Pros
Like most places, some of the staff are amazing. They love their students and want to do the best they can for them. Students are at-risk youth with many different mental and academic issues that need support but are still amazing kiddos, even on their worst days. The work day is shorter than you would expect. No weekends and you get many holidays off. (Like a normal school)
Cons
The company has a history of inconsistency with situations of staff and discipline. Leadership is so disconnected from what is happening in the schools that they think the really little pay will keep quality individuals. Leadership is so disconnected that they maintain policies that put staff and students in dangerous positions and situations without care. Staff are expected to get the crap beat out of them and are limited in what they can do to protect themselves. Their HR and training programs are business focused and completely missing the understanding of a school building or school year for staff. Unrealistic expectations for staff. Limited training and experience for positions. Intervention specialists work with a classroom of 6-10 students at a time for the entire year. They are expected to do everything a general education teacher would do, plus an intervention specialist but with much less pay than a traditional school.
