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Erika Sanneman
· LinkedIn
The Multilingual Mind helps schools and education teams close the gap between what they know they want to do and what their people actually have the time, training, tools, systems, and support to impl
When a teacher takes on work outside their school, I don't automatically read that as a lack of loyalty.
Maybe they need the income. Maybe they're looking for experience they can't get in their current role. Maybe they have a skill they really want to use more.
Of course schools have legitimate concerns when outside work involves an existing client or overlaps with someone's responsibilities. Those need clear agreements.
But I also think it's worth asking what led the employee to seek that opportunity in the first place.
If the school wants the work routed through the organization, does that still give the educator the income, flexibility, or growth they were seeking? And does it fairly protect the school's relationships?
I'd want both sides of that conversation on the table before writing the policy.
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