Pros
-Beautiful buildings -Credit cards to fund projects -Decent PD -Catered lunches during trainings -People at High Tech are passionate, more passionate than I've seen in any other public school system. -Common language and protocols.
Kontras
-Over an entire year, I didn't receive one piece of feedback from my director, formal or informal. -Admin lacked follow through (with student behavior, mentorship, and general guidance for new teachers). It seems like directors and deans were sometimes unqualified and overwhelmed for the roles that they were in. -I felt alone and isolated during my first year here, despite the fact that everyone seems so happy, passionate and connected, it's hard to "get in" with already established groups of teachers and staff. Very cliquey. -Work life balance is challenging because there are no curriculums and the resources you do have are supposed to be adapted to whatever project you're doing.