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American Heritage School has a beautiful campus and most of the faculty is extremely dedicated and talented. The biggest perk of working there is that if you have kids, they get free tuition. But the pay is very low and there are a lot of expenses besides tuition that you will need to cover yourself including uniforms, books, meals, trips, iPads, yearbooks, technology fees, and so forth. Teachers are given state-of-the-art technology, but the workload is grueling. In addition to lesson planning, teaching, and grading, there are a lot of additional responsibilities including traffic duty, lunch duty, administrative work, and tons of parent communication. Teachers must stand by their doors between classes, so it's challenging to get a restroom break. The headmaster and principals are smart, caring, and practical, but they don't really call the shots. The owners of the school dictate many of the most unpopular policies and don't listen to the administrators. Low pay, long hours, rigid policies, and intense pressure create low morale among teachers. The school wins a lot of competitions, which is a source of pride. But it is often a small group of high achievers who are represented again and again, while students of average ability are overlooked. The pre-law, pre-med, robotics, arts and athletic programs are top-notch. But core classes can be crowded, particularly for students of average ability. Students may only take AP courses with the recommendation of a teacher and are actively dissuaded from attempting them if they are not near the top of their class. There is a lot of staff turnover – partly through attrition and partly through firings at the end of every year – which creates a lot of insecurity. This can be hard on parents who know their children's fate hangs in the balance. There are definitely good things about working at American Heritage, but the tradeoffs are significant. A lot of faculty members burn out after a couple of years and decide it isn't worth it.

Most teachers are amazing, positive, helpful and friendly. A few won't hesitate to "throw you under the bus" if they feel threatened/insecure - with or without cause.
Terrific, supportive custodial staff and reading, library, & IT staff.
However; the school desperately needs someone to act as advocate for teachers and staff! Administration is out of touch with the reality of teacher needs, abilities, and how to support - and they have no compunction with cutting employees without an advance conversation, a viable reason, or dignity! It's happened over and over again, with a dozen or more employees.

If you like to work for free then this may be a good fit for you. Otherwise, beware! 

For the online school program, they offer a piece-rate pay per lesson for contract work. However, they will continuously change the lesson you are working on, change the guidelines of what they have asked you to do, or ask you to pick up another contractor's work (because they suddenly left)...each time they change the work you don't get paid on what you were working on because you haven't finished the full lesson task. If you comment on this, you are told you are not flexible or that this job isn't for everyone. Save yourself time and lost resources, find a place that respects the people doing the work for them. The online school has a very 'self-centered" culture. If you are already part of the culture it may be a good fit. Otherwise, there are better places to work for...places that respect the time you give toward their company and that pay you for your work.  

wake up around 6:00am work untill 4:00pm only for 5 dollars an hour so thats only 40 bucks a day which equates to 200 a week and we got payed every 2 weeks minus 40 dollars for taxes so really its 80 hours of pretty hard work for only 300 something dollars + free lunches and trips however working for these kids had its fun moments it honestly wasn’t worth it.
A typical day at work included football in the hot sun hours in the small room with 20 kids long days of restlessness.
Workplace culture is goofy behavior.
I learned that you shouldn’t care what people think about you because at the end of the day were all human and everyone has there own flaws. It taught me to become more confident in myself.
Most enjoyable part was the lunches and field trips aswell as getting along with co workers and some kiddos.
hardest part of the job was definitely getting there every morning and dealing with the kids

I have seen the school grow and flourish into what is now the 13th top private school in the county. I am very proud to have been apart of the incredible science department and will miss what I consider my second home and family. The best part and most enjoyable of the job are the students that I can motivate to push themselves and then when they come back to thank me. The hardest part of the job is balancing home life sometimes and leaving work at work. It can be a challenge to anyone who knows how engrossed we can get in the classroom and always striving to make curriculum and delivery better. I get along well with my colleagues and we support each other. Administration is also very strong and helpful. I have learned many different programs and applications through the incredible professional development classes and conferences I have been to.

Given a schedule of activities for each day for the kids. 
I learned Leadership skills and emotional skills to help the kids
Management was fine could've been better.
People are friendly ,parents are friendly and give you money if their child really likes you.
The hardest part of the job is the walking in the hot sun with 20+ kids the campus is really big and activities are far  it was super hot outside.  Keeping the children in line and listening is tough but you have to be strict but kind for them to listen to you.
The most enjoyable part of the job is the kind people you meet. The parents have lots of money and if you make nice with a family you can network and they can put you on to new things.

The only good thing about being a Teacher Assistant at American Heritage School in Plantation, FL is the free tuition. Pay is extremely low. Parents and children were great. However, management calls you in for an end of the year evaluation, where they often fire people. They do so by telling you something you did, that they never mentioned before, or called you into the office for. You won't know what they are talking about, because it didn't happen. Horrible and demeaning. Nepotism reigns here, and if you're not a management favorite, expect the potential chop. They fire you, they also fire your kids attending there. 

As a substitute every day is different as you are unaware most of the time as to what classes you will be teaching. I enjoyed it because I got a chance to expand my knowledge in many areas. Management was wonderful; always cheerful and willing to work with you. You get to meet a lot of great teachers who are always there with a smile if you need a hand. The hardest part is if you get a subject that you are not 100% knowledgeable in. The best part of the job was knowing that you are helping to educate our youth and when they understand something you taught them.

The faculty and staff are wonderful people, friendly and helpful.   The administration team has questionable practices such as harassing teachers, creating stressful situations that may either cause you to quit or be let go.   The administrators will pull you in their office and claim anonymous complaints from parents yet never back it up then use it to manage their personnel.  They do NOT follow educationally sound practices and procedures when handling employees.   Contracts are year to year.  No safety in a continual position.   Pay is average.

There are many things that I could say about this school. I was not pleased with the fact that while I worked at the school and my children attended the school, many other employees criticized me behind my back and ridiculed my children because I received a discount for them as an employee.
It’s a very expensive school and most people try to get a job working their to help pay the High tuition. So many people who work there are doing so to accommodate there children’s tuition.

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