Thursday ramblings

So today i stood up for myself. Well, I don't know if that's the right way to say it but, I did something today because I want to have my same job in the fall. Yesterday, I talked with one of the teachers here at school and found out that our building supervisor actually has no control over who is hired as the SLP. Great. I wish I would have known that fact. I thought that by asking me if I wanted to come back was kind of indicative of that not being true.

Regardless, I found this out yesterday and had a mini-nervous breakdown because I am not seriously persuing other options. I called my husband as I drove between buildings and talked it over with him and then proceeded to go to my next school where I talked it over with the SLP that I share an office with. She told me that she sent an email before stating what she wanted to work and basically just letting the 'powers that be' know what she was looking for in staying with the district. She also let me know that she did that when she was not tenured, so that it would be okay for me to do that, not being tenured.

So that is what I did. I typed up this letter and wanted to show it to the building coordinator, but she was in a meeting with the rest of the special ed. coordinators so I sent the letter to all of them via email. Now I wait. I felt silly and rather presumptuous in doing that, but many staff have told me that by doing that, it was a good way to let them know I am interested and to keep my name in their ears. So keep your fingers crossed for me.