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Hostile workplace environment at Redwood City - Teacher Summit Public Schools Employee Review

1.0
Jan 15, 2017
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Pros

Summit is full of dedicated teachers who care immensely for their students. They are trying hard to be progressive and efficient in their educational model so that they can help as many kids as possible to get into high school.

Cons

So many cons. The educational program only superficially helps many students-- it unfortunately does not make an impact on many students' lives the way that Summit claims, as students are falsely passed through the program without doing any work because Summit wants to claim that all its students are succeeding. Administration was a nightmare, colleagues were often hostile and not assuming each other's best intentions, management is stretching their resources too thin, pay is low, teachers teach all day without prep, and then have to stay until 5pm or later for meetings.

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5.0
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Pros

Great for retirees or anyone in grad school, a lot of free time.

Cons

Some kids don't listen, and sometimes you have to deal with entitled, reckless drivers.

2.0
Feb 25, 2026
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Pros

Good coworkers and positive relationship with students. Frequent PD weeks during expeditions Constantly given snacks in the staff room

Cons

Toxic work Environment, if you weren't personally liked by admin, or rocked the boat in anyway they would talk bad about you. It was almost as if we were still in high school...as high school teachers. There was a lack of transparency from Admin. There was a lack of proper training, I was asked to do unethical things while on the job, ex) asked to graduate my students anyway when they had not earned the grades to pass or had met the attendance expectations. Faced gender discrimination from a Coworker, creating a hostel work environment for me.

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