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elementary school teacher

special education teacher

high school teacher

english teacher

Indianapolis Public Schools

Every morning, assistants does bus duty and greet the student population with pleasant greetings and getting Life Skills students off the bus.  Most of them can go to the cafeteria and get their own breakfast.  Wheelchair bound students are kept inside the classroom and spoon fed by staff.  The television is turned on for the Fox 59 News and Current Events.  Students are expected to engage the teacher into a discussion about the day's news.  Sometimes, our mornings are very hectic, stressful, and the classroom surroundings aren't always day to day stable.  The teacher of record sets the tone for the entire classroom and if he/she can't manage their stressful day; it badly affects staff and students.  The regular education teachers hardly notice or don't fraternize with Life Skills unless they needed manual labor work done for them.  The teachers that do care about Life Skills students are the PE, Math, and English teachers who visits the room and interacts with Life Skills students.  The hardest part of the job is dealing with an incompetent teacher who fails to manage the classroom environment and refuses to respect and collaborate with staff.  The most enjoyable of the job is working with the students, doing cooking, engaging them in Math, Community, and brain games to stimulate their minds and challenge them to take responsibility for their decisions and actions.

A typical work day consisted of arriving early, getting the classroom prepared for the day which was 99% of the time already complete from the night before, greeting my staff and informing them or review anything that they needed to be aware of concerning our students. Go down to the buses and gather my special needs students from the buses and guide them back into our classroom. The day consisted of teaching prepared lesson plans to my students for math: such as telling time, the use of money, adding, subtracting, etc... and Language Arts skills such as reading, listening, computer skills, writing skills, Social Studies, Social Skills, and games or group activities. The day also included special area classes such as Music, Art or PE, lunch, recess, and then we prepared to leave for the day. On special occasions we celebrated birthdays and holidays. What I learned is to be flexible, tolerant, and above all patient! My classroom was well organized, maintained and managed. The hardest part of my job was satisfying my staff and keeping them happy for they had a tough job and did not get paid enough for what they did. Loved my students for they were the joy and reason for coming to work each day and my boss/principal who was so supportive and caring! Overall it was a tough, challenging, yet very satisfying job that I loved!

Being a Food Satellite Manager you would have to travel alot. I had to go to different schools affilated with Indianapolis Public Schools each day. I would have to order enough pre-cooked meals to serve over 800 students and faculty members breakfast and lunch each day. I would have to pre-cook the meals and check the temperature to make sure they were fully cooked. Temperature checking happened often to ensure the pre-cooked meals qualified to be served. I would serve a hot pack and a cold pack. They would get a milk out of the cooler. I would have to check off names so that I would have an accurate count of how many meals were used by the end of the day. After all students and facility members were served I would have to clean the facility. I wiped down tables, counters and chairs and anything in the facility that needed to be cleaned that I used to service that day. When I was through cleaning I would have to do the accounting functions for that day.  I had to maintain and balance the journal without any mathematical error. Put the journal and any money collected inside a lock box to be picked up. Then I was able to go home for the day. I learned how to maintain and balance a journal without mathematical errors. I also learned alot about temperature control. This was a job where I worked by myself so I didn't have co-workers here. Keeping up with the flow of the environment was pretty hard for me. The most enjoyable part was being my own boss.

Typical day at work consists of redirecting misbehaving youth in Alternative Education Programs. I have learned to patiently deal with teenage youth who have a variety of issues. Currently, administration is not as supportive or consistent with dealing with staff or consequences for infractions by students. Not receiving support for professional development or continuing education. Co-workers are doing the best we/they can to teach necessary academic and life skills for matriculation to secondary and post secondary education opportunities. Hardest part of the job is motivating students who are virtually and literally hopeless or have given up on future aspirations. Most enjoyable part of the job is seeing make progress in their formal education, set and attain goals toward successful productive lives.

I worked as a full time Adult Education Teacher during the day and also as a part time instructor two nights per week. A typical day was teaching 2 classes in the AM and 1 afternoon class and one class from 4-7 PM.  I also taught at IUPUI two nights per week.
Classroom management was very important.  We had rules and were expected to follow them.  My co-workers were not in the same building. We had monthly meeting to collaborate and reconnect with each other.  The hardest part of the job was dealing with the outside agencies that were connect to each student.  For example, the DOC sent many of their clients to the IPS/GED classes.  Also, the Adult Education classes were housed in buildings that were not owed by IPS.  It was as though I had two bosses.  However, the joys of the job outweighed any hardships that may have cropped up.  I enjoyed the students, the teaching itself, and ,yes, even the paperwork.

I feel that Indianapolis Public Schools System is a dynamic, knowledgeable, excellent fun place to go for a great education.We have the greatest teachers and students in the world. IPS give all students the opportunity to be the best they can be. Also give their teaching staffs the opportunity to exlplore and share the knowledge they have learned and to teach at the peak of their ablitiy in helping young people learn. It give the teachers the an fulfillment and resposibility to influence the futures of young minds. These educators  play a key role in helping shape and form the outlook on life in the minds of young people. Working together with parents and students from all ethnic, racial and religious diversity background. Teachers and Support Staff have the power to bridge-cross-cultural gaps effectively.

My typical day starts with going to my run or assigned area checking the restrooms making sure everything is stocked. I than empty trash cans recycle bens, clean and mop staff restrooms while school is still in secession. I than dust mop hallways picking up any dropped trash after dismissal I go into the classrooms empty trash cans replace bag sanitize desk, vacuum floors, clean windows. What I learn about is certain chemicals that can not be mixed together. My management team is pretty great I don't see t hem unless something is being asked of me or something is wrong I work alone. My work place is pretty fun I love being around the kids and they love talking to me its like home away from home. The hardest part about my job is lifting heavy trash. The most enjoyable part is being around the kids who make a fun environment.

What is the best part of working at the company?
My school has a great climate and culture. Also, it is nice to know that my job has a noble purpose. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
My particular job has a lot of paperwork so it is hard to complete it all within contract hours.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
We are like a big family. In general, it is a fun place to work.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
On a typical day, I get prep time right when I arrive and I work directly with students throughout the day and I have duties, such as lunch duty and car rider duty, and I get paperwork done whenever I have down time from working directly with students. Most weeks I need to come in early or stay late or work on the weekend to get everything done that is required.

Supervise student library workers. Generate overdue book reports and issue/collect fines. Assist students and staff in locating materials in collection through online catalog and other databases. Distribute, track, receive and process all textbooks. Record book donations. Conduct library inventory. Receive and process new books and other materials. Specialize in multimedia equipment. Create and conduct group activities to encourage imaginative, creative thinking in elementary school children. Setup media equipment for programs in classrooms, auditorium and gymnasium. Assist staff with basic computer and software issues as well as curriculum related print and non print resources. Designed and created Media Center promotional displays.

My main job was to maintain the archive of construction documents, both hard copy and electronic. In doing this I was responsible for plans and documents going in and out of our facility to contactors and in house repair personnel.
   Also, different construction and maintenance projects arose daily. One of the projects that I was responsible for following up on was compliance issues for the state or federal government.
  The most difficult part of my job was getting contractors to meet the specifications of the drawings they submitted for projects.  However, I learned how to keep communication going so that everyone worked together to keep projects going.
   The most enjoyable part of my job was the autonomy I was given to complete my tasks.

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