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Better than Most but Big on Micromanaging Teachers - Teacher Fulton County Schools Employee Review

3.0
Apr 12, 2023
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Pros

Planning time is good, 2 periods back to back, benefits/salary are competitive

Cons

FCS promotes students who fail every subject. Summer school is "recommended" not required and the system micromanages teachers at a level you've probably never experienced before. PLCs walk in lock step. The district writes the tests which must be taken online and the tests are written by the school system which is a problem when you have students reading below grade level and they don't understand the questions they're reading. Imagine having 7th graders who mostly read on the 2nd grade level taking a test written at the 7th or 8th grade level and there's nothing you can do about it. This management style is an indication of an inherent lack of trust in the teachers the system employs. The system also employs extremely young administrators who have MINIMAL experience in education. So if you're an experienced educator with 20-30 yrs experience, get ready to have a 30 year old who taught for 3 years, tell you what you're doing wrong.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

You get a wide variety of schools to work with.

Cons

South Fulton and Alpharetta are really far away from the city center, and there can be a lot of favoritism in those areas. Paraprofessional pay is very low, and that can sometimes be the only thing that is available on Aesop. You may barely have a break to take your lunch - 30 mins or so.

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