Hi everyone,
I enjoy reading the posts on this board. I teach at the
high school level and have been giving serious thought to
transitioning from content area teacher to administrator.
In my district, we have subject area directors for grades 6-
12 for all of the core subjects. It looks like my current
supervisor will be getting a principalship in town, which
will leave his current position open. This position entails
teaching two classes per day and performing supervisory
duties, evaluation, etc. over the remainder of the day. I
love the idea of this position; however, my biggest fear is
that down the road it will be eliminated from the budget.
From what I understand, if I got the job and they did
eventually eliminate it, my seniority as a teacher would
kick in and my employment in the district would not be
jeopardized. In the administrative role, though, I would no
longer be part of the teacher's union and would be entirely
under the administrative contract and salary schedule (the
job is roughly the equivalent of HS assistant principal).
Have any of you ever been in a similar situation? What did
you do and are you happy with your choice? I was actually
offered this job a few years ago and didn't apply at that
time. This time I'm thinking of taking the chance, tough!

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