Mission-First w/The Right Balance of Autonomy/High Expectations - Anonymous employee Noble Schools Employee Review

5.0
Apr 4, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Amazing colleagues (intelligence, mission-focused, humor, and love) -Most leadership has a students-first/teachers-second/selves-last mentality -Teachers and leaders given autonomy to innovate (a growing rarity in the large-charter space) -Student discipline and happiness is best-in-class -Constantly evolving. Far from perfect but has the humility to admit it.

Cons

-Though the autonomy is real and appreciated, the floor could be raised with more centralized (not just campus or Relay GSE) focus on teacher training -Chicago is a tough place to be right now; all the more reason Noble is needed but makes being a teacher harder when there's so much anger and unknowns (budget, education) in the public arena -More all-network time. We only see other campuses or hear 'what's going on at the network' a couple of times a year.

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