I got a job!!!

If you follow my personal blog, you already knew this because I could not hold it in any longer! As of about 11:30am today, I am officially the newest employee of Fredericksburg Independent School District as a 6th grade Language Arts teacher.

 I sort of had a hunch that after I did not get the 3rd grade job that I would have a pretty decent shot of getting this 6th grade job. Yesterday Ms. Principal told me that she needed to talk to me sometime today so I figured I would find something out. During my conference I headed over to Central Office to vote in our school election for a bond that we are hoping passes. When I got there, the sub coordinator was talking to the secretary and I overheard her say that she was pretty sure they had just offered a job to me. I was a little surprised to hear this since I had not talked to the principal or anything yet. I get back to the middle school and go wait in the library for our teacher appreciation lunch that the PTO was putting on. I am just finishing up my lunch when the receptionist from the office comes to find me and tells me that Ms. Principal needs to talk to me. Of course I got all nervous and everything, but I headed to her office. I walk in and I see both of our counselors sitting there and she told me to close the door. I took the open seat at her table, and she informs me right away that she would love for me to continue teaching Language Arts for the 2011-2012 school year! I of course told her yes! I did not even have to have an interview or anything, but it does help that she knows exactly what she is getting. 

This afternoon I went over to Central Office to get some paperwork started, and then after approval by the school board Monday night, I can sign my contract Tuesday sometime. It is so surreal, but I am so excited. I already know that this summer I am going to have to go through a 30 hour GT training in either SA or Austin. Have any of you all ever done this? 

I promise to share more as it unfolds!