Chicago Public Schools Employee Reviews about "good pay"
Updated Dec 1, 2019
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Janice Jackson
86 Ratings
Pros
"Great People to work with and good benefits" (in 30 reviews)
"Good pay based on experience - better than some suburban districts" (in 28 reviews)
Cons
"Principals are typically insane people who cannot be trusted" (in 30 reviews)
"Many of the central office employees spend the entire work day watching Youtube videos while on 60K" (in 19 reviews)
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"Great place to be with practically nothing to do."
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RecommendsNo opinion of CEOI worked at Chicago Public Schools
Pros
Good pay Set hours Fixed Salary Paid Time Off Management really cares about your opinion Not much to do Easy job
Cons
Crappy uniform Not much fun gets real boring really fast very repetitive
Chicago Public Schools2011-12-31"Good working experience"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Chicago Public Schools full-time for more than a year
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Great benefits, good pay
Cons
Work environment varies in schools. I
Chicago Public Schools2019-12-02- Helpful (1)
"Extremely Challenging Environment"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Chicago Public Schools full-time for more than a year
Pros
- Pretty good pay compared to other districts and networks
Cons
- Understaffing at schools leads to extremely unfit environments for students and teachers. Missed preps, overcrowded classrooms, DL minutes not being met, psych and health services not provided for students who really need them. The teacher takes on far more than is reasonable or legal, frankly.
Chicago Public Schools2019-09-29 "Great pay"
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I worked at Chicago Public Schools part-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Good pay. Easy to use system.
Cons
Some schools are harder than others
Chicago Public Schools2019-07-05"Chicago teaching..."
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Chicago Public Schools full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Decent benefits. Good hours. Good pay.
Cons
Big districts. Messy politics. Underfunded. Poor leadership.
Chicago Public Schools2019-06-03- Helpful (1)
"Good Pay, Decent job if certain things don't bother you"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Chicago Public Schools full-time for less than a year
Pros
Good pay, good benefits, great team I'm working w/, great admin, supportive staff, overall.
Cons
Toleration of behaviors that no one should allow. IE. defiance, disrespect, constant use of profanity, students have to constantly be reminded to stay on task and do work. They grow angry when you tell them to abide by simple rules/norms.
Advice to Management
Place accountability on circumstance, parents, and students. This is what I feel is missing now, in general in education.
Chicago Public Schools2019-02-15 "Good coworkers, poorly ran school system"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Chicago Public Schools full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Dedicated coworkers that gave their all despite limited resources. Chicago Teachers Union - strong union that supports it workers. Good pay based on experience - better than some suburban districts.
Cons
School ran by principal with limited knowledge, inconsistent. Poor resources. School board that is handpicked and usually corrupt in the way it spends money.
Advice to Management
Turn to an elected school board with people who truly have an interest in the future of our students.
Chicago Public Schools2019-01-31"Classroom teacher"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Chicago Public Schools full-time for more than a year
Pros
Rewarding, challenging, relatively good pay
Cons
poor work-life balance, disorganized work environment, low morale, stressful classroom environments, lack of transparency related to employment status
Chicago Public Schools2018-03-07"Teacher of a Chicago Public School"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Chicago Public Schools full-time for more than a year
Pros
good pay compared to other districts
Cons
Some lazy coworkers and extra work piled on
Chicago Public Schools2017-10-31"Physical education teacher"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Chicago Public Schools full-time
Pros
Good pay and great benefits
Cons
Unmotivated Students with discipline problems.
Chicago Public Schools2017-09-13
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