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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work at a DC area campus and the pay for teachers ranges from $24/hr to $30/hr but the biggest thing is instability.  Teachers are often working with schedules that go from 16 hours one week to 37 the next week without much warning at all.

I adore all my students and will teach at Fusion and finish my year with my current group of kids but I've lost money working here simply to pay bills because the pay is so unstable.  I was told I could make $56,000 a year because I'd be given a 40 hour work week.  I have rarely been given that many hours by our registrar, despite promises, to the contrary because of student population numbers.  I made less than $26,000 my first year and only just got to $30,000 this year and that's because I benefit from NOT being on their benefits plan so less money taken out of my paycheck.  Teachers are overworked and do everything out of a love for the kids with no compensation.  We often work 40-60 hours weeks but only get paid for what is in our database schedules which often change without our knowledge after the fact.

We also only receive 5 minutes of planning time per class.  That means any planning time outside of that we do not get paid for.  Five minutes to plan and grade student work and only told after two weeks how much we accrue.  The great experiences you get from Fusion are because your teachers are overworked, underpaid, [b]but[/b] truly love your kids and want them to get a good education.  We are encouraged to do more work beyond our teacher score-cards because of the kids and we often do, but it takes a toll and we've lost half our staff over the year to this burnout.  Corporate treats parents and students so wonderfully, but behind closed doors often care very little about teacher concerns because turnover is so high they just hire new, less experienced teachers.  We love your students, we really do, but understand that your high tuition goes directly to corporate to finance opening new campuses in your region, no campus sees their own profit.  [/quote]

This is really sad to hear.  Thank you.  [/quote]

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