Melissa,
I haven't done it, but did consider it last year when I taught world history
and art in my middle school. My principal said that social studies teachers
are a dime-a-dozen to replace (geez, thanks!) and that it wouldn't really be
a problem to replace me if I left at the semester break.
I got the impression that if I recommended a number of candidates for
interviews (both in art and social studies) that it wouldn't be a problem.
I also was planning to leave for a "teacher-on-assignment" position with a
county office of education; so the perception was that I was leaving for
bigger and better things. I don't know how willing my principal would have
been to let me go if I just wanted to change schools or districts as a
classroom teacher.
This is in California. The general feeling I had was that it is up to the
school/district to decide how hard or easy it is for teachers to "break
their contract" mid year.
Hope this helps.
-Alix Peshette
-----Original Message-----
From: Rdunkelart@aol.com [mailto:Rdunkelart@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 8:40 PM
To: ArtsEdNet Talk
Subject: breaking a contract
In a message dated 1/12/02 4:26:49 PM Central Standard Time,
Melissasmi@aol.com writes:
<< contract mid year to teach in another
district mid year? How difficult was it for you? >>
Melissa - I haven;'t had to do so but in our school district teachers are
charged
$250.00 if they break a contract.!!! Roberta
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