Update #3: I GOT A JOB!!!

Vent away - it must be so frustrating for you.

Fingers crossed you get a job, soon.........please keep us updated

In which district are you interviewing?

Good luck Cindy! I hope you get that call for the perfect job quickly. Hang in there, and keep us posted! 

Sorry you're having a frustrating time with the job search and I hope you find the perfect teaching position very soon.

Grr.... job hunting sucks. Sorry.

Oh how frustrating! Hope you hear back from them soon. In the meanwhile, maybe one of the jobs you are currently interviewing for may be be a even better fit. Stay positive and good luck in the upcoming school year!

Wow, that really is frustrating.

Wishing you a job confirmation with a fantastic team at your favorite grade level.

That sounds agonizing. Hopefully a good vent will result in a phone call shortly 😉

The secretary really should NOT have given you that information. Unprofessional and inappropriate on so many levels. How, for example, does she know you are who you said you are? You could be a stalker ex, a current employer, etc. To say nothing of the fact that until a formal offer has been made, keep your mouth shut. So many things could happen to derail an employment contract.

I do sympathize with you heartily. The entire process is horrible and soul destroying.

One of my dds went through a job search recently. She is in demand and was juggling job offers. Nonetheless, it is remarkable how badly she has been treated even by companies who have scouted her/found her through headhunters. The job she tentatively decided to take turned bad before she signed the contract. The head of the company offered her a permanent job at $X salary. Said she would send the contract via HR. When dd got the contract it was for a VERY short temp position at 33% less than the salary offered verbally. When she called HR to ask about the discrepancy (thinking she had been sent the wrong contract entirely),  the head of HR ripped into her and told her she was lucky to get any job offer with their company and she should take what she could get. When dd politely said, "I don't think this is going to work out--" the woman interrupted her and told her she would make sure she never got any job  in her field in this city. (Dd then chose one of her other offers, which was permanent and for more money than $X.) 

Job hunting is soul-sucking! It’s an excruciating process, and I don’t think employers recognize that. Hoping you receive a wonderful job offer soon and can begin preparing for a wonderful school year.

Im sorry. That is really sucky. But I agree with the others - keep interviewing and also keep your fingers crossed. Its entirely possible you will still get the job but it just takes a bit longer to get the paperwork in order. My brother in law in a superintendent and I know it always takes atleast a week for his schools to get the paperwork in order, the oK to hire, etc so I would not expect anything before a week.

Oh my, I know my district didn't work like that. We had interviews, the principal told the interviewee that it would take a few days to finish interviewing and call references. Then they were each notified starting with the one who got the job so you knew if they were going to take it. The principal called each person and told them yes or no as soon as possible. We all knew people had multiple interviews.

Good luck. It must be very stressful.

That really sucks.
I wouldn't hold up on my job search though! Not until I had a job offer in hand. What if the secretary had you confused with someone else?

I really hope you are not drinking and doing xanax. Anyone know her in real life?? I am seriously concerned that she is suicidal...