I got a job!!

I got a teaching job for next fall. I am going to be the fifth grade teacher at Vail Mountain School, which is a really nice private school up here. It was really a whirlwind process, and I was insanely nervous about getting it. A couple weeks ago I went in just to pick up the application materials. The woman in charge of hiring (who is the director of the lower school, it's a k-12 school) told me they only had 2 positions open (4th and 5th) and that they had already had a large number of applicants from all over the country. She said she wanted to have her hiring done by May 15th (this was May 2nd). So while I expected to pick up the application and then have at least a week to look over stuff since I'd been out of the education world for a year, she told me to come in the next morning at 730 to interview. I interviewed with her and about 6 others and then Andy and I headed of on our vaca. While we were driving she called and said I did well and they would like me to come back for a full day interview which would include teaching a lesson and meeting with the headmaster. That was planned for Monday, and we got back Sunday (that made for a stressful Sunday!). Anyway, that went well also and I just got a call from her yesterday offering me the 5th grade position. I was pretty stoked I got that one, because I was expecting fourth. The fourth grade position is a one year position with evaluation afterwards to maybe move to another grade, but the fifth grade position is a guaranteed 2 year position.

The school is great and I've loved everyone I have met there thus far. My class size is going be 12-14 students, and in the winter we only have class Mon-Thurs. On Fridays we go skiing. From what I have heard thus far, I think it's going to be a lot of fun (certainly a lot of work though too). Anyway, that is my big news. I am finally joining the real work force!