Pros
The students are the best and only reason to work here. Concurrent enrollment is a great opportunity for the students. Employment at GOAL Academy is only slightly better than working at Taco Bell, so if that is the only alternative, it might be considered a good place to work.
Cons
The majority of staff in leadership are not qualified to run a school. Nepotism abounds. Most of the employees working with students do not have an educational background and have poor boundaries with kids, spending their day stalking students' Facebook accounts and using Facebook and text as the primary form of communication. Less than 20% of students pass their classes at GOAL. Students will fail year after year, enroll again in the Fall to increase numbers for "count", shortly thereafter "exited" when they don't check in with staff on a regular basis. Principals and APs focus their time and energy on passer rates and attendance but not so much about learning outcomes. Plagiarism runs rampant with most turning a blind eye. Teachers do not have the flexibility to do their jobs well. Licensed teachers and counselors are treated poorly causing a high level of turnover among the highly qualified staff. The ones who stay typically could not get a job in any other type of educational setting due to lack of credentials.