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Great Hearts Academies

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Management, leadership, and pay are sub par. - Anonymous employee Great Hearts Academies Employee Review

2.0
Jun 26, 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Staff enter into their employment inspired to make a difference in children's lives. Most staff are passionate about their work and are lovely to work with.

Cons

Great Hearts hires a lot of inexperienced staff. Many new staff become overwhelmed and are not provided the support they need. Management fires staff without warning or initiating a personal growth and development plan. I don't understand how anyone is supposed to learn from mistakes if they aren't given that opportunity. Especially for such minor offenses. But new inexperienced staff are cheaper and Great Hearts is always complaining about budgets so when you connect the dots it is clear that they find hiring new staff easier that training existing employees. Staff are afraid of management. Instead of being mentors, they are disciplinarians. Even when it's unnecessary and inappropriate.

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5.0
Jun 29, 2026
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Pros

Intentional and caring work with children.

Cons

Demanding work, but ultimately fulfilling.

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Great Hearts Academies Response
3d
Thank you for your feedback. We know our students, parents and community make our academies incredibly unique and special. We know there is always room for improvement. We are open to constructive critiques and recommendations. We value the unique and individual contributions of our teachers and staff. It is imperative to meet our standards while considering new teaching techniques. We know that this important work is at times challenging. Still, we believe the mission is worthy of our continued commitment, and Great Hearts strives to support teachers and staff through effective leadership, professional growth, and fidelity to the mission.
3.0
Apr 9, 2026
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Pros

1) Hard to get fired 2) Lowest monthly premiums for benefits I’ve experienced 3) There are busy and slow seasons. Some times you have far too much work to complete in 40 hours and other times you may only have 20 hours of work

Cons

1) Low pay 2) Leadership could be better mainly HR/People Ops, individuals seemingly put into higher up positions based on tenure at the company rather than job experience. 3) Little to no room for growth in HR/People Ops. 4) No annual review process formal or informal and no raises based on individual merit 5) a standard company wide increase each year is in place but it’s typically 2% so not even an amount that keeps up with the cost of living 6) it can feel cliquey

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Great Hearts Academies Response
2mo
Thank you for your feedback. We will share with our leadership your comments. We strive to set a standard of excellence for our students with a focus on a rich liberal arts curriculum and emphasis on moral formation. Great Hearts does provide excellent benefits (medical, dental, etc.), with employee premiums that are significantly below the national and regional averages. We have been engaged in ongoing work on this issue for several years despite no significant funding increases from the states in which we operate, and simultaneously we must balance the need to maintain smaller class sizes, robust network resources, and safe and welcoming campuses. Great Hearts does provide excellent benefits (medical, dental, etc.), with employee premiums that are significantly below the national and regional averages. We have increased our salary ranges in certain regions over the past year. We will continue to work to improve in these areas.
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