K12 Reviews

Current Employee – been working at K12 full-time for less than a year

Pros – Great people locally
Like to give raises and promotions to those within the company first before considering outsiders

Opportunity for growth in a position, ability to learn various jobs' tasks; one is never bored

The company provides the rapidly growing online education field to those who are low-income, high-risk, and/or seek alternatives to brick & mortar schools

Fabulous, cheap but all-inclusive benefits and discounted offers

Pre-tax options for public transit, parking, etc.

Significantly smarter and more organized about policies than other virtual academies or online schools

Free public charter schooling options, tuition-based schools, as well as purchasable course material for homeschooling

IS NOT HOMESCHOOLING, but rather structured teaching to students who are more independent and can learn virtually

Flex time; work hours you want to work within reasonable work day times

Cons – Horrible errors and miscommunications with HQ, specifically Enrollment (lack of documentation

People may be qualified for their position but aren't great a the job duties K12 gives them; k12 has an issue with not firing people who do not fulfill their duties

Related to above; some supervisors do not monitor their employees' computers to ensure work is getting done but have the ability to do so

There is a lack of new hire training

Lack of information to all employees about the general operations of our local school(s), especially if you are paid hourly; we would like to be in the know as well

Advice to Senior Management – Monitor people more closely as they do not do their jobs sometimes. Ensure that everyone in the office helps out just as much as the rest. When training, make sure it is required and that it is completed by all individuals from that group rather than relying on the honor system.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at K12 full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Flexible hours
Friendly environment
Interesting and engaging work

Cons – Growth is almost impossible. Turnover is high because of this.
Headcount is more important than experience or potential

Advice to Senior Management – Please take a few moments to observe hardworkers and reward them accordingly. Likewise, take note on those who aren't progressing

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at K12 full-time for more than a year

Pros – Diverse group of people all dedicated to education

Cons – The Salary is based on the district

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at K12 full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Flexibility to work from home, wear many hats and learn new things. Passionate and hard working staff with a great product and ideas. Nice to work somewhere you know that at the end of the day...you are doing something for the greater good of the world in helping kids learn.

Cons – Poor organization, many silos, and executive management are all on a different page. K12 needs stronger leadership to prioritize and get everyone marching in the same direction.

Advice to Senior Management – If all the depts realized they are on the same team, with clearly defined and common goals you would be much more efficient and successful.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at K12

Pros – waste company I have ever seen in USA. No values

Cons – Dont ever apply to this company.

Advice to Senior Management – Please take worth full candidates. You and Your company people doesn't know how to hire people. That is the reason you don't have good reviews. If you continue this you will stand at the same position where you are presently even after ten years. Finally K12 Sucks

Current Employee – been working at K12 full-time for more than a year

Pros – Hard-working, talented individuals. Great accomplishments and deliverables from a small IT team. Infrastructure VP and his directors working hard to affect positive change and build a solid technology platform and org foundation.

Cons – Extremely poor work/life balance (10 - 12+ hour workdays). New management expects staff to be always available. Org in constant state of transition with new management, new roles and responsibilites and very little manpower to get the job done. Many teams are overworked with little recognition from outside the department. New PMO org creating major overhead while adding little value. Many FTEs in planning and reporting roles and few in the positions that deliver actual value.

Advice to Senior Management – Open your eyes to the teams that actually produce results and don't assume anyone in K12 IT over 6 months has no clue. The commitment of individuals and the support teams provide the technology capacity and superior systems availability required by students and employees. Open your wallets every now and then and say thank you with a meal or social event.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at K12 full-time for less than a year

Pros – No micro management, co-workers are always working in the best interest of the company.

Cons – Very unorganized management, poor communication amongst management and staff, mangers have no idea what their staff is doing on a daily basis.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at K12 full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Product Development has an amazing group dynamic that keeps employees enthusiastic and happy to work. People believe they are building the best online curriculum. The greatest pro has to be the supervisors. The Vice Presidentsin Product Development and dedicated, experienced professionals who care about their employees. It is a good feeling to know you are seen as a person and not a number or statistic.

Cons – Pet projects of the CEO are given too many resources that could be used to build better products designed to incrase student learning and test scores. CHoices are being made to lobby instead of doing things right. The priorities might need to shift a little.

Advice to Senior Management – The Executive Vice Presidents need to listen to the employees and show value to everyone, not just a few pets. MBA's are not educational experts, so have MBA's make the educational decisions is a ticking time bomb. When an employee shows enthusiam and iniative that will help the company, at least acknowledge it in an email.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at K12

Pros – Flexibility and the ability to stay at home while working.

Cons – Low pay, top-down management, does not value teaching staff

Advice to Senior Management – top-down management is not effective!

Former Employee – worked at K12 full-time for more than a year

Pros – Loved the corporate mission and spirit of collaboration. Everyone there seems genuinely committed to providing excellent education to underserved students.

Cons – My boss was very short sighted, and in a company that grew quickly, old friendships can trump smart business decisions

Advice to Senior Management – Provide a path for employees to provide feedback outside of their own management chain, many of which have become more of an instance of leveraging personal relationships than excellent management loops

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend