Klein ISD Reviews

4.0

87% would recommend to a friend

(422 total reviews)
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Jenny McGown

94% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Klein ISD has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 422 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Klein 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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422 reviews
4.0
6 Sept 2017

1st year Teacher

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Pros

Lots of wonderful teachers, professional development courses, fun events, awesome students and their super involved parents, PTO, and workroom ladies are very nice and often a lifesaver when you get thrown a curveball or just forgetful to get copies done in time. Great all-around support if administration is fun-loving, genuinely interested in your success and works as a team.

Cons

Administration can be two-faced. When interviewing at schools, a false impression can be given about how wonderful everything and everyone is that works there. I interviewed with the principal only and she seemed like the sweetest, caring person. I knew I wanted a supportive administration as a first year teacher. After being hired, I realized that the principal always put on a front that she cares about her employees, but she would often lie to make sure she looked good (especially to the Superintendent). After making a few mistakes (which we all do, it's part of the learning process) there was no mercy. She decided that I was not fit to be a teacher and very bluntly said so several times and in front of the AP. She also shared you bias that I went through an Accredited Certification Program (that doesn't prepare teachers well - in her opinion) instead of getting a 4-year degree in Education. I continued to have hope and tried my best using all the people and resources available. Time and effort meant nothing. Evaluations were difficult because my appraiser was looking for things to mark against me. The mindset of the appraiser is not to find things you do well and give you a pat on the back. It's the glass is half empty way of thinking. I was rated Developing (the lowest score basically) for things like, one student didn't want to participate in a think-pair-share and I was too slow to react and get him to join in or one student wasn't clear on my instructions and so another helpful student got out of her seat to explain the objective of the assignment while I was working with a small group, BUT she didn't have permission to get up and I failed to explain and be sure that every student was paying attention.

1.0
4 May 2015

Not a teacher-friendly environment

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Pros

There's not really a whole lot of pros. They might pay a little more than other school districts but not by much.

Cons

Not a teacher-friendly environment. Admin don't support their teachers and create ridiculous programs that only lower standards at the end of the day. They only care about failure rates and give teachers a hard time if they fail more than 10% of their students, even though they fail for not completing all of their work.

2.0
4 Apr 2023

Used to be a great district

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Pros

Loved my colleagues and students were good for the most part. Worked in Klein ISD for eight years and I liked it for the first 5-6 years.

Cons

District started to decline when Dr. Cain left. Classes packed with at least 30 plus kids. Had 17 SPED, 504 kids in one class. They mainstream kids that have severe behavioral issues in the classroom that puts other students in danger and disrupts the learning environment. Not to mention students with Autism that can't function in a regular classroom and they often disrupt the learning of others students as well. Admin favors certain teachers. No discipline. Turning into a private school environment. Parents run the schools and admin lets them and caters to parents. Students are tested way too much, benchmarks, district lbased assessments, STAAR etc. All about money and funding in the district. Any student can be in Pre-AP classes. A joke. Most of them don't belong in Pre-AP. Just another tactic to please the parents.

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