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      Achievement First

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      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

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      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
      3.0
      Aug 24, 2015

      Middle School ELA Teacher

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Daily satisfaction from peer and scholar interactions, working with like-minded individuals

      Cons

      Long hours, sometimes stressful environment

      5.0
      Jun 12, 2015

      Great people, hard working culture

      Academic dean
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great people Strong professional development High performing culture Charismatic and caring leaders Fun, young, smart team Authentically mission-driven

      Cons

      Too demanding Tries to be family-friendly but difficult in places Pay is competitive with industry but school leader roles are paid lower

      3.0
      Jun 9, 2015

      Classroom Teacher

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      If you want a place to become a better teacher in a short amount of time this is a good place to be. You are paired with a coach who observes you weekly and gives you feedback based on his/her observations. At times you may also video tape some of your lessons so that both you and your coach may reflect on your performance in the classroom. Another pro is having a positive school culture in which kids are provided with the support that they need in order to do well behaviorally so that they may then have time to focus on learning.

      Cons

      l have worked at other schools, but never one where there is such a heavy focus on adult culture. Although there may be good intentions behind the focus in this area it may at sometimes cause for people to feel uncomfortable. It may at times seem like you are supposed to be following the norms that have been set by the organization and there is little to no input on that.

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