No, you’re not nuts. Trust me, schools don’t care about you. They care about what you do for them. Why do you worry about them. You must do what is best for you and your family. If that means leaving late to accept a much better life (let’s face it, band directing is a large percentage of our life) then take the new job and don’t even feel 1% upset with yourself for doing what’s best for you. There’s almost always someone out there hoping you will leave your job, thinking it would be great for them. And, if they have trouble hiring someone, your district isn’t doing enough to make your position desirable which is why you are actually probably looking. We are a capitalistic society and have a public that believes they should be able to get the best deal possible out of their student’s education. This capitalistic concept is reciprocal. For instance, if I want my child to be part of a 6A state champion band program then I will need to move my life to either Leaner ISD or Lewisville ISD. Those are my current two options. And, people move all of the time to these great towns because they know that they have great band programs and their family is a huge fan of music education. If you earn yourself a spot into a district that is a “destination” for great music education, congratulations and get the heck out of the old place. Best of luck and go kick some butt.