Good benefits, stressful environment - Teacher, Secondary School Houston ISD Employee Review

3.0
20 Aug 2014
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Pros

They have good benefits, I really enjoyed my coworkers at my campus. Most are good teachers and good people. The district is always growing, so job safety is fairly good unless you don't perform or get on the wrong administrators bad side.

Cons

Professional development was okay. It could be more efficient and practical. The environment is highly political. I have seen many injustices, especially with brand new teachers or veteran teachers. New teachers tend to be the scapegoat for low test scores, so their heads are often on the chopping block. Veteran teachers have higher salaries and in a district where the teacher needs are growing, they'd rather cut a veteran teacher and have enough for 1.5 new teacher salaries. The expectations are crazy high as are class loads. Work-life balance is poor.

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