Re: Resigning vs. Non-renewal

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On 7/24/10, Hope wrote:

Overall I'd say take the opportunity to resign unless - the
non-renewal can be seen as simply there was no job available.
It's not unheard of to be hired for one year and then your
contract is not renewed because the job dried up - especially
these days.

As to what the district tells others in either case - that's
a different matter entirely. Any potential employer can call
your former employer- whether you list them as a reference or
not. Unless your former employer promised or assured you of
what they would say, there's no telling what they'll say
regardless of whether they allowed you to resign or not.

>
> Also, how would this teacher answer those questions on job
> applications? Some questions ask "Have you ever failed to
> have a contract renewed?" My thought is "No," because they
> resigned first.

True.

Another question is "Have you ever resigned
> after receiving notice of proposed contract non-renewal?"

Well, then, you'd have to tell the truth and say yes.

> Now, how about this second question? If they say yes, their
> future is probably ruined.

Why was the contract not renewed? Some people really
shouldn't be teachers.

>
> A district I know of allowed some teachers to resign, as
> opposed to being non-renewed. Supposedly they weren't
> a "good fit," but were definitely quality teachers.

No teacher is the right teacher for every school.

Rather
> than attempt to fix long-standing school/community issues,
> this district finds it easier to dump teachers rather than
> work with them to solve problems. How common is this?

We're in a strong union state -it's uncommon around here. We
have the opposite problem - horrible teachers continue to
teach year after year while the district stays silent except
to defend the horrible teachers.
>
> I would truly appreciate any thoughts on this.
 

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