Just when I thought I could look forward to new school year, another slap in the face. I thought since the principal who gave me the poor evaluation had been moved to the junior high I could start the year without unnecessary stress. WRONG! I am so angry and hurt right now I just want to quit! I had such high hopes! I went into school to begin getting my room ready and I made the mistake of opening and reading my mail. First I reviewed my schedule which placed me in five different rooms. The doctor has placed me on restrictions of half-days because I do not have the stamina and my balance is a little off still. Twenty-nine years of experience and cannot have my own room. Then the bomb dropped! That man made sure he got one last stab at me before he left. He gave me an evaluation of developing teacher for the year with a recommendation that I be placed on an improvement plan. I thought since I received a skilled evaluation the second semester and since he told me that I was going to receive an overall skilled rating as was the majority of teachers like he himself would receive that all was ok. Now I have to be monitored by the principal and can be fired within a short period of time(I think it is two years) if I do not improve. I feel like the BIGGEST LOSER and not in the good way either. I went down to the principals office to see if he was there because I was so upset. I was hoping that I had overacted or misinterpreted the forms. NOPE! The principal told me that I will be under his observation and that the assistant principal who evaluated me had indicated to him all along that I would be rated as developing. I am sick to my stomach right now! I told him what I was told and he said that wasnt what was he was told. I asked how developed + skilled equals developed and his reply was Well it sure doesnt equal skilled now does it? He also told me that since I had been out for such a long time at the end of the year that I had not had an opportunity to demonstrate that I had improved enough. I said, my evaluation had already been completed before I was hospitalized with double pneumonia and my brain surgery. Bring on the stress! After going over the same couple of points several times I indicated that I was going to have to take the matter to the union. Then I thought to myself that that was pointless because when I have needed it before they couldnt help me. I then told him that honestly if I had knew about this I would have used all the down time I had over the last three months to look for a position elsewhere. I do not want to be in a system that does not appreciate what I have to bring to the students. I really need some advice. I do not know what to do.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 20:44:42 +0000
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