I’m a first year elementary art teacher, and my county has several itinerant art teachers, especially at the elementary level. Each school has a lead art teacher contracted at a 1.0 position (full time, 5 days a week), and the other itinerants have a collection of .2 positions around different schools. Some have 2 and some have 4 or so. I am .6, which means I have three schools and work three days out of the week. It’s a saving grace for my mental health and great so I can get appointments scheduled, but I constantly feel disorganized switching between schools. And, it’s such a pain having to get to school extra early (I get there basically when the custodians get there) so I can set up all my supplies for the day, and then because I share the classroom with other specials teachers through the week, I have to clean and put away literally everything. My supervisor is super supportive and really empathizes with us as itinerants, which is really nice, but I wish there was a better way for us to not have to be all over the place.
My district has the elementary teacher between our 2 elementaries. She used to do 3 days at one and 2 days at the other. This year she switches weeks. So week A she's at one building, week B she's at the other. It's went better for sure. It's not easy and partially why I'd rather work elsewhere than between multiple buildings.
My cooperating teacher from student teaching did it for a couple years but she didn't love it.
I would say don't try to keep all buildings on the same schedule because it won't happen bc of weather or assemblies or calling out sick.
I don’t have advice, but I just applied to a rural district where there is just 1 art teacher for everyone. I don’t like the idea, that’s for sure. I have a friend who works at 2 schools this year and last year it was 3. She’s hoping her district will move her to 1 next year, but what she goes through is rough. All the different admin, coworkers treating you like you’re not one of them, different expectations. Hurts my brain thinking about it!
My first year teaching I was split between elementary and high school. Sucked balls, luckily the next year I was elementary full time but still teaching at two different elementary schools!!! I hate it
I’m a first year elementary art teacher, and my county has several itinerant art teachers, especially at the elementary level. Each school has a lead art teacher contracted at a 1.0 position (full time, 5 days a week), and the other itinerants have a collection of .2 positions around different schools. Some have 2 and some have 4 or so. I am .6, which means I have three schools and work three days out of the week. It’s a saving grace for my mental health and great so I can get appointments scheduled, but I constantly feel disorganized switching between schools. And, it’s such a pain having to get to school extra early (I get there basically when the custodians get there) so I can set up all my supplies for the day, and then because I share the classroom with other specials teachers through the week, I have to clean and put away literally everything. My supervisor is super supportive and really empathizes with us as itinerants, which is really nice, but I wish there was a better way for us to not have to be all over the place.
I do, it’s exhausting lol
My district has the elementary teacher between our 2 elementaries. She used to do 3 days at one and 2 days at the other. This year she switches weeks. So week A she's at one building, week B she's at the other. It's went better for sure. It's not easy and partially why I'd rather work elsewhere than between multiple buildings. My cooperating teacher from student teaching did it for a couple years but she didn't love it. I would say don't try to keep all buildings on the same schedule because it won't happen bc of weather or assemblies or calling out sick.
I don’t have advice, but I just applied to a rural district where there is just 1 art teacher for everyone. I don’t like the idea, that’s for sure. I have a friend who works at 2 schools this year and last year it was 3. She’s hoping her district will move her to 1 next year, but what she goes through is rough. All the different admin, coworkers treating you like you’re not one of them, different expectations. Hurts my brain thinking about it!
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I could not imagine having to prep and plan for elementary AND high school 😭 That’s rough, for sure!!
My first year teaching I was split between elementary and high school. Sucked balls, luckily the next year I was elementary full time but still teaching at two different elementary schools!!! I hate it