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Subject: Re: [MK8]Contracts and advice for next year

From: M Stanley

Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 21:43:15 -0400

Go interview and find out. You can say no.

On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 9:31 PM, Denise in SC wrote:

> Today we were finally expecting contracts - 9 -10 weeks after we
> usually get them! This year we were supposed to get them from the
> principal. Usually the secretary gets them and hands them out.
> Anyway, I was at the only school I like (which is supposed to be my
> home school) today. I went to see the principal to get my contract
> and he looked, looked again and then another time. It was NOT in his
> pile. He said he would make a few phone calls and let me know what
> was going on. He said my contract got sent to school #1 (the school
> I've had the most trouble) and that I would get my contract sent to
> the school by the end of the day. I had my doubts that school #`
> would send it to school #3. I did get it by the end of the day. I
> think the district office typed me up a fresh contract. It came
> straight from the secretary of the HR person.
>
> There are 2 possible openings in my district for next year that I
> probably have an option of teaching in.
>
> #1 - rich old $ school. This would be full time 3 - 6th grade. I
> would have to stay after school every day for chorus, drumming and
> other classes. Also they do a musical every year and there would be
> musical practices too. It is also an arts infused school. I would
> also conduct classes to classroom teachers on how to incorporate the
> arts in their regular classrooms.
>
> I know I could do the job. I was a classroom teacher for 12 years and
> I've taught music for 13 or 14 years. Incorporating the Arts into the
> classroom would be easy to me and I've also taking several classes on
> how to do this. I'm just wondering.......do I want to get into this
> kind of school situation? I am literally going from the bottom 3 or 4
> schools to the top elementary school in my district. I also live 45
> minutes (minimum) from the school. Do I have enough time to be able
> to go to this school and be the President of the SC AOSA chapter too?
>
> #2 - I would be at 3 schools again but they would all be on the
> traditional schedule. I would be away from the bottom 2 schools which
> is where my problems are. If I am a traveling teacher I do not have
> to do any morning or afternoon duties. One of the schools is the
> school that I really like. My coworkers are great. I am a little
> anxious in that I am at the school 2 full days. The teacher who has
> the other 2 schools only has the 2 schools. Will I be overloaded
> doing these 3 schools?
>
> I would have to interview at choice #1 and I don't have an interview
> yet. Waiting to see what happens.
>
> --
> Denise in SC
> NBCT-EMC Music, 2004
> AOSA Chair Charlotte 08 Signs/Certificates
> AOSA SC Foothills Chapter President-Elect 08-10
> theduchess7@gmail.com
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Martha Stanley, NBCT
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