samandsassy

Posted on 9/18/09

Won't bad observations negatively effect your ability to get a
job? I was under the impression that any future employer can
look those up as well. I was told those would be attached to my
"file," whatever that means.

On 9/18/09, sped wrote:
> On 9/16/09, samandsassy wrote:
>> What happens in Illinois if a teacher wants to break
>> contract in the middle of the school year?
>
> If you break a contract in the middle of the year, then the
> district can petition ISBE to suspend your certificate. It may
> not, but it can. It doesn't matter if you have an initial or
> standard in this case, since you can be suspended either way.
> Your half year, or whatever, won't count towards the 4 you need
> to move to a standard.
>
> Now, if you go to the district and ASK to be released from your
> contract, and they agree, then you're fine. If you want out,
> you could put on videos of the "Facts of Life" and give quizzes
> on when Tootie took off roller skates. BTW, that exact thing
> happened in my district when they made a teacher stick to her
> contract after she got a better offer late in the summer. She
> taught English, well she was supposed to teach English anyway.
> Needless to say, she wasn't offered a contract the next year,
> but that's what she wanted.
>
> While you would be able to teach again after the one year
> suspension, you would have to check yes to the box that asks if
> your license has ever been suspended. That's pretty much a
> deal-breaker, even in special ed.
>>
>> I do not necessarily want to leave my job, however, it is
>> severely negatively effecting my health (I have an
>> orthopedic condition that is worsening along with awful
>> anxiety forming from the job and everything that comes with
>> it). My doctor is concerned that the situational stress
>> from will be detrimental not only long term but short term
>> to my health.
>
> Well, I'm not sure about how that will effect the suspension.
> You might contact ISBE to see. You are entitled to a hearing,
> and medical documents and testimony from your doctor might
> help, but no one can say for sure how that hearing would work
> out. Again, they can ask for a suspension, but they don't have
> to. In the few instances where I've seen it, I'm pretty sure
> my district didn't push for it, but I know it does happen.
>>
>> I deeply worry about my ability to get a new teaching job
>> in the future (I teach Special Education) because I do love
>> teaching and I look forward to the days of having a job I
>> truly love.
>
> Yeah, you should. Like I said, a suspension would kill just
> about any chance, except maybe with a very high need school
> like one in CPS, but even then it would be an uphill climb.
> Talk about stressful!
>
> I'd advise you to consider toughing it out. I had a job I
> wanted to quit too. You should look at it this way: You
> basically can do what you want as long as you don't get
> ridiculous. I mean, you obviously don't want to come back
> there, so you probably don't care how you do on observations or
> about impressing your Principal. If you want to write 500
> referrals a day, you can. If you want to skip some of the
> curriculum because it's not worth the stress, then go for it.
> You don't care if you don't come back. Yeah, it won't be a
> good reference, but it's bound to be better than it would be if
> you leave in October.
>
> Good Luck!

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