nutrition assistant

teacher

para educator

special education aide

van driver

Fremont Unified School District

A typical day at work for me. I start work at 8am but usually there at least 20 minutes early. Students start arriving around 8:15, one of the first things I take care of are the students coming in tardy. At about 8:50 I email the lunch count into the main kitchen at the high school. I listen to my voicemails from parents regarding their students absences. The absences get cleared into the school system along with the tardies that the teachers have entered after taking attendance. I run the report that shows which teachers have entered their absences. I call the teachers that have not entered their absences to make sure they have no one absent in their classroom. Most of the new registrations are done in the month of January. At that time, we check proof of residency and all the necessary documents needed to register a student. I work for a wonderful principal and secretary. I love that we are a team and work well together. The hardest part of the job is dealing with irate parents but I always handle it by keeping in mind that we all have our bad days and stay calm. Show them that I do understand and I will do my best to remedy the situation.
The most enjoyable part of my job is listening to some of the cute reasons students give for being tardy.

My day started at 8 a.m. and included four classes in a row until lunch. I had one break after lunch followed by another class.

The hardest part was inspiring kids to work together. The students who had strong verbal skills did not match the quiet manner of academically minded kids.

I learned to offer choices and appreciate connecting the interests of kids into projects for class.

The most enjoyable part of the class was getting to see growth in students as well as intelligence and humor in their projects.

My coworkers were outstanding, yet I was the only teacher in my subject matter. Despite the 150 students a day, it can feel lonely being the only adult in the room for 10 years in a row.

Staff, Students, and parents are great to work with.The population is becoming more challenging to work with. I can see that from my class and from other teachers since I am the COST coordinator for the school where teacher refer their challenging students or students who need extra support and we as a team try to accommodate these students with services that they need. 
I have found it difficult to move into the district level jobs. Teachers are in high demand and it seems that they are reluctant to move them into those positions.
The cost of living is very high in the area now and some teachers are moving out of the area and causes them to commute which adds time to their days. which is also my case.
 I have a student loan that I would like to have forgiven and I need t continue to work to satisfy that requirement. i want something closer to home at this time.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part is having the satisfaction of helping transform young teens to transition adulthood .

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part is that as a Para professional cannot be able to work full time and don’t have medical insurance

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is awesome everyone is nice and get along with everyone and culture wise have people from different nationalities. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day for me is to come in into our classroom and provide assignments and assist students academically. Also make copies of future assignments. Communicate with teacher and other para professionals.

You can't beat this for a part-time job, if you're qualified. We had lots of autonomy but guidance too if you wanted it. Beginners are often paired with experienced teachers in a team situation at the larger classes. At the smaller classes you really get a chance to get to know the students and see the difference you made in their lives.  Downsides? This program was privately funded but every year you aren't sure if they'll raise enough money. I would have liked to see a little more standards so students across the district have a similar experience. It's very easy to find yourself spending your own money on tools, instruments, repairs and music. Lots of fun though!

What is the best part of working at the company?
This remote position was what ones smoking for. The work was fulfilling and the hours were great ! Although my job was remote and temporary, because of COVID  in California,  I would gladly accept another remote position ,,with this company !

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I really had no stress, in my position.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
My position was remote so, I worked from my home. My home environment is peaceful and quiet.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
My hours were 8am-5pm. I logged onto the computer to get to the school website. I wait for my spreadsheet to give me a list of the parents that I had to go. If I’m available, I left voicemail messages for them to give me a call back.

Depending on your depth of education, when you graduated, what position, and school you are at, it is extremely variable. FUSD upper administration is currently not respecting their educators. They do not have health benefits of any kind. If you want health insurance, you pay for it. The teacher's union tried to negotiate a fair compensation for their teachers, and teachers nearly had to strike in 20`9 to do so. The teachers got a reasonable raise, but at the end of the year, the administration made the call to raise class sizes to further show that the District doesn't really care about giving students the best educational experiences and not valuing their teachers in the process. I made the decision to retire after 41 years of ed experience, but if the District had been fair, I would have considered staying on another year.

A typical day began with checking on attendance, and touch base with students. I learnt that by talking about what they had done or achieved earlier, helped students in progressing on with their work. The management was supportive enabling teachers to be productive, both personally and professionally. The workplace culture was positive encouraging Team work. The hardest part of the job was attending meetings that did not result in providing solutions and the most satisfying moment was a smile on a student’s face when a satisfying solution had been achieved.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Friendly staff, very accommodating and supportive 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The long commute was stressful, 30 miles one way! 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Evolving as older staff retires, and newer staff onboards with more inclusive ideas 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Meeting with the casemanager to discuss issues, and ideas concerning students, assist the teachers with students, and transition to different classes

A typical day is unlocking and disarming campus loading paper for copiers for staff putting flag up cleaning bathrooms picking up tanbark sweeping it up raking tanbark at least once a week cleaning drinking fountains once a week dumping trash in cans around campus picking up trash around campus  putting luch tables down for lunch in cafateria preparing recycling bins for lunch putting in works orders for things that need to be fixed like paint..plumbing etc.

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