TGIF!!!! Well this past Friday for sure!!

All the required paperwork is in.  I finally got my official transcript & IR.  So, Friday, May 21st I drove to the Department of Education in Phoenix and left with my teaching certificate.  This was the last piece of the puzzle.  Everything has been turned in or signed to my district office...I can officially say that I am a teacher in the Roosevelt School District starting July 15, 2013.  The studying, paper writing, collaboration, and learning I have finished in the past six years has finally come to fruition.  Its been a long road since I was a third grade students, learning from my teacher and deciding that is what I wanted to do when I grew up.  I am so happy and elated...I even teared up on Friday walking out of the DOE building with my little green certificate in hand.

On another note...my little brother (he's 36, so not so little) finally got engaged to the wonderful girl he has been dating 3+ years.  I look on Facebook at 11pm last night & they had both changed their status to engaged.  I am soooo happy for them.  My brother, since my parent's divorce, has swore he was never going to get married - I am elated that he has changed his mind and is ready to go on this lifelong journey and  adventure with such a sweet, smart, and beautiful girl.  She texted me a picture of the ring last night...isn't it gorgeous!!

Needless to say Friday, May 21st was an AWESOME day!!!

Its In My Hot Little Hands!!!

I finally got the call.  The district office called me to advise that I have been approved for a teaching position by the school board and my contract is ready to be picked up so it can be signed.  All my hard work and determination has finally paid off & I can call myself a full time certified teacher.  What shocked me when I went to pick up my contract was the novella attached to the contract.  But, I got through all the pages and got my signature where it was necessary there are only a few more things to do before I can turn in all my new hire paperwork.

• Get Teaching Certificate from AZ DOE
• need to order 2 certified transcripts
• 1 for the school district
• one for AZ DOE
• Get copy of my MMR/Immunization records
• Turn it all the paperwork & contract into the district office.

At the same time I got an email from my new boss advising me about the school retreat we are having for all the staff.  Because our school is going to be half new teachers and half existing teachers we all are getting a chance to meet and form a community before the school year begins & we are all too busy will lesson planning, evaluations, grading, teaching, and testing.  Besides that I went to see my mentor teacher to see what supplies I get to inherit from him since he is leaving elementary teaching and moving onto a college professor.  He and the other 6th grade teacher are leaving me a lot of different items such as books, worksheets, and supplies they believe will be beneficial to me as a new teacher.  So, I am going to start working on my classroom as soon as next week because I am starting a temporary job on June 3rd until my teaching obligations begin.  My husband has been the sole supporter these past 17 months while I pursued my Master's Degree, I need to help contribute to ease the burden of the monthly bills and to make life a little easier.  Also, I want to have a little money so I put it into making my classroom fun, colorful, and engaging for my new students.