THE GRINSTEAD FAMILY

JOB NEWS

Two bits of news on the job front. One from my job & one from Scott's...

Scott was officially promoted to the General Manager of the dealership. His job description really won't change since he's been doing the job for about a year now without the title, but now he's officially the GM. We are really proud of him! He certainly deserves it!

As far as my job, after a month or so of going back and forth about whether to work next year or sub, I finally made a decision to resign & sub next year.

Long story short, I was called in mid-July and asked to work full time one on one with a Kindergarten student. I really wanted to stay part time & work with a lot of different students like I did last year. Our resource enrollment is down due to some rezoning of our district and so they couldn't justify keeping me part time with low numbers (the other para in our room has seniority). I was told to wait & see what opened up in the district after registration. I inquired about a job at another school and after weighing the pros & cons, decided that it wouldn't have been a good fit.

SO, yesterday I told my boss that I would just plan to sub next year. I went ahead and emailed all of the elementary principals & asked them to put me on their sub list. I got a call this morning from a principal asking if I'd be interested in a job sharing position at a nearby school. I told her yes I'd love to hear what was available. She is going to get some details together & get back in touch with me by Friday. It sounds like I can either take a job with her now (once I get the hours & duties), long term sub for her until she finds someone or potentially just sub for her off & on. She also gave me a "heads up" on a position in the preschool that will open up at semester. This is the principal that hired me a year ago, but I was moved shortly after working at this school. While I was there, I enjoyed it & I'd say if I can't be at Hansen, this is where I'd like to be.

I guess now I'm waiting again to see how this all plays out. I'm fine with whatever happens. I will have tons of time to focus on my volunteer commitments & the kid's classrooms if I just sub. I'll also potentially be able to travel with Scott when he has to go away on business if I'm subbing. If I do work half days, I definitely won't be bored, which is a concern of mine. I'll hopefully know something before the weekend since school starts in a week!!