teacher

para educator

special education teacher

translator/interpreter

speech language pathologist

Edmonds School District

What is the best part of working at the company?
The commitment to educating the child and not indoctrinating them. I worked in the elementary school special ed program, and resources were allocated to meet the demanding needs of teaching in an environment where emotional and behavioral challenges brough to the classroom by the students makes conducting any useful education can only be accomplished in very small groups (maximum of 3 students per teacher or paraeducator).

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No stress from the administration. Lots of stress from working with special ed students.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Extremely supportive. The administration knows how hard it is to work with students when not all of them value education as much as we hope. A culture of stupid is cool has infected our nation and being ignorant is celebrated by too many forces in our national media.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Extreme support from fellow staff members and a joint effort to effectively educate the students to become critical thinkers.

Typical Day- Wake up at 4:15 AM, leave at 5:20 am.  Drive 57 miles, one way, to my work location in Lynnwood.  Leave work between 4 PM and 6 PM, travel 57 miles home.  What did I learn?  That I can drive under almost any kind of traffic or weather condition.  I also believe that there was nothing stopping me from doing my Directors job in The Edmonds School District for 15+ years of service.  The Management Team in the District change during that 15 year period 3 times.  And I left after promising 5 years of service, and stayed in my position for a total of 15 year.  The Culture of the Edmonds School District was one of Collaboration with the 12 employee groups.  It was awesome.  The hardest part of the job was keeping the work in perspective with the goals of the District.  The most enjoyable part of the job was working with the 22 other employees in the HR/Payroll/ Benefits Department, along with working extremely hard with the Edmonds Education Association leaders, and keeping the good faith. 

Substituting for Edmond's is a pleasant experience. The other Interpreters and Teachers and Staff are congenial and provide a friendly atmosphere in which to participate and work. 
A typical day for me was receiving my daily schedule of classes and students with whom I would be working with, and filling those needs for working with the Deaf and Hearing people by facilitating translation or interpreted communications as necessary. 
I learned the team interpreters were well trained and cooperative in each learning environment which made substituting there something I looked forward to. 
The hardest part of the job was schedule changes without notice and having to find the correct location to fill an assignment. 
The most enjoyable part of the job was the communication and flexibility of the job. If there was a need to change the schedule or location it was well communicated and easily filled.

This job was for the Librarian at Alderwood Middle School.  A new electronic program was being implemented for checking out library books using bar codes and the computer.
All new materials entering the library, after the initial job of bar coding and inputting shelved books into the computer, needed the same done to them.
Checking out books to students, sending out overdue notices, arranging the library tables and chairs for the use of various classes, changing out bulletin board materials, typing correspondence for the librarian, answering phones, occasionally filling in for the secretaries in the main office, scheduling for the teachers, xeroxing, etc.  I actually had a chance to correct "computer programs" for three badly programmed forms sent to students and teachers, used in conjunction with the library books checked out or overdue. 
All of the people I worked with were wonderful and I really enjoyed working this job.  There was no down side.

I substitute taught in a variety of situations through out the district. Many times I returned to a teaching assignment I'd previously had because the actual teacher appreciated the way I handle the class, taught their lessons and stated the feedback needed. The teachers provided the lessons and were very precise.
     As a sub it is difficult to handle some situations and I was known to take on this challenge. I taught for the district for ten years and knew the staff very well. The district was very helpful, and if needed they'd let us know what a certain situation would entail.
     Subbing was a learning experience for me and after ten years I knew what jobs I'd like to hold and apply for.

Typical day at the school day is quite busy in the hallway with crowding of students getting ready for class.  My responsibilities including making sure and reminding students of start of class time and lack of time they may have to get there on time.  Use of hand radio to communicate with the main office for any issues or incidents including emergency situations.  Working with building administrators and other staff members are a on going responsibilities for things to run smoothly.  The hardest part of the job is not having enough time for paper work.  Enjoyment comes when success has been completed after seeing someone struggling for a period of time.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working with some great kids!:) helping them learn when they are motivated!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working at a place that has way too many extremely violent students! Very scary!:(

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Good co workers but many scary extremely violent students all around!:(

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
No longer there but it was very scary not knowing where the next or when the next violent student would be around the corner!!!:(((

They have late (May) layoffs every year. One teacher who has 26 years of experience was notified his position was being cut a few weeks before the summer. He had to take vacation time to cover the loss of FTE. The district does this every year (past five years) and no one is safe. They recently cut all the SROs, my classes average 35 - 37 in each. No support for the high numbers of ELL, SPED, 504, etc. So if you are a great teacher and care about learning, you will always be overworked and never feel that you are reaching everyone. 

Working with food products most of the day
Cooperation skills,how to work quick and efficient
manager and assistant manager,over see team players
most all of our team worked very well together
The hardest part of my job was working as fast as I could from beginning to end of the day, but rewarding as well.
The most enjoyable part of my job was free lunch and location close to my home

I have higher expectations coming to this district. The movement forward to do innovative and forward-thinking initiatives for students, especially students of color and students with disabilities was very slow. The cause from my standpoint was that teachers have a very strong union, and everything is negotiable, and upper management are not firm with demanding high-quality for students. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Teacher 8 salaries reported	$102,875 per year
Para educator 1 salary reported	$30.67 per hour
Special education teacher 3 salaries reported	$101,884 per year
Translator/interpreter 1 salary reported	$26.25 per hour
Speech language pathologist 1 salary reported	$69,131 per year

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