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This place does not offer adequate professional development. It is an absolute joke and you will get development from the City versus this place. They expect you to create everything and provide little to no time for the deliverables given. You are using your own personal time to be on time and on top of things. They promote people who have no managerial experience and have a track record for retention loss. Students are better off in public schools where they are provided curriculums and proper preparations for high school. Subjects need to be compartmentalized not merged together. 

Listen to your staff members and complete exit interviews. If several teammates are leaving and name the school leaders as the reason, you need to more thoroughly investigate. This work is hard enough and no one deserves to be treated like trash by a colleague. Eventually moral will tank and good people will continue to leave. Then your results will also tank and the impact on children and families will be felt more deeply. The network shouldn’t let it get to that point.
If you are considering a position at a school, make sure you have a very clear understanding of who the school leader is and their track record with their staff,



I worked at East Harlem Tutorial from 1992 through 1996. I started my association with EHTP initially as a volunteer. I was quickly recruited to work with the after-school program. During that time I became directly responsible for developing and maintaining the database for all participants aged 6-12. I also created and delivered training to volunteer tutors nightly and on weekends.

The most fun I had was during summers in the Day Camp program. I was responsible for Social Studies and Science and developed a curriculum each summer that integrated the two. My team and I ensured that the curriculum was inclusion, socially and culturally based and included fun science projects that taught our youth the environment and our responsibility to it. We incorporated important films as well that showed how the work of others helps.

East Harlem Tutorial Program is a great program for the kids when it comes down to education. However, it is not fun. The activities can get boring and repetitive. The teachers you work with are supportive and helpful. Although, the overall program itself needs more structure regarding class structure as well as consistent rules for the children. Usually, there is some form of change that disappoints the students and teachers. dealing with change is normally the hardest part of the job because then the teachers responsibility is to implement the changes in which the students are not use to.  This job is not hard. The kids are great as they are filled with life and joy. The most enjoyable part of working here is being able to connect and build new memories with the students.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Connections with the kids, and one supportive supervisor. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Everything . Inconsistencies within leadership. No support from principal. Leaders that look for everyone else to solve problems for them. POOR communication. Horrible school structure. Budget issues within company. No one in the network can really be trusted to look out for you. Apply / work here at your own risk. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Unsafe, stressful, depressing.  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Each day was Unpredictable. Staff would call out every single day, little to no teachers present. I covered classes I didn’t apply to teach.

I can not say enough about the talent from the teachers in the building. It is apparent, however if you are not a clique-ish this is not the place for you. Management has their favorites. There is no learning curve. If you don't fit the expectation right away you are placed in on PIP (performance improvement plan) There is no grace for learning the school culture under its current management. There is a steady revolving door of staff. That should speak volumes.  If I could start a school with many/most of these staff members to show them what you are "VALUED" really looks like.  My advise........Run Forest RUN!!  If 

I would never recommend a seasoned and new educator to this organization. The turn over rates are extremely high. There is no work-life balance, you are expected to be on the clock all the time. The work load is extremely high and there is never enough time to complete many tasks. Leadership is poorly trained, communication and camaraderie amongst staff is very low.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The experience working with kids. Other than that not much. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The leadership is very overbearing and not helpful. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Stressful plenty of staff members are constantly breaking rules. At times even high or intoxicated.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I managed my own curriculum thankfully. So in that instance as smooth as it can go without helicopter supervision.

The school leadership is not qualified to hold the roles they do. People are promoted based on favoritism in which positions are never posted externally or internally. Classrooms that are supposed to be ICT are often only taught by one teacher and when there are two, neither teacher has sped certifications. Staff is micromanaged and the staff work life balance is horrendous. As a result staff turnover is high as is student retention. RUN!

I love and enjoy working at East Harlem Tutorial Program. I am able to learn many different ways to be a community for scholars, families, amongst all

The days are long, it felt like there was no work and life balance with all that teachers are responsible for. The leadership team was very micro managing and overwhelming with things constantly being demanded. Student behaviors could have been addressed better with more support. The teachers are great and supporting but that was one of the only things that was positive about working here.

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