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Anonymous wrote:Those salaries seem entirely reasonable and actually less than I would have expected.
Right. There are just too many administrative positions for a school of this size. There's definitely fat to be cut. The key question here is: if these salaries are so reasonable,
isn't that even more reason to question why the school can't operate normally? Not only should faculty have been secure in knowing their jobs were safe for next year at least a month ago, they should not have to be strung along each year while they wait for "offer letters" that may not come. This is NOT how teachers should be treated, and I don't care if "everyone else is doing it" or "that's just the way things are." Ok, well they shouldn't be that way. Teachers should be the priority at any functional school, and the fact that they aren't at this point is a very, very bad sign.
Any school worth it's salt should be able to attract new students and endear itself to existing ones through word of mouth. This one doesn't seem to be able to. It isn't a demographic cliff or Covid bump or whatever amorphous force driving declining enrollment. That's just deflection. It stems from ineffective, reactionary, and, in many cases, mean-spirited leadership that has cut the heart out of what used to endear people to Lowell. Legendary faculty who had been there for years? Cut out at the knees. Innovative curriculum that could have inspired WaPo articles or institutes devoted to progressive educational models? In the garbage can. Long-term families who could have acted as generational ambassadors and inspire generational giving? Antagonized and pushed out. Lowell has a choice now. It can continue on its current trajectory or it could take all of this as a flashing red warning, clean house, and bring in new leaders that actually know what a school's priorities should be.
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