I have a three year contract as a middle leader in a public school. I'm partway through my first year.
The time demands are a lot. I'm driving about 2 hours round trip a day to get there. It isn't my first year at the school, but it's my first year seeing how the sausage is made and we lost a few prin class staff members. The culture is not going in a good direction and all my attempts to raise the alarm are being dismissed. I don't feel like the prins have my back.
I can stick it out for the year, but I drive past a lot of other schools to get to mine...
I'm wary of applying for new middle leader roles so quickly. I know if I land in the wrong school and need to change again quickly, having a recent work history of frequent changes could look bad on my resume.
Seeking advice from anyone with some knowledge in the area - should I try to dig in and do 2 - 3 years and risk ending up a burned out husk, or should I be dusting off my resume?