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Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes

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Cultish company will throw you out like garbage - Center Director Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes Employee Review

1.0
Nov 21, 2024
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Pros

You get to make a difference for the mostly rich kids you are able to help.

Cons

There is a cult like reverence for the the CEO, Nanci Bell. She will propose ridiculous ideas like buying a robot for every learning center that essentially performs the same function as a laptop on wheels or switching from digital record keeping to paper record keeping in 2023. No matter how ridiculous or short sighted her ideas are, everyone just fawns over her and tells her how brilliant she is. Then when her lack of foresight puts the company in dire financial stress, instead of showing integrity and cutting her own salary and the salaries of corporate leadership, she goes on a firing spree and lets go of talented high performing leaders who are low on the seniority list. I worked for Lindamood-Bell for two years and my two years of leadership were some of the most successful in my learning center's history. I was let go as part of a financial restructuring but they tried to claim it was a performance based termination, even though I had never received any notice that my performance was lacking. My team and the parents I served were shocked, as was I by this decision. Under my leadership our parents were satisfied, our students were making incredible gains, and my learning center was financially successful. When I pushed to understand why I was let go, I was given meaningless terms like "leadership" and "owning processes". What's worse is that amongst all of the leaders in the company who knew that I was a high performing employee and that it was a mistake to let me go, none of them had the guts to stand up to Nanci and say so. I gave them my best for two years, and they treated me like garbage with no concern for the impact on my career, my family or my mental health. Terrible company!

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5.0
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Love the staff and students!

Cons

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2.0
May 24, 2026
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Pros

It’s great to try to help people, but…

Cons

They’re so set on their particular philosophical style, but realistically, it cannot be one size fits all. Clinicians who work there are NOT experts; they only get two weeks of training. And the sessions are extremely tight, with back-to-back students (just five minutes between each, leaving no time to prepare for the next one and no chance for clinicians to catch a breath). Lessons take place in cramped, mostly shared spaces, so everyone tends to be over-stressed. There’s no way that what is taught there, and the environment in which it’s taught, is worth what they’re charging families. Not to mention that the staff break room is like the size of a closet, and even in that tight space, many people just aren’t very friendly and hardly acknowledge your presence.

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Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience with Lindamood-Bell. We appreciate that our mission of helping students reach their learning potential resonated with you. At the same time, we are disappointed to read your comments regarding training, scheduling, and your experience with our instructional model. Our initial training is designed to prepare clinicians to begin working one-to-one with students using our unique approach. That training continues through ongoing mentoring and instructional guidance from experienced staff members who oversee lesson planning, monitor student progress, and support instructional quality. This team-based model is central to our instructional approach and to supporting student outcomes. We regret that the purpose and value of this model were not evident during your employment. We also recognize that learning center work can be demanding, particularly during busy periods, and we appreciate your perspective regarding scheduling and the work environment. Feedback such as yours is valuable as we continue working to improve communication and the overall staff experience. Thank you again for taking the time to share your thoughts. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
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