Working at shaker heights city school district: 12 Reviews

Not much work to do as a tutor, sit around and wait for students who need help. Good job for a student or FTE-equivalent looking for extra money or passionate about helping struggling students after school.

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Faculty and staff are awesome. Management not much.

Administrative Assistant (Current Employee) - Shaker Heights, OH - March 27, 2022

It’s a top down environment. If it’s not management’s idea, it’s not an idea. Faculty and staff are in one boat, management in another. Management always gets decent raises and will put themselves on new salary schedules to do so without appearing to get raises to the families in the district while they low ball staff when it comes to negotiating salaries.

Pros

Educational stipends

Cons

About everything else

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shaker heights city school district insights

Based on 5 survey responses

What people like

Clear sense of purpose
Sense of belonging
Supportive environment

Areas for improvement

Ability to learn new things
Overall satisfaction

good place to work, very highly skilled education school district..

Substitute Custodian (Former Employee) - Shaker Heights, OH - February 3, 2019

the only issues was that my position as substitute custodian was very competitive and low hours. in order for you to get a regular position you have to wait to someone to retire or wait till beginning of summer season to apply.

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I love teaching but there's a lot of learning too

Substitute Teacher (Former Employee) - Shaker Heights, OH - August 2, 2018

I love teaching students and helping them understand different concepts. I'm amazed at how much I learn while teaching them. It can be stressful and challenging but rewarding too.

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A great school with wonderful students

Long-term substitute teacher (Former Employee) - Shaker Heights, OH - July 21, 2018

I had a temporary position and loved every minute. The school and atmosphere was welcoming and supportive. The hardest part was the position has been eliminated due to low attendance. The best part was working with my students on daily basis.

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Rewardable place to work for.

Teacher (Current Employee) - Shaker Heights, OH - June 20, 2018

I loved working with students of different ages and educational profiles. The Shaker basic culture promotes collaborative work that is appreciated by the colleagues and the administration.

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Fast paced work invornment

Officer Assistant (Current Employee) - Shaker Heights, OH - December 8, 2017

This diverse community and workplace have been enjoyable over the past 10 plus years. I am looking forward to a change in careers and an opportunity to grow professionally as well as personally.

Pros

Diverse communtiy

Cons

Lack of growth within my position

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Interactive Role

Special Educational Aid (Current Employee) - Shaker Heights, OH - December 17, 2016

As a substitute I am able to select the assignments to my suitability. I thoroughly enjoy working with the high school children and have quickly developed a bond and trust with the children. Typically this is a supportive role for both the teachers and the students, yet is very rewarding. I enjoy working with the mentally handicapped students due to the dynamics of the role. No day is the same with these wonderful students and each students needs are unique; together in the lessons make a very interesting day. The job also allows me to learn through the students through the utilisation of teaching aides and techniques. I have also in this short time with the school district begun to learn some sign language through the interrupter. Overall, there is a lot to learn being in the school district and being in the schools as you are not limited to one school I am able to rotate from K-12

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Excellent school system

Educator (Former Employee) - Shaker Heights, OH - October 3, 2016

My years of employment revolved around providing lesson plans, educational experiences, and evaluation of achievement for hundreds of students during my career.

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