Most of you know that in March of this year, I decided that I would not be coming back to my job in special education in the fall, as I was taking a full-time position at the preschool starting this summer. Unfortunately, for mainly financial purposes, this isn't going to work out for us. Today, I handed in my resignation letter to my preschool director giving her 3 weeks notice. My last day there will be on July 27. I will be returning to special education in the fall to begin my 8th year with my district.
The decision to quit the preschool was a hard one, but one that I know I needed to make. When crunching the numbers, it became apparent that the district was a better fit for me. I will be making $27.00 more per day at the district working 6.5 hours a day than if I worked 8 hours per day at the preschool. So, not only will I be making more money at the district, I will also be off work around 2:45pm and will get off 3 hours earlier than the preschool, which means more time that I'll be able to spend at home with Lance and our little one (once she gets here). Also, it is much easier to get time off from the district compared to the preschool. My preschool director has been fantastic at working with me to get me some time off that I needed, but they have a much harder time covering people's shifts because they don't have a sub pool to pull people from and they have to worry about ratios. With a little one coming hopefully soon, having a somewhat flexible schedule is also a definite plus for us right now.
I talked to my special education director a week or so ago because I wanted to find out what my chances were of transferring out of the classroom I was working in last year. For many, many reasons, it ended up being the hardest and most stressful year for me. I ended up getting exactly what I wanted for next year....to work in our other Transition class (18-22 year olds...we have two classes for that age group) with a newer teacher and an assistant that I've been working with since day one. I am really excited to be working with them next year and I already have a great feeling that it is going to be a much better school year than the last one.
I have really enjoyed working at the preschool for the last 9 months and will really miss my director and the staff. In some ways, I do feel that I'm better suited for special education, but I have really enjoyed learning and experiencing something new over the last 9 months. I do feel that a weight has been lifted and I have no doubts about my decision. I know it was the right choice.
2 comments:
Kirsti,
Job changes are so difficult to make, especially when you have loved working there. It sounds like going back to Special Ed. will be a good move for you though. Good luck with everything! I still need to respond to your email....we've been totally stressed out with the sale of our home. Our third contract just fell through, but we might have a cash buyer today. These highs and lows are about to drive me nuts! If we can't sell our home in the next 3 weeks, we will have to stay. I've already resigned, and my position has already been filled, so I would have to find a completely different school to teach at. Hopefully, it doesn't come to that point. We find out today if it's a yes or no with this cash lady. If it's a yes, that would totally be a miracle because we could still leave this week as planned. I'll keep you posted as things develop. Love ya, Liz
Good words.
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