Mad at the Board

[Anonymous]

We also love this ninth grade group. My child came from a different k-8 but has been welcomed by new kids and kids who came from Middle. We've been hearing about the drama but have not felt impacted outside of some of the insecurity around who will be the new Head of School.

[Anonymous]

Our older kid is happy in the high school and we’ve appreciated the experience. Good groups of friends and not over stressed. Challenges herself but also enjoying being a teenager which is important to us, especially as she is starting college process.Not many kids have left her grade, maybe a handful who have gone to all girls schools as a personal decision. She loves the visual arts and it’s been a great fit for us.

[Anonymous]

The bubbling issues seem to be mostly contained in adult communities, very little surfacing about poor student experiences.

That bodes well for Maret being fine institutionally when the dust settles after they secure a new long term HoS.

[Anonymous]

Let's hope they can get strong candidates!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The bubbling issues seem to be mostly contained in adult communities, very little surfacing about poor student experiences.

That bodes well for Maret being fine institutionally when the dust settles after they secure a new long term HoS.

The thing is people love to complain online (go figure), but on campus the community is thriving. Everyone knows the Maret community is really strong and spirited.

During the open meetings with the board, none of the whiners in this thread say anything. From this thread, you would think there are people up in arms and shouting during board meetings, but no, they're all pleasant and kind until they take their false rage back here. So I would take everything you read on here with a grain of salt. My kid is a lifer and Maret has been wonderful even amidst the admin shakeup.

Some adults, for the first time, are learning they won’t always get their way and that other people are in charge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bubbling issues seem to be mostly contained in adult communities, very little surfacing about poor student experiences.

That bodes well for Maret being fine institutionally when the dust settles after they secure a new long term HoS.

The thing is people love to complain online (go figure), but on campus the community is thriving. Everyone knows the Maret community is really strong and spirited.

During the open meetings with the board, none of the whiners in this thread say anything. From this thread, you would think there are people up in arms and shouting during board meetings, but no, they're all pleasant and kind until they take their false rage back here. So I would take everything you read on here with a grain of salt. My kid is a lifer and Maret has been wonderful even amidst the admin shakeup.

Some adults, for the first time, are learning they won’t always get their way and that other people are in charge.

In the meeting no one complains. Just outside the meetings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bubbling issues seem to be mostly contained in adult communities, very little surfacing about poor student experiences.

That bodes well for Maret being fine institutionally when the dust settles after they secure a new long term HoS.

The thing is people love to complain online (go figure), but on campus the community is thriving. Everyone knows the Maret community is really strong and spirited.

During the open meetings with the board, none of the whiners in this thread say anything. From this thread, you would think there are people up in arms and shouting during board meetings, but no, they're all pleasant and kind until they take their false rage back here. So I would take everything you read on here with a grain of salt. My kid is a lifer and Maret has been wonderful even amidst the admin shakeup.

Some adults, for the first time, are learning they won’t always get their way and that other people are in charge.

In the meeting no one complains. Just outside the meetings.

You can agree or disagree with the board. But the one thing that they really need to do well is to secure a long-term contract with a competent head of school. So far they have not been successful in reaching that goal (and maybe they will be successful after 4 years… a very long time I must say).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bubbling issues seem to be mostly contained in adult communities, very little surfacing about poor student experiences.

That bodes well for Maret being fine institutionally when the dust settles after they secure a new long term HoS.

The thing is people love to complain online (go figure), but on campus the community is thriving. Everyone knows the Maret community is really strong and spirited.

During the open meetings with the board, none of the whiners in this thread say anything. From this thread, you would think there are people up in arms and shouting during board meetings, but no, they're all pleasant and kind until they take their false rage back here. So I would take everything you read on here with a grain of salt. My kid is a lifer and Maret has been wonderful even amidst the admin shakeup.

Some adults, for the first time, are learning they won’t always get their way and that other people are in charge.

Well said!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bubbling issues seem to be mostly contained in adult communities, very little surfacing about poor student experiences.

That bodes well for Maret being fine institutionally when the dust settles after they secure a new long term HoS.

The thing is people love to complain online (go figure), but on campus the community is thriving. Everyone knows the Maret community is really strong and spirited.

During the open meetings with the board, none of the whiners in this thread say anything. From this thread, you would think there are people up in arms and shouting during board meetings, but no, they're all pleasant and kind until they take their false rage back here. So I would take everything you read on here with a grain of salt. My kid is a lifer and Maret has been wonderful even amidst the admin shakeup.

Some adults, for the first time, are learning they won’t always get their way and that other people are in charge.

Well said!

No one is "shouting during board meetings..." I hope not. Because parents are engaged and concerned does not make them "whiners" and doesn't mean they cannot constructively engage. It's okay to be a parent who simply sends their child to a school for all thirteen years and doesn't want to be apart of change or bettering the community. Others are more engaged. If you think the community is thriving without significant a number of concerns that remain unaddressed, you are not paying attention. Again, it's fine if that's the way you operate, but don't name call others. That's not the kind of behavior the supports a community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bubbling issues seem to be mostly contained in adult communities, very little surfacing about poor student experiences.

That bodes well for Maret being fine institutionally when the dust settles after they secure a new long term HoS.

The thing is people love to complain online (go figure), but on campus the community is thriving. Everyone knows the Maret community is really strong and spirited.

During the open meetings with the board, none of the whiners in this thread say anything. From this thread, you would think there are people up in arms and shouting during board meetings, but no, they're all pleasant and kind until they take their false rage back here. So I would take everything you read on here with a grain of salt. My kid is a lifer and Maret has been wonderful even amidst the admin shakeup.

Some adults, for the first time, are learning they won’t always get their way and that other people are in charge.

Well said!

No one is "shouting during board meetings..." I hope not. Because parents are engaged and concerned does not make them "whiners" and doesn't mean they cannot constructively engage. It's okay to be a parent who simply sends their child to a school for all thirteen years and doesn't want to be apart of change or bettering the community. Others are more engaged. If you think the community is thriving without significant a number of concerns that remain unaddressed, you are not paying attention. Again, it's fine if that's the way you operate, but don't name call others. That's not the kind of behavior the supports a community.

Well said! Voicing concerns should not be labeled as toxic behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bubbling issues seem to be mostly contained in adult communities, very little surfacing about poor student experiences.

That bodes well for Maret being fine institutionally when the dust settles after they secure a new long term HoS.

The thing is people love to complain online (go figure), but on campus the community is thriving. Everyone knows the Maret community is really strong and spirited.

During the open meetings with the board, none of the whiners in this thread say anything. From this thread, you would think there are people up in arms and shouting during board meetings, but no, they're all pleasant and kind until they take their false rage back here. So I would take everything you read on here with a grain of salt. My kid is a lifer and Maret has been wonderful even amidst the admin shakeup.

Some adults, for the first time, are learning they won’t always get their way and that other people are in charge.

In the meeting no one complains. Just outside the meetings.

You can agree or disagree with the board. But the one thing that they really need to do well is to secure a long-term contract with a competent head of school. So far they have not been successful in reaching that goal (and maybe they will be successful after 4 years… a very long time I must say).

👏👏

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bubbling issues seem to be mostly contained in adult communities, very little surfacing about poor student experiences.

That bodes well for Maret being fine institutionally when the dust settles after they secure a new long term HoS.

The thing is people love to complain online (go figure), but on campus the community is thriving. Everyone knows the Maret community is really strong and spirited.

During the open meetings with the board, none of the whiners in this thread say anything. From this thread, you would think there are people up in arms and shouting during board meetings, but no, they're all pleasant and kind until they take their false rage back here. So I would take everything you read on here with a grain of salt. My kid is a lifer and Maret has been wonderful even amidst the admin shakeup.

Some adults, for the first time, are learning they won’t always get their way and that other people are in charge.

Well said!

No one is "shouting during board meetings..." I hope not. Because parents are engaged and concerned does not make them "whiners" and doesn't mean they cannot constructively engage. It's okay to be a parent who simply sends their child to a school for all thirteen years and doesn't want to be apart of change or bettering the community. Others are more engaged. If you think the community is thriving without significant a number of concerns that remain unaddressed, you are not paying attention. Again, it's fine if that's the way you operate, but don't name call others. That's not the kind of behavior the supports a community.

Well said! Voicing concerns should not be labeled as toxic behavior.

+1 we should applaud the parents who stand up in an open forum and express their opinions to the board or to provide input to the board, to the heads of the various divisions, to teachers, etc. via private channels rather than just throwing dirt around on anonymous message boards. They're doing us all a favor in the end. For example, major kudos to the woman at the last meeting who expressed her really strong support for the HoS and said how she couldn't believe that he would resign willingly. Even though the HoS confirmed that this was the case and that she was incorrect in her belief that he didn't resign on his own, her courage to stand up there and say her peace was great to see.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bubbling issues seem to be mostly contained in adult communities, very little surfacing about poor student experiences.

That bodes well for Maret being fine institutionally when the dust settles after they secure a new long term HoS.

The thing is people love to complain online (go figure), but on campus the community is thriving. Everyone knows the Maret community is really strong and spirited.

During the open meetings with the board, none of the whiners in this thread say anything. From this thread, you would think there are people up in arms and shouting during board meetings, but no, they're all pleasant and kind until they take their false rage back here. So I would take everything you read on here with a grain of salt. My kid is a lifer and Maret has been wonderful even amidst the admin shakeup.

Some adults, for the first time, are learning they won’t always get their way and that other people are in charge.

Well said!

No one is "shouting during board meetings..." I hope not. Because parents are engaged and concerned does not make them "whiners" and doesn't mean they cannot constructively engage. It's okay to be a parent who simply sends their child to a school for all thirteen years and doesn't want to be apart of change or bettering the community. Others are more engaged. If you think the community is thriving without significant a number of concerns that remain unaddressed, you are not paying attention. Again, it's fine if that's the way you operate, but don't name call others. That's not the kind of behavior the supports a community.

Well said! Voicing concerns should not be labeled as toxic behavior.

It’s toxic when you quite literally whine on the internet instead of using productive channels like school meetings where you’re offered the opportunity to voice concerns. Hard to take you seriously and, as you can tell, many don’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bubbling issues seem to be mostly contained in adult communities, very little surfacing about poor student experiences.

That bodes well for Maret being fine institutionally when the dust settles after they secure a new long term HoS.

The thing is people love to complain online (go figure), but on campus the community is thriving. Everyone knows the Maret community is really strong and spirited.

During the open meetings with the board, none of the whiners in this thread say anything. From this thread, you would think there are people up in arms and shouting during board meetings, but no, they're all pleasant and kind until they take their false rage back here. So I would take everything you read on here with a grain of salt. My kid is a lifer and Maret has been wonderful even amidst the admin shakeup.

Some adults, for the first time, are learning they won’t always get their way and that other people are in charge.

Well said!

No one is "shouting during board meetings..." I hope not. Because parents are engaged and concerned does not make them "whiners" and doesn't mean they cannot constructively engage. It's okay to be a parent who simply sends their child to a school for all thirteen years and doesn't want to be apart of change or bettering the community. Others are more engaged. If you think the community is thriving without significant a number of concerns that remain unaddressed, you are not paying attention. Again, it's fine if that's the way you operate, but don't name call others. That's not the kind of behavior the supports a community.

Well said! Voicing concerns should not be labeled as toxic behavior.

It’s toxic when you quite literally whine on the internet instead of using productive channels like school meetings where you’re offered the opportunity to voice concerns. Hard to take you seriously and, as you can tell, many don’t.

Can’t you people come up with a better word than “toxic?” But since you’re using it.. stop gaslighting. What’s toxic is the behavior of Maret’s “leadership.” People can voice whatever opinion they want here. Go outside and touch grass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bubbling issues seem to be mostly contained in adult communities, very little surfacing about poor student experiences.

That bodes well for Maret being fine institutionally when the dust settles after they secure a new long term HoS.

The thing is people love to complain online (go figure), but on campus the community is thriving. Everyone knows the Maret community is really strong and spirited.

During the open meetings with the board, none of the whiners in this thread say anything. From this thread, you would think there are people up in arms and shouting during board meetings, but no, they're all pleasant and kind until they take their false rage back here. So I would take everything you read on here with a grain of salt. My kid is a lifer and Maret has been wonderful even amidst the admin shakeup.

Some adults, for the first time, are learning they won’t always get their way and that other people are in charge.

Well said!

No one is "shouting during board meetings..." I hope not. Because parents are engaged and concerned does not make them "whiners" and doesn't mean they cannot constructively engage. It's okay to be a parent who simply sends their child to a school for all thirteen years and doesn't want to be apart of change or bettering the community. Others are more engaged. If you think the community is thriving without significant a number of concerns that remain unaddressed, you are not paying attention. Again, it's fine if that's the way you operate, but don't name call others. That's not the kind of behavior the supports a community.

Well said! Voicing concerns should not be labeled as toxic behavior.

It’s toxic when you quite literally whine on the internet instead of using productive channels like school meetings where you’re offered the opportunity to voice concerns. Hard to take you seriously and, as you can tell, many don’t.

Can’t you people come up with a better word than “toxic?” But since you’re using it.. stop gaslighting. What’s toxic is the behavior of Maret’s “leadership.” People can voice whatever opinion they want here. Go outside and touch grass.

But not the artificial grass from the Barrett Fields.