My title is "Director of Academic Technology." I teach, assist teachers
with curriculum integration, and design and implement technology staff
development. I am considered a teacher, but walk the fine line between
teacher and administrator (I'd say 80/20 teaching/administration
duties). It is a 10 month contract, although after 5 years here, I am
requesting an additional 20 days this summer.=20
Originally, my position was a 12 month contract but, when I started
here, I had a 1 year old and was coming from being a classroom teacher
and valued my summers off. I now have a 5 year old and a 2 1/2 year old
and still love having my summers off, but the job is becoming too large
to handle along with a full teaching schedule without some summer work
days.
We also have a "Director of Information Technology" who is responsible
for maintaining the network, servers, hardware, etc. that is a 12 month
contract.
Good luck with this switch! If you have additional questions, feel free
to ask on or off list.
Jayme Johnson
Director of Academic Technology
Village School
780 Swarthmore Avenue
Pacific Palisades, California 90272
310-459-8411 x120
jjohnson@village-school.com
http://www.village-school.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Jane Baker [mailto:jbaker@putneyschool.org]=20
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 10:21 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Thoughts on Job Switch?
Hello Colleagues,
I am wondering if any of you have wrestled with the possibility of
changing job titles/duties? I am considering a move from Director of
Technology to Integrations Specialist if the powers will allow.
My questions are these,=20
has anyone else out there done this and how did it go?
would doing this be considered a step down or across?
would/should I expect a pay decrease?
do you Tech Integration Specialists out there work a 10 month
teacher
contract or a 12 month staff contract?
My reasons for thinking about this in case that helps with advice are
the
following.
i would like to spend more time with my two young and (1) health
challenged children.=20
summers off would rock
i find that being Director has made me type in bulleted lists
too much.
tech integration is what I love, being the director was the only
choice
when i started here.
Any other thoughts on this would be greatly valued. =20
Thanks for all your thoughts on the matter, as always.
Jane Baker
Director of Technology
The Putney School
Putney, VT 056346
http://www.putneyschool.org
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