Fulton County Schools reviews

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.

This school district preaches that they support us and are on our side. They try to soften blows with bonuses and motivational quotes. But, ultimately, this district will bend over backwards to keep parents happy and, way to often, teachers end up in bad situations. There is little true support. There is a ridiculous amount of micromanaging. And, for the love of goodness, PLEASE HIRE MORE HR STAFF! The hiring process for this school district is painful. For as desperate as they are to fill positions, you'd think they would make the onboarding process a little faster.