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Updated Jun 1, 2023
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- "This organization has many opportunities to individually contribute to student learning thru volunteering and teacher and campus support." (in 23 reviews)
Cons
- "The salary is low and they take out money every paycheck to pay you in the summer." (in 38 reviews)
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- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
The pros are being able to service children and serve the community.
Cons
The cons are the after school meetings.
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Many vacation days (when students are off we are off )
Cons
Pay does not match the amount of time and planning to successfully teach students.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
I have a great supervisor
Cons
Not as highly paid as other districts
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great culture and people, great benefits.
Cons
Nothing, 12 months are hard but worth it.
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Tons of opportunity for growth Lot of opportunity to make extra money with stipends
Cons
Needs better management Not sure what will happen after state take over
Continue reading - Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
It is not too bad i am down for the ride
Cons
None that i can think of
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Learned a lot, fair benefits
Cons
Too many changes that you constantly need to adapt to
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Lack of consequences for students, repeat offenses, racism and stealing
May 22, 2023 - Substitute Teacher in Houston, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
AP and Honors classes have behaved students who love to learn and engage in academic topics.
Cons
Most regular level classes are full of fights, confrontational students, racist jokes directed at substitutes. Had item stolen but no real attempt to find person who took it.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great admin at my campus
Cons
Decent pay, but more is needed for the work done
- Current Employee★★★★★
Okay place to work
May 18, 2023 - Curriculum Manager in Houston, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Plenty of opportunites for growth
Cons
There is disorganization as a system
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Houston ISD has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 1,626 reviews left anonymously by employees. 52% of employees would recommend working at Houston ISD to a friend and 36% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.
52% of Houston ISD employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Houston ISD 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Houston ISD to be coworkers, career development, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, management, culture.
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