Trip Day 2

Day 2 started out pretty early for us. For financial reasons, we had decided to work while we are down here. So when that alarm went off at 3:30, after a very long day of flying and traveling, I was not entirely excited. Luckily Gabbie slept through me talking to all my students.

Once I finished my sessions, we started out for the day. Kyle had a screening interview scheduled for 9 with the Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District. Gabbie and I went with him because we wanted to see the area and he needed someone to navigate. Kyle went inside for his interview while Gabbie and I walked around the HUGE district offices. This district is freaking ginormous. It took us almost 30 minutes just to walk around the buildings.

Kyle interviewed for almost an hour and a half. His interviewer used to be an English teacher himself so he grilled him. I'm not sure of all the details, but Kyle said it felt really right to be in the interview and he knew it had gone well. The recruiter sent out emails to all the principals in his district and told them to contact Kyle so they could get him in an interview before we left on Tuesday.

After that we had an interview scheduled for Galina Park, the district that we thought was our number one, at 1:00. We drove down to the district office, which is about 45 minutes from where we are looking to live without any traffic. The human resource officer took all of us on a drive around town to show us all the schools. I couldn't tell Kyle this while we were driving but I definitely got the feeling that he was not supposed to work there. During the drive, Kyle got a call from a Texas number that he let go to message. It was the principal from Arnold Middle and they wanted to meet with him that day. Then they dropped Gabbie and I back off at the district office and Kyle went to 'interview' at one of the schools. It took forever and this time neither Gabbie or I were very happy because we were both super tired. Kyle ended up not liking the school. He got this overwhelming prompting from the spirit that this was not the place for him.

So while he was waiting for a ride back to the district office to pick up Gabbie and I, he got another call from the same school that had left him a message and they wanted to meet with him that day at 5. We of course were thrilled because Kyle felt like he was being led to the Cypress Fairbanks school district. He ended up getting lost on the drive up there and drove through the neighborhoods trying to find the school. He told me that it was actually a great experience for him because during that time he felt the spirit testifying to him that this was the place he was supposed to work in.

He interviewed with the principal, vice principal, and the english department head. Almost as soon as he walked into the hotel room from his return trip, he got a phone call. It was the principal calling him to offer him the position!!!! He of course accepted it right away because it felt so right. He will be teaching 8th grade English at the middle school. It is not official but he could also be doing yearbook and intermurals.

We are hoping to sign the contract today to make it officially official. We are also going to look for housing so wish us luck!!!