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The Graham Academy

place Luzerne, PA 500+ employees

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8 Reviews

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All reviews (8)

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Rewarding but stressful support role

work Assistant Teacher / 1:1 Support Staff calendar_today May 25, 2026 public via Indeed

Coworkers and team were supportive at first, but managing unpredictable student behaviors and mandated-reporter duties took a toll.

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  • Supportive coworkers initially
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  • Stressful student behaviors
  • Mandated reporter burden
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Good place to learn

work Teacher calendar_today May 5, 2026 public via Indeed

Enjoyed working with the student population and found it a good place to grow as an educator, though experience varies by campus.

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  • Enjoyed student population
  • Good learning environment
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  • Experience varies by location
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Below-average pay for the workload

work Former Employee calendar_today Mar 29, 2026 public via Indeed

Appreciated the educational approach, but pay was far below average given the hours and workload required.

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  • Solid educational approach
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  • Pay below average for workload
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Extremely stressful classroom ratios

work Paraprofessional calendar_today Jan 22, 2026 public via Indeed

Supporting up to 10 students at once led to significant burnout and an extremely stressful daily workload.

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  • High student ratios
  • Burnout
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Toxic culture at this site

work Former Employee calendar_today Dec 7, 2025 public via Indeed

Described the workplace culture as toxic, with favoritism and unfair treatment between staff members.

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  • Toxic culture
  • Favoritism
  • Unfair treatment
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Understaffed with no real breaks

work Assistant Teacher calendar_today Nov 11, 2025 public via Indeed

Official break and lunch policies were not honored in practice due to severe staffing shortages and lack of support.

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  • No breaks despite policy
  • Severe staffing shortages
  • Lack of support
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Great site leadership, hostile corporate side

work Special Education Teacher calendar_today Oct 1, 2025 public via Indeed

Site directors were described as excellent, but staff reported roughly 60 hours per week of overtime-exempt work, non-competitive pay, and a hostile corporate management culture.

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  • Excellent site directors
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  • Heavy uncompensated overtime
  • Non-competitive pay
  • Hostile corporate management
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Supportive management, challenging students

work Special Education Paraprofessional calendar_today Sep 30, 2025 public via Indeed

Strong management support and staff collaboration, with reasonable compensation for experience level; the work itself is challenging given student behavioral needs.

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  • Strong management support
  • Staff collaboration
  • Reasonable compensation
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  • Behaviorally challenging student population