If you are a teacher who is ready to quit, you may be asking what you should do next. When you quit a teaching position, who do you notify? And how should you inform your colleagues that you will be leaving your position?
You should notify school staff and the principal, as well as send a resignation letter to the school administration. You should also notify parents, especially if you have stayed at the school or are leaving during the school year.
Before notifying parents about your resignation, notify the school administration; they may have specific guidelines for informing parents. The administration may ask you to explain why you’re quitting your position. If you’re completing off the school year before leaving, they may choose not to tell your parents.
Here are some things to consider as you prepare to leave your position as a teacher.
What Should Your Resignation Letter Contain?
The main reason for your resignation, maintain a cheerful, happy, and encouraging tone throughout your letter. This is especially important in your contact with your parents. Make a point of highlighting the good aspects of the move for their children and the school, as well as expressing your excitement for a new chapter in your career.
Your message to the administration should be clearer while being professional and cheerful.
Use your resignation letter to express yourself and not to whine. You want to keep a professional connection rather than lose it. Indeed, you are not required to give any reasons for your departure.
Teacher Resignation Letter Examples
You may use this template to write your resignation letter. Download the template
(Compatible with Google Docs and Microsoft Word Online), or view the text version here:
Teacher Resignation Letter Sample
You might get ideas for your letter from this sample of a teacher’s resignation letter. This sample is appropriate for sending to the superintendent of a school district, with a copy to the school principal.
Brittney, Pettes
Main Street, 123
64391 Business City, New York
15 February 2022
Camila, Eleanor
Superintendent
Central Schools of Kakuro
Business Road 123
54321 Business City, New York
Madame Camila,
Please accept my resignation as a fourth-grade teacher at Kakuro Elementary School. My last day on the job will be March 18, 2022.
My students have brought me a lot of joy throughout the years, and the administration has been quite helpful during my time with the school district.
I wish you the best of luck. Please let me know if there is anything more, I can do for you over the rest of the semester.
Yours sincerely,
Signature (hard copy letter)
Brittney, Pettes
Cc: David Sterns, Principal of Elementary School.
Sample Letter of Resignation from a Teacher to Parents
Use this resignation letter template to inform your pupils’ parents that you are retiring. This letter contains information on the transition and your plans for alerting the class about your departure.
Laurie, Jones,
Main Street, 123
12345 Anytown, California
555-555-5555
April 7, 2022
Dear parents:
Please take this letter as my sorrowful resignation as a fourth-grade teacher at West Harkin Elementary. I’ll be leaving in a little over a month to work with the Foreign Service. I’ve always been willing to help, and via the program, my next chance will take me to Sri Lanka. I’ve greatly liked educating your children, and I’m excited about the good I’ll be able to do abroad.
Ms. Michelle Warren will be your children’s new teacher, taking over for me. She is a certified, certified teacher with strong primary school experience; therefore, she is an obvious choice for the position.
The school will send out further information about the move, as well as sign-ups for parent-teacher meeting dates, in the coming weeks, so that you can all meet her. On Wednesday of this week, I will introduce her to your children. If you have any questions throughout this transition, please do not hesitate to contact me. My phone number is still (555) 555-5555 on my cell phone.
I cannot express how grateful I am for the joy your children have brought me this year. Working at LHE has been a fantastic experience, and I will always remember my time here warmly. Thank you for the chance to educate your children, and I hope to hear from you again. I’m looking forward to hearing about all of the fantastic things they’ll achieve in the future.
Sincerely,
Olivia Nora’s signature (hard copy letter)
Key points;
- Key Takeaways You may need to send a letter of resignation to the principal as well as other key employees in the school system.
- When dealing with parents, make sure to follow the school’s or district’s policies.
- There may be set rules for what and when to notify them.
- Resignation letters should be professional and contain vital info (such as your last day of teaching).
- There’s no need to get personal about your reasons for leaving.
