Austin ISD reviews

In Austin a police officer makes a lot more than a teacher. Is that bad? Not really, but seems Austin has it a little more decent when deciding police wages. Teacher wages in Austin are considerably less compared to other big Texas cities such as Dallas, San Antonio, and so... And that is without accounting for the cost of living in a rather expensive city. I think the salaries AISD claim on their website to be competitive are only such when compared to rural areas or small towns in the vecinity.

As a teacher, I truly felt unsafe. A student brought a knife to school and because it wasn't over 3 inches the student was not punished. I had a student stab another student in my classroom with a pencil in the STOMACH, and the admin did nothing because they thought they were "playing" even though I witnessed the incident. Lastly, I had a student threaten to rape me because I asked him to sit down in my classroom.The admin felt that this was something that he wouldn't act an, so he was given a slap on the wrist. It was impossible and frightening to teach there. I wish I had more support. I asked many times for the admin to come sit in my room and assist me. I had 33 + kids in a portable. It was a disaster. I left in the middle of October 2013.