Sidwell to increase tuition a WHOPPING 6.7%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Inflation is running at 6-7%

There is zero chance that they are giving staff salary increases anywhere near that. Because salaries are the biggest expense, there is zero chance that there expense rose 6-7%

You sure about that? Its only 6% and Houston Public Schools gave their teachers bonuses of $4,500. So did Atlanta - $4,000. Both increases are around 5% of pay. I heard FCPS gave bonuses as well but don't know how much.

Exactly. Teacher retention is a huge issue right now for public and private schools alike.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Inflation is running at 6-7%

There is zero chance that they are giving staff salary increases anywhere near that. Because salaries are the biggest expense, there is zero chance that there expense rose 6-7%

You sure about that? Its only 6% and Houston Public Schools gave their teachers bonuses of $4,500. So did Atlanta - $4,000. Both increases are around 5% of pay. I heard FCPS gave bonuses as well but don't know how much.

Bonuses are not permanent salary increases. Tuition increases tend to be permanent. That's assuming that they give one time bonuses that are any different from years prior

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Beyond insane and completely not acceptable especially with the lowering standards they have with their curriculum. It has been an underwhelming two years and I cannot believe that they think we are supporting this.

LOL. Nice troll. But if not, I’m sure there’s literally hundreds of kids knocking down the admissions offices door for your kids seat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Beyond insane and completely not acceptable especially with the lowering standards they have with their curriculum. It has been an underwhelming two years and I cannot believe that they think we are supporting this.

Tell me more about these lowering standards? Considering applying for next year (though slightly less thrilled about it now)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Beyond insane and completely not acceptable especially with the lowering standards they have with their curriculum. It has been an underwhelming two years and I cannot believe that they think we are supporting this.

Oh please. Parents have been ditching public schools in droves since March 2020. Applications are up (with full pay offers) 300%. You leave and some kid will gladly take your place for a parent who wants assurances that school will be in-person without extraneous weeks-long quarantines. The private schools in this area provided that. Its not a coincidence that the Governor of Virginia's last under 18 kid is enrolled in a private school with a strict mask mandate while he just stripped the same of the public school students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Inflation is running at 6-7%

There is zero chance that they are giving staff salary increases anywhere near that. Because salaries are the biggest expense, there is zero chance that there expense rose 6-7%

You sure about that? Its only 6% and Houston Public Schools gave their teachers bonuses of $4,500. So did Atlanta - $4,000. Both increases are around 5% of pay. I heard FCPS gave bonuses as well but don't know how much.

Bonuses are not permanent salary increases. Tuition increases tend to be permanent. That's assuming that they give one time bonuses that are any different from years prior

Tuition increases are inevitable and eternal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Inflation is running at 6-7%

There is zero chance that they are giving staff salary increases anywhere near that. Because salaries are the biggest expense, there is zero chance that there expense rose 6-7%

You sure about that? Its only 6% and Houston Public Schools gave their teachers bonuses of $4,500. So did Atlanta - $4,000. Both increases are around 5% of pay. I heard FCPS gave bonuses as well but don't know how much.

Bonuses are not permanent salary increases. Tuition increases tend to be permanent. That's assuming that they give one time bonuses that are any different from years prior

No they aren't but they are apart of annual expenditures. If bonuses disappear in 2023 (doubtful) or 2024 - they can keep their tuition increases. Win-win.

[Anonymous]

Plus Sidwell applied for and gladly accepted approx $5 million in PPP dollars! Other top secondary schools in the DMV did not even apply, nor should they have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sky's the limit!

Last year, the School raised tuition by an aggregate of 3.0%; Tuition rates for the 2022-23 academic year are as follows:

Grades PK-2: $47,200

Grades 3-4: $49,040

Grades 5-8: $51,240

Grades 9-12: $51,650

This is utterly ridiculous.

And the rates aren't the same across all grade levels. The increase for MS is 7.5%. Unconscionable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Supply and demand my friends

Yup. But also reflects the reality of the inflationary environment on operating costs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sky's the limit!

Last year, the School raised tuition by an aggregate of 3.0%; Tuition rates for the 2022-23 academic year are as follows:

Grades PK-2: $47,200

Grades 3-4: $49,040

Grades 5-8: $51,240

Grades 9-12: $51,650

This is utterly ridiculous.

And the rates aren't the same across all grade levels. The increase for MS is 7.5%. Unconscionable.

MS students need just as much extracurricular activities and more enhanced educational classes like chemistry labs and intensive courses in Mandarin from native speakers. Charging the same as the US makes sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Supply and demand my friends

Yup. But also reflects the reality of the inflationary environment on operating costs.

What was the spiel? 'Inflation is transitory'. All those administration officials have kids in private schools - I wonder how transitory they think it is now.

[Anonymous]

Administrative bloat is completely out of control. Start there if you want to fix the “inflationary” burden

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sky's the limit!

Last year, the School raised tuition by an aggregate of 3.0%; Tuition rates for the 2022-23 academic year are as follows:

Grades PK-2: $47,200

Grades 3-4: $49,040

Grades 5-8: $51,240

Grades 9-12: $51,650

This is utterly ridiculous.

And the rates aren't the same across all grade levels. The increase for MS is 7.5%. Unconscionable.

Then leave. It is optional, you know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Administrative bloat is completely out of control. Start there if you want to fix the “inflationary” burden

They are having a hard enough time retaining current staff and you want them to fire people? LOL.