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This is an unhealthy work environment. If you are passionate about teaching and social justice, work at your local public school. The environment is much healthier and they serve the local population much better.
What did you like most about the interview process?
They are quite desperate for teachers so most people will be allowed in.
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
The administration needs to review why they lose half their staff every year and whether this is really benefitting students and their families.
What are some of the best things about your team?
Fellow teachers are some of the hardest working, most passionate people I have ever met. You have to be to put up with the administrative incompetency and stay in this job.
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
They seem to be focused on an impossible idealized ideal without wanting to really listen and put in the work they need to make it a feasible reality for parents, teachers, and students.
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
Be prepared to work 12-16 hours a day including weekends. KIPP will required you to do many additional inane data tracking tasks and minute by minute lesson plans (50 page lesson plans... No joke) or risk public shaming and being fired.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
Comparable to public school salary, benefits are worse, but you will work roughly double the hours at KIPP versus the local district (I've worked the same teaching position at both). KIPP makes you do many additional unpaid tasks on the top of your contractual obligations.
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