SAGA Education reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(241 total reviews)
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Alan Safran

63% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

SAGA Education has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 241 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SAGA Education 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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241 reviews
3.0
Jun 25, 2019

Not for the money

Recommend
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Pros

Making an impact in others lives. Engaging in groups to foster self improvement. Working for a better future. Great for retirees looking for side work or gap year students.

Cons

Job description is different than practicable expectations. Pay is far less than deserved. Unclear channel of communication between hierarchy. Student caseload and interaction with parents are trying. The skill among fellows skill among site directors differs radically. A major skill for a math fellow is the ability to think and perform mathematically.

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SAGA Education Response
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Thank you for the feedback. We appreciate your feedback, and are grateful that you were able to make in impact in your students' lives. Also, that you found the opportunity to be of value for self-improvement and your future. We recognize this work and the workload can be very challenging especially if expectations are not clear. There is never a dull moment working in public schools, so while we make every attempt to describe the job details exactly, there are several changes that occur during the year that are beyond site control. We encourage applicants to connect with several current and/or alumni Fellows to get a better understanding of the day-to-day expectations. One of our priorities this year was to improve our lesson plans and training processses to ensure appropriate math skills are being developed. We recognize that math is a tough subject, not only for our students, but for our candidates who choose to dedicate a year to supporting them. We do our best to highlight in our promotional material and throughout the recruitment process expectations surrounding math ability and the support we can provide. Our hiring process includes a math assessment, and we've recently incorporated Site Directors into the process of screening tutorials to better identify math ability against how we can realistically support. We aim to provide coaching to candidates who are passionate about the work, but may need a bit of support. We are in the business to serve and help foster improvement for all.
3.0
May 30, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Interact with high school students Depending on your manager, you may have some flexibility to tutor in your own way Busy, little down time

Cons

Too much management. Employees are over-managed, managers are over-managed Little room for advancement or raises

1.0
May 17, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

The kids you work with are incredibly sweet

Cons

-Underpaid -Trainings are incredibly pointless -Some of the fellows who are supposed to be tutoring high school math not even capable of doing the math themselves. I was shocked that someone who didn't know had to add fractions was supposed to teach high schoolers how to add fractions. -They make you work overtime but then don't pay you the overtime. I was literally told to clock out and told to stay later to finish grading. If you are doing extra work, you should be getting paid.

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