Job Update

Hey girls-- I hope everyone is doing well and settling into their jobs nicely so far. I thought I'd take the time to let you know what was going on with me. I spent the summer applying to K-2nd positions in Palm Beach County and emailing out my resume/cover letter or dropping copies off to schools in my area (I was working full time so I couldn't make as many visits to schools as I wanted), with no luck. I was called last Thursday for an interview at a school down here for an iterim Pre-K ESE position, and went in and interviewed Friday morning. That afternoon the AP called to offer me the job. I was really torn up about whether or not I should accept, since the 11 day count is coming up this Tuesday and I still would prefer a permenant job. Unfortunately, with the current school climate I was pretty much told by everyone I spoke with that this was my ticket into the school system and that it would be in my best interests to accept the job and worry about what is going to happen to me at the end of my term later. So this morning I officially accepted the job and will be starting in a few weeks. The kids seem great, I will have a full-time aid and a part time speech teacher in the classroom with me, and there are only 7 students right now. They have all been diagnosed with autism and are in the mid-functioning range, are all verbal to some extent, and don't seem to have many of the typical challenging behaviors that are seen in students with Autism. It should be a nice 6 weeks while I'm employed, and I am looking forward to doing something besides sit around the house. I am hoping that it will lead to SOMETHING more permanent opening up to me in the future and am keeping my fingers crossed for that to happen. Hope all is going well with you.

Christina