teacher

elementary school teacher

substitute teacher

english teacher

educator

Clear Creek ISD

For starters; you go in and sometimes check with dispatch to see if they need help covering routes. Then set out to do a morning pre trip, where you inspect your bus inside and out checking to make sure all of your lights and everything is working according to the law and safety standards. Now, its time to pick up the kiddos and take them to school as safely as possible. Then most of the time your off for about 3-4 hours. After you do another inspection in an out, you go to your first school. For me it was high school. Then you take them home, and head to one of our intermediate schools. Which I drove a special intermediate. It was a magnant wave, where these students took a special test and with aproval got to choose to attend another in district school for special programs. This was my favorite group. They were very well behaved and to listen to them in their conversations was amazing. I learned with students you definitely have to have patience and understanding. You dont always know what is going on in a childs life. So the more assertive you are the more the child will positively respond. Is what I gathered. But I know everyone is different. Our management was great, If we ever had any issues they backed us an took care of it. Or if we needed help; they were quick to respond. My co-workers were all like a second family. If any of us needed something there was a co-worker there to listen and or help. Very caring people. Definitely the type of people I trust my own children with. The hardest part of the job was driving in unfamiliar areas, because your unaware of certain dangers. This usually would happen if you unexpectedly had to sub in for part or a whole route for a co worker. You also don't know their kids. But it usually ran pretty smooth. The most enjoyable part of this job I would have to say is getting to participate in field trips. Thats where we get to show our team spirit and watch some of our students play sports. Just showing up, it shows them encouragement and that we care.

Clear Creek likes to promote their "Cadillac education" that's managed on a "Honda budget" but the truth is parents don't want Cadillacs or Hondas. They want babysitters, miracle workers and whipping posts. The majority of teachers are truly devoted to their jobs and to their students. Unfortunately, administrators are far more diligent at appeasing "stakeholders" than they are supporting teachers and enforcing discipline. It's not uncommon for a student to be sent to the principal for being completely disruptive, keeping their classmates from learning, only to be sent back to the classroom within 15 minutes. The only consequences are "reflective questions" and verbal redirection from an administrator. Some elementary students are even promised candy from the admin if they have a "good day" in the classroom. Teachers are held to incredibly high standards but not students or their parents. Lip service is given to Character Education but there is an obvious disconnect between what's taught by the teachers and what's administered in the office. The lunchroom is complete chaos, so much so that subs are pulled from classroom instruction to control the screaming, shouting and food throwing. All teaching staff have morning and/or afternoon duties. Duty free conference periods are typically used to disseminate information, update technology issues or as staffings for SPED. The technology department makes educating students far more difficult than is necessary and technology isn't distributed adequately, evenly or justly. As with educators all over the nations, teachers must often provide their own equipment and supplies and supplies for their students. No surgeon has to buy scalpels but teachers spend hundreds of dollars at WalMart, Amazon and Teachers Pay Teachers. Lesson plans and professional development are typically done outside of the 7am - 4pm workday. Stipends are not equitable but professional expectations are.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great environment to work in,  all the people are friendly and professional. 
Opportunity for advancement. 
Great pay!
Along with a lot of time off.
Overall facilities are excellent and clean.  Top of the line architectural design. 


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being part of the Hvac services for Maintenance and Operations,  when hvac systems are down and require parts for repair,  it's somewhat stressful when it's hot weather and systems are down awaiting repairs due to parts availability or labor needs. W we must maintain comfortable environments for our educational staff and students. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Professional,  team oriented.  We'll organized and structured. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Receive work orders electronically,  proceed to the location having issues.  Meet and check in with building supervisor,  or front office personnel and scan in start time/date. Proceed to area where issues are occurring and perform the task necessary to complete resolve of problem.  
Check out with front office/building supervisor  and report repair status. Complete work order status.  
Move on to the next work order.  
Perform vehicle inspection each day.
Report issues of concern with the proper department. 
Coordinate projects with outsourced contractors to provide updates on repairs/replacement of equipment as needed.

1.Effective and positive communication and interpersonal skills
2.Strong team-building skills
3.Knowledge of special education rules and regulations
4.Ability to interpret policy, procedures, and data
5.Superior organizational skills
6.Ability to multi-task with minimal supervision
7.Ability to adjust to change in a positive manner
8.Maintain friendly customer-service-driven interactions
9.Adhere to federal, state, and local special education requirements.
10.Manage and utilize data effectively for systemic process and program analysis.
- Account for the accuracy and verification of all student program data and reports.
- Implement data-driven decision making for improvement efforts based on best practices.
11.Manage and utilize policy effectively for maintaining systemic processes and practices.
-Account for the verification of the correct policy regarding all decisions and correspondence.
- Implement effective policy-driven decision making.
12. Flexibility

My day starts at 8:00 and goes to 4:30 or 5:00. During that time, I will have multiple meetings and phone calls with several interruptions. The job is enjoyable because I work with co-workers that are equally dedicated to getting the job done.

Meeting my students each day was a happy time. Preparing for several different preps in a foreign language kept me on my toes for I had Latin I, II, and III with allowances for Sped students and those with visual/aural problems. My lessons were organized with the right worksheets, notes, workbooks and online textbooks so that the students could proceed easily through the new material, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, derivatives, and reading/writing drills. The workplace at all my schools has been friendly, professional, highly work focused  and helpful. The hardest part of the job was some student/parent attitudes toward having a strong, reliable work ethic and maintaining a steady performance level. Dealing with people who do not want to try to improve themselves is hard to cope with. My students were very work oriented and were achievers at the higher levels both in grades and in comprehension skills in Latin .

Good work/life balance and schedule. I enjoy having summers off for family time. I can take time off as needed for life events without feeling guilty or stressed.

In my position, there are no promotional options or opportunities for a salary advance, and since I am not on the teacher pay scale I rarely receive raises. As a certified and licensed professional, I would make $20k+ more elsewhere. 

Workplace culture is mediocre at best. Lots of favoritism and nepotism; it's not what you know, but rather who you know that affords you opportunities here, at least in the SPED department. There is a lack of diversity and inclusion, especially around the holidays. I would love to see less conversation at work meetings centered around religion.

Communication from district is good though, and recently they seem to be focused on improving employee experiences, though not at the same rate as other local districts who are giving bonuses, raises, and other benefits to maintain their staff. 

Benefits are expensive and mediocre - especially healthcare.

I enjoy working at the school I am at. My admin is supportive, mostly everyone is nice, and my lead teacher is great. Paraprofessionals do not get paid nearly enough for all of the work they do. I love my students, teaching them and seeing their progress is the best part of the job. A typical day is supporting the teacher and students during lessons, preparing materials, handling behavior, accompanying the students to block/other classes/lunch/recess, and following the student’s IEP. The school district really tries to promote employee wellbeing and offers good benefits. I get 5 paid sick days and 5 paid personal leave days. I get paid during holidays and summer. 

This is the worst place of employment I have ever been at. The turnover rate for teachers is two years. The administration is cliquish with certain staff members. Administrators were dishonest. The work environment was very hostile. Statistics were received during the second semester that there were too many teachers. The administration would begin a witch hunt of harassment. In August, there will be a lack of teachers, because the actual numbers would increase and there would be a sudden need of teachers; you will then see a lot of new job openings. 

Some teachers knew the environment well. They would give me advice such as "don't stand out" and "cya". My life there would have been easier if I could tolerate that type of work environment.

This is just my second year with CCISD and so far it's been good. Last year was interesting and I'm not sure there were many districts that did awesome at taking care of the students and their employees. I would like to see a better pay increase or bonuses like some of the surrounding districts. I do think that the district "appears" to care about their employees, but when it comes down to it, they care more about making parents happy. Focusing on the parents is pretty common for school districts, but don't just provide lip service for your teachers. It would be nice if that lip service turned into action.

What is the best part of working at the company?
My coworkers! The staff. The paycheck always on time. Working with the D/HH students. That was my favorite thing. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Having to miss work. Calling in because I am sick again. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Professional but also a family atmosphere. Strict boundaries but flexible if the situation had unique circumstances. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Arrive at work 30 minutes early. Greet the students. Interpret or aide the teachers for the students. Maybe some office work if students were absent

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