Calgary Board of Education Reviews

Pros

All good, well done, and excellent

Cons

None whatsoever awsome in every way

Pros

Good benefits, good pay, summers off.

Cons

No room for advancement, not enough time to do the job.

Pros

-amazing kids (nothing to do with the cbe though as most of these kids have no choice but to go to these schools) -job security -benefits -some really cool colleagues

Cons

-most administrators actually have no idea what's going on and are simply in their positions because they are former teachers who want to move out of the classroom to have comfortable wellpaid jobs either in a principal's office or the head office -the board and admin are stuck in the old mentality thinking that people are desperate to become teachers and that they will always have people begging for jobs at their schools - completely disconnected from reality that there is a teacher shortage and teachers are leaving their schools in droves

Pros

Variety of schools to work.

Cons

Pretty much impossible to get on full-time. Casual employees not actually considered an employee, even though you do get an employee number but guess NOT the employee number to get you a job. Pay is fine. Some school staff are rude and ignorant. No manuals left for covering some positions as stated there should be at schools. You don't get enough access in order to make a different, you just get jobs that one can do in a day...attendance line, entering teacher schedules, answering phone and dealing with some students....and that is it! Nothing that takes all the "skills" they are looking for, anyone can do these jobs!

Pros

Good board, good people, lots of opportunity

Cons

Lots of work and strange pedagogical initiatives

Pros

Fair pay, no weekend work, summers off, benefits

Cons

Support when something happens depends very much on who your administration team is, no real job description as most of the job falls under “other related duties”, violence and physical abuse from some students, lack of respect from many teachers, no path for promotion and no acknowledgement of additional skills . A distraction makes or breaks the job and your job depends on the funding they decide to apply to your job. No real job security because you can be bumped if a more senior employee gets laid off. Don’t get too comfortable at a school in your first 10 years on the job!

Pros

Opportunity for advancement in many areas

Cons

Stressful since Covid hit but getting better

Pros

- Good Salary - Solid Pension - Modern Schools - Financial Resources available for acdemics - Great Colleagues

Cons

- Just a number to HR - Hard to get permanent position - High academic expectations

Pros

Many great teachers and some good students.

Cons

admin staff has created a toxic student environment and has no consequences for verbal abuse and violent outbursts from students.

Pros

Working with bright minds was a hell of a great experience. I loved working with students and showing them how amazing our world is.

Cons

Competence is not a value that the board supports. It is a broken system that supports no one.