As a teacher there are many rules and regulations you have to follow: For instance you have to dress up, you can't leave unless you have a principal say it is ok, etc. There is also a rule made by the state department for how many days you have to work a year to get a years experience for that teaching year.
The state department says you have to work 152 days out of the 190. Well yesterday I went to my meeting about taking my maternity leave and I am planning on making my last day March 20th and not going back. As we were counting the days that I would have worked we noticed that if I leave on the 20th and don't come back I would have only work
151 days!
Yes you read correctly I would be one day short of getting my years experience. Well I decided that I am not going to work all year and only miss a year experience by one year (although we aren't getting a pay increase next year probably), but it will help with retirement!
So Patrick and I have talked about our options. I can ask the doctor if she thinks that MAG is coming late and work until March 24 or 25 or just go back on June 4 and work the 4,5, and go to graduation on the 8th.
I think I am going to just work on the 4,5 and go to the graduation because those are half days for the students and I will have to go up there anyway to put my grades in and fix my room for the summer so why not get credit for being there!
All day yesterday I just kept thinking about how God is teaching me that sometimes I don't need to be such a planner. I knew before I got pregnant that it would be hard for me because I am such a planner to not know when she is coming and how things are going to be after she gets here. Yesterday was a great example of allowing God to take control! When I left the meeting I was upset because I would have to go back and find a babysitter for at least the 4 and 8th. I was also upset because I would have to leave her for two full work days. I went back to work and many people said just bring her on the 4th someone will keep her! It was amazing how many people were willing to help out! (especially Nana and Kelly and I am sure GeGi and aunt Sally will help). So now as we are only exactly a month away from her due date I have to stop being a planner and let God take full control!
4 comments:
I will be at home with a new baby...MAGS is welcome to come share Hannah's crib those days!
I have my meeting this week, so I may be in the same situation, I have no clue. I had NO IDEA about those numbers. Yikes!
In my Bible study yesterday, Beth Moore said that we need to "Wait on the Lord to receive our strength" not wait on the THING, which allows Satan to drag us down. Too often planners, like you and me, can't live in the moment because we are waiting on the next THING to take place. We need to learn that we will receive our strength by waiting on God to work it out.
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BTW...Beth Moore's study on Esther is AWESOME!!
I'm glad you found that out now and that you can plan around it and be able to count the year. Like you said, it will be hard to go back, but it would be awful to fall short of a day of counting the year when you've been there for the rest of it!
From one planner to another... let go and let God! After going through 5.5 years of infertility, I learned this lesson the hard way.
I've heard of people who've missed a year of experience because no one told them about the required days. It's good that you had someone tell you.
I can't wait to hear that Mary Alice is here... safe and sound!
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