Last year was a year of lots of lay-offs in our school district with some re-hirings.

I was terminated, along with over 600 other teacher's assistants. In May, we were offered positions by seniority, based on what they thought they would need. It was a take-it or leave-it proposition. If you turned down what the district offered, no unemployment and no job next year. If you accepted the postion, you weren't supposed to be able to change it.

So, I had worked at a high school walking distance to my house for 2 1/2 years. But, when I was rehired, I was given a position at an alternative high school. I was told one of the duties was to escort the students from the bus to the classroom every day (4 flights up). Now, with my arthritis, I can handle one flight of stairs at a time, but didn't see how I could walk up 4 and keep up with teenagers. So, when I went to see an orthopaedic doctor, I got a note from him indicating to "avoid stairs". I brought this note over to the special education department early in the summer and prayed a lot. I really wanted to return to my original position.

Last Tuesday, I reminded myself to call the union leader, who was meeting in the special education department. She called me back when she was out of her meeting and let me know I was going to be assigned back to the origianl high school I had been at. After I was done talking to her, I went over there and shared the news with whomever I could, a few secretaries and a couple of deans, including the one who is in charge of my department. I was so happy to get this news. This means, unless it is icy out, I can walk to school, walk home for lunch, be in complete control of my food, go to the WR as often as I need to, (and have people around me who actually have noticed my weight loss journey and say things about it, like they get inspired by it). I got a letter to sign the next day, saying I was accepting this position. I got a copy of the letter back this week. We have meetings in exactly seven days. Hopefully, I will get the meet the teachers I will be working with. School starts on the 25th.

So, I just wanted to share that I GET TO RETURN TO THE SCHOOL AND POSITION I WANTED TOO!!!!

Congratulations,
It is wonderful when things like that work out the way we want and need them too.

Enjoy the new year
Tracy

Congratulations!!! I'm so glad it worked out!!

Woo hoo that is awesome. you work with kids in special education? My son Aj is 5 and autistic and I am really thankful for all the aides that help him in his class.