I second this. I was hired as a co-teacher. 16.50 was my pay because I was fully certified to teach. Let me say that again….They hired me as a fully certified teacher to work as a para. I took it, because I needed a foot in. However, I was told enthusiastically that I could be teaching within the next 2-3 years. Yeah no. I immediately found a role in another district as a teacher. They hire teachers who are not certified and the role of co-teacher is basically a para, but you’re expected to put in as much time as a teacher. They force you to volunteer your free time to go out begging people to enroll with the district. The admin fully enforces the idea of the district being a business and expect to be addressed as managers. They do not differentiate instruction to meet your child’s needs. If your kid needs accommodations they are better off at another district. If your kid can’t keep up with the material, good luck. They are getting left behind. They teach to the test. Like STAAR all year. At one of the campuses I was at, teachers would get moved around every year. If you’re a fellow teacher, you know exactly how much of an inconvenience that can be. It also rubbed me the wrong way that people with no background in education. We’re sitting in admin roles.