Best in Class Welcomes Tenth Franchisee into Teacher Incentive Program

As a full-time college professor, Veronica Reyna knows firsthand what it takes to be an effective teacher. So when she began hunting for the perfect supplemental education franchise to run on the side, she naturally had high standards when it came to choosing the perfect brand to invest in.

“From the very beginning, it’s clear just how different Best in Class is. I fell in love with their curriculum. In my job at the college, I see students who clearly didn’t get the education they needed and deserved through their primary and secondary schools. By becoming a Best in Class franchisee, this was a way for me to address some of those problems in my own way. Best in Class’ curriculum filled a lot of those gaps,” Reyna said.

Still, it was the way that Best in Class nurtured its teachers that really helped to seal the deal for Reyna. In particular, she was drawn to the brand’s new Teacher Incentive Program. The program rewards passionate educators who want to join the Best in Class franchise team by reducing the franchise fee for each of the first three months a center is open. According to Best in Class Franchise Sales Director, Sharon Peterson, the benefits of this program are twofold.

“This program is really important to us because we want to find potential investors who have experience in teaching and share our values of helping students achieve their personal best,” Peterson said. “Plus, the program helps franchisees save money on the front end of their investment, which can help during those early days of a franchise. It’s a win-win for both parties.”

The program is available for those that are credentialed educators, state-certified teachers, licensed childcare professionals, college educators, and educators employed through an accredited K-12 grade Institute. Most recently, Reyna became the 10 th franchisee to take advantage of the Teacher Incentive Program since it was created in 2014.

“It’s good to know that there’s a company that appreciates teachers and understands them. To find a place like Best in Class that genuinely cares about their teachers and their franchisees is incredibly rare. They realize that it’s just as important to mentor the teachers as it is to mentor the students,” Reyna said, who opened her first Best in Class location in March 2016 in Cypress, Texas.

“But most importantly, this program gave me a chance to continue doing what I love—which is teaching. Being an educator is my passion—it’s in my blood. And Best in Class has made it clear that they genuinely appreciate that.”

For David Krzywicki, another recent franchisee to join the Teacher Incentive Program, the offering was a way for him to get back into education and helping students—something that has always been a passion of his. Kryzwicki taught in Switzerland for a little over five years before he started doing financial analysis for companies. But when he made the transition, he realized he missed the interaction of teaching kids and seeing them thrive with their studies.

Best in Class’ Teacher Incentive Program allowed him to continue his passion of working with students while starting his own business. Today, he’s the owner of a Best in Class center in San Diego, California.

“When I discovered Best in Class, I liked that it brought me the opportunity of being both a business owner while continuing to be an educator. The incentive is great because it places value on education specifically, and I think it really says a lot about how much Best in Class cares about each of their students by bringing on experienced educators,” Kryzwicki said.