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      Esperanza Reviews

      3.7

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (36 total reviews)

      Luis Cortes

      73% approve of CEO

      49% positive business outlook

      Esperanza has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 36 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Esperanza employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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      36 reviews
      3.0
      3 Jan 2023

      Low pay with too many hats to wear

      Employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Nearly two weeks of paid time off during Christmas breaks that does not go against your PTO

      Cons

      Hired under one job description, and no later than what seems a few weeks later, you're kindly asked if you're ok with helping with other projects/departments etc. Everyone agrees because of the "team player" attitude, then it quickly turns into wearing way too many hats for very little pay, ultimately becoming an expectation and part of your daily job description. Then, when you're not performing at your best because one has too many hats to wear and are overwhelmed with things that you were not hired for, the institution has the audacity to provide a less-than-satisfactory or poor review of your performance. Coming from a Christian institution, God help them. They lack servant leadership.

      2.0
      21 June 2018

      Review is for ESPERANZA CYBER CHARTER SCHOOL

      Cyber teacher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Teaching online is very rewarding. You can focus on your actual lessons instead of classroom management, rewards, and consequences. Most students are well behaved. The main issue is student engagement. Since students are logging in from home, it is difficult to be able to monitor how well they are paying attention to the lessons. Another pro is you form some very tight relationships with your students, many of whom did not do well in traditional school, due to bullying, or moving to a new neighborhood, or needing a special schedule to accomodate other goals (e.g., sports training, the need for a job during traditional school hours, etc.)

      Cons

      Administration expects huge amounts of work to be produced, which can only really happen if you are working 24/7 at work, at home, on your weekends, and missing hours worth of sleep. Expectations are not effectively communicated. Only one evaluation at the end of the year -- can make or break your reputation and/or career. This reviewer did not recieve any feedback at all until the very last day of classes, at which point I learned my performance was not satisfactory, for many bogus reasons. Recieved no negative feedback at all the entire year. Also, expectations like having all your grading done by a certain date, only gets announced on the day before that date, leaving you with no choice to essentially stay up all night grading, in order to meet the last minute deadline. Not a fair practice for the teachers OR the students.

      2.0
      6 Apr 2018

      All that glitters is not gold.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      The school looks like great place to work at first; great security, friendly students, and a clean, well- lit building with smart boards in every classroom. People who talk about the great benefits here have probably never worked for a charter or non-profit before. They are great, but pretty standard.

      Cons

      Even the most basic elements for a school are not in place. Young and inexperienced staff who do not take initiative to learn about their jobs. Transparent favoritism. If you liked cliques in high school and were popular, you will probably fit in here. 10% of employees do 90% of the work. No one will be interested in your experience even if you are an expert in your field. Repeated suggestions to administration will be rebutted or ignored. While excuses for underperforming favorite staff people are constantly provided.

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