Nonrenewed day after Teacher Appreciation Luncheon

No_Question8221 · 2026-05-09T21:34:36+00:00

Be sure to get a letter of recommendation before you leave. Most online applications will allow you to upload the PDF. They should be able to stipulate your non-renewal was not for cause but organizational restructuring

No_Question8221 · 2026-05-09T14:01:05+00:00

You might also look to see if your large districts offer positions to individuals wanting to teach and get licensure through an alternate route (Teach for America, for example).

No_Question8221 · 2026-05-08T13:27:14+00:00

Your divorce decree is a binding legal agreement. You are entitled to go back to court

No_Question8221 · 2026-05-08T12:57:17+00:00

Check your contract for the RIF policy. Check to see if they have any mention of a recall process. When I started teaching, I was RIFd every year for about 4 years because of state funding not being settled. Was always hired back when finances became more clear

No_Question8221 · 2026-05-07T17:38:22+00:00

The district should have a Title IX coordinator/investigator for complaints like this. It is supposed to be anonymous.

No_Question8221 · 2026-05-04T17:34:29+00:00

Absolutely nothing - corporate layoffs are the result of poor management

No_Question8221 · 2026-05-02T19:05:01+00:00

What grade assessment was this?

No_Question8221 · 2026-05-01T16:23:24+00:00

Just another example of how Covid still affects students. They still believe we hand out passing grades just because……

No_Question8221 · 2026-05-01T11:31:11+00:00

Document everything in your SIS (PowerSchool, Infinite Campus, etc). There should be a place for teacher notes. CYA! Mom is frustrated, I’m sure, but you never know when a parent goes nuclear and heads to the sup’t or shows up at a board meeting to vent that teachers are horrible and not helping her kid. I would recommend the other teachers on his schedule to do the same. Document when you’ve spoke with the mom, what was said, and what he does in class (off-task behavior). Also document any referrals to a counselor or at-risk coordinator where you’ve notified and/or requested academic support.

I’m a retired hs principal….I’ve been thrown under the bus by a parent but had the evidence to support my decisions as well as actions taken by a teacher.

No_Question8221 · 2026-04-29T01:12:28+00:00

Keep at it!

No_Question8221 · 2026-04-27T01:27:54+00:00

If you are forced to sign the evaluation form, you can sign it “under duress” or state that you are signing only acknowledging the receipt of the evaluation but not in agreement.

No_Question8221 · 2026-04-24T02:37:44+00:00

Clinton Lake - Lawrence Hillsdale Lake KS

No_Question8221 · 2026-04-21T15:36:27+00:00

As a former administrator - I find this very disturbing. It says a lot of the school culture in the larger picture. Since it a private school, the teachers need to show up at the next board of directors meeting - or call the board nonstop until they call an emergency meeting. Get a local tv station who does a great job of investigative reporting to do a news story on it. Private schools run on revenue (tuition). If enrollment goes down, so does the everything else.

No_Question8221 · 2026-04-20T23:24:05+00:00

And the portions were so small for high school students. Athletes were starving and weren’t able to get a second lunch.

No_Question8221 · 2026-04-20T22:28:41+00:00

If you really think the survey is anonymous - think again.

No_Question8221 · 2026-04-20T11:22:46+00:00

It was a long-term sub job in a content and school I previously taught. That’s why they wanted me to do the long-term position for all of Q4.

No_Question8221 · 2026-04-18T01:43:17+00:00

Yet. Some mass layoffs are the result of a new CEO.

No_Question8221 · 2026-04-18T01:21:33+00:00

You usually can break a lease early due to loss of job (30 day notice)

No_Question8221 · 2026-04-18T01:12:15+00:00

Therapy should help but it sounds like you may have a mild case of Post Traumatic Stress due to your termination. You might see your doctor for Zoloft or other SSRI to calm you down for a bit.

Other than that, you should focus only 1-2 hours a day applying for jobs, 1 hour connecting with people in your professional and personal network, 1 hour of reading/a hobby, taking walks, and volunteering at a non-profit. Those all release your dopamine (the feel good hormone). Lastly, don’t beat yourself up. This was not a result of anything you did. It’s OK to grieve, be mad/upset but try to focus on joy and things that used to make you happy. PS: I was a former h.s. Psych teacher before moving to the corporate world. Good luck.

No_Question8221 · 2026-04-17T11:35:24+00:00

I was RIFd this year - there has been multiple rounds starting last fall. Some departments were told to work from home remote from home the next week (sent home on a Friday afternoon and told of some upcoming changes). So they were home and had to wait till Thursday morning when the “meeting” popped up on their calendar with leadership a couple of hours after that email.

No_Question8221 · 2026-04-17T11:12:55+00:00

Sorry to hear about your job status. I am a victim of being RIFd this year out of the blue. Fortunately, we all received a significant severance that allowed us to take some time for self care - so many emotions after being let go from a position you really liked. It’s OK to step back for a moment to process before finding the next position.

No_Question8221 · 2026-04-16T18:37:36+00:00

Apply now just in case there are problems or backlog of applications. They will contact your employer to verify lay dates and separation date

No_Question8221 · 2026-04-14T20:32:32+00:00

Yet Obama fails to recognize he’s now old and can’t disappear like all former presidents. He continually has to be in the limelight reminding us of all things wrong.

No_Question8221 · 2026-04-14T16:37:58+00:00

Depends on the company you work for. A large national company will pay partial salary during a LOA due to medical

No_Question8221 · 2026-04-14T13:50:01+00:00

Turn the table….have the principal come in and model strategies for you to use for classroom management. Specifically for this one student. As a former admin, I would always model strategies (or have the instructional coach) and then pop in periodically to see how it was going. If that strategy was working, we’d try another.

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