Re: Question for Lynne/Ca

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Posted on 6/17/12

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Thank you Lynne, I appreciate your insight. :)

On 6/16/12, lynne/ca wrote:
> On 6/16/12, ELAR Teacher wrote:
>> Thank you Lynne,
>>
>> Would it be legal that I wait until I actually sign the contract
>> with the new district before resigning the one I already have? As
>> you said, I don't want to resign prematurely, and although the
>> new principal offered me a "letter of assurance"...it's not the
>> same thing as a contract.
>>
>
>
> I can't give you 'legal advice' on that... and it depends upon the
> rules of your state, the attitude of the district, the wording of
> your actual contract, etc. I do know that in some states they
> can suspend your certification for a year if you break a contract,
> which would mean you couldn't teach in the new district if they
> chose to do that, and you certainly wouldn't want that to happen.
> Whether it applies to this situation or not, I don't know. In some
> cases that only applies if your actual start date has passed, in
> others it would be apply as soon as your signature is on the
> contract, in still others it only applies if they have difficulty
> finding a replacement.
> The second district already knows you've signed a contract, so why
> not let them know that you want to take the job, but that you need
> to discuss terminating your contract with the first district first?
> Others might give different advice; some teachers do break contracts
> with no negative consequences. I'm telling you what I would consider
> professional from an admin perspective (and letting you know of a
> potential negative consequence of breaking a contract). As I
> mentioned earlier, I assume at this point that they would have
> plenty of time to find a replacement, and that your position won't
> be too hard to fill, which makes it more likely that it will work
> out fine regardless of your approach. But there is no guarantee.
> Good luck!

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