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    New Visions for Public Schools Reviews

    Updated November 14, 2018
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    1. Featured Review

      Helpful (35)

      "Staying true to the mission to support education in NYC"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at New Visions for Public Schools full-time

      Pros

      If you are interested in supporting the improvement of education in NYC, New Visions provides a host of opportunities to work with an extremely smart and dedicated set of colleagues to help schools. The organization works in data systems, teacher development, curriculum, college readiness, community engagement, and more. It is a supportive place to work and there are lots of chances to learn from all of the new initiatives. Great colleagues. Good benefits and compensation for a non-profit.

      Cons

      Not necessarily a con, but something to know: the organization is fast-paced and things are always evolving based on the policy environment, grant opportunities, changes in the DOE, etc. Be ready to be nimble and don't get too attached to any one thing!

    2. Helpful (2)

      "Great people in a focused, mission driven organization"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at New Visions for Public Schools full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Collegial and smart smart people. Focused mission and strong leadership. Flexible hours and good benefits.

      Cons

      Midtown is a terrible place.

      Advice to Management

      Dress policy should be casual.

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    3. "Not for experienced teachers"

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      Current Employee - Special Education Teacher in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Special Education Teacher in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at New Visions for Public Schools full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good school culture, some very lovely people.

      Cons

      HR is outrageous. Very unfair and unprofessional practices that border on illegal employment practices. Not a place for any experienced teacher.

      Advice to Management

      Hire a great labor law attorney. You're gonna need it.

    4. "Great place to learn"

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      Former Employee - Office Associate
      Former Employee - Office Associate

      I worked at New Visions for Public Schools full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good Benefits program, generous time off at the school level, management support feedback

      Cons

      Little room for growth at the school level

      Advice to Management

      More PD opportunities for non-instructional staff

    5. "Math teacher"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at New Visions for Public Schools full-time

      Pros

      Creativity and open ideas for curriculum

      Cons

      Long hours and that is pretty much it.

    6. "The wrong place to be if you want to teach"

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      Former Employee - Teacher
      Former Employee - Teacher
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at New Visions for Public Schools full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Teachers are wonderful -- hard working, make the job bearable.

      Cons

      Where do I start?
      1) So much turnover in management that what was aces to your "supervisor" is often heresy to your "new supervisor."
      2) Pointless paperwork. I can't count how many things teachers were told to do "for data" and those things ended up sitting in a cardboard box all year long before being thrown out.
      3) NO ladder of consequences. A group of 5 or 10 misbehaving students run the school and run wild, and are coddled by admin until they do something serious.
      4) Selling parents a bunch of lies about how many resources the schools have for special education, yet there's kids who need paras who don't have them, others need mandated counseling and never get it.
      5) "COB today." Staff would get an email directive saying something pointless had to be done by "COB today." No explanation why, no communication, just had to be done. Staff stay late and do it, bring it upstairs to the supervisors, who have long since gone home for the day.

      Advice to Management

      Maybe, just maybe, if a slew of staff leave every year (whether voluntary or not), it's YOUR problem?

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Passionate Employees"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at New Visions for Public Schools full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      NVPS is a great place to work towards an important mission and with some of the most passionate folks around. It functions like a start up but with the perks of a big company, which is a nice balance.

      Cons

      Fast growth and expansion means that some folks are in management positions when that is not their strongest suit. There is a sense of cliquishness among those who have been around longest vs those who are relatively new, which doesn't always contribute to the strongest environment.

      Advice to Management

      Help cultivate leadership and development for all employees.

    8. "Great company with a great mission"

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      Current Employee - Data Analyst in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Data Analyst in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at New Visions for Public Schools full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Amazing people, culture and spirit of innovation

      Cons

      Less competitive salary for developers/tech people as compared to industry standards. A ot of work outside of your role and not always a lot of recognition for it (salary-wise, announcement-wise, and title-wise)

      Advice to Management

      NV runs like a tech company in some aspects. Recognize that, hire foundational, experienced people, and pay people accordingly to avoid high turn-over. Also, recognize people's work with proper titles.

    9. "Dean of Cohort"

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      Current Employee - Dean of Students in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Dean of Students in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at New Visions for Public Schools full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      The interaction and growth of the school culture

      Cons

      Very time consuming and learning to adapt to the schools culture

      Advice to Management

      Lets keep changing school culture for the better

    10. "New Visions"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at New Visions for Public Schools full-time

      Pros

      New Visions’s office and staff are beautiful. It is a laid back environment filled with many smart and qualified individuals committed to their mission.

      Cons

      It is a non-profit so pay is EXTREMLY low.

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