SSFS Closing

[Anonymous]

lol. Who is claiming they just found 15M?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:i still want to know if it was so easy to raise $15 million why didnt this ever occur to the board to do? Something doesnt smell right here.

Because changing out the board is the premise here. People were leaving, and not giving, because they didn't have confidence in how the school was being run. The board could not have done a big fundraising campaign without revealing how badly they had mismanaged the school, so they chose to run out the clock instead.

It's the way a lot of private college boards are acting now too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:lol. Who is claiming they just found 15M?

They aren’t claiming it - the community pledged it. One person pledged a whole lot of it. You don’t have to believe it, though. It’s okay. If you are part of the community click the link and sign up for information.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The coalition just announced that they’ve raised $15 million, every penny needed to keep the school open for the next three years. Sweeping governance changes will be required in order to receive the money.

I know current parents are wary and tired and skeptical - I am one, I get it - and I think if you want to take your child elsewhere you will go with all of our blessing and understanding. But I must say in this moment in time, this political environment, I am inspired by a group of people fiercely standing up for something they love. Cracked my cranky cynical heart right open and let in a little light. Regardless what eventually happens.

Well said. This movement cracked my cranky cynical heart open too. I'm proud to be a member of the SSFS community!

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The coalition just announced that they’ve raised $15 million, every penny needed to keep the school open for the next three years. Sweeping governance changes will be required in order to receive the money.

I know current parents are wary and tired and skeptical - I am one, I get it - and I think if you want to take your child elsewhere you will go with all of our blessing and understanding. But I must say in this moment in time, this political environment, I am inspired by a group of people fiercely standing up for something they love. Cracked my cranky cynical heart right open and let in a little light. Regardless what eventually happens.

Well said. This movement cracked my cranky cynical heart open too. I'm proud to be a member of the SSFS community!

+1000

+100000

[Anonymous]

Will people please stop with the completely unsourced "We've got $15 million in pledges!!" posts.

Irresponsible and downright mean in the wake of this heartbreaking event.

Flagging all the posts and hope others do as well. Whoever is doing it: stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Will people please stop with the completely unsourced "We've got $15 million in pledges!!" posts.

Irresponsible and downright mean in the wake of this heartbreaking event.

Flagging all the posts and hope others do as well. Whoever is doing it: stop.

You are way off base! If you are a member of the community then sign up and you can hear about all the work that’s going on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's the thing, though. SSFS will still have a much smaller student body than is needed to support its infrastructure, until it rebuilds enrollment. It was already on a downward enrollment trend and this episode will make it worse. It can lay off staff, but can't offload buildings easily. And it will likely need to offer more generous financial aid to attract students, because its brand is damaged. And we're headed into a recession or at least a tough economic time, so less people are willing or able to pay for private school at all. This is a really, really serious situation and it's very unclear to me that $15 million even comes close to covering the gap. Because the gap is worse now than it was when that figure was estimated.

I disagree. This campaign may prove to be the best recruitment tool for SSFS possible. These Coalition alums and parents have given up their sleep and their spring breaks to build community for a cause they really believe in. In a world full of box-checkers and cookie-cutters, they have shown exactly what makes the SSFS community unique. Might not be every parent's cup of tea, but I know that I hope my kids turn out to be every bit as resilient, resourceful, ethical, doggedly determined, and fiercely loyal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's the thing, though. SSFS will still have a much smaller student body than is needed to support its infrastructure, until it rebuilds enrollment. It was already on a downward enrollment trend and this episode will make it worse. It can lay off staff, but can't offload buildings easily. And it will likely need to offer more generous financial aid to attract students, because its brand is damaged. And we're headed into a recession or at least a tough economic time, so less people are willing or able to pay for private school at all. This is a really, really serious situation and it's very unclear to me that $15 million even comes close to covering the gap. Because the gap is worse now than it was when that figure was estimated.

I disagree. This campaign may prove to be the best recruitment tool for SSFS possible. These Coalition alums and parents have given up their sleep and their spring breaks to build community for a cause they really believe in. In a world full of box-checkers and cookie-cutters, they have shown exactly what makes the SSFS community unique. Might not be every parent's cup of tea, but I know that I hope my kids turn out to be every bit as resilient, resourceful, ethical, doggedly determined, and fiercely loyal.

Well said!

[Anonymous]

I couldn’t be prouder to be an SSFS parent

[Anonymous]

We are members. We have signed up. There is nothing substantiated or even close.

The school only had 34 9th graders coming in. The class of 2026 has 77. There's no way to keep the school going next year. The board has had years to secure necessary $ and failed.

There is no angel investor or coalition of donors who are swooping in to save the day. Sadly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are members. We have signed up. There is nothing substantiated or even close.

The school only had 34 9th graders coming in. The class of 2026 has 77. There's no way to keep the school going next year. The board has had years to secure necessary $ and failed.

There is no angel investor or coalition of donors who are swooping in to save the day. Sadly.

Folks, this is a troll.

[Anonymous]

The school doesn't just need $ to keep itself open. The school is deeply in debt and has loans it can't pay off.

[Anonymous]

Not a troll. A realist. Stop giving people false hope.

Explain how the school failed to raise enough money, closed, and now suddenly a random coalition of heroes has $15 million pledged in five days?

And remember: anyone can pledge to give money.

[Anonymous]

If a coalition of parents and students want to keep the school going, wouldn’t the best thing be to let the campus go? Let the property be sold and restart somewhere cheaper and smaller with a smaller student body and staff. Maybe just do k-3 to start, or just do high school. Rebuild over 10-20 years on firmer ground.