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North East Independent School District

Arrive between 7:15 - 7:30 am. depending on grade level. Sign in at the main office and pick up class roster, key, and substitute folder, and any additional notes regarding classroom or student activities for the day.  Go directly to classroom and locate teacher's instructions and additional paperwork for day. Locate nurse and office referral correspondence.  Turn on computer software if necessary. Locate any other materials needed to accomplish activities stated in teacher instructions.  Sometimes students need to be picked up at a location by me and sometimes they come to the classroom after the first school bell.  Greet students and ask for notes from home or any other important documents that need school attention.  Take attendance and lunch counts for office staff.  Follow teacher's instructions and lesson plans and direct students to complete school work, sometimes I will model using computer software for students to follow.  Ensure students arrive at certain locations on time, and are picked up as scheduled also.  Learned how to deal more clearly and communicate with different age groups.  Teaching is a great field and requires a lot of motivation to keep going and try your best to assist students to reach their potential and, give extra support when necessary.  I very much enjoy meeting the students, running the classroom, and interacting with teachers and staff and parents.  It takes a lot to keep education an interesting and fulfilling part of life for everyone that has a part. The hardest part of the job would be to go into a classroom that the teacher had an emergency and did not have time to prepare detailed instructions.  Or a list of helpful students or students requiring more attention or students with certain medical conditions.  That doesn't happen very often but it can.  It is all very rewarding.

My average day is like stepping on a treadmill at 7:30 in the morning and getting off at 3:00 in the afternoon when the dismissal bell rings. I teach three core subjects every day and rotate three others throughout the week. I'm given a daily forty-five-minute planning period to create lessons, copy papers, collaborate with my team, analyze testing data, check emails, communicate with parents, update my web page, grade papers, post grades, and most importantly, go to the bathroom and refill my coffee. I tutor until 4:00 each Tuesday, have a staff meeting each Wednesday, tutor again on Thursday, and use the after school time on Mondays and Fridays to attend teacher training, meet with parents and complete paperwork. Organization and time management are imperative for this job. You must possess excellent people skills in order to deal with the staff, administration, parents, and students. The hardest part of this job is the high-stress environment created by the volume of tasks and responsibilities given without the provision of adequate time to get them done. The most enjoyable parts of this job are those light bulb moments when a student truly understands a concept with which they were struggling and when you get a letter in the mail from a former student thanking you for the positive impact you made in their life.

My experience with substitution is based on the school, teacher, students and my attitude in how my day goes. My daily routine involves preparing for the assignment I chose to teach for that day. I like to make sure I am dressed appropriately and have extra tools to allow the day work well. I enter the room 30-45 minutes early(if allowed) and go over the teacher's lesson plan, check around the room for exit access, co-worker support, location of student's and class equipment. 

I have learned to take each day as if I am the teacher in the class by using the basic rules of classroom management. If there are no visible rules set up,i then will set up 5 rules for the day(s), observe sitting arrangements, introduce myself to the students and ensure the students that we will have a great day as long as we show respect and share information. 

The hardest part of the job is not knowing the teacher's teaching style,  the rules set by the teacher and which students you need extra information on (diagnosis, behavior, learning abilities or physical needs).

What I most enjoy about substituting is entering a new class each time, learning new methods, skills and connecting with my students for the day.

Long 8 hour days, with continuous workload. 

I have learned many a great things from the very people I met along the way, thru my 28 plus years.  Supervisors who at one-time, knew and valued the very workers they Supervised.

The current Management has no idea of how to manage, but rather scrutinizes the workers that made the very department it became. a Director who is as arrogant as they come, and an Assistant Director who doesn't have a clue on how to do her job. 

Co-workers who skate by with a minimal amount of effort to learn their jobs, and receive the same accolades of those who actually produce the type of work they are getting paid to do. Very frustrating.

The toughest part of my Job, is dealing with a constant shortage of employees months or weeks at at time, and trying to accomplish the same results as if the team were fully staffed.

The most enjoyable part is dealing on a day to day basis with my Supervisors,workers and Administrators at all Campus levels. Trying to make a better work environment per Campus or employee one at a time and serving the community I work for .

My experience working for North East Independent School District highlighted serious concerns about workplace culture and leadership practices. While the work with students was meaningful, the overall environment often felt inconsistent, unsupported, and, at times, dismissive of employee concerns.

Communication from leadership lacked transparency, and there appeared to be a pattern of addressing issues in ways that did not foster trust or accountability. Attempts to raise legitimate concerns did not result in meaningful resolution, which contributed to a decline in morale and a sense of instability in the workplace.

There is a clear need for stronger leadership accountability, improved communication, and more reliable systems for addressing employee concerns fairly and consistently.

Prospective employees should be aware that experiences can vary significantly depending on campus leadership, and it is important to ask direct questions about support, communication, and conflict resolution before accepting a position.

Many staff are leaving in droves and no action is being done by central office staff. 

A typical day at work as a BCBA involves uploading data sheets, analyzing data, typing summaries, visiting classrooms for fidelity checks, working on FBAs, working on creating trainings. Management cares about the well being of staff. The hardest part of the job is working with the most severe cases on a regular basis. The most enjoyable part of the job is getting to partner with amazing teachers and staff to help classrooms implement best practices and bring ABA into the school setting. I've learned more about collaborating with a wide variety of specialists to benefit the clients within the school setting. The workplace culture is one that values the work of BCBAs and is working to keep the integrity of the position and honoring our ethics code. 

I enjoyed working there 6 of the 7 years. I experienced burnout after teaching through COVID. The state and district didn't allow us time to address learning gaps and allow us time to get students acclimated to school before putting additional requirements on us. Prior to COVID, it was a pretty good position and administration gave us support and freedom to be creative with our lessons and delivery. The pay isn't adequate to support my needs so I've always had part time jobs in addition to teaching. The last two years was a lot more stress in the job so I wasn't able to maintain a part time job also, which has affected me financially. 

Go in get the office ready, greet parents, staff, administration,
go into the computer system to see which employees were going to be out and how we could have there jobs covered if there was no sub to cover their job, filing, inputting information into the computer system from the ard meetings, working on history information for each student, ordering supplies and setting meetings, working with the special ed assistants, special ed teachers and co teachers, to be sure they had what they needed.  The hardest part of the day was not knowing what the behaviors would be that day for the sped students. The most enjoyable part of the day was interacting with the special ed assistants, parents, and students. I feel like I made a difference in the lives of several of the students.

In the beginning it felt like a great place to work. The work was fair, not too complex and had lax deadlines. After a couple of years, all projects were suddenly labeled as "urgent" in which the entire IT department became uncomfortable with. We received no deadlines on our projects, but our Senior VP wanted daily updates and shortened due dates. Suddenly the Associate VP stepped in, had her own agenda and her own deadlines. This complicated things because now we had two managers. Eventually, as Senior Developer was terminated, then it was my direct manager, then it was me. The upper management could not manage projects nor make decisions. It became confusing and frustrating.

As an employee with North East Independent School District, a typical day is usually very faced paced. You must have a passion to work with and around kids. I have learned a great deal of patience and in my opinion, how each child learns differently. The management that I have worked under was AMAZING! I was able to build a relationship with them and learn different job duties from them. The hardest part to me was learning to work with students that have emotional disabilities. I eventually gained experience in doing so and I will say it was the highlight of my job. The most important part with working with kids is being able to have a positive impact on the students you work with. I LOVE working with kids!

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Teacher 8 salaries reported	$61,500 per year
Special education teacher 5 salaries reported	$57,800 per year
High school teacher 7 salaries reported	$58,214 per year
Elementary school teacher 3 salaries reported	$56,333 per year
Substitute teacher 6 salaries reported	$13.63 per hour

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