Harmony Public Schools Employee Reviews

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4.0

decent place to work

Teacher (Current Employee) – Texas – May 14, 2018

decent place to work for student achievement. typical day at work will be about 8 to 10 hours long. You learn a lot about diversity and cultures and how it plays a role in learning and education. Management is good and will help where they can. Student body is better than public schools.

Pros

collaborative culture

Cons

no space

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1.0

Not a good teaching experience

Teacher (Former Employee) – Houston, TX – November 6, 2018

Management was so poor, that sometimes I wouldn't see admin for weeks and then I was micro-managed for weeks. It was so inconsistent. Grades were never done the right way, parent communication was slim to none because of the office staff not having appropriate documents, Administrative reviews were dated wrong because they never happened, the reviews were falsified.

Pros

Literally nothing

Cons

1- 20 minute break per day. Low Pay. No direction.

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1.0

Terrible place to work.

Teacher (Former Employee) – Houston, TX – October 22, 2018

The kids are very low. Many good teachers driven to their breaking point. The policies are very unfair for teachers, including additional hours and after school duties. Kids are wild!

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5.0

Productive and fun place to work

IT Manager/Computer Teacher (Former Employee) – Houston, TX – July 18, 2018

Very friendly and supportive job environment. Family culture. Typical day at work starts at 7:30 am and ends at 4:00 with 30 minutes break for lunch. Lots of opportunities for growth

Pros

lots of support

Cons

very fast paced work environment

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1.0

Everyone for themselves

Teacher (Current Employee) – Austin, TX – July 7, 2018

There is a lack of leadership and little guidance from management. Expectations for performance are not clearly defined and administrators are inconsistent in their treatment of staff. The culture is somewhat toxic and it can be difficult to fit in if you are not part of the right crowd.

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5.0

PLC where very informative

Spanish Teacher (Former Employee) – Dallas, TX – July 2, 2018

Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students’ varying needs and interests.
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students. Classroom management was my great opportunity that I learned, because my previous experience was with a lower grade levels.
Workplace culture it was respectful.
The hardest part of the job sometimes were duties.
The most enjoyable part of the job were my students! Preparing materials for class activities was very fun.

Pros

Free lunch

Cons

Duties

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5.0

Great work place!

Director of Leadership Development (Former Employee) – Houston, TX – June 20, 2018

I liked working at Harmony. I started there as a teacher and moved up to main office in 12 years. I hold different administrative positions as Assistant Principal, Principal and Director.

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5.0

Excellent Place to work

Testing Coordinator and then I (Current Employee) – El Paso, TX – May 30, 2018

Harmony provides the opportunity for teachers to grow as administrators. It offers its own program to prepare them to be part of the administration team and continue building school's mission and vision

Pros

Friendly environment

Cons

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5.0

A great place

Intern in Harmony Science Academy Sugarland (Former Employee) – Houston, TX – May 22, 2018

I was able to learn how administrators make decisions, how they solve problems.
How to work colloboratively and in general learnt how the school system works in the USA.
I was able to observe test days, different lessons etc.

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3.0

not a good place of work

Student (Current Employee) – Houston, TX – April 26, 2018

There are numerous reasons for the poor management, but staff are usually overworked and underpaid. There are rules that seem outrageous and uncalled for.

Pros

helping the future

Cons

stressful environment

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3.0

good place to work at

Engineering, Spanish, robotics Teacher (Current Employee) – Dallas, TX – April 23, 2018

- small faculty staff and students (400) which makes the ambiance better and reliable. teachers get to know their students and work well together and alone.

Pros

free lunch

Cons

limited sports

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1.0

This was a nightmare

Teach (Former Employee) – Dallas – April 9, 2018

Working here was one of the worst experiences of my life. First of all, HPS ARE a cult. They break all the laws. Nobody knows what they're doing. It's completely unprofessional.

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3.0

Generally Disappointing

Austin - Teacher (Current Employee) – Austin, TX – April 3, 2018

This school won't burn you out like other charters, but leaves a lot to be desired in the way of support and student culture. Not somewhere I'd recommend a first year teacher go.

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4.0

Close nit people

First Grade Teacher (Former Employee) – Houston, TX – March 20, 2018

You really get a sense of being a part of a family. You become close with the teachers that you work with. The curriculum is really easy to follow so it makes planning pretty easy.

Pros

community

Cons

not enough planning time

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1.0

Teaching at Harmony Science Academy

Teacher - Harmony Science Academy (Former Employee) – Austin, TX – February 18, 2018

I would not recommend teaching at Harmony. The management/administration is terrible and discipline is non-existent.. Teachers are expected to make home visits and spend a lot of extra time providing tutorials for low performing students.

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4.0

Very joyful

Secondary math teacher (Current Employee) – Houston, TX – February 17, 2018

Very helpful and supportive,very much recognizing. Students were very active and responding,which makes a teacher happy and encouraging.The school is very keen in the educational side rather than the extra-curricular activities..

Pros

All extra works were rewarding

Cons

Late hours of work

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2.0

Would Not Suggest

Assistant Principal (Current Employee) – Fort Worth, TX – January 24, 2018

Highly unorganized
Poor management
Micromanaged
Low staff morale
Low parent involvement
Very top-down driven
Poor communication
Excessive duties
Would not suggest

Pros

salary, ability to move up

Cons

lack of accountability, poor management

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4.0

Teachers are great, administration is not

7th Grade Mathematics Teacher (Former Employee) – Austin, TX – November 14, 2017

Very stressful and poorly organized work place. Technology rarely working, something is always broken - printers, overhead projectors, Internet... simple tasks require lots of time. People are great - supportive, understanding, ready to help and share...

Pros

Great people woek there

Cons

short breaks, poorly managed work schedule

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5.0

Rewarding job

Administrative Assistant Intern (Former Employee) – Houston, TX – August 10, 2017

This was a very fulfilling job, being in a position to talk to and encourage students to go for higher education always feels good. It was definitely something I looked forward to everyday.

Pros

Getting to work with students and talk to them about college.

Cons

Lack of pay.

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5.0

Everybody here wears too many hats

Rather not say (Current Employee) – Dallas, TX – June 21, 2017

Almost every single employee at this place performs the role of several different types of employees. It's a great place for a teacher to get their start, but a horrible place to continue due to the physical and physiological burden the administration attempts to normalize and exert over every single employee.

Pros

Good place to start

Cons

Bad place to stay at

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5.0

i would like to work at harmont scholls again. Feels like you are part of the family. Fun and friendly environment to work

Teacher (Former Employee) – El Paso, TX – June 15, 2017

It was fun working at harmony science academy. the staff and principle was very friendly and was willing to help us teachers through out the year for everything we need. Got pregnant and stopped working to spend time with my baby

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