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      Achievement First

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      Achievement First reviews

      3.0

      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

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.1

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Work/Life balance

      2.5

      Senior management

      Achievement First has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 999 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average 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
      1.0
      Jan 19, 2019

      RUN. Not worth it

      High school teacher
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      Pros

      Solid pay, work materials, Occasional free food The students

      Cons

      No job security Work life balance Workdays can be very long with little time for breaks. The demand to meet deadlines is very high as you juggle a mix of teaching, observation, and administrative tasks. Supervisors or “deans/coaches” may not be very understanding or supportive of your workload, and you may sometimes feel isolated. Professional Development can sometimes be burdensome and not relevant to your development at all. Poor management, awful workplace culture, highly stressful, unrealistic expectations of staff

      4.0
      Sep 6, 2018

      Feedback is central to all things

      Teacher
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Peers at the school are supportive, friendly, and generally a great group of people. For a person like me who is hungry for knowledge and growth, there are plenty of opportunities to hear feedback about the work that I am doing and how I can improve it. We hold ourselves to similar standards that we use for our students with regard to hard work, growth mindset, and positive framing. Leadership team is large, so employees can interact with them daily and they can find the time to get to know us and our work. They systematically encourage employees to direct feedback up to make the school and community better. Classroom resources are good - supplies are provided, building is kept in excellent repair, and students have opportunities to rent chromebooks and calculators from the school if they cannot provide their own. Compensation is consistent with public schools in the area. I cannot speak to benefits. The professional progression for a teacher who stays with the school is data-driven and well-communicated.

      Cons

      As others have mentioned, the hours are long, but it's all in service of getting better personally and professionally for our students. Every staff member must uphold a significant set of rules and expectations - there is a high level of focus placed on effectively enforcing them, which doesn't always feel good if you don't agree with the rationale that they are based on. Staff turnover has been a factor both year-over-year and during the school year. People choose to leave for their own reasons, and the interview process is fairly honest about the nature of the job, but every time someone walks out the door, it has the potential to put additional work on the remaining team.

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