Austin ISD reviews

Gridlock created by fear of reprisal. Leadership that yells and demeans. No room for even the most rudimentary entrepreneurial or creative thought. Nepotism at every level. Poor pay, unless you are an administrator. Central Office Administration picked not on area expertise but on time spent as principal in a school, so there are many people managing departments who have absolutely no training in the area they are managing. No respect for real marketing, PR, procurement, contract, HR, leadership. Lot of pretending to be creative, forward thinking, but the culture doesn't support it.

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.