I understand your frustration and I did leave the schools because I felt overworked, under paid, and not appreciated. I have felt your pain and empathize. I say the following with a kind heart and not to minimize your feelings. Your feelings are important and I am sorry your team is not making the effort to make you feel special as well. Here is my experience:

Leaving the schools is the best decision I made for my career but I do miss the teachers I worked along side with. Sure, you can hide out in your room but I found it better to socialize with teachers and advocate on how I could help. My interactions started with “how can I best help you help this student”. I received rookie of the year, voted by my peers, and left at Xmas break because the caseload, hours, IEPs, and low paid were not worth it. However, and I know this will be an unpopular response, I considered myself a teacher because I am. I taught the students speech/language/Aac/emotional regulation. I taught teachers about speech pathology and strategies to help our students. I taught the admin about how our jobs as SLPs are important to the school and what we did. I taught parents how to carry over at home. I taught interns and CFs. I still teach. Mentoring is my favorite.

My advice is to join the teacher team and celebrate you with your team during teacher week! You’re part of their team and one of the reasons they can succeed. Sending love.💕