Sidwell to increase tuition a WHOPPING 6.7%

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Why not? They were offered and fully legal, and there were billions left over and unclaimed. They likely used the money for plexiglass, HVAC and other costs related to COVID, not to mention retaining summer camp and other staff who they would have otherwise had to let go. Perfectly reasonable. I would ask why the Board of another school chose not to take that money.

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Better then than restaurant groups that took the money, SHUT DOWN, and didn't provide any salaries to their fired employees in the interim. At least Sidwell get its doors open, activities running, better COVID related health precautions, and school in-person. That is the success story parents in public schools were demanding for two years and still haven't gotten.

Honestly I don't understand the complaints. Wouldn't you pay an extra 6% to ensure your kids were in-person and extracurriculars were still normal?

NAME A RESTAURANT that did that. If they did, the loans weren't forgiven and had to be paid back, so there's no loss to the government. I really would have thought that folks who are smart enough to have kids who can get into Sidwell weren't so stupid as to throw out such unadulterated bullshit. Or maybe you're just rich and stupid?

DP...google it, there are scores of examples of this, and the Trump Administration provided zero safeguards or oversight.

And they're not paying it back? That's the question I'm asking. Prove me wrong.

[Anonymous]

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

Counterargument - parents demand this and that and the other thing. In order to stay competitive, the school has to have all of the staff and services. What bloat is there? Be specific, what positions would you eliminate?

They won’t because they can’t.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Why not? They were offered and fully legal, and there were billions left over and unclaimed. They likely used the money for plexiglass, HVAC and other costs related to COVID, not to mention retaining summer camp and other staff who they would have otherwise had to let go. Perfectly reasonable. I would ask why the Board of another school chose not to take that money.

+1

Better then than restaurant groups that took the money, SHUT DOWN, and didn't provide any salaries to their fired employees in the interim. At least Sidwell get its doors open, activities running, better COVID related health precautions, and school in-person. That is the success story parents in public schools were demanding for two years and still haven't gotten.

Honestly I don't understand the complaints. Wouldn't you pay an extra 6% to ensure your kids were in-person and extracurriculars were still normal?

NAME A RESTAURANT that did that. If they did, the loans weren't forgiven and had to be paid back, so there's no loss to the government. I really would have thought that folks who are smart enough to have kids who can get into Sidwell weren't so stupid as to throw out such unadulterated bullshit. Or maybe you're just rich and stupid?

DP...google it, there are scores of examples of this, and the Trump Administration provided zero safeguards or oversight.

And they're not paying it back? That's the question I'm asking. Prove me wrong.

All PPP loans that were legally obtained were forgiven.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Why not? They were offered and fully legal, and there were billions left over and unclaimed. They likely used the money for plexiglass, HVAC and other costs related to COVID, not to mention retaining summer camp and other staff who they would have otherwise had to let go. Perfectly reasonable. I would ask why the Board of another school chose not to take that money.

+1

Better then than restaurant groups that took the money, SHUT DOWN, and didn't provide any salaries to their fired employees in the interim. At least Sidwell get its doors open, activities running, better COVID related health precautions, and school in-person. That is the success story parents in public schools were demanding for two years and still haven't gotten.

Honestly I don't understand the complaints. Wouldn't you pay an extra 6% to ensure your kids were in-person and extracurriculars were still normal?

NAME A RESTAURANT that did that. If they did, the loans weren't forgiven and had to be paid back, so there's no loss to the government. I really would have thought that folks who are smart enough to have kids who can get into Sidwell weren't so stupid as to throw out such unadulterated bullshit. Or maybe you're just rich and stupid?

The only requirement for the PPP loan was to advertise that jobs were available. They did not have to hire or retain staff.

Momofuku got a $1.48M PPP loan in April 2020/March 2021. Immediately shut down its DC location and kept its NY and Las Vegas locations. Just reshuffle of money but staff fired.

https://www.federalpay.org/paycheck-protection-program/momofuku-171-first-avenue-llc-new-york-ny

https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2020/05/13/momofuku-permanently-closes-citycenterdc-location.html

[Anonymous]

Yea, the PPP thing is confusing at best. I may be wrong about how it worked and how many restaurants took advantage of it. My bad. Still, I think it's lame to justify doing something assholic by saying "others did it too."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, they have to pay for those basketball recruits somehow, don't they?

Care to elaborate, or should I just assume the undertones here were intentional?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yea, the PPP thing is confusing at best. I may be wrong about how it worked and how many restaurants took advantage of it. My bad. Still, I think it's lame to justify doing something assholic by saying "others did it too."

We're not saying 'others did it too' we're saying 'Sidwell did it right in contrast to others'.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well, they have to pay for those basketball recruits somehow, don't they?

Care to elaborate, or should I just assume the undertones here were intentional?

Check the other thread. PP is mad that Sidwell's WINNING basketball team, the #1 in the nation, is...playing games. Like what?

That's good for the team, the players who will get recruited at competitive colleges, and the potential future enrollment pool for Sidwell itself not to mention donations from parents who want to be associated with high caliber, winning schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yea, the PPP thing is confusing at best. I may be wrong about how it worked and how many restaurants took advantage of it. My bad. Still, I think it's lame to justify doing something assholic by saying "others did it too."

We're not saying 'others did it too' we're saying 'Sidwell did it right in contrast to others'.

Did it, though? There was a finite amount of money available, and it's not like Sidwell was in any danger of closing. Most educational institutions on solid financial footing didn't go after government money.

It wasn't Sidwell's finest moment.

[Anonymous]

I am not paying for that increase. I am done with this school. Somebody else can take my kid’s seat.

[Anonymous]

Just curious...how much do teachers get paid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just curious...how much do teachers get paid?

Not enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not paying for that increase. I am done with this school. Somebody else can take my kid’s seat.

where are you going?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just curious...how much do teachers get paid?

Not enough.

15 year teacher 70-80ish

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am not paying for that increase. I am done with this school. Somebody else can take my kid’s seat.

where are you going?

Nowhere. All the comparative schools in the city raised their prices last year, boarding school is more expensive, and public schools is worst off.