lil' update

I can officially say it:

I have a teaching job next year!! This has been in the works for a while but it is finally official.

I will be the teacher in the SBS classroom in the Special Education Department at Frisco High School. SBS=Specialized Behavior Support. The kids our classroom will serve have a diagnosis of ED (Emotional disability). (you learn very quickly that there are alot of acronyms in education)

This is the classroom I am working in now so I get to have my same kids which makes me feel pretty confident since I'm aware of how the classroom needs to run and I have a relationship with the kids. Our kids are part of the general education population and have a schedule of classes, but can come to our classroom as needed for academic or emotional support. They are bright kids who just lack social/behavior/emotional skills that are needed for individual success in school. I won't teach a "subject" persay, but we'll be teaching social and behavior skills, implementing plans to improve behaviors or academic struggles, and sometimes just be a safe place for them to come.

Lots of feelings...

-EXCITED to make the classroom my own and implement new ideas and plans

-MOTIVATED to learn as much as I can to be a good teacher

-NERVOUS to be in charge...I have such an awesome relationship w/ the teacher now and love working w/ her...we are a good team and I'll miss her input and deferring to her for final decisions.

-DREADING the paperwork

-WORRIED that the kids will be upset about the teacher leaving

-CONFIDENT that the kids and I have great relationships

-BURDENED to see these kids succeed

-ANTICIPATING the reward of seeing their success (the increase in salary isn't so shabby either)

Anyway...happy Cinco!