GDS Head of School Search

[Anonymous]

Any update on the status of this? When will a new head be named?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any update on the status of this? When will a new head be named?

They invited 4 finalists to campus; the 4th just completed their visit. I assume the search committee will take whatever time it needs to weigh what they learned, make a decision and offer, and then make an announcement.

[Anonymous]

I wonder if they will pick one of the 4 finalists, or move to an interim.

[Anonymous]

I will say has a GDS parent, the process has been very impressive so far - very inclusive.

[Anonymous]

The GDS search will attract a lot of amazing candidates, given that the school ranks in the national top echelon of privates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I will say has a GDS parent, the process has been very impressive so far - very inclusive.

Have you seen the salary??? Closing in on a million a year salary to run a school that's half the size of an average public hs.

[Anonymous]

The salary is on par for other dc area private schools with similar enrollment and reputation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if they will pick one of the 4 finalists, or move to an interim.

There's been no talk of an interim. I think something would have to go very wrong for them to do that.

[Anonymous]

The GDS student Newspaper, The Auger Bit, has an article about each of the 4 finalists. Students seem really behind the former head of Chicago Lab School.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The GDS student Newspaper, The Auger Bit, has an article about each of the 4 finalists. Students seem really behind the former head of Chicago Lab School.

I heard she did well, but so did a head of a CA independent school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I will say has a GDS parent, the process has been very impressive so far - very inclusive.

Have you seen the salary??? Closing in on a million a year salary to run a school that's half the size of an average public hs.

Personally, I think they need to cut the salary by 40 percent and freeze an tuition increase for a year. And find a way to frickin provide lunch in high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will say has a GDS parent, the process has been very impressive so far - very inclusive.

Have you seen the salary??? Closing in on a million a year salary to run a school that's half the size of an average public hs.

Personally, I think they need to cut the salary by 40 percent and freeze a tuition increase for a year. And find a way to frickin provide lunch in high school.

Do you have a kid at the school? Because if so you should be directing your thoughts to the school. And if you do have a kid at the school, they can order lunch at the LMS cafeteria, as can any HS student.

I doubt the new HOS will be paid the same as the retiring HOS, but who knows. I’m all for no tuition increase, but very unlikely.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will say has a GDS parent, the process has been very impressive so far - very inclusive.

Have you seen the salary??? Closing in on a million a year salary to run a school that's half the size of an average public hs.

Personally, I think they need to cut the salary by 40 percent and freeze a tuition increase for a year. And find a way to frickin provide lunch in high school.

Do you have a kid at the school? Because if so you should be directing your thoughts to the school. And if you do have a kid at the school, they can order lunch at the LMS cafeteria, as can any HS student.

I doubt the new HOS will be paid the same as the retiring HOS, but who knows. I’m all for no tuition increase, but very unlikely.

Do you have to pay for this? Also is it stigmatized to do this when everyone else eats out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will say has a GDS parent, the process has been very impressive so far - very inclusive.

Have you seen the salary??? Closing in on a million a year salary to run a school that's half the size of an average public hs.

Personally, I think they need to cut the salary by 40 percent and freeze an tuition increase for a year. And find a way to frickin provide lunch in high school.

It's so strange how non GDS parents think this is a big deal but actual GDS parents don't. Personally, I love that my HS student is learning to cook and is building time to prepare lunch food -- roast chicken, meatballs, etc -- into his weekend schedule. Great life skills.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will say has a GDS parent, the process has been very impressive so far - very inclusive.

Have you seen the salary??? Closing in on a million a year salary to run a school that's half the size of an average public hs.

Personally, I think they need to cut the salary by 40 percent and freeze a tuition increase for a year. And find a way to frickin provide lunch in high school.

Do you have a kid at the school? Because if so you should be directing your thoughts to the school. And if you do have a kid at the school, they can order lunch at the LMS cafeteria, as can any HS student.

I doubt the new HOS will be paid the same as the retiring HOS, but who knows. I’m all for no tuition increase, but very unlikely.

Do you have to pay for this? Also is it stigmatized to do this when everyone else eats out?

Tell me you don't have a kid at the school without saying you don't have a kid at the school. Yes, you would have to pay for it. No, nobody is stigmatizing anyone from bringing lunch, getting lunch from the LMS cafeteria, using the Farmer's Fridge vending machine, whatever, because very few kids eat out with any regularity. Mine maybe once or twice a month. Although it might be better to have a HS cafeteria, I'd rather kids eat what they want given the amount of food waste in the LMS cafeteria when my kid was in MS.