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      Achievement First

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      Achievement First reviews

      3.1

      35% would recommend to a friend

      (999 total reviews)
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      Fatimah Barker

      39% approve of CEO

      21% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.1

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Work/Life balance

      2.6

      Senior management

      Achievement First has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 999 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Achievement First employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      999 reviews
      5.0
      Oct 27, 2017

      Better leader, teacher and person!

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Achievement First asks for and implements feedback. Over the years I've seen many improvements in multiple areas because of this. When you stay at an organization for several years you can see this progress over time. Not all organizations consider feedback and make incremental changes, especially when they are large. While there were times I wished those changes came sooner, they did come. Achievement First has some of the best people who are there for you and stretch you to be better. The curriculum resources have come a long way and are strong to solid, which means teachers and leaders can make them better during IPP rather than writing them from scratch. This was a game changer and a smart investment. There are many systems at AF that help to support teacher and leader time where it matters most. For example, IPP and Looking at Student work protocols and training helped put attention to instruction in a more meaningful way. Not all schools or organizations have systems like that. I am a better leader, teacher and person because I was part of AF. They continue to be my team and family.

      Cons

      Leader coaching could be more consistent and differentiated to ensure that each leader can flourish as much as possible. There have been improvements in this area and I am confident that things will continue to improve.

      4.0
      Oct 25, 2017

      Passionate, Driven, Intelligent Team

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Lots of pros to working here: 1. Great Team - In my 12 years working in urban education I have never worked with a group people who are smarter, harder working, more mission driven, passionate, or engaged. I am seriously blown away by the people I work with at every level. It keeps me on my toes and working to always be better. 2. Professional Development - The organization has a really heavy focus on professional growth and feedback. I have grown more professionally in my 3 years here than in all of my other positions combined. I receive regular feedback, my manager helps me work toward my individual goals and pushes me to be better. We dedicate time to practice and prepare for presentations, etc. 3. Adult Culture/People Leadership - We focus on building a great team and it shows. We practice difficult conversations before they arise. We focus on giving direct feedback and being kind. It feels good to work here because there is an organizational expectation that we are professional and positive at work. 4. Diversity and Inclusiveness - We invest a lot of time and thought in talking about issues of race and class. We do deliberate anti-bias training and D&I is at the forefront of much of our daily work. I am more socially aware now than I was before I started and I have had to draw out and challenge my own biases. I also know this is an area in which we can and are still working to improve as an organization.

      Cons

      There are so many positives to working here. There are only two reasons I did not rate Achievement First a 5 all around: 1. Work Life Balance 2. Variablility While I know that there is truly no such thing as work-life balance and the ideal integration of work and life looks different for all people, the culture of Achievement First is to be very work focused. People are responsive on email late into the night. School-based employees start their day before 7 AM. We all work at the very least 50 hours a week. For some people this feels like the right balance, I know for some it feels unbalanced. Variability- I have had an overwhelmingly positive experience here but I know there is variability in level of satisfaction of teammates between schools and on different teams at the network. As an org we already focus on capturing best practices and disseminating them so we need to keep this up.

      3.0
      Oct 12, 2017

      Extra work with little/no recognition

      Teacher
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      Pros

      The majority of the teaching staff was willing to help you learn, good benefits, students are challenging but fun

      Cons

      Some people just like to watch the world burn, so they purposely ruin your ideas and actions. The leadership was not at all what a school that size should be, so important jobs were delegated to employees that weren't properly compensated

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