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I have worked for the Newark Board of Education for many years. And as a substitute teacher I have visited various schools, dealt with various principals and employees(aides, other teachers, etc.) I have enjoyed working at some schools because of the obedience of the students and genuine concern for the students well being and education. These schools also showed respect and concern for their sub-teachers. However, there are those schools that don't show respect or concern for their sub-teachers. My current school's principal emphasizes respect, values, and correct behavior. However, other employees don't really practice it and are not cordial towards certain individuals. These individuals also have attitudes towards others who are in authority and sometimes don't want to cooperate regarding certain matters. I am a team player and believe we should all work together for the good of the students and each other.

A typical day would start off with me arriving to the main office, signing in and receiving my assignment. I would then go to that particular class or lunch room to pick up the students. I review the assigned lesson plans and carry them out. I learned that one cannot give into the negative or disrespectful behavior presented to you. You have to stay professional at all times in the classroom. Also you need to respond to disrespectful and problematic students at the onset.  My co-workers are unpredictable with their attitudes but most of them are polite and have the best interest of the students. The difficult part of the job is trying to maintain a class with many behavioral students, who are not cooperative, and dealing with people who try to undermine your authority.  The most enjoyable part of my job is when students listen and are excited to learn. Also, the hugs they greet  me with and the nice pictures they draw for me and compliments on being their best teacher.

🗓️ Typical Day at Work

A typical day involved managing transportation operations at a large, centralized district level, focusing heavily on system-wide routing design, vendor oversight, and financial and compliance reporting. Work was more strategic in nature, with responsibility for designing processes, analyzing costs, and coordinating across multiple departments and external providers.

📘 What I Learned

I developed deep experience in large-scale system design, particularly tiered routing, vendor management, and transportation cost optimization. The role strengthened my ability to build scalable processes and manage complex operational structures across a high-volume district environment.

👔 Management

Management was structured around district-wide coordination, with emphasis on planning, analysis, and oversight rather than day-to-day field operations. Leadership required influencing multiple stakeholders, managing vendor networks, and ensuring compliance across a broad transportation system.

🏢 Workplace Culture

The environment was highly structured and policy-driven, with a strong focus on compliance, budgeting, and system efficiency. Work required collaboration across administrative offices, schools, and contracted service providers in a centralized operational model.

⚠️ Hardest Part of the Job

The most challenging aspect was managing the scale and complexity of a large urban district transportation system while maintaining efficiency, cost control, and regulatory compliance across multiple moving parts.

⭐ Most Enjoyable Part of the Job

The most rewarding aspect was designing and implementing system-level improvements, including routing and cost-saving strategies, that had a district-wide impact on student transportation services.

Newark Board Of Education can do alot better they teachers are rude to the children and treat the children like trash. They have anyone as  personal aids you don't have to have really no education all you need is a GED or High School diploma. 

When I first started 8 years ago I had to show college credits now they don't care who is in the special services department with our special needs students if you can pass a background check and show at least a GED or better you highered and I think it is sad these personal aids are not on a 5th grade level let alone teaching basic skills. 

Newark Broad is harriable the don't care if the students are learning or not. I have seen this for years and I have made report after report still no one does anything. Our children deserve better.

My typical day at work was pleasant i enjoyed what i was doing and enjoyed working with the children.I learned to pay close attention to the children and the questions they asked and how to help them more and you have to pay close attention to what they ask of you.the managment ok i guess.I had a great team of co-workers we worked together as a team.The hardest part of the job was when it was time for recess the child or / children did not want to come in. But once they were in they were in and we went right to work on any assignment that we left off at.The hardest part of the job was going home from work not knowing what the next day will bring like my case i loved my job i was with the board for 15 years just to have it taken from under me..Now im applying with other jobs hopeing i get lucky.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Highest salary you can earn starting out as a teacher with your bachelor's, loved my colleagues and students

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
-overworked
-evaluated and rated by admin who were absent most of the year 
-lied to about trivial things on the daily
-admin waits till the last minute to do stuff then rushes you and stresses you out to get an unreasonable workload completed

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
the culture amongst the staff was wonderful but with admin extremely hostile

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
stressful, long, could never believe all these crazy events would occur in a singular day sometimes

As a Substitute Teacher still works the same as a regular typical day work but no lesson plan made because the old made lesson plan were followed. Made test items to check student performance, progress and completed grades by following the grading system. The school “West Side High School” has a better workplace culture and management. The most important part of the job is our relationship between our students and the faculty members in the Science and Special Education Departments.

A typical day at work is assisting students, helping a student that might not be having a good day, and helping students with their academics. What I learned is, if you work very hard the results can be very rewarding educationally. Management is fairly ran, by school administrators. Most of the co-workers work together, to provide a safe haven and kid friendly environment  for all students in the school. The hardest part of the job is saying good bye to a child that leaves the school district. The most enjoyable part of the job is knowing that you have made a difference in a child's life that can help him or her in their academics.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I enjoy the children some staff was helpful. Many teacher and staff do all the can to help the children succeed.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
When leadership don’t value the worker and they not helping the autism student more,

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Many student still struggle and more can be done to help students who are non verbal to be indent in this new area

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Every day is different all students learn on their own time. When u deal with behavior issues things change.

Even though I was a per diem worker, I took my job serious and that allowed me to help so many children, but after over 15 years of service I never was made permanent, not because I didn’t do my job, because I did a great job and was told that many times.. the last draw was seeing others get a permanent position when they were not even helping the children. Some was even being mistreated.  So I resigned. I miss helping the children though and met some good and great teachers and staff along the way.

Worked for 19 yrs at NBOE. Seventeen of those years were under the state control. The culture of administration changes year after year still exists. I worked under 25 + administrators. You always have to adapt to a new "boss". If you started working before 2005 your pay rate is decent but anyone who started after that complains about the lack of increments. Benefits are good.
Working with urban populations is challenging and you must work under strict guidelines of conduct if you want to keep your job.

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