Castleberry ISD Reviews

3.0

39% would recommend to a friend

(41 total reviews)

Renee Smith-Faulkner

31% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

Castleberry ISD has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 41 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Castleberry ISD employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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41 reviews
1.0
11 Mar 2018

Teacher

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The students are very sweet and loving and eager to learn once you get past the walls they put up because they're so used to teachers leaving and the learned helplessness and laziness they've acquired after years of bad teaching. The pay isn't bad for new teachers, but it drops off considerably for those with more than three years experience.

Cons

Micromanaging Administration; The impossibly high demands placed on you leave no room for work/life balance; Ridiculous push to use technology at all times -- even when it may be inappropriate; Backstabbing employees and a constant feeling of having a target on your back; Overall oppressive school environment with extremely low teacher morale and no real discipline or accountability for the students; NO CURRICULUM; Data rules the day, but data isn't viewed in context or even understood completely by those analyzing it; Very out of touch central admin and school board who care more about how things look on paper than the actual consequences of their decisions; Despite much lip service to all three, no actual teacher support in areas of discipline, curriculum or growth.

4.0
4 Nov 2023

Smaller District

Recommend
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Pros

You receive $100 bonus for not missing work for each 6 week period. Most of the assistant principals and principals are great - very supportive and have solid expectations for students and staff. Staff looks out for and supports each other.

Cons

Upper administration is unrealistic. It is more about power for them rather than putting kids first - and they have been out of the classroom so long (or have never been in the classroom), they don't know how to put the kids first. If you miss a staff development day, your pay is docked.

1.0
20 Mar 2023

Not a good place to work.

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Pros

The salary, facilities, and students.

Cons

The administration during my 4 years there was abysmal. Kept hoping it would get better and kept being disappointed. The teaching staff recognizes this and there is a revolving door of great teachers, veteran and new, every year. This is a great salary for a first year teacher but I recommend taking less pay at a more respectable district.

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