I teach in Mobile, AL and at the end of
last school year, the school board laid off basically
everyone that wasn't tenured. I'm not talking the usual
pink slips, but told us we no longer had jobs. I taught
for two years. Well, the school board started hiring SOME
teachers back last week, but so far, I have no job, and
school starts in one week. Teachers go back in 3 days.
Here's the clincher...I got married just over a year ago
and turned all of my paperwork into the local school board
to change my name. They never did. Well, they had a very
strict rule about only re-hiring off of the 'non-renewed
list' they sent out; i.e. a list of teachers who had been
let go. Well...I made up 50 or so resumes and sent them
out with my married name on them. No one called to even
schedule an interview. I found out quite by accident that
they still had me listed under my maiden name. No wonder
no one had called!! I called everyone I sent a resume to,
but by then, many had already done all their hiring. I'm
simply going crazy being around the house. I just want to
get back into the classroom so badly! This is so
stressful. Has anyone else had this type of experience?
What are my chances of still getting hired so close to the
beginning of school?
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