[etni] lessons in preparing for sabbatical
- From: "R. Borenstein" <rachcb1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'Barry Silverberg'" <barisil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:05:14 +0300
After seeing Barry's mail, I want to pass on an important lesson I learned
around March 31st, the year before my Shabbaton, and hope this is a lesson
for others in the future who may be new to the process, or have forgotten
after 6+ years. I was positive that I had to wait to hear from the Keren
Hishtalmut before starting the process. I waited.and waited.nothing came.
What I had forgotten was that the first step was walking into my school
office and getting the form "Request for Chalat (Chufsha l'lo tashlum)". It
has to be signed by the principal and the school inspector before March
31st. The school inspector then has the English inspector give final
approval. By then it was Pesach vacation and we were out of school. In the
meantime, I called everywhere to find out what to do if I had missed the
March 31st deadline. I was told that I had royally messed up (said politely)
and nothing could be done. I was devastated.
Fortunately - my school inspector only popped into the school on Yom
Hazikaron and took all the applications that had been signed by March 31st
(real time and, shall we say, Jewish time).
Another important lesson: Although you may be entitled to go on Sabbatical
doesn't mean it will be approved, especially if you're an English teacher
and you're indispensable. I made a point over the course of the year to drop
hints repeatedly that "next year when I'm away". That doesn't mean you'll
get your sabbatical approved but it helps mentally prepare all parties
involved.
Rachelle
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