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      3.6

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (1,046 total reviews)

      Lewis D. Ferebee

      68% approve of CEO

      67% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Compensation and benefits

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Work/Life balance

      3.0

      Senior management

      DC Public Schools has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,046 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DC Public Schools employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      1K reviews
      2.0
      Mar 1, 2012

      Learn a lot but you can't make a career out of it.

      Analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      There is so much to learn and to contribute. It is a huge mess that needs to be fixed.

      Cons

      DCPS Senior management does not listen to middle management or the regular employee. They are hardly out at schools and sit in "ivory tower." Departments are silo-ed so its difficult to work between departments. There is no long term planning and there is no employee development like at neighboring school districts. The attrition rate is high.

      3.0
      Jul 27, 2011

      A good place to get your feet wet and take on responsibility, but the turnover is outrageous

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - lots of responsibility - good pay - opportunities to take on new tasks and develop weak skills

      Cons

      - long hours - overwork (people come and go so much and their tasks need to be completed) - very little recognition for extra work - reactive environment (always putting out a major fire) - very poor communication between teams - no dental insurance for central office employees (dental discount program is offered though)

      1.0
      Mar 27, 2011

      Awful, depressing, and hopeless-teaching in a failing school system is Sisyphean and Masochistic.

      Science teacher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The pay is decent and you will feel like a a superstar hero sometimes. The kids can be really fun and entertaining.

      Cons

      The average DCPS student has so many forces working against him that teaching anything other than basic reading or basic math seems like a waste. Why teach a 16 year old mitosis if she reads at a 3rd grade level? Why reach out to a parent with concerns about their child when they are going to turn those concerns back on you. If you have the skills and background to do anything else, do that instead.

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