Brightside Academy Reviews

Pros

great work and amazing company

Cons

no cons for the company itself

Pros

None . This company is trash and doesn’t care about anything but their own money

Cons

Terrible management and no Care for employees or students

Pros

None. The company is a disaster and desperate for people.

Cons

Abusive people towards kids and staff. Was forced off my lunch early to fill in a staffing gap because someone came back half an hour late. The late person wasn't reprimanded and I lost half my lunch.

Pros

Some staff were awesome to work with. Building great bonds with kids and some parents

Cons

Everything else. Salary, upper administration was horrible. They don't care about the staff at all. They barely care about black and brown children at all and the level of their learning. Teachers are constantly over-ratio and overworked. Often you are asked to do things to cover up their flaws and asked to go above and beyond while getting scraps in return. Minimal to no raises are given. Horrible place to work. Not worth it

Pros

Received a degree, and was promoted 4 times.

Cons

One of the downsides is a lack of staff.

Pros

+I worked along some of the most dedicated women I know.

Cons

+Health and Safety- Our building was falling apart and we had to do emergency evacuations in my classroom multiple times a month. We would either go to the library across the street or to another room that didn't have controlled A/C / Heater. +We were over ratio and rooms were overbooked to the point we didn't have enough cubbies for the children so we had to put their jackets under the sink. +Not supportive leadership- We were often shamed to improved being told we embarrassment to the supervisor, by the supervisor herself. She even told my coworker to be quiet, in the middle of a meeting and when I reported that to HR, my director said, "Well she needed to be quiet!" +The food is not healthy for the children, it's often pancakes, hashbrowns, and canned fruit. +There was a lack of supplies for the children, which led to them fighting a lot. + There is no computer, wifi, or printer for the teachers. All copies we made at home, or our colleges. Lesson plans were handwritten. +Not enough support in the classrooms. Children were having meltdowns, and we really need a training in trauma support, or a school counselor. +There was mistreatment of staff in general. +Working a full 9 hours was very draining. While we do get paid more, with the little resources, and having to print/buy things after work I would get home late.

Pros

Teachers are dedicated and hard workers. Good culture - teaching young children to be successful in PreK! Benefits are full package, fun to work with young children, lots of hugs.

Cons

Nothing to mention at this point.

Pros

Teachers can achieve their CDA

Cons

Toxic environment from the executive team, micromanagement, racists undertones from members of the executive team, untrusting of their employees, paranoid leaders, mission statement does not match what is actually happening, they do not deliver quality education to the children, retention rates are horrible , it’s a revolving door of unqualified “teachers” No supplies given the teachers to perform their jobs.