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Episode 93: What To Do When A Teacher Quits In August
I call it the “August Apology”.
I will be sitting at my desk in early August and a teacher walks into my office. They say something like, “I never thought that I would do this, but…..”
Then they proceed to tell me that they have taken a job at another school. Typically, it is for more pay and better benefits and it makes logical sense for this teacher to take that job.
That said, an “August Apology” is not about logic for private school leaders. It is usually all about emotions. It starts with a sinking feeling and an increased heart rate as we think about the fact that we need to hire another teacher, and fast. It sometimes moves on to the “catastrophizing” phase that typically includes racing thoughts and sweaty palms.
I’ve been there. Many, many, many times. One summer, my High School Math teacher resigned the day before the first day of school to take a job at a public High School. I ended up teaching Geometry 9 and Geometry 10 for the first twelve weeks of school until I could find a teacher.
I genuinely hope and pray that it doesn’t happen to you. But, if it does, I want you to be prepared. So, on today’s episode of The Private School Leader Podcast, we are going to discuss What To Do When A Teacher Quits In August.
Thank you for listening to the podcast every week. You are making a difference in the lives of the students, teachers and parents at your school. I know that what you do is difficult, exhausting and lonely. Your hard work inspires me to keep making weekly content to try to encourage and inspire you as you serve your school.
Thanks for all you do!
Mark Minkus
Being a private school leader is a VERY difficult job. You have to make hundreds of decisions every day, and you have to keep everyone safe, increase enrollment, keep the parents happy, keep the board happy, motivate the teachers, deal with student discipline, beat last year’s test scores and come in under budget.
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