Teacher - Anonymous employee String Theory Schools Employee Review

GOod cultures and nice office

Tough workload unamanageable at times

Tech conscious, students get to explore passions in their majors, teachers are relatively free to teach what curriculum they want and there is common PLC time every week with academic teams

Long adjustment period as new teacher to school; lots of new policies to get used to (no paper, intense requirements when it comes to lesson plans and professional responsibilities) This was especially true when there was no prior curriculum provided Low accountability for students — lots of class cutting that goes unchecked (hoping it’s better this year with new admin) Decisions made by CEO and charter school admin not always clear and doesn’t always have students’ or teachers’ best interests or wants/needs in mind A lot happens behind closed doors, and most decisions seem to be made with that image in mind and giving the illusion that this is a well put together school with lots of money… but the projects that get the most money are gate kept and it’s hard to figure out what actually gets funded and why