<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "></SPAN></DIV><DIV><DIV>G'day all</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>On 29/11/2007, at 2:28 PM, Mark Scott wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV dir="ltr" align="left"><SPAN class="863412503-29112007"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: -khtml-left; ">Death to whiteboards.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV dir="ltr" align="left"><SPAN class="863412503-29112007"></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: -khtml-left; "> </SPAN></DIV><DIV dir="ltr" align="left"><SPAN class="863412503-29112007"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: -khtml-left; ">Mark Scott</SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV dir="ltr" align="left"><SPAN class="863412503-29112007"></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: -khtml-left; "> </SPAN></DIV><DIV dir="ltr" align="left"><SPAN class="863412503-29112007"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: -khtml-left; ">PS I'm still struggling to build next year's timetable. Are there other schools out there still hiring staff?</SPAN></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV>Still working on ours ... </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>school still interviewing for one Sec posn (Text/ Home Eco) and three Prim posns</DIV><DIV>just had an external candidate turn down a Leading Teacher posn, </DIV><DIV>anothert LT position no appointment, </DIV><DIV>another internal teacher still awaiting results of interviews for regional posn, </DIV><DIV>another just told us he won't be returning after LSL semester 1 next year, </DIV><DIV>4 periods Maths, 4 p Sci, 8 p PE uncovered (and no appropriate staff available), </DIV><DIV>two textiles classes in the same room at same time for three periods, </DIV><DIV>staffing figures into deficit so boss does not want to employ anyone else </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>... .. thus the variables continue to fluctuate .... </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>but I have to have a new timetable up and running for the next two weeks starting Monday - HeadStart program .... complications for this include</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>one Sec staff member finished today (retired) so not available next week</DIV><DIV>Primary classes using Sec staff (ICT, PE) now clash with new Headstart timetable (rooms and staff) so Prim staff lose APT (not happy)</DIV><DIV>one Prim staff member still away sick (seven weeks)</DIV><DIV>one Sec staff member medical treatment all next week</DIV><DIV>another Sec staff having wisdom teeth out - at least two days away </DIV><DIV>two of 2008 Year 12 teachers on LSL</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>plus reports due on Wednesday</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>... staff wonder why I look worn down ...</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>Graham Gales</DIV><DIV>Bright P-12 College</DIV><DIV>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - </DIV><DIV>ITA, Science and Maths Teacher</DIV><DIV>Timetabler/ Daily Organiser</DIV><DIV>Gifted & Talented Co-ordinator</DIV><DIV>Heir apparent to the Chief Cook and BottleWasher</DIV><DIV>Understudy to the general Dogsbody</DIV><DIV><BR><BR></DIV></DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><p></p><p><b>Important - </b>This email and any attachments may be confidential. 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