Peggy's Cove is lovely!
Astrid
On 10/04/15, Jeannie wrote:
> First, I would like to congratulation Kathy and I agree
> with Astrid that retirement is about choices and you get
> to decide how you want to spend it. I was trying to post a
> new one and could get in. I was just checking in as we
> just got home Friday night from a three week trip. We
were
> in New York City and then on a cruise to New England
and
> Canada ending in Quebec. Great time. Packing was
> challenging. It was warm enough when we got to NYC for
> shorts and when we flew home from there it was rainy and
> chilly. Quebec was really cold. Great time all in all but
> cruise ships are floating germ factories. Lots of coughing
> and hacking on board. DH came home with a cold and my
sis
> got a bad upper respiratory infection. Not the kind of
> thing you want as a souvenir. Not many fall colors yet.
> Loved Quebec but really felt we were in a foreign country
> there. Loved Kennebunk Port and Peggy's Cove in Nova
> Scotia too. Lovely trip but being home is great.
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> n 10/04/15, Astrid wrote:
>>
>> Good for you Kathy, for spending your retirement on your
>> terms.
>>
>> Astrid
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/03/15, Kathy with an update....mind change wrote:
>>> I have been talking with special ed friends who have
>>> been telling me about the new IEP system and how
>>> horrible it is. Then my mom told me that her surgery
and
>>> hospital stay
>> after
>>> is going to be more of a big deal than they had told her
>>> (or she understood), so I may be with her longer. I
>>> called
>> Human
>>> Resources and rescinded my application.They had me
call
>> the
>>> specific school HR person and I left a message.
>>> Hopefully
>> she
>>> got it. I will call again on Monday to make sure. My
>>> friend, who I love teaching with, was disappointed but
>>> understood. I will continue to sub as I am really
>>> enjoying that. I also enjoy the fact that I can say no
>>> and not take a job when called. Thanks for all of your
>>> input. Kathy
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/23/15, Peg wrote:
>>>> When retired teachers do long-term substitute jobs
>>>> (more
>>> than
>>>> 60 days is considered long-term) they are placed on
>>>> Step 1
>>> of
>>>> the teachers contract. You may have taught for 40
years
>> and
>>>> may have been at the top of your school district's pay
>>> scale
>>>> but now you're retired and you start (and stay) at Step
>>>> 1.
>>> I
>>>> know it's not fair but if you really want to work,
>>>> don't
>>> bite
>>>> the hand that feeds you.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 9/23/15, Kathy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have been subbing some since school started. I did
a
>>>>
>>>>> two week stint in a special ed room (started the
>>>>> school
>>>>
>>>>> year) and have done some jobs in my old school. I
am
>>>>
>>>>> going there at some point today to sub for a teacher
>>>>
>>>>> whose has an appointment (long story). I have a sub
>>>>> job
>>>>
>>>>> there next week, too. I was informally offered a .5
>>>>
>>>>> resource position in a low income school, probably
the
>>>>
>>>>> poorest school in our district. I am waiting for the
>>>>
>>>>> official offer. I have said yes, contingent on pay. I
>>>>
>>>>> want to go in at my old salary (of course, at the
>>>>> daily
>>>>
>>>>> rate) and be able to set my days and times due to
>>>>
>>>>> commitments I have made since retiring. I have been
>>>>
>>>>> finally dealing with fixing up my house, inside and
>>>>> out.
>>>>
>>>>> That has put a bit of a dent in my savings. I want to
>>>>
>>>>> building up that savings, as well as finish all of the
>>>>
>>>>> projects. I should be able to do that if I get the pay
>>>>
>>>>> that I am expecting. I am enjoying subbing, but there
>>>>
>>>>> aren't as many jobs as I had thought there would be.
>>>>
>>>>> Kathy
>>>>
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