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Does anyone have experience with not renewing their contracts at the end of a school year, and applying for different jobs? I don't know if it's possible to exit gracefully in this way, but I was just wondering if anyone has ever gotten a job after not renewing their contract at another school.
Where I taught (Maryland), non-tenured teachers had to resign by May 31st while tenured teachers had until July 15th. That was to go to another teaching job within the state. If you're leaving teaching it probably won't matter. If you're staying in teaching and don't hit the dates some states will suspend your certification, which means the new system won't/can't hire you.
Where I taught (Maryland), non-tenured teachers had to resign by May 31st while tenured teachers had until July 15th. That was to go to another teaching job within the state. If you're leaving teaching it probably won't matter. If you're staying in teaching and don't hit the dates some states will suspend your certification, which means the new system won't/can't hire you.
Ok, thanks. Have you ever been hired somewhere else after resigning from a teaching job? How did you word it to the people interviewing you when they asked why you left?
I moved from one school to another. It was a much more prestigious school whose theme is what my career was before I taught. It was not a big deal except my other school did not want to let me out of my contract (not that we actually signed contracts but that would be another thread).
There are a million reasons to switch schools, you wanted to be closer to home, you want to move to that town, you prefer that age group, etc.
Not exactly. I was offered a job one time just past the July 15th date and my original system wouldn't release me. Which meant the offer was withdrawn.
I ended up staying.
I would tell you that if you're thinking of leaving do so early in your career. After a few years you get so enmeshed with step raises and pension vesting it's hard to leave.
I just read that in PA, you have to give 60 days notice. I'm not sure if they mean 60 days before officially resigning, or 60 days before the start of a new school year.
Here in Texas you can resign 45 days before school starts even if you had signed a contract of renewal in May.
All you need to do is submit a letter to the school board. Texas is non union.
No idea what it's like in my state. However, I will tell you that a new teacher in my building resigned from her previous position only a week before the start of class. It's a crappy thing to do, but it was really necessary in her case.
In some cases, the district can do things to muck up your teaching license.
My district gives out contracts in March and expects them to be returned by May 1.
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Originally Posted by North Beach Person
Not exactly. I was offered a job one time just past the July 15th date and my original system wouldn't release me. Which meant the offer was withdrawn.
I ended up staying.
I would tell you that if you're thinking of leaving do so early in your career. After a few years you get so enmeshed with step raises and pension vesting it's hard to leave.
It's crazy to me that a district wouldn't release a teacher. If someone doesn't want to work in the district, they probably belong elsewhere.
I guess it's just administration being too lazy to hire a new teacher during the summer.
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