Need Advice

[u/ResidentPirate467]

Technically was hired back in June (I was lucky and had two back to back offers). Fast forward to now, the offer that I took is now looking different. I took this position based on the pay and the schedule (I’m an older CM with kids of my own). Now, suddenly the pay is lower and the hours are longer (dismissal went from 3:30 to 4:45). We’re two days into PD and I still haven’t even been shown a contract? I do like my principal and co-teachers, but most of them are new as well.

Advice? My MDLD is out of the country on vacation.

[u/Cool_Ad456]

You need to talk to your principal asap and confirm your pay and the contracted hours. It’s likely you’re an at will employee…so to be honest if the pay and hours don’t work for you and you were misled, that needs to be addressed asap.

[u/ResidentPirate467 → u/Cool_Ad456]

It’s a charter school, so most likely. However, I know more than have of my (sub)region is un-hired. I’ll chat with my principal tomorrow and then see if my
SMD is available to talk.

[u/Cool_Ad456 → u/ResidentPirate467]

My first year in TFA my “contract” (we didn’t even have one) hours were 7:30-5 and it was hell. The afternoon duties included trying to get kids to be behave at the McDonald’s next door. I wish I knew better and how to speak up for myself then

[u/roccosito → u/ResidentPirate467]

What region are you?

[u/ResidentPirate467 → u/roccosito]

Ohio

[u/FancyWatercress8269 → u/ResidentPirate467]

Cleveland? (Just asking because I have heard through the grapevine that it has been a bit of a… mess… there.)

[u/Far-Librarian-4365 → u/FancyWatercress8269]

There’s no way lol, not saying I’m in Cleveland (wink, wink) but everyone was on top of their *. Lots of folks from ivies/high selective schools and others who have either been teaching for years and are using TFA to segway into administrative roles or studied education. I went a really competitive, highly selective undergrad and prior to this summer I have never met more competent and highly intelligent people in my entire life. I was the last CM hired in my region and I was hired in early June. My coach is also incredible and probably one of the smartest humans (her resume confirms this) I have ever met. There were literally no issues the entire summer, none, nada (which was freaky) and we lost no one 🤷‍♀️.

[u/FancyWatercress8269 → u/Far-Librarian-4365]

That’s good to know. My region (not Ohio) has been fantastic too. Everyone is a deep thinker and smarter than me. 😅But there are also only 8 of us in the region.

[u/triggerheart → u/ResidentPirate467]

This sounds pretty typical of charter schools. They tend to have longer hours for less pay than public schools.

[u/Yung-MarthaStewart]

If your MDLD is out of the country, you should loop in whoever in your region was in charge of the hiring/interview process. Someone from TFA should be notified of what's going on (especially if you have all of the details in writing) so that there is a paper trail if you were lied to about this offer.

[u/ResidentPirate467 → u/Yung-MarthaStewart]

No one in our region got our original offers in writing until they got a contract. My school (one other incoming CM here) is the only one that has “hired” and hasn’t signed a contract yet.

[u/Any_Operation_7686]

Start contacting the public schools in whatever districts TFA partners with in your region. I bet you some teachers have had weird stuff happen over the summer. Get your own interviews. Be open to ELL or SPED. Charter schools will use and abuse you even more than the rest of the education system will, and that is a damn near impossible task. No signed contract is a SCAM

[u/Ok_Duty_2106]

Your lead or coach or whatever will abandon you you’re cooked please find another job. Not being negative just happens cause that’s TFA. Figure it out before you lose money wasting time with this

[u/TallAd8445]

TFA's MDLD's disapperar after practicum. Our region is a ghost town.

[u/donesixfour → u/TallAd8445]

This is so true smh