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I Wonder If I Got Snowed (Hmmmmm!).

by Ai-Chi Hua Hua

Jun 9, 2009

OK folks, this story is a bit drawn out, but please read through, and then feel free to provide commentary about what I experienced.

In late October 2007, I applied as an Adult Ed sub teacher, for a So. Cal school district, which shall remain anonymous. The interview was pleasant and went well, and the director of the Adult Ed program told me that the only thing she needed to do was submit my completed paperwork to HR (which I submitted to the director at the time of my interview), get approval from the district's school board for my hiring- -a "mere formality"--and that I would be hearing from her right after Veteran's Day, in regards to what subjects she wanted me to sub for the Adult Ed program.

Due to the extremely high security filters this district has on it's e-mail, I ended up faxing my "thank you" note to the Adult Ed. director for the interview, and then with eagerness, waited to hear from her after Veteran's Day......And waited.....And waited.....And waite...See MoreOK folks, this story is a bit drawn out, but please read through, and then feel free to provide commentary about what I experienced.

In late October 2007, I applied as an Adult Ed sub teacher, for a So. Cal school district, which shall remain anonymous. The interview was pleasant and went well, and the director of the Adult Ed program told me that the only thing she needed to do was submit my completed paperwork to HR (which I submitted to the director at the time of my interview), get approval from the district's school board for my hiring- -a "mere formality"--and that I would be hearing from her right after Veteran's Day, in regards to what subjects she wanted me to sub for the Adult Ed program.

Due to the extremely high security filters this district has on it's e-mail, I ended up faxing my "thank you" note to the Adult Ed. director for the interview, and then with eagerness, waited to hear from her after Veteran's Day......And waited.....And waited.....And waited. Unfortunately, between dealing with the 2007 Holiday Season, as well as with personal/family health issues, I was unable to follow up with this director, until after the New Year 2008.

Of course, having forgotten about this district's high e- mail security filter, I was unable to send my e-mail to the director. However, the only person that did not have such a high security filter was the Superintendent of the district, and I sent him a polite, apologetic e-mail, explaining the situation with my interview, as well as the challenge of getting through by e-mail.

About a week later, I get what looked like a "canned/formal" e-mail from the Adult Education director that interviewed me in October '07, apologizing for not following up with me after Veteran's Day, and stating that the reason the hiring process didn't proceed any further was due to the fact that the district underwent budget cuts and due to limited funding, she couldn't hire substitutes for Adult Ed.

Funny thing is, I follow the district's hearings and web site, and there was no discussion of budget cuts and/or hiring freezes, prior to my application to the position, or after I received the Adult Ed director's "apology". In fact, the only drastic action this district took during California's economic crisis, was to do a hiring freeze-- and not until September '08 (BTW, the good news is that district recently hired a bunch of K-12, substitute teachers--including "your's truly").

I felt like I'd been "BS'd" by this director, but given the high e-mail filter, and the tone of her e-mail, I felt it was wise to let the matter drop, and move on. However, now that I've been hired by this district as a K-12 sub, I'm concerned as to what my happen if I run into this director in the course of my sub assignments, i.e., I'm not looking for a confrontation, but what if she brings up the matter in the course of discussion?

Any constructive/practical advice is welcome.

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