Connections Academy Reviews

Pros

This company is a very collaborative and communicative company. Weekly meetings with agendas and strategy updates assist those in middle leadership to aid teachers and staff to fulfilling the needs of the studnets and families.

Cons

You have to be a person with good executive functioning skills to work in a very fast paced at home environment.

Pros

Working for CA offers flexibility, you get to work from home, and you have a good bit of autonomy in presenting your live lessons.

Cons

The idea of supporting Learning Coaches (e.g., parents) is great, but many do not follow through with their expectations, leaving students falling behind and failing. We only provide live lessons for one hour per week per subject, so it is the responsibility of the learning coach to do a good bit of the daily support with the curriculum. Many, though, go to work and leave their child at home to learn on their own or babysit younger siblings which often leads to the student not passing. The pay is quite poor compared to working in a brick & mortar school.

Pros

Flexible, autonomous and easy to navigate the computer platform.

Cons

Expectations and procedures werent always clear or direct.

Pros

- can easily use PTO - work from home

Cons

- disingenuous/ artificial atmosphere within the company culture. When I first started I too fell in love with how nice everyone is and how caring and etc but after a few years there… it didn’t feel genuine. It feels more like a cult. As if everyone is so excited to be working there and this is the highlight of their lives and no one should dare to speak against that idea. -pay is low, my yearly increase was only 20 cents each year. - no room for promotions because someone has to step down first - same routine every day, all day. It begans to feel like I soul sucking dead end job.

Pros

The communication is great and admin is amazing! We have a great work-life balance, and so much freedom. I never feel like my time is being wasted like it used to be in brick and mortar. Any teacher who is feeling burnt out NEEDS to try connections academy. This company gave me a whole new perspective on teaching!

Cons

I honestly can't think of any right now. It's a relatively new program, so there are still a few bugs getting worked out. I really don't have any complaints at all.

Pros

- Remote working - Positive interactions with staff members

Cons

- no salary scale - no standards for students to adhere to

Pros

A wonderful atmosphere to work. Flexibility of work and schedules. Very meaningful.

Cons

Salary could be a little closer to area schools.

Pros

Great Team, Valued, Work Life Balance, Flexibility

Cons

Must me self starter and organized

Pros

I was lucky enough to work for and amazing principal and admin team. I was frequently checked in on both personally and professionally. From day 1 I felt a part of the team and very much welcomed by all.

Cons

After my first year I realized how busy of a day we worked. I had been a virtual teacher for 4 years before going to WACA, but nothing prepared me for the long and exhausting days. The hours are 8am-4pm, 8 hours, which is longer than a typical teacher day. We get two 15 minute breaks and a lunch block, but most often breaks never happened and I ate lunch at my desk while still working. The workloads were huge and my pay was less than what I made at previous virtual schools where my caseload was less 100 students. A big issue is salary. There is no ladder and salaries are subject to what the admin decides to give individually. Where we live, our pay does not match cost of living. I was fortunate enough to have my husband’s salary to help support our family, but many coworkers did not have that luxury and were struggling to support themselves.

Pros

Great bosses, work from home ( if so many miles from the main office), positive morale, and great families and students.

Cons

Expect to work long hours to get everyhing done.