Houston ISD reviews

2.7

26% would recommend to a friend

(2,185 total reviews)
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F. Mike Miles

10% approve of CEO

20% positive business outlook

Houston ISD has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,185 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Houston ISD employee rating is 28% below average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Apr 9, 2024

DO NOT RECOMMEND

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Pros

Students and building relationships; co-workers

Cons

micromanaging; toxic; punitive; chaotic; do not come here while the takeover is in effect

1.0
Mar 12, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Good starting point straight out of college to get your feet wet

Cons

Disregard your physical and mental health because they own you once you start contract with them, especially if you are an administrator. This year NES school system is a hot mess and you will receive overnight and weekend emails nonstop and expected to override everything you just did for the sake of pleasing someone from the top. You will worry all the time just because they can throw you 25 different tasks and projects at you with deadlines all the time. Before you could get on with the tasks, they would continue to harass you with more and more tasks. Superintendent run it like it's his kingdom and what he says, goes. Many administrators either quit halfway or got "reassigned" without agreeing to do so. Power Trip is huge from the top down.

2.0
Mar 5, 2024

Too much change.

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Pros

Pay was good, colleagues and staff in Houston were great.

Cons

Central office last minute changes, lack of transparency from central office, fear-based management style.

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