So, I (34) am in a weird predicament at work, and I figured you all would be able to help me out.
Without being too specific, I'm a teacher at a private school. I got a couple of contracted gigs there last year that blossomed into a full-time position that starts in the fall. The contract for my old role officially ended on 6/30 and my current contract that I just signed starts up at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year.
My new role is part teacher, part administrative. The administrative portion, unfortunately, has summer responsibilities. They're fairly minor – emails from parents and emailing outside service providers – but it's work, and I'd like to either enjoy my summer or get paid.
I'm trying to figure out how to play my chess pieces in the right way to sound professional and agreeable, while also figuring out how to get paid. Who should I email first: my direct supervisor, my principal, HR, the director? Some combination of them?
Right now, I'm thinking of sending an email being like “Hi, I'm worried because I'm not under contract at [school], that reaching out to families and service providers on their behalf would be inappropriate…” or something to that effect.
Some helpful info:
– Salaried teachers, which I will be, are typically paid over the summers.
– Just looked over the new contract. All of my old ones had hard dates, but this just says 2023-2024 school year. Alas, if I work next summer too, then it still leaves this summer unpaid.
– My goal is to actually work and get paid. My direct supervisor is great and would likely take on these duties, but they are overworked and consequently, not the most prompt in returning parent emails.
I appreciate your insight fellow workers who just want to get paid. Cheers.