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      Houston ISD reviews

      2.7

      28% would recommend to a friend

      (2,186 total reviews)
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      F. Mike Miles

      9% approve of CEO

      21% positive business outlook

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      Houston ISD has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,186 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
      Oct 21, 2012

      A Stressful, Unrewarding Position

      Esl teacher
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      Pros

      The pay is good, approximate $45,000 a year for new teachers. Considering all the extra hours you spend grading papers, writing lesson plans and posting grades, it doesn't ad up.

      Cons

      Students are out-of-control; parents uninvolved; administration is unsupportive & unprofessional. My last administrator spent most of the day texting and checking twitter on her smart phone. She carried it everywhere, and always had her head down looking at it.

      1.0
      Oct 18, 2012

      It's sad the waste of time and money to keep money

      Math teacher
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      Pros

      I liked my coworkers. There are opportunities to continue professional development during the work week. The administration is trying to improve, but they've fallen short.

      Cons

      I worked at three different schools. At each school, people in the administration flat out lied and repeated lies. The evaluation system is bizarre, and the schools have different extreme preferences. One school, I couldn't get a set of SAT books to teach SAT prep during the 30 minute time that we had scheduled into the day because it would be "too difficult for me" since I already had 2 preps and she didn't want me to have a third. While the last school I worked at (for 2.5 yrs) gave me 4 preps my second semester and 4 my last when it could have been scheduled so that no one got 4 preps. I pointed it out and they ignored me. It hurts students when I teach three different classes each day.

      3.0
      Sep 21, 2012

      Previous private sector employees struggle with lack of direction and vision by management

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Standard business hours with rare instance for night/weekend work and ability to make a difference in the District. With such a large District, they have great initiatives that are neat to be a part of.

      Cons

      Zero schedule flexibility or work from home - get sideways glances for leaving 15 minutes early. Very difficult to get training. While money may be approved for large initiatives, hardly anything is alotted for ongoing operations and maintenance.

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