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Teachers come in-what are your plans?
I am willing to bet some of you are in a similar situation to me and I'm curious to hear what your plans for the school year are.
I am due in early September (before Labor Day) and plan on taking 6 weeks of "leave"-I say leave because I don't actually have a job yet;) I am finishing my MS in May. I figure that in mid-October I'll sub until at least January, and then hope to find a leave replacement position or keep subbing.
What is everyone else doing who's due in the early fall?
My DH thinks I should apply for permanent positions for September-he seems to think that if they want me enough, they will be willing to wait until mid-October for me to start and hire a leave in the meantime. I don't think there's a chance in hell that that would happen, frankly. (My DH is very supportive and seems to think I will have scads of job offers as soon as I graduate. I am a little more realistic). Do you think it would be a negative thing if I interviewed for positions though during the summer, just to see what happens?
With my DH's salary, I can take a short leave, but after that I need to be making *something*-subbing doesn't pay much, but it would keep us going through next fall if necessary.
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Re: Teachers come in-what are your plans?
Next year will be my 6th year teaching. I'm due mid September. My plan is to start with students the first week of September (with my long term sub) so students/families will know who I am and my sub can see my teaching style.
I then plan to be out through xmas break and return in January. I will be having another c-section=8 weeks, short term disabilty, and then take a little unpaid leave. FMLA will allow me to have 12 weeks off with medical.
If I was in your situation, I would apply for full time positions. Especially if you are going back after 6 weeks. Why not? If you get a job, GREAT! If not, then you can plan on subbing.
DD born 1/5/09.BFP-1/6/11 MC at 6 weeks
>>> If I was in your situation, I would apply for full time positions. Especially if you are going back after 6 weeks. Why not? If you get a job, GREAT! If not, then you can plan on subbing.
I guess my fear is that administrators will view me as wasting their time if I attend interviews and am clearly pregnant. (In my area, it seems many openings are posted right before school, in August, so I will look ready to pop) I am planning on getting back to work ASAP, and then not having another child until after tenure year (knock on wood that all works out).
In my experience, my administrators have been very family friendly. I think they need to be, espeically with a staff that is 98% female....they kind of expect it.
My only concern would be having everything ready to go for a sub, since you will likely be new to the building and grade level.
I think you just need to decide what the best choice is for you. Do you want the stress of setting up a classroom when you are 9 months pregnant? If it came to Aug and you still didn't have a job, I would just plan on subbing.
DD born 1/5/09.BFP-1/6/11 MC at 6 weeks
I'm a first year teacher. What grades & subject are you certified to teach?
I haven't told my admin yet, but I'm hoping I'll be able to take a year leave unpaid. Our district only lets you use sick days, not maternity leave. Isn't that strange? I'm checking with our union first. I'm worried since I'm not tenured but I have a chronic illness that will likely flare up after pregnancy (it's autoimmune) and I'll need time to recover. Plus, why not spend the year bonding with baby?
Regardless, I haven't made up my mind yet....
This. I'd still interview for positions because you never know, but when you interview I'd be honest with the principal and let them know that you would be highly interested in long term substitute positions after October as well. Sometimes just putting yourself out there can get you some nice little subbing gigs. It'll also let you know more about what school you want to work at.
Next school year will be my 3rd year teaching, and I am due in early August, which is right around the time school starts. I plan on taking 12 weeks of maternity leave, and then, (reluctantly, I am sure) coming back.
As others have said, I think you should go ahead and apply for full time jobs, while making administrators aware of your situation and that you'd be open to long-term sub jobs, as well. Good luck! It will all work out how it's supposed to.
BFP on 1/1/11; pPROM at 19 weeks; Jameson Thomas born on 4/5/11 at 20 weeks.
Imagine a love so strong that saying hello and goodbye the same day was worth the sorrow.I am in your situation as well. I'm due Sept 4th, which is two weeks after school starts here. I am a substitute and last summer I interviewed for several jobs and am sure that if I apply for more this summer, I will be able to interview for those as well. I feel the same way that you do, is it worth it to interview? Would the principals look at it as a waste of their time? I just don't know. DH really wanted me to land a full time teaching position before we conceived, but things worked out differently. He also still thinks that I should interview anyway, but I just think that might be awkward, considering that interviews happen in July and August when it will be obvious that I am pregnant.
I am considering the idea of continuing to sub. I feel like that would be best for me because I could choose when I wanted to work and when I wanted to stay at home with the baby. Long term sub positions later in the year would be a good thing also. The plus side where I live is that subs make a decent amount, so subbing just 2-3 days a week would really help out our family.
My biggest worry is that I am never going to use the degree that I got. I have always wanted to teach, but am just not sure when that will happen. Teaching jobs where we live are sooo hard to get, so if I waited to start a family until after I landed one, I could've been waiting a really long time. It's nice to read about everyone elses plans...it really helps
Reg,
My EDD is September 3rd (we start after Labor Day), so we are in the exact same situation. Jobs are also scarce where I live, and I will be certified to teach K-12 visual art, so I have no idea how long it will take to find a position! I think what I'm going to do is plan financially to sub (in my area if I subbed every day I'd only make about 1/2 what I'd make as a fully employed teacher) for a year, but hope to get longer-term leave replacements or a full-time position.
I'm a career changer, and went back to school last year for my masters...I just turned 31 in October, so I feel like I have limited time (we want 2 kids, at least). If I waited to find the perfect job-let alone tenure-I kept feeling like we might get into fertility issues and other problems TTC. It took us 6 months this time.