myPay Mobile

MyBiz+ is the redesigned source for all DoD employees, supervisors and managers to view and update their personal and HR related information. 

Federal employees are paid on a bi-weekly basis, and you will have your pay direct-deposited into your bank account. Pay periods are two weeks long; you can find a calendar with the pay periods defined at https://www.nfc.usda.gov/Publications/Forms/pay_period_calendar.php. Pay dates are the first Friday following the end of the pay period.

Your first paycheck will be deposited on the Friday after the end of the pay period in which you were hired. 

If you have questions about your paycheck, ask your supervisor or school secretary who your customer service representative is for your team or district. This person should be able to provide you the information. 

If you need to change your home address for mail delivery of your pay stub, access the MyPay website with your CAC to change the information. It will take up to 30 days for the new address change to take effect. 

Retroactive Pay Increases

DoDEA's teacher salary schedule is set by taking an average of selected U.S. urban school districts in that same school year. Those schedules are often released in the second semester, which delays the analysis and release of the military school system schedule until April or May. This leads to pay increases are typically released at the end of each school year. The pay hike is retroactive to the beginning of the school year and the difference is paid in one lump sum, ideally a few pay periods before the end of the school year. Employees should see the balance in one of their June pay stubs.

Source: https://www.stripes.com/news/dodds-teachers-employees-to-receive-bump-in-pay-raises-1.5150 

See GAO report number GAO-03-19  entitled 'DOD Overseas Schools: Compensation Adequate for Recruiting and Retaining Well-Qualified Teachers'

Work Schedules and Hours of Duty

Please see our school schedule and calendar for your work schedule and duty hours in the OES Guidebook.

DoDEA offers flexible and compressed work schedules, telecommuting opportunities, and other quality of life programs. However, work schedules, hours of duty, and flexibilities will depend on your position type and organizational need. You will need to talk with your supervisor about the expectations for your position and the flexibilities that could be offered to support work and life balance.

Leave Policies and Request Procedures

OES follows the leave policy set forth in DS Regulation 5630.9 for General Schedule and Federal Wage System employees. OES follows the leave policy set forth in DS Regulation 5630.4 for educators in Teaching Positions (TPs) as well as the language in the collective bargaining agreements for school-level educators.

DS Regulations: DS Regulation 5630.9; DS Regulation 5630.4
Leave Request Form: Leave Request Form

Voluntary Leave Transfer Program

The Voluntary Leave Transfer Program (VLTP) is a leave-sharing program that may be used in the event of a personal or family medical emergency. If you are impacted by a medical emergency, and you are projected to go into a non-pay status of at least 24 hours, contact your supervisor, who will then request that you be enrolled in the program. If approved, you will become eligible to accept annual leave donations from other DoDEA employees. 

Federal Holidays

As a DoDEA employee, you may be eligible for paid leave on all federal holidays. The table below identifies the federal holidays. 

Source: https://www.dodea.edu/onboarding/General-Schedule.cfm