Writing an Impressive Teacher Resignation Letter to Principal

Resigning from any job is a serious decision to make and shouldn’t be based on emotion, especially for a teaching position. It’s important to write a teacher resignation letter that is dignified and professional. A teacher may resign for several reasons such as moving to another city or state, finding a non-teaching job, or to stay at home with young children.

Whatever the reason, the way in which a person resigns from one job may have an effect on the next job. If a teacher resigns in a fit of anger, it will reflect badly on their character, which can be extremely harmful if they ever want another teaching job.

Writing a professional resignation letter shows respect to the institution as well as the principal and the teacher’s co-workers. The teacher resignation letter should contain the reason for the resignation as well as any other information the teacher would like the principal and others at the institution to know.

Before writing the letter, the teacher should read his or her contract to see if there are any rules and regulations pertaining to resignations. The teacher should follow all the rules, so the institution has no legal claim on them.

Send Copies

The letter should be addressed to the correct person. This may be the principal or a human resources administrator. It is also recommended to send copies to other people such as the head of the school board or anyone involved in hiring. The letter should clearly state the date of resignation.

The purpose of the letter should be stated in the first sentence. This shows respect for the time of the person receiving the letter. They don’t need to read the whole letter to find out its purpose. If the reason for resigning is because the teacher has another teaching job, is leaving the city or state, or is in poor health and cannon continue teaching, it should be mentioned.

If the reason for resigning is because the teacher is dissatisfied, it should not be mentioned in the letter. If the teacher has any complaint to make, it should be done separately and not along with his or her resignation.

Personal Growth

The letter should also contain any information related to the contribution the teacher has made to the institution as well as information about personal growth. For example, the teacher can state that a particular teacher acted as a mentor and help the teacher grow in his or her subject area or in the area of teaching. The teacher can also mention if he or she was responsible for the school receiving any awards such as a district sports award or fine arts award.

It is important for the teacher to express gratitude for teaching at the institution and that he or she would like to maintain their professional relationship with the school. If it is suitable or possible, the teacher can mention that he or she would be available to help with special projects or other things if they are in the same city or their health and time permits.

Some important tips to help a teacher leave behind good feelings when they resign from an institution are:

• They should not complain to coworkers about the job
• They should not brag about a new job
• They should offer to help anyone after resigning if feasible
• They should ask for a reference if needed to get a new job
• They should give notice as early as possible
• They should say goodbye on the last day of work
• They should remove any personal files from their computer

By Andre Bradley

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