Houston ISD reviews

2.6

23% would recommend to a friend

(2,178 total reviews)
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F. Mike Miles

10% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

Houston ISD has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,178 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Houston ISD employee rating is 30% below average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Mar 28, 2018

Opportunity for some

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some were interested in supporting and training new teachers.

Cons

Felt that the principal at my school had no interest in keeping new teachers, many of us were let go after the first year.

1.0
Feb 16, 2018

Don't Work for Energized

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are absolutely no pros of working there

Cons

Long Hours No duty free lunch or break Very Unorganized Poor management Leader does not treat people with respect and will fire you for any and everything Meetings almost everyday of the week No support, especially for new teachers No work /life balance And the list goes on

2.0
Feb 13, 2018

Teacher

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is decent, opportunities to earn extra with tutorials is abundant

Cons

Insane demands on time, expected to be at school all the time after hours and on weekends without pay , time wasting acyibio during planning time, no discipline structure (they want to keep suspensions down so they ignore serious problems like fighting and attacks on Teachers), last minute changes and deadlines, unrealistic expectations

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