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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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1.0
Aug 18, 2020

Appalling Work Environment

Anonymous employee
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Pros

My students. They make everything worth while. The only reason I stay or stayed is because of them. They are sweet and wonderful.

Cons

Where to begin... Under paid and over worked. Which is disgusting as the school makes over $100 million dollars per year. But, they don't have the money some how to pay their teachers or support staff? The curriculum is terrible. Scripted teaching is dreadful. It lacks creativity and adapting to students learning needs. Every student has different learning styles. Sounding like a robot reading a pre made script to teach is BORING. It's boring for us kids, and it's boring for us Teachers!! Also, the curriculum does not match with the students level! They just bunch kids into a class, and hope for the best. Currently, I have 41 students in my Homeroom class.... How are we supposed to handle this with Covid-19? What about when we go back to school? Clearly, they have NO/ZERO logical plan. There goal is clearly to just get as many students enrolled for the money. Plain and simple! This company says it's about the education for the student. LIES. If it was about the education and better opportunities than they should provide MORE resources to those students who need it. 1 laptop per family is AWFUL. The school can 100% afford laptops for ALL students. They are just to cheap to give them out. I have parents complaining 24/7 how unorganized virtual learning has become. I have parents upset that they don't have the resources they need. I am upset making only $26,777.00 each year, while having responsibilites as a Lead Teacher... I am doing ALL of the same work but, they can't "pay" me more. On top of that, they expect me to work on my "off hours" to contact parents. UM NO. I DO NOT WORK FOR FREE. The fact they even ASKED me to do this was completely unacceptable. I am not working through my lunch. I am not working after I clocked out. If you want me to work more than I need to, then PAY ME FOR IT.

1.0
Mar 8, 2018

High School Teacher

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Pros

Free shirts and structured curriculum. Can move up within a few years.

Cons

EXTREMELY stressful job. I was going into work at 6:45am and leaving at 6pm AND I was still working when I got home. I worked during lunch and often went in on Saturdays mornings to copy. Even after all these working hours, I still felt like I was struggling to keep up with the workload. Administration always wanted you to do more even when you were already working more than 60 hours a week. Administration was unprofessional and only care about having good data (high test scores and staff/student retention). I would never recommend working at this school to anybody. I had ZERO work life balance and had to leave because the stress levels were taking a toll on my body and mental health.

2.0
Apr 18, 2017

Humanities Teacher

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The kids make it worth it and teacher to teacher relationship is good.

Cons

Wishy washy administration with a focus on never failing students. As a result we are forced to decrease our failure rates. The pay does not equal the workload and the hours are erratic. At times you don't even take a state mandated lunch. There is also a significant fear of retaliation for voicing concerns.

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