So...
EDIT: I accepted the position. I am officially the RHS Band Director for 2012-20??! :D
Been awhile.
Been gettin' interviews... well, like 3 this year. I was called for an interview while on an interview today.
Speaking of which...
I might just be the new High School Band Director at Rochester HS. Might. I was offered the job today (I was driving on I-5 through Tacoma... I was in hysterics, it was kinda dangerous). Anyone who knows me is aware that I absolutely adore middle school kids. It's my dream job to be a full time middle school band (possibly with choir!) teacher... especially in a low-income school district. The job at RHS is .52, just barely over half-time. It's an expanding program; the previous director is now full time at the middle school, so there is plenty of support there. The principal is very supportive of the position becoming full time. I also have great colleagues in the area, including a really good buddy who also teaches HS band not too far from the town.
The problem is... I'm not a high school band director. At least, I don't think I am. There are so many other people who would be better suited than me. I don't know. What really put the interview in my favor was the fact that they had me working with kids.... I got to sightread a score (and most of the students were sight reading as well) and conduct. The band teacher was impressed with my conducting, and apparently (according to the BD) the students were looking back at him at giving him a thumbs up. The students also got to vote and said I was the best (please, was there any doubt? ;D). I still... GOD I DON'T KNOW.
It's not my preferred first classroom. I can learn a lot from it, and even get to apply what I learn teaching HS to teaching MS in the future. I'll be a little bit farther from Max, just south. He works in Everett, which is pretty shitty. We talked about the job for a long time. He's supportive and wants me to take it, but we had to discuss a lot of personal goals and plans first.
I'm still freaking out a little. It's my first job offer, and it's certainly not what I was expecting (fuck, I wasn't even expecting to get an interview).
I'll probably accept. I just need to talk to the principal tomorrow.
I'm so anxious it hurts. This is the biggest commitment of my life.
Been awhile.
Been gettin' interviews... well, like 3 this year. I was called for an interview while on an interview today.
Speaking of which...
I might just be the new High School Band Director at Rochester HS. Might. I was offered the job today (I was driving on I-5 through Tacoma... I was in hysterics, it was kinda dangerous). Anyone who knows me is aware that I absolutely adore middle school kids. It's my dream job to be a full time middle school band (possibly with choir!) teacher... especially in a low-income school district. The job at RHS is .52, just barely over half-time. It's an expanding program; the previous director is now full time at the middle school, so there is plenty of support there. The principal is very supportive of the position becoming full time. I also have great colleagues in the area, including a really good buddy who also teaches HS band not too far from the town.
The problem is... I'm not a high school band director. At least, I don't think I am. There are so many other people who would be better suited than me. I don't know. What really put the interview in my favor was the fact that they had me working with kids.... I got to sightread a score (and most of the students were sight reading as well) and conduct. The band teacher was impressed with my conducting, and apparently (according to the BD) the students were looking back at him at giving him a thumbs up. The students also got to vote and said I was the best (please, was there any doubt? ;D). I still... GOD I DON'T KNOW.
It's not my preferred first classroom. I can learn a lot from it, and even get to apply what I learn teaching HS to teaching MS in the future. I'll be a little bit farther from Max, just south. He works in Everett, which is pretty shitty. We talked about the job for a long time. He's supportive and wants me to take it, but we had to discuss a lot of personal goals and plans first.
I'm still freaking out a little. It's my first job offer, and it's certainly not what I was expecting (fuck, I wasn't even expecting to get an interview).
I'll probably accept. I just need to talk to the principal tomorrow.
I'm so anxious it hurts. This is the biggest commitment of my life.