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Brett Peiser
98 Ratings
Pros
"The leadership and professional development" (in 40 reviews)
"The feeling that you are working towards closing the achievement gap" (in 10 reviews)
Cons
"The work-life balance/workload/length of school day is soul crushing" (in 45 reviews)
"Long hours and competitive politics" (in 46 reviews)
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"Great School"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Uncommon Schools full-time
Pros
Tons of training and professional development.
Cons
Lots of work to do.
Advice to Management
Use you time super efficiently
Uncommon Schools 2018-06-18 07:30 PDT![Uncommon Schools Logo]()
"Principal"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Uncommon Schools full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Uncommon provides great professional development for teachers and has rigorous and joyful classrooms for students. I loved working with my colleagues and felt like I was able to grow as a professional every year. The work itself also is so rewarding. You feel connected to the mission of closing the achievement gap and this pushes you to work hard every day.
Cons
The work at Uncommon can be overwhelming for some. The school day is long and the culture, although supportive, is one that expects a lot from everyone on the team.
Advice to Management
Continue to support your staff with the goal of keeping folks as long as possible in this work. Remind them that although it is hard work, it is incredibly rewarding.
Uncommon Schools 2018-06-05 07:31 PDT![Uncommon Schools Logo]()
"Good pay and benefits, but you'll pay with your life"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Uncommon Schools full-time (More than a year)
Pros
-Great swag
-Amazing benefits
-Great pay
-Best coworkers you will ever have
-Structured PD for operations and teachers, alikeCons
-Operations only gets one day of PD when they are essentially running a school with little to no training beforehand.
-Difficult work/life balance. 11-12 hour days are normal for office staff...the demand is crazy and it appears that across school levels, the most work is attempted to be done with the least amount of people, possible.
-robotic leadershipAdvice to Management
-Young leaders are being trained to run schools before they can even hold their heads up. This hurts your staff and the kids, most of all as the attrition rates do not speak to happy staff.
-Keep Operations staffed to at least 5 per school, especially elementary and middle
-reduce the demand and workload and maybe the satisfaction would increase.Uncommon Schools 2018-06-16 16:53 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Fulfilling, rewarding, enormous growth"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Uncommon Schools full-time
Pros
Lots of support, lots of feedback, and amazing coworkers. You will always have what you need. Really great professional development sessions that feel intentional (and not repetitive). Strong culture of meritocracy.
Cons
Competitive young staff - you need to ENJOY being pushed to be the best. You're not going to coast here.
Uncommon Schools 2018-05-25 22:39 PDT![Uncommon Schools Logo]()
"High highs and low lows"
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I worked at Uncommon Schools full-time
Pros
-the students are amazing
- being a part of an institution that is making a change
- the team was awesome, worked really hard all super dedicatedCons
- work load
- could be very stressful
- expected to work more than regular hours all the time
- small ops staff to large facultyUncommon Schools 2018-05-29 09:56 PDT![Uncommon Schools Logo]()
"Relay resident"
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RecommendsApproves of CEOI have been working at Uncommon Schools full-time
Pros
Staff is very welcoming
Students are well behaved
Great friendly environmentCons
Long hours
A lot of workUncommon Schools 2018-05-28 10:41 PDT![Uncommon Schools Logo]()
"Special Project Coordinator"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Uncommon Schools full-time
Pros
Incredible mission
Dedication to children
Highly collaborativeCons
Long days
Demanding work loadUncommon Schools 2018-06-06 04:03 PDTHelpful (2)
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"If you want a job that will burn you out"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Uncommon Schools full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
-You'll learn a lot
-You have weekly check-ins with your boss to get feedback
-The kids are amazing.
-Good health insuranceCons
-You don't get paid well
-You have way more work then is possible for one person
-You'll find yourself working 11-14 hour days.
-Your work life balance is pretty much non-existentAdvice to Management
All operations teams should be 5 people. Pay people what they deserve which is a lot more then you are paying them.
Uncommon Schools 2018-06-03 11:11 PDT![Uncommon Schools Logo]()
"Operations"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Uncommon Schools full-time
Pros
Mission Driven
Small Schools
Incentives Swag and giftsCons
Work life balance
Low salaries
High turnoverAdvice to Management
create systems for better work life balance
Uncommon Schools 2018-06-05 11:39 PDT![Uncommon Schools Logo]()
"Office Manager"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Uncommon Schools full-time
Pros
Perks of working in education like vacation time. Also provides excellent professional development
Cons
lack of work life balance
Uncommon Schools 2018-05-30 20:24 PDT
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