SSFS Will Stay Open

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No school is going to email parents in-time updates on which employee is leaving or staying. That is an unrealistic expectation, even in this scenario. If contracts are outstanding, they don’t know who is returning. They don’t know who will be teaching which grade. Teachers are qualified to teach multiple things, and when they have a sense of the student body, they will staff appropriately.

If you trust the school, you don’t need to know this level of detail.

I can understand why you don’t trust them right now. But these are not the actual things that will engender trust.

Under normal circumstances what you say is true. These are not normal circumstances. SOMETHING more needs to be done to convince me to stay. doing NOTHING extra isn’t cutting it. You cannot say “no school is going to …” like anyone is unreasonable to want more. No school shuts down, no advance warning, reopens in one week, and expects ppl to act like business as usual.

NOTHING is normal with this school right now

I completely agree with you!

The school/trustees/coalition need to be communicating more openly and in a time-effective manner. Families have very little reason to take things on faith right now.

I was simply offering that the teacher list isn’t the thing that will help parents trust the school. It seems like it would—great teachers are coming back, that’s good news. It distracts from the actual issues, like “can the school run an effective program next year” or “is the board meeting the conditions of the promised funding”

That is why I do not view a list of returning teachers as helpful. It may provide a sense of relief, but it shouldn’t without answers to bigger questions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No school is going to email parents in-time updates on which employee is leaving or staying. That is an unrealistic expectation, even in this scenario. If contracts are outstanding, they don’t know who is returning. They don’t know who will be teaching which grade. Teachers are qualified to teach multiple things, and when they have a sense of the student body, they will staff appropriately.

If you trust the school, you don’t need to know this level of detail.

I can understand why you don’t trust them right now. But these are not the actual things that will engender trust.

So parents have “unrealistic expectations” for wanting more information but the school doesn’t have unrealistic expectations that families should just keep their mouth south and fork over more money? Goodness.

Definitely not the point I tried to make. I explained in the post before this one.

School has to communicate effectively. And quickly. Families deserve more information before committing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would they be starting to offer the contracts early if they didn’t have confidence in the numbers?

I swear, watching people in this thread paint and frankly purposely misrepresent every morsel of information in the worst possible light is sad and pathetic. I am struggling to understand the breathless desperation to do this.

The school could have opted to remain closed despite the coalition’s efforts. The community is instead coming together in extraordinary circumstances to keep the school alive and figure out answers for all the open questions for those who want to be part of it. It’s not happening instantly - that’s not weird.

If that’s not you, fine! But why spend all day every day at this point on this forum as if your life depends on the school failing?

OMG This! Yes! Thank you!
Now buckle up and wait for the same tired response of complaining that people aren't allowed to voice concerns. They don't get that what they are doing is much more than voicing concerns.

The gaslighting is spectacular in this thread. I don't want the school to fail. I want information to make a sound decision. This is my child who SSFS will educate for (at least) the next year. Please show some respect to those who just want real answers, not promises. While leadership might not have all of it at once, they can be more empathetic and forthcoming with what they are able to surmise based on applicants.

This is exactly right.

I can’t imagine anyone is rooting for such a wonderful organization to fail.

A chasm lies between pessimism / realism and optimism / toxic positivity. Parents/alumni who attack current parents for asking — let’s face it — the bare minimum of questions are making the situation worse.

We got here by people choosing not to face the financial reality. We can’t make that mistake again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would they be starting to offer the contracts early if they didn’t have confidence in the numbers?

I swear, watching people in this thread paint and frankly purposely misrepresent every morsel of information in the worst possible light is sad and pathetic. I am struggling to understand the breathless desperation to do this.

The school could have opted to remain closed despite the coalition’s efforts. The community is instead coming together in extraordinary circumstances to keep the school alive and figure out answers for all the open questions for those who want to be part of it. It’s not happening instantly - that’s not weird.

If that’s not you, fine! But why spend all day every day at this point on this forum as if your life depends on the school failing?

OMG This! Yes! Thank you!
Now buckle up and wait for the same tired response of complaining that people aren't allowed to voice concerns. They don't get that what they are doing is much more than voicing concerns.

The gaslighting is spectacular in this thread. I don't want the school to fail. I want information to make a sound decision. This is my child who SSFS will educate for (at least) the next year. Please show some respect to those who just want real answers, not promises. While leadership might not have all of it at once, they can be more empathetic and forthcoming with what they are able to surmise based on applicants.

This is exactly right.

I can’t imagine anyone is rooting for such a wonderful organization to fail.

A chasm lies between pessimism / realism and optimism / toxic positivity. Parents/alumni who attack current parents for asking — let’s face it — the bare minimum of questions are making the situation worse.

We got here by people choosing not to face the financial reality. We can’t make that mistake again.

Ok. I just don't see where anybody has been attacked for asking questions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would they be starting to offer the contracts early if they didn’t have confidence in the numbers?

I swear, watching people in this thread paint and frankly purposely misrepresent every morsel of information in the worst possible light is sad and pathetic. I am struggling to understand the breathless desperation to do this.

The school could have opted to remain closed despite the coalition’s efforts. The community is instead coming together in extraordinary circumstances to keep the school alive and figure out answers for all the open questions for those who want to be part of it. It’s not happening instantly - that’s not weird.

If that’s not you, fine! But why spend all day every day at this point on this forum as if your life depends on the school failing?

OMG This! Yes! Thank you!
Now buckle up and wait for the same tired response of complaining that people aren't allowed to voice concerns. They don't get that what they are doing is much more than voicing concerns.

The gaslighting is spectacular in this thread. I don't want the school to fail. I want information to make a sound decision. This is my child who SSFS will educate for (at least) the next year. Please show some respect to those who just want real answers, not promises. While leadership might not have all of it at once, they can be more empathetic and forthcoming with what they are able to surmise based on applicants.

This is exactly right.

I can’t imagine anyone is rooting for such a wonderful organization to fail.

A chasm lies between pessimism / realism and optimism / toxic positivity. Parents/alumni who attack current parents for asking — let’s face it — the bare minimum of questions are making the situation worse.

We got here by people choosing not to face the financial reality. We can’t make that mistake again.

We didn't get here by *people* choosing not to face the financial reality unless those *people* you are referring to are the BOT. Parents couldn't face what they didn't know. It was the BOTs responsibility to safeguard the school's finances AND keep the community informed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would they be starting to offer the contracts early if they didn’t have confidence in the numbers?

I swear, watching people in this thread paint and frankly purposely misrepresent every morsel of information in the worst possible light is sad and pathetic. I am struggling to understand the breathless desperation to do this.

The school could have opted to remain closed despite the coalition’s efforts. The community is instead coming together in extraordinary circumstances to keep the school alive and figure out answers for all the open questions for those who want to be part of it. It’s not happening instantly - that’s not weird.

If that’s not you, fine! But why spend all day every day at this point on this forum as if your life depends on the school failing?

OMG This! Yes! Thank you!
Now buckle up and wait for the same tired response of complaining that people aren't allowed to voice concerns. They don't get that what they are doing is much more than voicing concerns.

The gaslighting is spectacular in this thread. I don't want the school to fail. I want information to make a sound decision. This is my child who SSFS will educate for (at least) the next year. Please show some respect to those who just want real answers, not promises. While leadership might not have all of it at once, they can be more empathetic and forthcoming with what they are able to surmise based on applicants.

This is exactly right.

I can’t imagine anyone is rooting for such a wonderful organization to fail.

A chasm lies between pessimism / realism and optimism / toxic positivity. Parents/alumni who attack current parents for asking — let’s face it — the bare minimum of questions are making the situation worse.

We got here by people choosing not to face the financial reality. We can’t make that mistake again.

Ok. I just don't see where anybody has been attacked for asking questions.

Must not be following enough. Happens all the time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would they be starting to offer the contracts early if they didn’t have confidence in the numbers?

I swear, watching people in this thread paint and frankly purposely misrepresent every morsel of information in the worst possible light is sad and pathetic. I am struggling to understand the breathless desperation to do this.

The school could have opted to remain closed despite the coalition’s efforts. The community is instead coming together in extraordinary circumstances to keep the school alive and figure out answers for all the open questions for those who want to be part of it. It’s not happening instantly - that’s not weird.

If that’s not you, fine! But why spend all day every day at this point on this forum as if your life depends on the school failing?

OMG This! Yes! Thank you!
Now buckle up and wait for the same tired response of complaining that people aren't allowed to voice concerns. They don't get that what they are doing is much more than voicing concerns.

The gaslighting is spectacular in this thread. I don't want the school to fail. I want information to make a sound decision. This is my child who SSFS will educate for (at least) the next year. Please show some respect to those who just want real answers, not promises. While leadership might not have all of it at once, they can be more empathetic and forthcoming with what they are able to surmise based on applicants.

This is exactly right.

I can’t imagine anyone is rooting for such a wonderful organization to fail.

A chasm lies between pessimism / realism and optimism / toxic positivity. Parents/alumni who attack current parents for asking — let’s face it — the bare minimum of questions are making the situation worse.

We got here by people choosing not to face the financial reality. We can’t make that mistake again.

Ok. I just don't see where anybody has been attacked for asking questions.

Must not be following enough. Happens all the time

Following plenty. I don't see it. I see push back on people who pass their opinion off as the the opinion of many or overgeneralize. I see push back on people who come across like they are telling others what to think instead of sticking to sharing what it is they are thinking. And I see push back on assertions made without evidence. But no, I do not see people "attacked" for asking questions.

[Anonymous]

There’s been plenty of garbage behavior from people. Attack maybe isn’t the right word, but the PP is not wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There’s been plenty of garbage behavior from people. Attack maybe isn’t the right word, but the PP is not wrong.

The claim was that people are being attacked for *asking questions*. That's not true.

[Anonymous]

Again, we didn’t know school was in dire financial straits till a month ago. But 200 kids left in the last two years. Of course that resulted in worse financial straits g but they didn’t leave because of a debt they didn’t know about that started 25 years ago. The BOT owns all the financial problems. But families didn’t bolt because of that. The school simply wasn’t delivering. For each family it was something different maybe but it just means the school was under performing in different metrics families used to compare to regional schools in the same price bracket. That’s why the families left. The fact that the BOT had been slowly running the school financially under for (presumably) 25 years just means families didn’t even know how bad the school was even with money before they left.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s been plenty of garbage behavior from people. Attack maybe isn’t the right word, but the PP is not wrong.

The claim was that people are being attacked for *asking questions*. That's not true.

They are. People claim those ppl who ask questions are being negative and want the reporting effort to fail.

[Anonymous]

*recovery effort

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:*recovery effort

Yeah, still not seeing it. Ask all the questions you want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s been plenty of garbage behavior from people. Attack maybe isn’t the right word, but the PP is not wrong.

The claim was that people are being attacked for *asking questions*. That's not true.

Let it go *twirl*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:*recovery effort

Yeah, still not seeing it. Ask all the questions you want.

Just don’t expect the school to give you any answers. That’s when it becomes a problem