Pros
- All of the teachers at Noble Street Charter Prep (the original campus) would be superstars at a regular school. They value each other, and put the students first. - Improvement as an educator is taken seriously, and not tied to performance review. I have an instructional coach in my class weekly (with debriefings after), and I genuinely WANT her to see my most challenging classes so we can collaborate on how to improve learning - Administration is caring, approachable, and skilled. One member of admin once told me, "you and I are equally valuable to the students - we're just doing different jobs." With that kind of humility and focus, it really brings the whole community together.
Cons
-A lot is demanded of you in terms of time and energy. If ever there is a way to improve student learning, be expected to be held accountable to make it work.