[ISLMA-Share] Assistants hired as teachers

Fri Feb 10 12:37:27 CST 2017

I would advise her, if her heart was in the classroom, to apply outside her
current district. Do everything she can in her current position to show she
is going above and beyond, and see if there are ways she can work more
closely with classroom teachers. This will all help with letters of
recommendation.

If there are no openings in your district, there is nothing you nor she can
do about that. Several things could happen: she could get a teaching job
and you lose a great assistant, she doesn't get a teaching job and you keep
your great assistant, She gets a teaching job but hates it... that's a
tricky one, because she may not get her assistant position back.

My mom's advice has been to imagine the worst that can happen. If you can
live with that possibility, then go for it. If you can't, then stay where
you're at.

I wish her the best! My assistant was in the same position for a few years.
Then last year our district eliminated the position of library assistant
when she was 7 months pregnant. She chose to stay home with her baby.

Pam

On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 12:28 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> War that Saved My Life I heard was very depressing and worried heavy for
> students. Thoughts??
>
> On Feb 10, 2017 11:35 AM, "Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association" <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately, I have seen it happen several times.  Sometimes, I think
>> it is budget, if they can pay a great teacher assistant pay, why pay them
>> more? Other times, I think it might have been, hire a younger teacher with
>> less experience (degrees) so the district can pay lower on the pay scale.
>> Last, but not least, perhaps they only see her as an assistant and applying
>> in a nearby district would help with interviewing process and having other
>> districts call to check on her work ethic will open the eyes of your
>> district.
>>
>> *Peace,*
>>
>> *Coni Stracner Teacher Librarian @SMS *
>> **
>> 
>> *I am reading: *
>> ***The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley*
>> *I just finished reading: *
>> ***A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith*
>> *I am listening to:  All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot*
>> *Ask me about these books!*
>>
>>
>> *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l_dy8wzZuE&authuser=0
>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l_dy8wzZuE&authuser=0> *
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 9:56 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> For the last 3 years, I've had a beyond fabulous assistant (yes, I know
>>> I'm lucky!) who seriously goes above and beyond and has won the respect of
>>> every teacher and student in our building.
>>>
>>> The problem? Her heart is really in the classroom and she's been holding
>>> out for open teaching positions within our school. She just found out there
>>> won't be any openings next year either and her heart is broken.
>>>
>>> My question: are there districts that actually hire from the outside
>>> pool of applicants rather than from within? Any suggestions or advice for
>>> her?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> --
>>> Lisa Talbert
>>>
>>> The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page."
>>> --St. Augustine
>>>
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