Gettin' paid

[vanityfair00]

Soooooo it turns out that my school district will let me count my time in Japan towards my years of experience. Why is this important? MONEY! Because we get paid based on how many years experience we have. If I can get this form filled out and verified I could get a $3,000 bump in pay for next year. Two other former Tahara ALTs who work in my

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[shiv5468]

Ooh that sll sounds great.

[vanityfair00]

And I spoke too soon - it looks like I might lose the room to overcrowding AND I get to work the weekend to move everything. Sigh...Life is grand.

[nighstar]

....i'm having the same problem you had. i emailed my former Board of Education in Kochi asking for proof of my teaching experience and a reference letter like 4 weeks ago..... and have gotten nothing.

i'm now wondering if i should call.... the email was sent to the general BOE email address, so...

[vanityfair00]

My friend is here now and she said that the higher up BOE guy told her he tried to reply but couldn't. I wonder if my work email address is blocking it as spam. She has promised to take it back with her and hand deliver it to the BOE though so I'm super lucky she came for a visit at just the right time.

I would call if I were you just to make sure that they got it. I know when I left I asked for a letter with proof of my teaching because I was planning on temping when I first got home and I knew the temp agency wouldn't send me out on jobs if they couldn't verify my work history. Speaking of that, have you thought of temping? I found my first job that way after I came home from France. It was an entry level position but by the time I left for Japan I had one promotion and could have had another. Good company and I would have stayed except that I really wanted to get my US teaching certification.