Summit Public Schools reviews

* Innovation sometimes is driven by budgetary reasons, other than student-driven * Pay is really low, heath benefit is okay, maternity benefit is pathetic * Very top-down decision making, promotion is given only to ppl close to the inner circle. * Incompetent middle management; do not care about talent development and retention * Super young senior management; unprofessional culture

Experience depends heavily on school/campus placement and effectiveness of administration. Administration promises professional development and personal coaching regardless of your role in the school which can be vital to new beginning teachers. However ideal it may have seemed, the helicopter evaluations with confusing and inconsistent coaching made it very difficult to know one's expectations. Expect to have a flood of many different people in your classroom every day! If you are not a seasoned teacher, expect to be overwhelmed and if you fall behind expect to be left behind in some cases due to politics and admin being spread too thin. Though colleagues were very supportive and motivated to work around the clock for students, many leave within 2 years due to unrealistic demand and countless roles placed on educators with 12 hour shifts. As a result many of these teachers sacrifice their lives for the school, which can leave to unhealthy cult like culture and brain drain. It seemed like there were too many changes too quickly in regards to curriculum, implementation, and procedures with teachers always playing catch up in meetings and students left with varying experiences each year. Stick to what worksI If you thrive on innovation and constant change, then this is the place for you.