I’m, as the kids say it “Crashing out”
Elem art here, I’ve been at my current school about 7 years; it’s a very old school, built in the 40s I believe. There was a remodel in the 90s and then one again about 10 years ago. My art room was the original cafeteria, it’s a great room! It’s also FILLED to the brim - the former teacher was here her full 30 years before she retired.
Directly across the street is the middle school. Some genius at district decided we’re going to be combined as K8 model. Two physically separate campuses. They said they’ll be building new buildings, ok great. Back in March we sat with HR and they were like “if you’re not interested in the k8 model we will help place you”
I’m fine teaching up to 8th grade, but my admin swore it probably wouldn’t affect me. She said that in “April” we’d have enrollment numbers to let me know what my schedule looks like.
AFAIK there are a handful of empty classrooms at the middle school, like eight, and the rumor was that they’d move grades 4/5 over there next year, and then as construction continues they move teachers over in phases. There has been ZERO construction so far, like they haven’t even broken ground. We have six days of school left.
Got and email yesterday telling everyone to pack all their shit because no one is returning to their classrooms next year. And there will be significant construction over the summer. Idk how the fuck they’re going to build an entire ass school in like 10 weeks when they haven’t started but I’m just a dumb art teacher so my thoughts don’t count.
I caught my AP right after I read it and I was like “hey, is this email for me” and she was like “nooo I don’t think so, you guys (me and music) are good where you’re at for next year, but I’ll double check.”
The music teacher ran into the principal coming out of the bathroom (we rarely see her on campus bc the k8 shit) and she confirmed that yes we needed to clean out EVERYTHING and let maintenance know if we needed pallets and they’ll wrap big items
I’m freaking the fuck out not only because I have probably 20x more to pack than any other teacher, a week to do it, but
There is literally not a classroom to put me in?! I don’t even know what to pack or toss because I have NO IDEA what my room will look like or if there is even space for it.
My husband said they’ll probably use portables, so I’d go from a big art suite to a fucking portable.
The thought that woke me at 3am: they’re going to put me on a fucking cart.
My principal has yet to answer my emails. I am losing my mind.