Stressful Environment for Teachers - Specialist Khan Lab School Employee Review

Dear Anonymous, Our focus will always be on how we best to work with students as they develop the academic and navigational skills they will need now and in their future. The team is also reimagining education based on their deep teaching expertise. That means, as you say, leading mastery learning, weekly 1:1 advising for each student, and project-based learning. It means that our teachers are given the time they need to meet and to plan - as a whole faculty, within their division, and across their discipline. We are happy to hear you have enjoyed the freedom to incorporate new ideas and projects into your teaching. As a lab school, we continue to improve our program to ensure our students are progressing in all facets of growth, which means incorporating experiences inside and outside of the classroom, as well as online support, including Khan Academy. We would never think to use Khan Academy to replace a teacher - in fact, we have doubled our math teaching team this year to better serve our students. Thank you for expressing your views, positive and negative. As you know we are an evolving school, and we are committed to teacher support, communication, and professional development. Throughout the year we talk to team members to ensure we are listening to them carefully and doing everything to sustain their good work and the strong culture here. We also consistently review teacher pay and find that we are on par with--or even ahead of--peer schools. We treat each of our teachers as a valued professional; when there have been issues, we have shared that feedback directly and privately. As the school had not yet had a formal review process in place, we are working hard to implement one this year. Our new teachers have strong and long-standing teaching experience and are well educated in their fields and in pedagogy. They are enthusiastic about joining our community and many have already connected well with each other, our students, and their families. We are deeply grateful for our team of teachers and thank you for your contributions during your time here. We wish you the best in the future, Rachel