Municipal JETs should find out by mid-May who their successors will be. Prefectural JETs must wait (usually another month) until placements have been made. For all: Please write a welcome letter now so you can post it or email it once you have learned your successor's details. Check the General Information Handbook for advice on what to write about. Selling Stuff to Your Successor It should go without saying that you should be reasonable when trying to sell things to your successor. It is suggested that you use the following formula when calculating how much (if anything) to charge your successor: gear purchased new divided by 2. Since there is no guarantee that you will automatically be able to sell your things to your replacement, please discuss the matter with them as soon as possible. If neccesary, you may need time to to sell or get rid of them. Please remember that you got good use out of your stuff for 1-3 years. Please don't use "well I was ripped-off" as an excuse to do the same. Cleaning your Apartment Every year there are a few JETs who do not clean their apartment or leave their affairs in a mess when they depart. This is embarrassing and has a big negative effect on the next person. As 99% of you already know, you need to clean your apartment completely before you leave. This may mean throwing away/recycling a lot of stuff (i.e. anything that is broken, any and all garbage including used batteries, personal decorations and trinkets, old magazines, etc.). Your successor will thank you when he or she walks into a clean and uncluttered apartment. Good karma! In the case that you do not have a successor, the degree to which you must clean the apartment and get rid of large garbage depends on the landlord. Please ask your supervisor for assistance and a copy of the housing agreement. If you need help with this, please contact a PA. Team-Teaching Report (for ALTs) Prefectural ALTs are asked to write a 2-page report on the TT situation at their school(s). This report should be handed to your supervisor and should also be included in the welcome package you send to your successor. Writing it for both audiences ensures that your successor has access to good, objective information. The report should contain information on: what worked in the classroom for you (as well as what did not); suggestions on teaching materials and teaching methods; and the level and general characteristics of your students.
Not only will this document serve to manage your successor's expectations, but it might also help your supervisor, and your English department, reexamine the approach to Team-Teaching at your school(s). Although Municipal ALTs are not required to write the report, it is strongly suggested that they do so.
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