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IDEA Public Schools reviews

2.8

35% would recommend to a friend

(1,039 total reviews)
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Dr. Jeff Cottrill

55% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

IDEA Public Schools has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,039 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The IDEA Public Schools employee rating is 26% below average for employers within the Education industry (3.8 stars).

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5.0
Aug 10, 2014
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Pros

The level of communication is up to par. The morale is welcoming to all. Our team are always ready to accept and share new ideas. We treat staff like family and most teams are made up of positive energized leaders. The working professional environment sets a positive and encouraging mood. Alamo! One of the best. Mrs.Garza's administration team, will make you feel as your part of our team family.

Cons

Individuals feeling intimidated by Ideas expectations and core values.... no need to feel intimidated or scared away by our high expectations. Work is work. People need to understand that meeting high expectations,yes, can be challenging and lots of work as I've read some reviews on here....but when does one ever appreciate a great change or when can you appreciate change in your working environment if you haven't seen different? Many complain that administration change plans and the way things are handled. That's every where. Administrators or managers need to change directive or directives if one way isn't working to meet goals. It's great to challenge each and every Idea employee to appreciate, live and learn by our core values, goals and college success beliefs. I have worked at other school settings, Weslaco Independent School District is one, and I can compare the difference in set structure. Many state that Idea expects too much? That's a great thing!I mean why live the rest of your life in your comfort zone that doesn't consist of high expectations. If you are looking to have a job that consists of no core beliefs, then Idea isn't your place. If you feel you can't meet or college success expectations, again, Idea isn't for you. If you can challenge yourself and you know you can try to work as hard as you can with our team to meet our goals and high expectations, then come and share your positive energy with us. We can do it.

1.0
Aug 3, 2014

Idea??, you mean WRONG Idea.

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Pros

Making friends and working with children from all ages. Only other good thing about these schools is the type of content instruction they have placed.

Cons

It looks like the company doesn't know how to manage. They give preference to Teach For America people. They try to make you feel that the outside districts are worthless. The school has the same type of children as the regular schools. Also, they don't like to ruin their reputation (been incidents-tons of them). They treat children like at war soldiers (every little thing they have to do perfect which realistically we are not ALL perfect). It is performance-based, they can fire you whenever they want. All schools are run differently. They yell at the kids constantly. Very demanding. High-Stress. Principals are double-faces with employees. Teachers do the same amount of work as co-teachers. Co-teacher just get paid less. They want to put substitutes responsibilities beyond what they are not trained for. They even pay substitutes less than outside districts. Trust me, you will feel way better working at a District outside of this one!!

2.0
Jul 28, 2014

Finger Pointing

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very nice people all around to work with. Everyone is easy to get along with, there are always chances to snag food and work times are a bit lax.

Cons

No information is eve transferred between departments. Instead of owning a problem finger pointing is prevalent often causing issues to go unresolved. Pay is decent for the area but low overall compared to the work demanded. Revolving door of staff often staying 1-2 years before leaving means there's always new people in roles. An aggressive expansion campaign means you're constantly told the company can't afford this that or the other.

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