Re: Is this the standard treatment for non-tenured teachers?

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Sorry for your treatment at the hands of a gutless
administrator! You have experiemced the dark underside of
education. For some admin., it is not what you do but who you
know. I truly am sorry for the way some in our profession
behave! Good luck!

On 5/18/09, A. Transent wrote:
> This is my first year teaching. I hold two licensures for
> different sciences. Now, this said, I was told last Monday
> by my Exec Principal that I was renewed for his school and
> would teach a particularly hard-to-staff science. I'm only
> one of a dozen or so with that particular certification in
> this urban district.
>
> Then I was informed Friday by the Human Resource director
> that I am on the 'displaced teacher' list. Only after I
> questioned him, did the Exec Principal admit that I was
> not renewed in his school. He claimed 'budget cuts' were
> the reason - though he's keeping another first year
> teacher who's on Alternative licensure for that particular
> job position, and there's jobs posted for this school for
> the other area I'm licensed in.
>
> All my reviews have been good, and I was apparently well-
> liked by the rest of the faulty. My students had a higher
> proficiency than the other same-content teachers' as well.
> I THOUGHT my job was secure..
>
> So now I'm stressed out and searching desperately for a
> job. I've been told that this is just how it is for non-
> tenured teachers - and to simply get used to it for the
> next few years.
>
> And people wonder why over 50% of us quit teaching in the
> first five years? It sure isn't the students or the
> content - it's these policies that make you stress out for
> two months every year!
>
> Thanks for reading my rant...
 

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