Challenging Place to Work - Anonymous employee Houston ISD Employee Review

2.0
6 Apr 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Being one of the larger school districts in the nation, HISD gets a lot of attention from the public education community. For instance, outside vendors are excited to work with you. Because it was such a challenging place to work, it's easy to bond with other staff members over the sometimes miserable situations you find yourself in as a result of working for such a large federally funded entity.

Cons

District-wide programs sometimes don't work on all campuses. Lots of hoops to jump through to get anything done. Too much testing.

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5.0
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Pros

Time management cool job sometimes

Cons

The kids are bad af

3.0
17 June 2026
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Pros

-Love working with the students in HISD -Most coworkers are amazing and passionate about providing access to post-secondary options to all students

Cons

-Instruction from higher up in HISD is often inconsistent, and they deliver expectations and news VERY last minute -There's a lot of disorganization due to being understaffed as everyone is being stretched thin -Isn't room to grow pay-wise in this role; I have to change roles in order to get a salary increase.

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