Sidwell to increase tuition a WHOPPING 6.7%

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Anonymous wrote:Inflation is running at 6-7%

That doesn't cut the way you think it cuts

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

Hear, hear! I've been a Sidwell parent for more than a decade and the school is now basically unmoored from its mandate -- teaching -- at this point. Instead, social engineering is the curriculum. God, I hope that's not where the money is going.

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

Administrative bloat kept the schools running with testing well before it was accessible to public schools and kids in-classrooms. Maybe if the administration for places like FCPS or LCPS were in-person during the pandemic schools would have been open before Fall 2021.

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Anonymous wrote:No wonder Buttigieg was panicking. Just the PK-2 tuition costs for ONE kid is 10% of his salary. Let alone two at the same time.

Cabinet Secretaries make like $200k. It would be nearly 25% of his gross for one kid.

Ohh ouch, you're right.

Actually, it's much worse because tuition is paid in after-tax dollars. At 200K he's paying 40%.

[Anonymous]

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

Hear, hear! I've been a Sidwell parent for more than a decade and the school is now basically unmoored from its mandate -- teaching -- at this point. Instead, social engineering is the curriculum. God, I hope that's not where the money is going.

This is my concern too. The breakdown they gave as to an explanation of this is pretty vague.

[Anonymous]

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

Hear, hear! I've been a Sidwell parent for more than a decade and the school is now basically unmoored from its mandate -- teaching -- at this point. Instead, social engineering is the curriculum. God, I hope that's not where the money is going.

It's going to building debt. As always. And before the "but they got 2 big donations from anonymous donors" poster enters the fray, let's be clear: Until thise anonymous giant donors stepped up to cover "nearly half" of the new building costs, Sidwell was basically down 100% of the costs with no end in sight. With no other anonymous donors willing to write $10 million plus checks apiece, where else is the money going to come from?

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Anonymous wrote:No wonder Buttigieg was panicking. Just the PK-2 tuition costs for ONE kid is 10% of his salary. Let alone two at the same time.

Cabinet Secretaries make like $200k. It would be nearly 25% of his gross for one kid.

Ohh ouch, you're right.

Actually, it's much worse because tuition is paid in after-tax dollars. At 200K he's paying 40%.

Well...his husbands a teacher and I heard there's a shortage. I'd step in now for the 2022/23 school year so i could get a discount for enrollment in 2023/24.

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

Hear, hear! I've been a Sidwell parent for more than a decade and the school is now basically unmoored from its mandate -- teaching -- at this point. Instead, social engineering is the curriculum. God, I hope that's not where the money is going.

This is my concern too. The breakdown they gave as to an explanation of this is pretty vague.

Care to share?

[Anonymous]

Sidwell pays too much on financial aid.

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Anonymous wrote:No wonder Buttigieg was panicking. Just the PK-2 tuition costs for ONE kid is 10% of his salary. Let alone two at the same time.

Cabinet Secretaries make like $200k. It would be nearly 25% of his gross for one kid.

Ohh ouch, you're right.

Actually, it's much worse because tuition is paid in after-tax dollars. At 200K he's paying 40%.

Well...his husbands a teacher and I heard there's a shortage. I'd step in now for the 2022/23 school year so i could get a discount for enrollment in 2023/24.

And the SFS community would proudly welcome Chasten with open arms.

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Anonymous wrote:No wonder Buttigieg was panicking. Just the PK-2 tuition costs for ONE kid is 10% of his salary. Let alone two at the same time.

Cabinet Secretaries make like $200k. It would be nearly 25% of his gross for one kid.

Ohh ouch, you're right.

Actually, it's much worse because tuition is paid in after-tax dollars. At 200K he's paying 40%.

Well...his husbands a teacher and I heard there's a shortage. I'd step in now for the 2022/23 school year so i could get a discount for enrollment in 2023/24.

And the SFS community would proudly welcome Chasten with open arms.

I think it would be awesome. He looks like a kind person who would have enjoyed his teaching position and we need more people like him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell pays too much on financial aid.

Percentage?

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I wonder what it’s like to live your life having an unhinged and unhealthy grudge against a school you voluntarily pay for your children to attend?

If you don’t like tuition costs, diversity, or the curriculum did the read the website before you applied? Basic due diligence would have determined that Sidwell probably isn’t the school for you.

But it’s not the end of the world! Don’t fall for sunk cost fallacy. There tons of schools that you could potentially transfer your kid to that could be a better fit.

If you’re unhappy with your circumstances, you can change them and the added bonus is that I’m sure there’s a kid and a family that would be absolutely thrilled to take your place. Everyone wins.

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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.

Ironic the increase is so high for the division with the absolute worst leadership. The ms principle has run the division through the ground, driven away so many good teachers, even before the pandemic.

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Anonymous wrote:No wonder Buttigieg was panicking. Just the PK-2 tuition costs for ONE kid is 10% of his salary. Let alone two at the same time.

Cabinet Secretaries make like $200k. It would be nearly 25% of his gross for one kid.

Ohh ouch, you're right.

Actually, it's much worse because tuition is paid in after-tax dollars. At 200K he's paying 40%.

Well...his husbands a teacher and I heard there's a shortage. I'd step in now for the 2022/23 school year so i could get a discount for enrollment in 2023/24.

And the SFS community would proudly welcome Chasten with open arms.

I think it would be awesome. He looks like a kind person who would have enjoyed his teaching position and we need more people like him.

It would be an absolute coup for Sidwell to get Chasten on as faculty.