Democracy Prep Public Schools
Democracy Prep Public Schools
Democracy Prep Public Schools Employee Reviews about "work life balance"
Updated Nov 9, 2021
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
- "Staff are committed and understand their roles in the greater picture of Ed Reform." (in 12 reviews)
- "Many school counselors and social workers do not follow up with chronically absent children and leadership doesn't help." (in 15 reviews)
- "–behavior management throughout the school was horrible, and kids were constantly getting removed from the classroom and sent to an overcrowded DREAM room" (in 5 reviews)
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Reviews about "work life balance"
Return to all Reviews- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Positive school culture - I love the school I work at and I really appreciate my school leaders; they do a great job at creating a positive school culture (I can't say what this looks like for all DP schools) Welcoming & supportive environment - I feel supported by my team and when working with students; the whole school functions as one big team Regular feedback Pays pretty well Benefits - health/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, retirement, iPhones & MacBook Airs for work, among others
Cons
These are more network level things, rather than site specific: Long hours (7:15 - 4:45 for most) Lack of work/life balance - outside of regular work hours, which are already long, you are required to work an extra 40 hours or your pay is docked/PTO is reduced Not enough prep time - outside of lunch, I have only 2 prep periods which ends in me doing a lot of work after school or over the weekend; yes, lesson plans are provided, but there is still so much that needs to be planned in order to make them effective and specific to your class needs that there just is not enough time in only 2 prep periods Only 5 days of paid time off - if more time is needed, your pay is reduced by days and half days No substitutes/assistants - teachers cover lunch/recess and sub when other teachers are out, resulting in a loss of preps and is one of the reasons why there are so few days of PTO
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
teachers are committed and talented
Cons
absolutely no work life balance
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Apply if you are just getting started, but if you have experience don't!! You will be appreciated elsewhere:)
RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Salary Ability to work with youth
Cons
Principals are biased and inexperienced. HR lacks confidentiality and the ability to support staff. HR allows leadership to make decisions based on personal dislikes that create a high turnover and a hostile work environment. Life/work balance does not exist due to long hours and a lack of respect for personal obligations.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Kids are amazing, staff is kind.
Cons
Work and life balance is almost impossible. CMO is out of touch and does not care about teachers.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Prescribed curriculum Good pay Access to technology
Cons
Long hours Micromanages Difficult work life balance
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
-Excellent, supportive leadership in certain schools -Excellent compensation & benefits -Intelligent, hardworking, driven colleagues -High standards for learning and culture in classrooms
Cons
-Work/life balance almost impossible (70+ hours a week is the norm; 40 hours of tutoring outside of teaching is required) -Network leadership creates arbitrary expectations that are difficult to achieve with existing workload -Frequent break-downs in communications (a position was posted before it was communicated to the individual that they wouldn't be asked to come back) -No job security for stipend-based jobs (i.e. performance review for my curriculum advising position was excellent, but the network hired someone else without warning)
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
I've met amazing individuals who have helped me grow professionally.
Cons
Hours are very long so make sure to have a work life balance that caters to your health. Not enough support when needed. It will all depend on your leadership whether or not you will love going to work.
Continue readingThank you so much for leaving this review. We love talented DREAM team members and we are committed to developing our educators. You are right; DPPS’ hours are longer than the standard. We make this invest of time and talent in support of the scholars we educate. Nevertheless, , we remain committed to the overall sustainability of our work. Our campus-based educators work in partnership with our charter management organization provides growth opportunities and additional bandwidth. At DPPS, we believe in the importance of proactively addressing employee concerns, and we will share your feedback with our Human Resources team.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
PD opportunities Room for growth
Cons
Rigid Little work life balance
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Working with underserved populations
Cons
Company in dire financial straits Major micromanagement from top down Lack of transparency to public and to employees Benefits and pay promised widely to employees in handbooks network wide not given Questionable ethics at network level Lack of concern and regard for children and families in areas outside of NYC Lack of regard for work/life balance
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
The students are awesome to be arounf
Cons
No work life balance in the space
Democracy Prep Public Schools Response
Hi there, thank you for your feedback! We love our students too, and our school teams' dedication to their scholars is incredible (including yours). We understand that as a teacher during a pandemic, you have been going above and beyond to help your scholars learn. Thank you for your hard work!
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