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KIPP Schools

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KIPP Schools reviews

3.0

35% would recommend to a friend

(1,141 total reviews)
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Shavar Jeffries

50% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.4

Work/Life balance

2.3

Senior management

KIPP Schools has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,141 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The KIPP Schools 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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1K reviews
4.0
Nov 1, 2010

Ditto

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I couldn't agree more with the first reviewer. KIPP is a feel-good place to work and it's very clear why we get up int he morning.

Cons

The first reviewer hit the nail directly on the head - very few people seem to actually be doing anything at KIPP. There's a lot of thinking, a lot of planning, a lot of meetings, and then a lot of...hiring consultants. People at the top don't execute like they used to.

4.0
Apr 23, 2010

KIPP teacer

Teacher
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Pros

Rewarding working with students and seeing their growth and potential develop over time. It's satisying working with students, but I can't really say that about their manage,ent

Cons

There is very little work-life balance during the school year; therefore, they need to do a better job promoting it. Leadership is also sub-par and inexperienced.

4.0
Aug 31, 2009

Well-meaning, positive workplace facing maturation challenges

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The KIPP Foundation is an extremely satisfying work environment that supports a nonprofit network of charter schools providing under-served children with access to high-quality education. It feels really good to be there. The Foundation is filled with remarkably smart and hard-working people. Benefits are excellent, and compensation is quite reasonable for a nonprofit. The organization is ambitious, and is good at self-reflection and adaptation.

Cons

There are some downsides. There are strong personalities, and a lot of people with competing visions, and not a whole lot of people who actually implement these grand visions. In some departments, there is a 1:1 ratio of managers and non-management staff. The organization is ambitious and self-critical, sometimes to the point of being maladaptive. The organization is struggling to transition away from a "hero model" of passionate, hard-working staff willing to burn long hours and into a mature, stable model of working smart, not hard.

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