Teachers TTC

I am sure this has been asked but I cannot find the answer or is there really an answer...
DH and I want to TTC over the summer. I am thinking late Aug due date late May. I will be in my tenure year next year and don't want the preg. to hurt my chances. My principal loves me and I don't think if I took off the end of May and June for a baby it would hurt my chances, what are your thoughts and opinions???? I would be back in Sept. HELP!!

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it wll not hurt your chances - more than likely they would just extend your tenure date by the amount of days that you take off for maternity leave - this is what is happening to a woman i work with

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that was my "plan" too. But it doesn't always work out. DH and I have been TTC since July, now I don't care when the baby is due, I just want to get pregnant!!! Good luck to you!

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I dont think you have ANYTHINg to worry about. If youre going to be in your 3rd year, they want you and have NO desire im sure to find a replacement for you just bc you had a baby.
There have been MANY girls in my building who got PG in 1st and 2nd yrs and nothing happened to them

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Just curious.. do you guys teach elementary or secondary???

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Thanks so much for your help! It is just a plan and life would be wonderful if it happnes to work out. We are looking for a house now and put in bids but were outbided. So we are still in the process of getting it together.
I teach elementary on Long Island. It was not an easy gig to get either. Started at the bottom and worked my way up the ladder but I can't complain one bit.
Good Luck to all of you ladies TTC. I will make a wish for you all too!!

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I actually had this exact experience. I got PG during August and that school year was my tenure year. My principal was totally fine with it. She just kept making sure that I'd be back in Sept and I the maternity leave did not effect my tenure status.

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Is it true that the Board of Ed. doesn't give you a paid meternity leave?? I know most teachers want to have their due dates around June to have the summer as part of maternity leave, but you I guess really can't plan stuff like. ARe most of you trying for summer due dates cuz of the unpaid maternity??

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BUMP

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I'm curious too. By the time we'll be trying, I'll be entering my tenure year, but be in my 4th year of teaching. What is the deal with NYC BoE?

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FMLA requires the district (actually all employers are requried to do this) to give you 6 weeks from the day of your child's birth. Every district works differently when it comes to whether it's paid or not. My district pays you only if you have accured enough sick days to cover it. But every district is different. you need to talk to your union rep. for specifics. (sometimes they don't know Cr@p either so you might as well just look at your contract.)

As far as tenure goes, that again depends on the district. I do know that the district can't say that they won't give you tenure based on the fact that you're pregnant.GOOD LUCK for whatever comes your way!

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so basically you don't get a paid maternity leave, you need to use your sick days. That stinks!

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DH plan to begin trying late next school year due to the fact that I'm not tenured yet at this school. I waited this long, a few more months will not hurt us.

We're planning to have the baby (god willing) in Feb/March '09 and I will take the rest of the year off. I don't in my right mind have a clue why teachers get PG and return mid year. That's crazy!

Good luck to you with whatever you decide to do! In the end, it's YOUR BODY and you can do what you damn please and get PG when you want. If they don't want to hire you because of THAT, then you don't want to work there anyway.