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      Great Hearts Academies

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      Great Hearts Academies reviews

      3.4

      51% would recommend to a friend

      (496 total reviews)
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      Jay Heiler

      69% approve of CEO

      48% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      3.0

      Senior management

      3.0

      Compensation and benefits

      2.8

      Work/Life balance

      Great Hearts Academies has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 496 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Great Hearts Academies 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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      496 reviews
      3.0
      May 10, 2017

      Good place for a couple of years, not sustainable as a career

      Teacher
      Recommend
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      Pros

      -Administration supportive of the arts -Room to grow -Good benefits and health insurance -Plenty of planning time -Work/life balance somewhat encouraged

      Cons

      -Some faculty are seriously unqualified, due to their habit of hiring uncertified teachers. It can be frustrating to work with people who don't know what they are doing. -Salary is low, typical of Arizona. -Stringent rules about not mentioning pop-culture in the classroom. -Schools vary drastically in quality and culture.

      4.0
      May 8, 2017

      Teacher

      Teacher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Developed curriculum that you can tailor to your teaching style. Good benefits and generous vacations. Most academies have supportive staff and administration to get you through almost anything.

      Cons

      A good deal of the generous vacation time can be spent writing evaluations if you aren't disciplined in getting them done ahead of time. Sometimes work days can be 9+ hours. Not much in the way of teacher development. You have to be motivated to find sources on your own.

      1.0
      Apr 24, 2017

      Disorganized, managing-to-the-bottom-line cluster

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The classroom still works, but beginning shift. They are straying from their origins and yielding to the demands of wealthy parents. No longer have a true sense of identity.

      Cons

      I struggle to think of one good thing to say about the Lead Offices. Five CEOs in three years. Chairman of the Board, Development VP, Marketing Director, Facilities Director, and CFO have all left out of frustration or been reorganized. Our organization used to have a mission and values, and yes, we still have them on our website, but those have been reduced to marketing material. GH is no longer a network of liberal arts schools who are focused on bringing a revolutionary education to the masses, but cutting corners, increasing class sizes, increasing school sizes, and decreasing teaching assistant pay.

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