Explore Schools Reviews

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The network does have less money than larger Charter Management Organizations which can result in fewer resources and lower salaries. However, we are working to manage funds in a way that addresses this problem.

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lack of diversity in leadership

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Not much work/life balance
Little support from leadership team
Little to no support from network (network team doesn't seem to know what the teachers are doing and throws new work at teachers)
No plans/consequences for extreme behaviors from Culture team; therefore same behaviors keep happening
Easily burnt out
Not many positive words from leadership team- always receiving criticism and ways to make my classroom better

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Low salary! They expect you to do so much for them with anything in return.

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- Contracted for a 9 hour work day
- Professional Development and Coaching is not consistent
- School changes their instructional vision often
- High turnover
- Many staff are not qualified to be teaching what they are according to NYS requirements

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The students have no respect, the managers expect you to always say yes and do not support teachers.

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Unorganized
Incompetent lower school management
Lack of teacher coaching

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Never felt like you ever fully completed any given task within the expected time frame even taking work home with you or stating additional hours. Day starts at 7:20am. You check emails and voicemails. Respond back to as many as you can before the students arrive at 7:35am. This is only if there is not an AM huddle. You do your best to complete as many task as you can before lunch/recess because they have an all hands on deck policy so everyone has lunch/recess duty. This takes a large chunk out of your time frame when you could be working on other things more important. Long hours. Not that you were demanded to stay but with all the little meetings/ PD's team huddles AM & PM, you had no choice but to stay and put in ten and eleven hour days. Ambiguous duties sometimes are given and you are left to try and figure it out as best you can because EVERYONE was clearly over worked. Students that required more support and a stricter environment based on their IEP (i.e. 12:1 or 8:1) were placed in general ed classrooms with an ICT teacher. NOT THE SAME THING. This resulted in behavioral issues that impeded teachers ability to complete lessons and teach material in a timely manner leaving children ill prepared for state testing resulting in low and failing grades and exposing children to behaviors that were unsettling to say the least.

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The work hours and load are tough. Teachers and staff need to be proactive and utilize the structures in place.

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- Highly unprofessional work environment
- Unqualified leadership
- Lack of support
- No training or coaching occurring
- No real structure for students which results in egregious behavior issues
- 6 days of PTO/sick days/personal days