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ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS

What is the best part of working at the company?
Paid holidays, and a few incentive bonuses throughout the year. Special Education scripted learning programs that did help the students with disabilities make progress. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Special Education teacher shortage caused many additional duties to be put on the special education teachers that are employed by the Rowan-Salisbury School District. Salary position which means you will put in many hours and not be paid for working because there is so much paperwork to meet state regulations for IEPs and the teacher shortage causes large caseloads per teacher and no time to complete all the paperwork while you are actually working. This district is experiencing the same problems that most school districts are experiencing and the stress is causing teachers to leave and make career changes. Despite the special education teacher shortage admin continues to give special education teachers additional before and after school duties which causes even less time to complete the required paperwork and more time spent working from home (uncompensated time) on the weekends to be compliant with IEP requirements.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Stressful due to teacher shortages and high caseloads to manage.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Teaching every second with no down time for the teacher, oftentimes even lunch breaks are less than 30 minutes.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I am able to communicate with staffs from all levels and doesn't have to fear any discrimintory actions from my employer for voice my opinion.  We all collaborate and focus on our school's vision. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stress part about working at this company is that with the current administration only limited to two  or three of us in responding to any calls or incidents. We not only have to complete our duties but others as well. Admin lets teacher run the school rather than themselves. Meanwhile, numerous staffs spend time in front office to chat and giggle among themselves on a daily bases. In addition, many companies that I've previously worked for have incentives; however, we have not seen any incentives this year.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The environment is okay. I wish my office can be bigger than what I currently have. The culture with this company is great. I've developed great friendships with a lot of teachers to help our students to grow to become the best they can be.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Check in with students to make sure they have a great day. Get students who has behavioral issues to coach and guide them to become the best they can be as well as take calls for any students with out burst of problematic issue in class or anger issue.

Currently employed. Low paying job. Expect too much for Teacher Assistance. They expect you to get your CDL's  to drive a bus. First of all, if I want to drive a bus or any other large vehicle that requires a CDL I would apply for that job. Not 2 jobs in one! 2nd of all its sad that RSS can't keep help as it is because you demand a CDL for TA's. This is why the school system is so short staffed. Alot of times Principal's and Assistance Principal's hands are tied due to these ridicules rules. This will not define the person I am and for what I do. So, go out and hire bus drivers and give them benefits with better pay and leave the TA's along. Teacher's need their TA's more than you know. If you don't know visit the classrooms.
 Need new faces and new people in Human Resources. Get rid of the people that want to be in control. I do NOT recommend working for Rowan Salisbury School System. I hope the New Superintendent will make changes before next school year so I can keep my TA job. Otherwise I will be unemployed due to CDL'S. 2021-2022



What is the best part of working at the company?
Good coworkers who gave all their efforts to educate and provide positive experiences for students. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Leadership and direction are inconsistent and there is a lack of accountability on all levels in this system. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Increasingly challenging and discouraging. Teachers have an increasingly difficult time meeting the demands of administration and county initiatives.  There is little needed support while increasing the burden on day to day work and functioning. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Daily, when teaching, classrooms are fun, exciting places to be.  The stress happens over time when issues such as discipline, teaching standards, professional support are not addressed.  Additional energy and time is spent on initiatives that go nowhere and are dropped in the next year.

I went to work for the school system because I had Kids still in school and my work days were on their schedule. I began working part time in the cafe'. Then I began to drive the bus so I could get Full time benefits. I would help prepare the food, pan it for the day. On a rotation, I would actually do the main cooking for the day. All jobs were on rotation, so some weeks I would stock, wash dishes, clean, serve the food to the kids and also run the registered. The hardest part of the job was batch cooking. Even though it was a tough part of the job, I did it well. The most enjoyable part of the job was most definitely the kids. I spent 7 of the 10 years working at a High School. I loved it their. The kids loved me also. I treated them with respect and I truly cared for them and they could tell. That is the part of the job I miss the most.

A normal day would consist of cleaning up after lunch and then starting my daily routine unless something special need comes up like blowing off the front entrance or getting ready for company. How the leaders managed us was at best great as they sought fit meaning they would sometimes lay something out for us to do sometimes when we were pretty much ready to go out the door but we tried the best we could to do it before the shift was over. Sometimes the hardest part of the job was trying to clean up after lunch in a certain time frame but overall the tasks were none to difficult.I'd like to say the most enjoyable part the job was students approacing me and saying how good of a job we do and that they appreciate all the hard work we do and rewrd us sometimes cause of it.

Would be a good place to work if you had, vacation time with pay ,better pays. Working with kids is one of the best part of driving an easy school bus the love you see from their faces is worth the time that they get back to you I love feeding them taking care of them making sure they see the Love on our bus children are a blessing from God the best thing is giving and receiving I love baking cakes given them cakes Cupcakes things like that that they don't usually get from home. the hardest thing about my job is the hardest thing about my job is knowing the kids are going home no food no heat I'm just waiting to get love and the best part of my job is seeing them smile and tell me they love me each and every day

What is the best part of working at the company?
As an Educator with a EC Licence and 17 years of experience, I really enjoyed working for Rowan County Schools in Salisbury and if given the opportunity for an interview would serious consider teaching with the school system again.
Danny Cranford

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Scheduling IEP meetings with parents and caregivers whom may not have as much concern for our students than I did, however, the administration and staff were very good to collaborate with.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The administration and central services supported the work that I was doing in the classroom.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I arrived at 7am and stayed on site until 4pm.

My typical day at work lasted from 7:00 am or before until at least 3:30. I learned how to work with students with mild to moderate learning disabilities and how to advocate for them by finding local community resources to assist both them and their parents. My co-workers were amazing. My administration was also great. The hardest part of the job was learning what specific intervention or technique worked well with each individual student. Every student is unique. The most enjoyable part of the job was of course, when you see students have that light bulb moment and something clicks in their brains. You know that they have mastered that skill. No better feeling in the world.

The school system has taught me how to organize and schedule my time effectively. My work day is 8 plus hours per day. Parent meetings and staff meetings are a large part of my job. In these meetings I discuss ways to improve learning environments and individual child development. The environment is fast paced and sometimes hectic. My favorite part of my job is the challenge of working with the vast variety of people I work with in a single day. The most challenging part of my day are the many different age groups I encounter daily and the task of making myself available to all of my students and the team of adults I work with. I work with wonderful people and a great staff.

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Teaching assistant 36 salaries reported	$18.35 per hour
Bus driver 31 salaries reported	$18.28 per hour
Custodian 24 salaries reported	$17.92 per hour
Signaller 22 salaries reported	$48,475 per year

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