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      Tilden Preparatory reviews

      2.7

      35% would recommend to a friend

      (64 total reviews)

      Shary Nunan, Karen Hobbs

      42% approve of CEO

      30% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      2.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.9

      Work/Life balance

      2.6

      Culture & values

      2.6

      Compensation and benefits

      2.3

      Senior management

      2.3

      Career opportunities

      Tilden Preparatory has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 64 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Tilden Preparatory employee rating is 28% below average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      64 reviews
      1.0
      Dec 20, 2021

      AVOID THIS PLACE!

      Math and science teacher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Your co-workers are nice and supportive.

      Cons

      This place is an absolute joke when it comes to treating employees fairly. You are hired "full time" but expect massive gaps in your schedule. You are expected to teach everything under the sun. I was hired for math but quickly learned to in order to have a full schedule you needed to teach, math, science, history, English. Lots of teachers teachibg outside of their area of expertise which is bad for students, especially the high costs of attending the school. Teachers are expected to pass students even when they are cleary not ready. Benefits are terrible, bare minimum with no paid federal holidays and you lose your health benefits over the summer. AVOID!

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      4y
      Thank you for your review. At Tilden, we do not expect Math/Science teachers to teach Humanities and vice versa. When we hire a new teacher, they list the courses they can teach. Those will be the courses the teacher will be asked to teach. Tilden doesn't expect teachers to teach any courses that they have not listed. Tilden is open throughout the school year, and teachers who teach over the summer continue to receive Tilden's contribution to their healthcare coverage. Teachers who want to take the summer off can do so and can always keep their healthcare, but don't receive Tilden's contribution to their healthcare until they resume working at Tilden in the fall.
      2.0
      Dec 14, 2021

      Lots of potential, but falls very short

      Math/science teacher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Administrators do not micromanage. If they can trust you to get your job done well, administrations leaves you alone. Do not need credential to be hired. Schedule is diverse and changes frequently, which prevents material from becoming too boring. Coworkers are nice, and students are great!

      Cons

      HOURS ARE INCREDIBLY UNSTABLE. YOU WILL BE HIRED AS A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE, BUT HAVE PART-TIME HOURS FOR A THIRD THE YEAR. This is NOT a job for somebody who already has tight finances, because you will start out with around 35 hours per week, but that will drop down to 15 or less by March of the school year. Teachers have unionized, but administration refuses to bargain in good faith about providing a stable-hour system. Administrators provide no support in terms of professional development, so that can be hard if teaching doesn't come naturally to you. Their appreciation for employees is incredibly superficial. The school cares more about keeping parents happy than giving students appropriate grades, and it can be frustrating that you basically have to let parents pay for a good grade for their student that hasn't earned it. Little to no planning time for teachers. When I left, we got 1 prep hour for every 10 hours we taught. Hard to form relationship with coworkers because of varying schedules. Directors of the school do NOT support the teachers' union and actively talked down about it, sometimes making up blatant lies about the union. The school does not care about teacher retention in the slightest, and relies on having a revolving door of employees so they do not have to give reasonable benefits.

      3.0
      Dec 6, 2021

      Teaching at Tilden

      Math/science teacher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1 student per class. Lots of resources available. Great co-workers. Small student population. Teach the same student for multiple classes.

      Cons

      1 student per class can be troubling when the student has behavior issues. Pay could be better. Need to be competent in many different subjects.

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