This past week has seen a lot of changes at school. With the start of a new school year teachers all across the school board can change positions. There's some kind of rule/guideline in place so that a teacher can stay at one school for around 10 years at most. Generally, it seems much shorter however, closer to 3 or 4 years. The thing is most teachers don't find out if and where they are going to be moved until about a week before they transfer. Kind of stressful if you as me, but I guess they're kind of used to the system.
We saw 5 teachers leave this year and got 4 new teachers to replace them the following day. One less, because this year there are 2 special-ed classes instead of 3 like last year. I am no longer the youngest teacher as there is a fresh new 22 year old PE teacher in training who just graduated last month. Interestingly enough he is a local boy and grew up in the area where I visit the elementary school in the mountains.
The students have been divided into their new classes and the teachers have been divided into their respective classes as well. I'm with the 2nd year teachers again this year, but the old 2nd year teachers are now the 3rd year teachers and my direct supervisor is a 1st year teacher now so I'm with a whole new group and in a new spot. It's been a refreshing change so far and I like my spot because the teachers around me have things piled high on their desks and I feel like I'm in a fort.
I've also found out that I will be in charge of the 3rd year elective English class. I don't know how many people will take it as the students decide next week, but since it's elective I'm assuming mostly the kids whose English is a bit more advanced will be taking it. Since it's elective too I am not constricted by the textbook and can really do some interesting things.
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