25 at 2:00 pm ET until Thursday, July 10 at 2:00 pm ET. Parents and students will not be able to access the system or register students during this time. Registration will resume when the system is reopened on July 10.
The DoDEA Licensure Unit has the responsibility of ensuring that all educators have satisfactorily completed their requirements for a given teacher's certificate. This also assures the public that only properly trained individuals are allowed to instruct and administer academic programs in DoDEA.
DoDEA schools are U. S. accredited and our teachers are among the best in the nation. Our teachers and specialists are fully academically qualified to instruct and perform other tasks necessary to provide a high quality educational program for students in grades Prekindergarten (PK) through grade 12.
Application Requirements and Information must be considered for each position. Even though applicants will self-certify when making application for employment, the DoDEA Licensure Unit will evaluate State teaching certificates and transcripts before final job offers are made.
Though the term "reciprocity" is used widely across the country, the true meaning of the term is often overlooked. Reciprocity is a system whereby a recommendation for licensure from a state-approved education training program at an accredited college or university is recognized in another state. The reciprocity is governed by the Interstate Agreement developed by the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC).
Reciprocity is frequently misunderstood.
DoDEA Licensure. There are three types of licenses issued to DoDEA employees:
Current DoDEA Educators: Currently employed DoDEA Educators can obtain a copy of their DoDEA teaching certificate by using their CAC. If you have questions about your current certificate or need assistance from an Education Licensure Analyst, please send your request to DoDEAEducationLicensure@dodea.edu.
Former DoDEA Educators: Former DoDEA professional educators and administrators, to include DoDEA HR personnel, cannot access previously issued DoDEA Certificates from the DoDEA Certificate Program. Employee separation includes voluntary and involuntary separation and retirement from DoDEA. DoDEA 's Files Retention Policy requires DoDEA Certification Folders to be destroyed after 3 continuous years of being separated from DoDEA. A "last" certificate issuance still on file (expired or current) and within the 3 years of separation, may be sent to the former employee upon EMAIL request to DoDEA."
Visit the Work for DoDEA Your Salary page for information about Academic Salary Lane (ASL) change information.
All educators must be recertified every six years. The basic requirements for Recertification are:
Educators must complete six semester hours of undergraduate or graduate level course work taken at a U.S. regionally accredited educational institution after the date listed on current certificate.
Educators must apply for Recertification, at least 12 months prior to the expiration date of their current certificate to avoid receiving a "Projected Notice of Deficiency (PNOD)."
Procedures for Recertification are:
Educators wishing to add a category(ies), specialty areas / skill sets or advanced placement (AP) courses to a current DoDEA certificate during a non-recertification year must:
Important Notice: Requests to add certification categories can take:
Please submit your requests as early as possible.
Note: This timeline does not pertain to emergent needs of the school at the request of administrators.
It is the intention of DoDEA to only hire fully qualified candidates to vacant teaching positions. In rare circumstances hard to fill positions can be filled by a person that is not fully qualified, however, this requires multiple recruitment measures to be exhausted and requires approval from the education division. Applicants cannot request Emergency certificates.
DoDEA certificates (provisional or professional) are only issued after hire into a professional part-time or full-time teacher position.
The status of applications can be found in DoDEA EAS page. Once you complete your EAS application, all sections will have a green check mark in the box beside each task. You can view the status of each target job by clicking on the “Quals” tab. There are four status options: Qualified, Not Qualified, Pending or Re-Evaluate.
The licensure analyst will provide notes for “Qualified” and “Not Qualified” statuses. For applications found “Not Qualified” the (what should happen?)
Applications in a “Pending” or “Re-Evaluate” status will still be considered for DoDEA vacancies.
Please reach out to CHRA for additional questions regarding an EAS application status at usarmy.ria.chra-nc.mbx.dodea-eas-applicant-inquiries@army.mil.
A pending status means that an application has not yet been rated by the DoDEA Headquarters Licensure Team. Due to the large volume of applications received, some applications are not reviewed until a vacancy occurs. A target job status in “Pending” or “Re-Evaluate” status does not prevent an applicant from being considered for a vacancy.
DoDEA issues a Provisional certificate and a Professional certificate. The provisional certificate is issued to all newly hired educators. The provisional certificate is valid for two years. The professional certificate is then automatically issued to educators who meet the qualification requirements of the position(s) for which hired and have successfully completed 2 years in an educator position with DoDEA.
State certification is a process which verifies that educators have been provided a standardized base-level of professional knowledge and skills to work in school systems, obtained normally by completing a state-approved educator preparation program, usually at a college or university. National Board Certification is an educator credential awarded for demonstrated, exemplary teaching, outstanding community service and extensive involvement in professional activities. The credential is earned through a 1-year professional development endeavor through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) located in San Antonio, Texas. DoDEA recognizes NBPTS certification. DoDEA requires educators to possess a current and valid state teaching certificate, along with State/Board certifications.
No, DoDEA does not accept a state issued emergency license. Applicants must hold a current and valid state teaching license without conditional requirements that must be met. In the absence of a state teaching license, DoDEA will accept current Praxis I and II tests meeting acceptable passing scores, with a student teaching internship completed. DoDEA will accept one full year of lead teacher classroom experience in lieu of a student teaching internship. Substitute positions do not qualify as lead teacher experience. This guidance can be found on DoDEA’s website under Teaching Categories and Requirements page.
In the absence of a state teaching license, DoDEA will accept the Praxis I and Praxis II with a student teaching internship in lieu of a state teaching license. The testing codes do change periodically. Please refer to the Teaching Categories and Requirements page for the current testing codes and acceptable scores.
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DoDEA does not accept experience in lieu of course work requirements. The only exception to this is Prekindergarten (PK) and Kindergarten. These teaching categories do allow a substitution of classroom experience in lieu of course work. A full explanation can be found in the Teaching Categories and Requirements page.
It depends on the position for which one is applying. For example, if you are applying for a position as a non-certified vocational training instructor in a specialty area, then yes, such experience (minimum 2 ½ years) will generally be acceptable teaching experience for DoDEA. Otherwise, applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirements as outlined in Application Requirements and Information on our website and student teaching or minimum 1 year teaching experience in the subject area for which applying.
DoDEA strives to staff fully qualified teachers in its schools. Educators are required to maintain a current and valid DoDEA teaching certificate as a condition of their employment. DoDEA continuously reviews approved teaching categories and requirements to ensure that we are keeping up with current trends in the education field to meet the agency’s mission to “Educate, Engage, and Empower military-connected students to succeed in a dynamic world.”
DoDEA issues Provisional and Professional certificates. The Provisional certificate is issued to all newly hired educators and is good for the first two years of their six-year certification cycle. The Professional certificate is then automatically issued to educators who meet the qualification requirements of the position(s) for which hired and have successfully completed 2 years in an educator position with DoDEA.
A maximum of three Project READ credits can be used towards a recertification cycle. Because of the way these courses are designed, DoDEA does not allow them to be used to add new teaching categories to a DoDEA certificate.
Effective January 1, 2006, course work credits earned up to 120 day prior to a DoDEA Educator’s recertification date, AND not used on the current recertification cycle can be used for the next recertification cycle. Hours for a single course cannot be split between two recertification cycles.
Effective March 2019 Licensure no longer grants administrator or above school level endorsements (i.e., Principal, Assistant Principal or ISS Positions) to those not selected and hired for the position. You will have to apply for a position in USA Jobs and compete for the position before we add the endorsements to your DoDEA certificate. All internal and external applicants must apply and get selected/hired for the position of Assistant Principal/Principal before Licensure will grant the corresponding endorsements.
DoDEA teaching certificates can be found online at: https://intranet.ds.dodea.edu/certificates/login.cfm.
Educators must present a copy of their current and valid Educator Certificate to the school principal/office for retention in the school files.
Courses taken through Professional Development Institute (PDI) will only be accepted for DoDEA recertification if the “Flex Course with University Credit” option is chosen. This option will provide college credits from a US Accredited University on an official transcript. DoDEA does not accept a “Grade Report” in lieu of official transcripts.
Current DoDEA educators are to initiate their ASL requests through the school secretary. The school will forward the ASL requests to the District Superintendent Office (DSO) and the DSO will submit the ASL requests to manpower for approval. After approved by manpower, the ASL requests will be submitted to the Civilian Human Recourses Agency (CHRA) for processing.
DoDEA only accepts semester hours and quarter hours from a US Accredited University on an official transcript. A university’s accreditation can be verified by visiting the Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP) website. Unofficial transcripts, grade report, or degree audits are not acceptable documents.
DoDEA Regulation 5000.9 dated June 25, 2003, Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Educator Licensure Program.
The process and requirements for DoDEA recertification can be found on DoDEA’s Educator License Renewal (Recertification) page.
The process for requesting a review to add additional teaching categories to your current DoDEA certificate can be found on DoDEA’s Educator License Renewal page, scroll down to the area that states “Additional Teaching Categories” and follow instructions provided.
