Montgomery County Public Schools Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I've worked for Montgomery County Public Schools for the last 5 years. I love the racial and demographic make-up of our county. It's been also a privilege to teach our youth, the future of our country, the beautiful language of Spanish. I also teach them about how to be better and more professional young men and women."

"Awesome organization with plenty opportunity for advancement and training. Great benefits such as health, retirement, and sick leave."

"I worked for MCPS over the course of several summers in the Tech Mod program. Although the job required me to spend my time in a hot and crowded warehouse, I still enjoyed my time working there. Efforts were made to make the working conditions as comfortable as possible, the workload was not overwhelming, and my supervisors and coworkers were all very friendly and cooperative."

What do you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?

"The children are mostly interested and curious. I like working with the students."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Change careers and run away from here now before it's too late."

What don't you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?

"The work load is ridiculous and increasing demands of high-stakes testing are warping the daily purposes of teachers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Care more for the employees, provide adequate support for accomplishing ever-increasing demands made on classroom teachers"

What do you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?

"Respected as professionals, collaborative department that gets along well. Great students!"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Plan good lessons and the rest will fall in place."

What don't you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?

"Classes are getting big (33 students), no raises in a few years."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Smaller classes, higher pay, higher standards for students. More planning time!"

What do you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?

"The students were great. The parents were also really great to work with"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask every question carefully, and kn ow that what is promised may have no semblance to what you end up doing."

What don't you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?

"Administration and administrators stunk!! They felt qualified to rate teacher performance, even when they had no earthly idea what we did!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"*(PHEW)* That's a touch one... my suggestions are not necessarily printable here..."

"As a nontenured teacher, I was given a pink slip due to reduction in force."

What don't you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?

"Teachers are not given respect and nontenured teachers are dismissed even though they are performing higher than other teachers."

What do you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?

"Montgomery County Public School is good experience, an ideal and very good."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do not take things for granted work very hard."

What don't you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?

"I am always talking and very defensive."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management must improve children's council by introducing innovations."

"It is good to be there."

What do you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?

"It is a good experience"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Work hard always"

What don't you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?

"None except for wages which is minimal."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay more money"

"Former Sub, Now Literary Museum Director"

What do you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?

"I got out early enough so that I could make my classes on time (I was earning a Bachelor, and later, a Master's in History). Some administrators were excellent while others were dismal at best. If there was an emergency or a conflict with school, I decided whether or not I was going to work that particular day."

What don't you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?

"I did not get the required planning periods that the teacher that I was working for that day was scheduled to have (about 30% of the time). I did not get recompensed for this extra work time, so some days I got no break at all."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"1. pay your subs according to their education level.2. offer some health benefits in order to attract better qualified people.3. do not abuse your subs by taking away planning periods of the teachers that they are there for. Your lack of planning to get adequate subs for the day should not mean that I have to suffer - DO YOUR JOB!"

What do you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?

"I enjoy teaching reading, writing, thinking, problem solving."

What don't you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?

"Bureaucratic nature of public sector."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Less testing, more teaching."

"Handled all necessary administrative and ordering functions for this Wide Area Network Sales office."

"Very exciting and a great experience."

What do you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?

"I liked working with the student and being a mentor to promote educational success for each and every student."

What don't you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?

"There was not anything that I didn't like"

"great place to work"

What do you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?

"The opportunity for growth..."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Give them your beat and stay sharp..."

What don't you like about working at Montgomery County Public Schools?

"Summer break..."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Know your team players..."