NEWS!! [though trying not to get too excited... yet...]

Ok, so I just got home from Head Start. I knew that the recruiting woman wasn't going to be back until next week, so I decided to write a cover letter, and "beautify" my resume, and take it down to exchange out the old one. I did so.

So, I'm sitting here, watching an old episode of Felicity [aka The Greatest TV Show Ever], thinking that I would rather just teach at a preschool for a year anyway, when the phone rings. I answer and an unfamiliar voice asks for me by name. My first thought is, "Ok, it's a creditor asking for money." NOPE. IT'S THE PRINCIPAL OF ALVARADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. He told me that he got my name off of the eligibility list [which, frankly, I thought that I had been taken off of... long story...] and that he wants to INTERVIEW ME NEXT WEEK FOR A KINDERGARTEN POSITION! Immediately I blurted out, "NO WAY! YOU'RE KIDDING ME!" Not understanding my humor he politely questioned, "What do you mean?" So, he's going to call next week to set a time.

MAN, OH, MAN! I got off the phone and said aloud, "Ok, this is way too perfect." A.) It's a KINDERGARTEN position. I want Kindergarten. B.) This is the school in the district that I have, far and away, spent the most time at. 2 YEARS, in fact. The first year that I was there was through a program called America Reads. It was before I started the Credential program and needed 45 hours in a classroom to get into a credential program. America Reads involved tutoring three 3rd graders, 3 times a week, for an entire school year. It was a great program, the kids were amazing, and I had a lot of fun [plus, it was Work Study, so I got paid...]. The second year that I was at Alvarado was for the Credential program. Each semester we had to spend a certain amount of time in a classroom observing and participating. We could chose whatever school we wanted [as long as it was a diverse population - Alvarado still has a Bilingual Immersion program] and since I was already familiar with Alvarado and some of the teachers, I chose to go there. The first semester I was in a 3rd grade class [not so much fun], and the second semester I chose a 1st grade class - LOVED IT. This was when I KNEW that I wanted to teach as young as possible. The teacher in that classroom was great - we still talk on the phone - and she ended up retiring after that year so she gave me a few boxes of stuff, and still says that there is MORE that she eventually wants to give me. SO, I just called her and said, "Hey, I just got a call from the Principal at Alvarado. I'm hoping that you and I can talk sometime about the school, the Principal, other teachers, and maybe that you could - oh, I don't know - work your magic and call him to talk about me..." Actually, I just made a list, and there are 5 other teachers there that I know well enough and could probably say nice things about me.

HOLY CRAP! I want this to happen. It's a great school that, because of where it is and the students that go there, has a TON of parental involvement and a good amount of money. They actually have formal "Movement" and "Dance" classes, a full-time art teacher, a full-time music teacher, and 5 or 6 major "events" throughout the year where each class gets up and does a little song and dance. Oh, and it's super progressive and laid back. I could wear JEANS every day!

This could actually happen. It's just so completely up to me now to make it happen. No pressure...