Jefferson Parish Public School System reviews

if you pick the wrong school, the admin might come in your classroom every day, write you up for stupid little things like the kids not being engaged when the slides suck but we have to follow "district procedures", do not get a bonus after each year teaching if not certified, you might sign a contract and have low enrollment and get switched to another school on the westbank (far from my home), can't wear athleisure at every school, might have really bad kids one year but them not listening is still you failing them (according to the parish), nap time is being taken out and the kids are much more grumpy, lots of progress monitoring and documenting every little thing is so time consuming sometimes, clusters can make or break you (my first school criticized us like we were terrorists, but my second school made it a warm and welcoming meeting where we didn't feel so bullied all the time)

- Upperlevel administration: Meetings are not useful and scheduled so that those teaching similiar subjects do not have the opportunity to collaborate during their planning period, at least in many departments - Resources: Teacher must purchases nearly 100 % of supplies out of their own pocket making extensive grant writing a necessity. For needs like technology, basics are not provided, even as dictated by DE or AP curriculum. - physical building is in a state of disrepair in some buildings and classrooms are not maintained appropriately by cleaning staff.