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Adams 12 Five Star Schools

I used to work in Adams 12 until I had the opportunity to move into Boulder Valley Schools. I left a full time position in my tenure year to take a .8 position and make more money with better full time benefits now in my new job. I bring this up because in Adams, teachers are currently forced to take furlough days, their pay has been frozen, many valuable programs are being cut and most importantly teachers are getting bumped by veteran teachers, resulting in new hires getting pink slips. There was a feeling amongst the teachers and students that the community didn't value what they were doing (no tax increase for funding) and the Adams 12 leadership is expecting teachers to pick up this slack while they continue to pull 6 figure salaries and seemingly add little value to the daily work being done in the schools. Furthermore, the school board is making a concerted effort to break up the union, and Fox 31 news is investigating the district leadership from hiding money from the public. While some may laud the reduction of union power, many of the schools in southern part of the district especially are extremely challenging and stressful positions, with less parental support, higher drug, discipline, and truancy problems and more transient school populations.

So why does all of this matter? I have many good friends in Adams 12 who do some of the best teaching work in the state. And most of them would tell you they feel trapped there because they would lose tenure and pay if they looked elsewhere. Aside from the validation they get from fellow colleagues and students, they work for a school district in decline and suffering from a crisis of leadership who doesn't value their work and their profession. As a new applicant, there are better districts to work for, and the only reason you are able to view the current Adams 12 job on indeed is because another teacher left for greener pastures. Until the district leadership changes and the community starts to value their schools, I would stay far away from Adams 12.

I was a former Recess monitor and Kinder PARA. The most enjoyable part of this job was being around these cherubs. I loved helping them learn and watching them grow as the years went by. I loved hearing their laughter and keeping them safe and in their natural element out on recess. The only time they got a break from the I n d o c t r i n a t i o n. Their happy faces made my day, and I know I made theirs. The gifts of drawings and trinkets I received from them proved as much. I got along great with parents too. The staff was welcoming at first, until they get challenged on the curriculum and the implementation of Socialism, (unto which, I witnessed daily) and if you don't follow the herd.  Covid was handled horribly. Religious exemptions weren't honored, and that spoke volumes on the direction they were headed by removing God, and the main reason I left. The hardest part of the job was being around two-faced co-workers. They smile to your face and talk behind your back. I asked for Student feedback, instead the Principal and Asst Principal gave me unsolicited Teacher feedback. Just when I thought I had friends here, it was a facade. I didn't fit their narrative when I stood up to the mask mandate, I was the lone ranger. It was then, I knew it was time to move on. Overall, I miss the kids and I hope the ladies in the office were honest to the Parents as to why I left. 

Overall, Adams five twelve star schools is a great place to work. I had the best pay I ever had while working for this district. There was a lot of stress associated with my job as teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing. That is because I was working as a classroom teacher, managing students, creating lesson plans, working as a resource room teacher, modifying work for students for their general education time, and managing IEP meetings and collecting data for those IEPs. There is a lot to the job. The only downside that I experienced other than the stress I just mentioned was not being given the autonomy to operate the classroom as I wished. When I expressed this to my superior, my superior said, twice, that I should look for other work. There was no flexibility and working with me with my conflicting philosophy and the school's philosophy. It broke my heart to be encouraged to leave, when I loved my job, the school, and the students. I would gladly work for another teaching assignment within the district, and it may just be that I have been a Deaf Ed teacher for so long, that I am ready to look for other teaching positions. If you are starting out as a Deaf ed teacher or special ed teacher, this district would be great for you.

It’s a revolving door on these kitchens, pay is lousy the only benefit is a free lunch.they cap most workers hours at 19 even though you work more then that so you don’t qualify for benefits even though you should. They can’t get enough people to staff the kitchens so you doing double duty and God forbid someone need a day off. The kids don’t listen, they dump milk in the cooler yep you gotta clean that. Cooking is a nightmare, the powers that be sit behind a desk oblivious to what is going on, but they change things often and not for the better, 
  Yes you get weekends off and when the kids are off but you don’t get paid for Thanksgiving, Christmas and all. The managers are overwhelmed and stressed out! You work your bum off and then some but aren’t appreciated. And they want everything done as if they have the people but won’t give you extra pay time to do it, mangers meetings are scheduled around lunch, you get 15 mins. To gulp down your free lunch. They give the kids 4 entree options everyday most kids want pizza or chicken so that adds extra work to your day that isn’t needed. And with the new 2 hour delay start if the weather is bad instead of calling a snow day, we and others have to be there on the icy roads to be there regular time.

Practicing teaching is dynamic. Each day has routines, yet each day is unique and a new opportunity for success. I learned that humans are designed to be thinkers and problem solvers. I learned that collaboration is more about thinking together than it is about making decisions. In this school district, the teachers and administration are focused on being learners who teach learners. As with any type of relationship, co-workers are unique individuals. Learning to value each other for our strengths and having mercy for our weaknesses brings humanity to the work place. The hardest part of the job was the conflict between my beliefs and the culture and social expectations. The most enjoyable part of the job was developing relationships with each student and class while being the instrumental influence for their growth across each school year.

I'm very lucky because I love my particular school and we have a fabulous admin team, reasonable work load, and lots of support. The district leadership is good, they take into account a lot of teacher and school site feedback. They recently changed the salary scale to be more competitive with area districts, and they are very flexible with accepting credits, years of service, etc. that help maximize your salary. Union leadership does well negotiating contracts. The leadership for my particular department leaves something to be desired (lack of communication/transparency, terrible PD, seem very disconnected with what is actually happening in schools) but I think it's just due to the leaders of that department. Overall Adams 12 is a great district, it really just depends on what school you are in as they vary widely. 

Good co-workers and clients who appreciate you can go a long way toward making a job tolerable and money never hurts; but when you put in 11-12 hours a day almost every day and still can't get all the work done, something is wrong; 50 campuses, 40,000+ people and hundreds of thousands of endpoints are administered by a team of 16 people-and management isn't happy and wants everyone to work harder and do more. No matter how much you do it's never enough, and the reward for a job well done is more work. Management fires people for the thinnest of reasons; IT directors seems to think he'll be seen as "holding people accountable" if he cans good people. Don't let the money fool you: this job is not worth it.

As an in-building sub, I'm not even sure who my manager is from the district. I know there is someone listed at the beginning of the application process but there is never any contact. I always put the office manager at my school on items that asked for my supervisor (emails, job applications, documents, etc.) in which she was fabulous on all accounts! The workplace culture is satisfying, supportive, and filled with great energy. Teachers take quite a bit of time off so there is always a job for us subs. The most enjoyable part of the job is being with the students and watching them grow over the years. 

The work I did each day was:
* Support administrator and cover when absent
* Analyze needs of educators and curriculum
* Meet with educators, staff, parents regarding individual needs
* Trained staff on multiple technology programs
* Trained staff on how to analyze data results from testing and use within instruction practice
* Promoted the use of newer materials
* Wrote 5 year plan for new model to take school from corrective action - resulting in improved academic achievement and decrease in discipline incidents

Everyday I'm at work by 6 AM.
 Breakfast in the class room by 7:15 AM. 
Enter all students who took breakfast in computer.
Work on orders.
Help with lunch preparations.
Help serve students as they are coming to get lunch.
batch cook
help with clean up
end of day reports and deposit.
p-card--- all our pizza and milk was put on a p-card I had to maintain and fill out reports.
payroll (check time cards)
This is a typical day.

I learned how to manage my time to get every thing done.

I get alone well with my co-workers.

The kids is what makes working at a school so much fun. Seeing all the students faces everyday .

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Teacher 59 salaries reported	$189 per day
Para educator 110 salaries reported	$22.60 per hour
Site lead 72 salaries reported	$21.74 per hour
Assistant 60 salaries reported	$20.03 per hour
Classroom assistant 54 salaries reported	$20.40 per hour

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