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I got a new job!!!

I just accepted a job as a Dean of Students at my current school! I'm SO EXCITED!!!! I've had my administrative license for a while but just been waiting for the "right" time. Well, I guess this is it! Today I went in and started clearing out my classroom and moving into my new office and of COURSE, there was already an issue on campus I had to deal with! Crazy!

Anyway, the great part is that I'm still technically under a teacher contract so I still get my leave days, so my Disney trips won't be impacted at all. Yay!

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Congratulations!!!

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congrats That is huge news!!!! Even more reasons to celebrate when you go to Disney!

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Woohoooo!!!!!! yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay clapping clapping clapping clapping clapping clapping clapping clapping clapping clapping clapping stars stars stars stars stars stars stars stars stars stars stars stars stars stars stars congrats

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Nice awesome

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Congrats!! New jobs are so exciting!

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Congratulations!! How exciting for you to begin a new chapter! I wish you all the best in your new journey!

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Congratulations! That's great news!! clapping

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Congratulations well done Grade biggrin

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congrats That sounds like a great oppertunity.

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Congrats Little extra spending cash for Disney.

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WHoo hoo! COngrats!

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yay yay congrats on your new adventure! awesome

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Congratulations!! yay

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Woo! Congrats yay clapping

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congrats
Congratulations on your new role. What is a Dean of Students? Is it a pastoral role? We have different terminology and school system in UK.

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Congratulations on your promotion. Good luck and here is some pixie dust to follow you on your new endeavor. stars stars

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Congrats!!! Administrators are very special people!!! clapping clapping clapping

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stars Congrats! That's very exciting!

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So....welcome to management!! clapping Congratulations! Glad the new job works well with the runDisney schedule for the year!!

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awesome news! mickey

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congrats!!

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Thanks, everyone! Our kids start on Monday, so it'll be "rubber hits the road" time! I'm still not sure quite what to expect, but it'll be fun to have a new challenge!

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Miss Mikki wrote:
congrats
Congratulations on your new role. What is a Dean of Students? Is it a pastoral role? We have different terminology and school system in UK.

A dean of students is also referred to as an "administrator" or "assistant principal". At least in my school district we have one high school and they have a principal, two assistant principals, and a dean. The dean is still considered an assistant principal, but he mainly handles student discipline issues. It is not a pastoral role unless you work for a private religious school, then I guess it could be considered that.

She is basically one of the "big cheeses" now. Smile

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Eeyore wrote:
Miss Mikki wrote:
congrats
Congratulations on your new role. What is a Dean of Students? Is it a pastoral role? We have different terminology and school system in UK.

A dean of students is also referred to as an "administrator" or "assistant principal". At least in my school district we have one high school and they have a principal, two assistant principals, and a dean. The dean is still considered an assistant principal, but he mainly handles student discipline issues. It is not a pastoral role unless you work for a private religious school, then I guess it could be considered that.

She is basically one of the "big cheeses" now. Smile

So tara...how did it go? We had Curriculum night last night, and have the rest of the alphabet for the same tonight. Busy, but a great year thus far. School just never gets old for me. Tiring at times, but not really "old." mickey

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Congratulations !! clapping mickey clapping

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Whew! It's been a crazy few days! We had our team meeting today and separated duties, programs and projects, so I feel good about what's coming. These first few weeks are generally less busy, since we won't have attendance issues for a bit, or the support of failing kids quite yet, either.

Mostly, we (there are two of us) do attendance and discipline and anything related to that. And while we can't evaluate teachers like the official principal and assistant principals (there are 4), we will be doing a ton of coaching with new teachers and working with student teachers as well. Also, planning smaller events like our curriculum fair and back to school night. And we share a secretary, which is just WEIRD to me, after doing it all myself for 18 years.

Every day will be different. I make a plan and schedule meetings with the understanding that a fight or discipline issue could eat up my whole day. Smile Today I went to a meeting, sent a TON of emails, lunch duty, met with some teachers, and worked on a program I work with that I'm keeping. I like that, though...sometimes teaching can get pretty monotonous, even with new students or new books, I tend to feel "in a rut" by Christmas.

But mostly, I won't have to GRADE ESSAYS anymore! yay yay yay yay

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Eeyore wrote:
Miss Mikki wrote:
congrats
Congratulations on your new role. What is a Dean of Students? Is it a pastoral role? We have different terminology and school system in UK.

A dean of students is also referred to as an "administrator" or "assistant principal". At least in my school district we have one high school and they have a principal, two assistant principals, and a dean. The dean is still considered an assistant principal, but he mainly handles student discipline issues. It is not a pastoral role unless you work for a private religious school, then I guess it could be considered that.

She is basically one of the "big cheeses" now. Smile

Ha! People at school keep giving my husband a hard time because he's a teacher and now I'm the "boss"...um...I'm the boss already. biggrin

We are basically just like assistant principals (I have a principal license) but in this role, there is no evaluation of teachers.

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taratru wrote:
Eeyore wrote:
Miss Mikki wrote:
congrats
Congratulations on your new role. What is a Dean of Students? Is it a pastoral role? We have different terminology and school system in UK.

A dean of students is also referred to as an "administrator" or "assistant principal". At least in my school district we have one high school and they have a principal, two assistant principals, and a dean. The dean is still considered an assistant principal, but he mainly handles student discipline issues. It is not a pastoral role unless you work for a private religious school, then I guess it could be considered that.

She is basically one of the "big cheeses" now. Smile

Ha! People at school keep giving my husband a hard time because he's a teacher and now I'm the "boss"...um...I'm the boss already. biggrin

We are basically just like assistant principals (I have a principal license) but in this role, there is no evaluation of teachers.

Yea. It is like that here too except our deans do teacher evaluations. Good luck!

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congrats on the awesome new opportunity! How exciting!