On Tuesday I learned that my position as media specialist had been cut by way of a phone call from Human Resources. My principal had known for sometime that the position was going to be withdrawn but had been instructed to say nothing as human resources would let him know when he was to contact me. He apologized to me when we talked on Wednesday as HR had never called him and he said that I should not have gotten the notification in that manner.
Thursday was the last day of school and I approached it with much sadness. I have worked at my school for eleven year-8.5 as the media assistant and 2.5 as a media specialist-there are lot of memories and friendships that have built up over the years. To say it was a teary morning was an understatement.
We were in the middle of stuffing envelopes to mail out report cards when one of the assistant principals told me that the big guy himself was looking for me and when I had a chance to stop by his office. When I finally made it up to the main office, he was waiting with a HR rep. to talk with me. After the introductions and the chit-chat, he asked if I would be interested in taking a position at a nearby high school, upon which I burst out in tears. I am sure that that was not the reaction either of them had expected.
After making sure I had heard them right and it really was a high school and not the elementary school with the same name, I explained or tried to explain my reaction. You see when I was first told on Tuesday about the displacement, that evening my husband and I discussed my options and what course I would consider. After praying about everything we really felt lead to pray that either I be offered a position in another high school or I would resign and concentrate on finishing my degree. I had no idea that there would be such a quick answer to prayer. And so now a new adventure begins.
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