teacher

elementary school teacher

english teacher

substitute teacher

high school teacher

Collier County Public Schools

A typical day at my middle school involved my day starting well before everyone else as I like to arrive early checking my voicemail in case of any absences by staff members and/or teachers requiring coverage. If a non-instructional staff member called in sick, I would check with their immediate supervisor for anything I could do to expedite any tasks or deadlines requiring immediate attention.  If there are tasks these would be delegated to an available staff member or I would step in to complete the task at hand.  My day would then continue by checking e-mails answering each in a timely manner.  At this point, teachers are typically filtering into the building and the revolving door begins as they often either need to speak with me with budget or ordering concerns or are requesting an audience with the principal which requires an appointment.  The next line of order would be entering payroll for substitutes from the day previous as well as entry of any leave requests for teachers who may be taking time off in the near future. After this, I would enter all After School Enrichment hours for instructional and non-instructional staff members.  This time would then be entered into an Excel spreadsheet I developed for our program with the allocated budget providing a full picture of consumable expenses, salaries, busing and custodial charges.  I would switch gears to budget, monitoring our locational budget inclusive of administrative, operational, team and department instructional expenses.  12:30 pm every day involved meeting with my Principal reviewing forms requiring signature, discussing his calendar, my calendar, reviewing any concerns by instructional or non-instructional staff members and most importantly, relaying any parent concerns. Additionally, the Principal and I would work collectively on the process of interviewing and hiring instructional and non-instructional staff members from the onset, inclusive of assembling a committee to working with staff members and HR in choosing the right candidate.   The afternoon would vary considerably depending on the immediate demand.  Generally, it involved budget in some regard, most commonly allocations for the After School or Saturday School Program.  It may also involve submitting field trip requests, busing requests, supply requests for teachers and/or staff members.  My agenda also involved setting up for a variety of social events, whether for students, teachers or administrators visiting our school from our Administration Center or other schools.  Often times I would be the individual going around to all the teacher planning rooms fixing copiers in an effort to keep the teachers time as productive as possible, while saving money in my effort to find a solution to the problem without creating a service call which could be extremely pricey.  
I learned to be extremely patient, giving every individual in the school my undivided attention including students.  
Management was fairly easy as everyone got along so well, understood their position within the school and we ran like a well oiled engine. 
Co-workers were great as the expectation was always the same, we were in the school for the good of the students and just about everyone's heart was in that place. 
The hardest part of the job was the students; not that the students were difficult, simply because many had very difficult lives.  Often times these were the same kids who would be in  trouble and sitting in the discipline office.  Most of the time, it was a way of achieving the attention they may not be getting at home.
The most enjoyable part of this job was definitely THE KIDS!  They keep you young and full of hope.

I was a traveling therapist and Collier County schools overall was not a good place to work. There was poor to no training or support. On the first day I was shown the therapy resource room, the room was a mess literally!  Students folders were piled and thrown on a table, there was dust and dirt everywhere....there was outdated therapy materials dating back to 1982 yes ....1982!  Tests were a little more up to date.  The expectation was to begin seeing students day 1 when the office was a mess and hardly anytime to review student files.  There was no learning curve for the computer documentation for IEP's and the ESE coordinator was very rude and not helpful.
The administration did not notify the therapists that we were responsible for completing medicaid billing , until 3 months of being at the school, then we had to bill for all of the therapy sessions in retro which was very time consuming.  Other Speech Pathologists mentioned that if medicaid billing was not transmitted in a timely fashion, then those funds came out of their paycheck in the form of therapy fines, which I think is very unprofessional! Lastly, the Collier County School District CEU's that they offer therapists were not challenging or professionally interesting. Poor training and adminstrative support are reasons that I would never recommend any therapist to work for Collier County!

Working for Collier County Schools has been a very insightful experience for me. I have an experience that might be very different from the teacher in the school down the street, so take what I have to say with a grain of salt. I have met some of the most incredible people while here, and the teachers are 100% devoted to student success. 

I did not enjoy my experience due to the lack of support from the administrators in my school. As many teachers in my building like to say, "the insane are running the asylum." 

Anyways, teaching the students is the easy part. It is all the other "stuff" I am required to do while still appearing innovating for my observations (17 observations this year alone) that forced me to really reconsider this job. I found it difficult to be innovating when the district was requiring me to do specific lessons a specific way that took up more academic time than I was allotted. 

Also, my students took 18 assessment tests this year. 18 academic days were taken away from my curriculum so that the district could test my students. I think if I had more time, energy, or support, I would have been able to enjoy the job more. It was fine for a while (awesome co-workers) but I am looking forward to working elsewhere.

The Guest Teacher Program for Collier County Public Schools is one of the best in the country. The hourly rate (with a Bachelor degree) is significantly higher than the national average at $21.00/hr. There are no benefits for subsitute teachers; however a mandatory tax deferred contribution to a Benacor Retirement Account which is fantastic! You pick-up jobs using an app on your phone, it is streamlined for convenience. Typical day: Report to main office, receive binder with keys, schedule, phone numbers, and attendance rosters.  99.9% of teachers leave lessons plans that say "have them login to computer, assignments on Canvas." That means you are there to keep them on-task, NOT teach. Accurate and timely attendance is important, assign a student(s) to deliver at office. If you are EASY-GOING, the students will respect you. 
The District requires a few online and in-person trainings- easy, common sense material. You have no interaction with management.  After hire, you are on your own, almost like a contractor visiting different work sites with no supervision. If you follow District policies, and have good ethics, the job is a cake-walk!

Non-instructional salaries are not competitive with the high costs of Naples. The front office staff is generally friendly, but some teachers are rude and make you feel little for being non-instructional staff which is inconsiderate—ten days of sick vacation a year. Be prepared to stretch that low salary for three months because school ends in May. 

I said benefits (for now) because the new school board is trying to now make employees pay for health insurance. Of course, it is a good idea to make our paycheck smaller to "save money". Honestly, I'm glad to leave this school year because I feel that employees deserve much better than this. We deserve to be respected and until our coworker's voices are heard the turnaround rate will get higher. 

If you like being stifled creatively and being forced to teach to a standardized test while being told that's not what you're doing, and spending your personal money on supplies for your students because the schools aren't well funded, then this is the place for you.  The students are wonderful and diverse, and there are plenty of great, experienced teachers and administrators to collaborate with and learn from, but there simply aren't enough hours in the day to give students a well-rounded education and teach them how to pass the ridiculous standardized tests.  Watching the lightbulbs go on for students and seeing their joy of learning is incredibly satisfying, but requirements and regulations are heavy burdens to bear.

Loved working with the children and staff. Watch out for the supervisors though they only care about them selves. They admit to sending spies in to get you fired they have admitted to making your life miserable at work until you quit if they don’t like you i have seen them do both. They preach about gossiping then turn around and spread all your personal business to everyone. They definitely play favorites and if there favorite wants your position start looking for new work because they will find every way possible to make you go away. These are sad people they act like they are still in school themselves bullies horrible bullies.

I worked as a System Support Technician for over 8 years. It was everything I though, though if you are looking to advance in your career I highly would recommend AGAINST this place unless you are willing to play the politics game. It's a great place to work if you don't mind being in the same position for years, maybe even decades. Also if you want job security more than anything and benefits it is the perfect place to work. But if you are looking to advance your career, I advise working here for maybe a few years, have them help you get certifications and experience, and then move on outside of the district if they don't promote you after three interviews.

Usually requires finding substitute vacancies in advance through the electronic scheduler, but occasionally schools will call in the early morning to ask if I would be available.
I learned to use their scheduling software, classroom equipment at various grade levels, different ways to occupy student's attention when there were insufficient activities (due to a regular teacher's prolonged absence), and time management skills.
The hardest parts of the job were travel, with schools being very far apart throughout the county, and off-task (sometimes unruly) students. The most rewarding part is returning to a previously-visited school, and students are happy to see me because they liked me as a substitute teacher.

I worked as a Guest Teacher in which I would substitute for the regular teacher when needed.  Typically, I would arrive early to review all necessary lesson plans so I would be prepared for the day.  It was not wise to appear unprepared as a substitute teacher.  I taught all grades levels and loved interacting with students and teachers.  I loved the challenge of teaching in a new classroom or school for the first time.  I always learned a lot as I went along and that was very exciting for me.  However, heading into frequent new environments presented a very big challenge as you had to get to know many different student and classroom expectations quickly.

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