Six-Word Saturday #76

Posted by: Allison Helps Cats on: April 1, 2016

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Looking for a job position, again

Every two to three years, I end up looking for a new job position. It’s the nature of the line of work I do and the hours I have. Let me explain.

In teaching, at least at our district, positions in each school are determined by the number of points provided to them. Full-time regular classroom teachers are always susceptible to cuts, but part-time Special Education teachers are at even greater risk. If a building gains .5 or loses .5, the part-time position is typically gone. And in Special Education, that happens more often than in most positions.

Thankfully, our district is relatively big. This means if one building loses .5, chances are there’s another building somewhere that has just had the opposite happen. And vice versa. That means while one might have lost their position, they still do have a job.

So far, I have lost my position four times due to cuts. Most recently, it happened at the start of this week. And to date I have eight applications out to schools. So now I’m looking forward to the next great adventure with yet another new school. Every building has taught me lessons and introduced me to a diverse group of students. I’m sure the next school year will be the same.

PS I should also explain…. The cuts become effective at the end of the school year. In other words, while I have to start applying now for new positions, I do have my current one until the end of the school year ends in May.

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