Starting in April I was scanning the online job postings as if it was my full time job. I applied online to 10 positions in 6 different districts.I mailed out applications in cute homemade envelopes and hoped they would be the attention grabber I needed. Once I hit the send button the hardest part came. Waiting. And waiting. And guess what? More waiting!
Two long weeks went by and I still hadn't heard anything. Then, all of a sudden, my phone rang! It was the vice principal to an elementary school that had 3 open positions. He said my cover letter was outstanding and stood out to him. He invited me in for an interview the following week. I was elated! Someone finally recognized my accomplishments and thought I may be a good fit for their school!
That wasn't all! As soon as I hung up with district 1, I received a phone call from district 2! The principal also mentioned my cover letter and that he had 4 positions open. The next step was interview prep. I'll post about that later. That was a stressful event in itself.
Anyways, I went to both interviews. One on Wednesday, the next on Thursday. My interview with district 1 was a little intimidating but overall it went well. District 2 however went amazing. The interview panel and office staff were so welcoming and comforting. Both interviews were fairly short which made me think they had ruled me out.
I was told I'd know more by the following Tuesday. They were true to their word! Tuesday morning I got a text from my cooperating teacher saying she got a voice mail about a reference for district 2 (referring to them as district 1 and district 2 reminds me of the hunger games...) Before I could even text her back I had a voice mail from the principal wanting to discuss offering me a position! As fast as my fingers could dial I called him back, trying to contain my excitement!
After a conversation with the principal and a verbal offer he asked if I had any questions. He had yet to tell me the grade I was teaching. Of course it didn't really matter, I was just thrilled to already have an offer the first week of May! But, I decided I really wanted to know what grade. So of course I asked. His response? "We think you'd be an excellent fit for first grade". I'm sure he could hear my squealing! First grade!!! This was officially my dream job.
Two weeks later I went in, toured the school and signed my contract. It's been a whirlwind of events already and I'm so excited to see what comes next!
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