Teach for America – “Working To Get It Right”

Pros

I truly believe in what TFA does, and know that with the right people we can eventually eliminate educational inequity. The students we work with are AMAZING, and our teachers are going to work tremendously hard to see that they get what they deserve.
We are constantly completing reviews and evaluations, and the organization goes to great lengths to understand the feedback they receive, and to continue to improve on an individual and on a group level.

Cons

TFA is trying to do something that has never been done, successfully, before. Therefore, there we are constantly changing and evolving. This is necessary, and it's great that the organization is constantly working to "get it right", but this is also exhausting.

Advice to Senior Management

Still love the idea of a 3 year option for CMs with additional benefits for CMs. Also, many Program Directors make less than some of the teachers they are managing (particularly those in charter schools and higher paying districts). Finally, there should be incentives to get PDs to stay for more than one year.