Need to Pause History

I need to vent so I won't be posting past events today. Past couple of weeks have been really difficult. The principal has "invited" me to her office 7 times in the last 2 weeks.

She brought up a lateness to circular 6 of ten minutes. I was storing the laptop computers and I was late. Then, she questioned my absence at the faculty meeting. I had already spoken to the AP and explained that I had to take care of an issue at home. He said that I should go and take care of things. She claimed I told no one in the presence of the AP. I looked at him and said,"Did you not let her know?" He put his head down and did not answer.

Next, she wanted to know why I don't meet with the literature coach on a weekly basis. I reminded her that he was working on units and mine were all done. "We talked about this before."
She went on, "He said you told him I had said you did not need to attend. Did you say that?"
"Yes I did."
She "seemed" to forget our conversation about a month before where I said that I was entitled to a preparation period to work on my lessons. She couldn't argue this and said, I didn't have to attend.

Another day I was called in for having told one of her favorite teachers that he had snitched on me, which he had. I left the computer cart open while I went to get my lunch. There were three adults in the room when I did this. I said it jokingly but fully aware of what I was saying. Well, he proved me right. He ran to her and told on me about the statement.

By the way, this man doesn't even write lesson plans. But, he is good at getting money for the school through grants and she loves him for it. He should have received an ineffective last June, but he didn't. Yet, teachers who are killing themselves trying to meet the Danielson rubric are being micromanaged and not given any slack considering this is a highly unattainable rubric. We get no training on it.

Finally, I just received another "invitation" about having written an unprofessional email. I have no clue what this is about. I will find out on Monday!
I can't remember the others because they all kind of blend in together.

To make matters worse, for the first time in three years, I received my preference. I was teaching 9th grade English. I worked with a Sped teacher in two of the classes and we did a great job. The freshmen this year are all ones and twos. Well, we got them writing essays quickly and well. Out of the three classes I taught, all but a few completed both essays, an argumentative with counterclaim and a compare/contrast. They scored high twos, and threes and fours.

So, to show her appreciation for the work we did, she took the ninth grade from me and threw me into the 10th grade. She left the Sped teacher.

In the beginning of the year, she assigned a Teach for America newbie to the 10th grade and the other teacher who had the 10th was placed to teach filler classes that count as Art. (We are a small school and the Art teacher ran for his life because she treated him like trash.)
Since the TFA had no classroom management skills, the kids walked all over her. She realized her mistake.
Always looking for what makes sense to her instead of what makes sense for the kids, she changed three of us around and created instability in the school. The kids spent the last three days rebelling over the changes and begging for things to go back to where they were.

Of course, I grieved it for several reasons including how educationally unsound the changes were and the fact that I am the most senior teacher.

Of course, she denied the grievance.
So, it is December 6 and I am once again learning names, learning student strengths and weaknesses. I am decorating another classroom and trying to manage a new load of students who are angry and resentful.
Oh, and now I also need to establish a new routine with the other Sped teacher. I have never worked with her before.

Let's see what else she has in store for me.