instructional aide

special education aide

teacher

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counselor

Alvin-Isd

I will say that the salary was great especially since being newly graduated. 

Principals showed favoritism and it is very cliquey like high school. The biggest thing is micromanagement and the sense of "We're teachers I know how hard it is but remember your why.'' The toxic positivity is insane! Very high turnover due to the admin not trying to really know their teachers and students. 

While working in this district they act very stuck up and act like they're better than other districts. Staff had health problems due to stress and lack of support. Seems like every week teachers had to go to the nurse due to high blood pressure or headaches. 

Work-life balance would be nonexistent because everything centered around being a teacher. Grading, lesson plans, duties that we shouldn't have been assigned. There is a lot that goes on in this district. They don't like students to be held accountable, and they try to keep the parents happy even if their child is in the wrong. 

They know that there are so many teachers who don't return the following year. The admin does not care about you at all, and you are just a number. Frequent walk throughs and you feel monitored and judged all the time. I would have panic attacks, and my mental health was so low working at this district! 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Support, case load, pay and benefits, working environment. Professional development is encouraged and  provided/paid for upon request the majority of the time. SLPs have the opportunity to work with students in pre-school-5th grade, 6-8 grade, or high school. At least a 3% pay raise has been given in the last 21 out of 22 years. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Case loads may cause stress, but AISD provides help (to alleviate the stress). A campus with 100+ speech students will have at least 2 SLPs/SLPAs.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Supportive, friendly, and professional. The majority of the buildings are either updated or new. AISD continues to grow. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Therapy, review/repot progress, attend ARDs, assessments and report writing. Therapy is the major part.

It started off as a good working environment at the school district within the past 12 15 months New Management took over the morale has dropped low but the staff principles and teachers parents PTO community is beautiful did not have enough time to retire so I resign voluntarily did not touch my TRS for 6 years looking for something else in the same field I know I would be a good fit for your company 36 plus years of service good track record thanks like I said before it's a fun place to work at at the end we had new leadership that made it very difficult for employees to to be comfortable at work process started off good for past 5 years it was great but it has changed

We had a large district to cover. Its was said to be about 250 sq. miles. We had work orders that were handed to us almost daily to complete. I had to learn where each schools mechanical rooms were because that was where the electrical equipment was. Our management was good. They were always giving us pats on the back for our excellent work. The crew of guys I worked with were great. Always willing to help and learn. Probably the hardest time we had was coming in after a hurricane and making sure everything was in working order before the teachers and kids came back. We often had appreciation dinners and luncheons. I also go to work the football games on Friday, to make sure the lights and equipment in the concessions were working properly.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The Administration Team is supportive and very professional. The teaching staff is caring and focused on a quality education for all students. I have been supported by the staff and my experience has been positive. Work atmosphere is very good. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Behavior management in the classroom. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Positive and supportive. Focused on a quality education for all students. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Challenging and rewarding. Starts at 7:45 and goes through 4:10. Need for flexibility as the requirements are many times situational and can change from moment to moment .

Working in schools, the kids, faculty and staff, incredibly rewarding. Police department lacks contingency plans. The department lacks leadership and their shortcomings will fall directly on your shoulders. Policies and procedures are confusing and often times hard to find. Severe discipline up to including termination for minor mistakes. Filing a grievance for unjust discipline will only lead to more trouble for you and your eventual termination. There is no job security. Micro-managed to the max. If you're a Peace Officer think twice about applying for this agency. You have no voice or relief.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Being able to earn more money with available CTE's ( mid-day runs) & field trips. They even have a program where you can donate your PTO to help someone else and they always consider your hardships with donations from all.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Oh you know it's the kids they can work your nerves and stress you out so u got to have patience. But also paperwork at the beginning of the year and knowing your kids. You got to get the right kids no time for errors that can be costly.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Mind your own business and you will be alright.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Got to go got to go I've got a busy schedule

Honestly, if you don’t have upper administration ties, I would just stay away from this district. It’s very much about fitting in, and if you don’t your whole career can be ruined by them. I’ve heard of many teachers who have been ran off by principals at this district, myself included, who had a hard time finding a job after they left. And trust me, these were not bad teachers, they were teachers who were successful before they came to Alvin. If you are a new teacher, I would also stay away from this district. They don’t have any kind of training/support and just expect you to know how to do the job effectively right off the bat. Go to a district that actually invests in their teachers cause this district does not. 

As a substitute, I am able to travel from campus to campus working in classrooms of various subjects. 

My day typically starts out taking attendance, giving out the assignments, supervising all classroom activities, monitoring behavior and adhering to school rules and bell schedules. If needed, I write students up for a referral to the office for various reasons such as missing assignments, tardies and behavioral issues. 

The most enjoyable part of my job is that I get to wiork with the students and faculty and get to know them. The hardest part is that I have to travel from one campus to another and not be permanent in one school.

I never knew what was expected of me from day to - expected to change campus in the middle of the day and at times in the morning on the way to a campus was told to go to another campus
expected to do all of the work the RNs could not do, and to train the RNs but was not qualified to work a campus alone - but expected to "float" around the district to cover without notice most of the time
treated as a 'clean up' employee or a secretary instead of a nurse
being taken advantage of and being mislead about opportunities
I love school nursing 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Instructional aide 6 salaries reported	$19,983 per year
Special education aide 29 salaries reported	$19,541 per year
Teacher 19 salaries reported	$63,498 per year
Attendance clerk 18 salaries reported	$22,694 per year
Counselor 8 salaries reported	$47,125 per year

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