Question 1

Is Connections Academy a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

Connections Academy has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 562 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at Connections Academy to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Connections Academy have been left by employees working as English Teacher, Substitute Teacher and Elementary Teacher.

Question 2

Does Connections Academy pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Connections Academy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Connections Academy. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Connections Academy?

Accepted Answer

62% of Connections Academy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Connections Academy 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Connections Academy?

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Teacher (136), Special Education Teacher (18), Online Teacher (14), Elementary Teacher (11), Substitute Teacher (11), Administrative Assistant (10), English Teacher (10), School Counselor (9), Secondary Teacher (9), Enrollment Advisor I (8), Educator (6), Enrollment Advisor (5), Academic Advisor (4), Assistant Principal (4), High School English Teacher (4)

Question 5

What are the pros of working at Connections Academy according to real employee reviews?

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"work from home and flexible hours" ((in 123 reviews)); "great benefits when it comes to pto" ((in 34 reviews)); "The people are great!" ((in 22 reviews)); "Great coworkers and good support" ((in 19 reviews)); "The majority of the team consists of great colleagues are all aligned and truly want to make a difference." ((in 14 reviews))

Question 6

What are the cons of working at Connections Academy according to real employee reviews?

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"LOW pay (making $20k less than I would in a local district at a minimum)" ((in 61 reviews)); "low salary compared to other High School Counselor positions." ((in 23 reviews)); "Poor management of school administrators and no accountability for school administrators." ((in 18 reviews)); "Gigantic class sizes (average 200 in core content courses, 500 to 1000 in elective courses), massive special education case loads (50+), administrators are constantly adding more and more work each year w/o eliminating any duties, required to work some evenings/nights to call students, enough "paperwork" (actual paperwork or documenting multiple fields in the school online platform)  to fill an Olympic size swimming pool at the end of each school year, no clear cut expectations b/c the rules are constantly changing, extremely poor communication within each department and almost nonexistent communication between departments, typically work 60 hours per week but can easily go upwards of 80 hours per week, favoritism in job advancement opportunities towards male employees, longer school year for teachers (200 work days), average pay that certainly doesn't compensate for the amount of work teachers are required to do on a daily basis, and high turn around." ((in 7 reviews)); "managers will contradict themselves constantly and employees will still get in trouble for not following the contradictory mess" ((in 6 reviews))

Question 7

What are the top reviewed Connections Academy locations?

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Columbia, Baltimore, Houston, Saint Paul, Indianapolis, Harrisburg, San Juan Capistrano, Los Angeles, Columbia, Las Vegas, Orlando, Walpole, Phoenix, White House, Tampa, Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Okemos, Bentonville, Nashville, Columbus, San Diego, Duluth, Columbia, New York, Englewood, Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Athens, Springfield

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