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Great people but a stressful job for not enough pay - Paraprofessional PACTT Learning Center Employee Review

3.0
8 Aug 2016
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Pros

Management does a nice job of hiring well-educated, dedicated teachers and paraprofessionals. The classroom teams are generally tightly-knit and supportive of one another. The small setting and relaxed dress code can be a welcome change from the public school and corporate learning settings. Even if you are experienced, you will learn a lot about behavior management techniques that utilize positive reinforcement.

Cons

Pretty typical for this field (sadly) but they are not able to pay staff, especially paraprofessionals, a decent wage so there is a high burn-out rate. Currently turnover is very high. Management takes pride in bringing in the challenging students that other schools will not accept, and they are also trying to grow the school so that they can get enough funding to move into a nicer building. This sometimes results in students being brought in that are not well-suited to the school. Staff frequently encounter crisis situations. Expect to get hit, scratched, bit, groped, etc on pretty much a daily basis. Students being injured by other students occurred more frequently than I was comfortable with. No leadership roles with higher pay available to staff. No annual raises due to budget uncertainty.

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5.0
29 Oct 2025
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Pros

Awesome staff and great support from management

Cons

Lack of upward mobility and further opportunities

4.0
2 Apr 2026
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Pros

Genuine love and great care of the kids, in a unique and special learning environment for students with Autism and various developmental/learning disabilities. The mission is clear and staff (from top to bottom) are dedicated. People care.

Cons

Benefits are standard Medical/Dental/Vision, Life Insurance & Accidental D&D. 401K available but no matching. Hours during the regular school year are 33/week but cut to 18/week during summer school. Not enough PTO or sick time offered. Many unpaid holidays and winter/spring school breaks are often unpaid due to insufficient PTO. Lack of opportunity for growth. No annual or regular/reliable pay increases.

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