Which private schools retain their teachers the most?

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Anonymous wrote:17:03 if that all-girls' school could afford to give tuition remission I'm sure they would. Building an endowment is harder at an all-girls school than at co-ed or all-boys' schools, because for so many years the alums of the girls' schools did not have the same earning potential by and large as the male alums of the co-ed or all-boys' schools. This may change going forward, of course -- here is hoping it does -- and maybe alums/parents will try to endow a scholarship fund for faculty kids.

I can see why it would be tough when other schools have tuition remission, though, but I think calling it "disgusting" is ignoring budget realities -- should a school cut financial aid or raise tuition more to make up for lost tuition revenue if they add in a tuition remission program where none existed?

Finally, the faculty members can also apply for financial aid, can they not?

How would you feel about disclosing your entire financial picture, including your spouse's finances, to your employer? And then doing it every year?

I would do it for financial aid. Every family has to make that choice when they apply for financial aid -- one gives up privacy (the economic details of one's life) in return for the possibility or reality of aid. Is it a great perk if a school offers tuition remission not tied to financial need? Sure. But it may in effect be taking financial aid money away from those with greater need and giving to those with lesser need (say, a faculty member with a spouse who has significant earning). Every policy had a downside.

But most people don't have the employer/employee relationship with the party to whom the info is disclosed.

If the spouse of a faculty member has significant earnings, then they won't get financial aid.

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How many women in admin positions at your school?

The faculty is about 20% male, but the administrative positions (including department heads, etc) is about 60% male. As an example, a department head position was recently filled (appointed by the upper administration) by a male teacher who had been at the school for only a few years, and has been teaching less than 10 years. Qualified, longer-tenured female teachers were passed over. No reason given by the upper administration (male) other than "it was an internal decision".

So yes, it's infuriating to me.

White males, too, I bet. At least it is where I teach.

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How many women in admin positions at your school?

The faculty is about 20% male, but the administrative positions (including department heads, etc) is about 60% male. As an example, a department head position was recently filled (appointed by the upper administration) by a male teacher who had been at the school for only a few years, and has been teaching less than 10 years. Qualified, longer-tenured female teachers were passed over. No reason given by the upper administration (male) other than "it was an internal decision".

So yes, it's infuriating to me.

White males, too, I bet. At least it is where I teach.

Shouldn't the person who is more qualified get the position? Why do they have to be of anther race? And should admin reflect the diversity of the commuity?

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Finally, the faculty members can also apply for financial aid, can they not?

How would you feel about disclosing your entire financial picture, including your spouse's finances, to your employer? And then doing it every year?

I would do it for financial aid. Every family has to make that choice when they apply for financial aid -- one gives up privacy (the economic details of one's life) in return for the possibility or reality of aid. Is it a great perk if a school offers tuition remission not tied to financial need? Sure. But it may in effect be taking financial aid money away from those with greater need and giving to those with lesser need (say, a faculty member with a spouse who has significant earning). Every policy had a downside.

But most people don't have the employer/employee relationship with the party to whom the info is disclosed.

If the spouse of a faculty member has significant earnings, then they won't get financial aid.

If they want the cash, disclose--what's the big secret? And yes, if a spouse earns a lot the teacher won't qualify for financial aid -- but that same teacher could get non-means tested tuition remission, with fewer dollars then available for FA. There is a number for tuition revenue that goes into the school budget; if enrollment slots are taken by non-paying faculty kids that many other spots will have to go to full pagers.

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Anonymous wrote:17:03 if

Finally, the faculty members can also apply for financial aid, can they not?

How would you feel about disclosing your entire financial picture, including your spouse's finances, to your employer? And then doing it every year?

I would do it for financial aid. Every family has to make that choice when they apply for financial aid -- one gives up privacy (the economic details of one's life) in return for the possibility or reality of aid. Is it a great perk if a school offers tuition remission not tied to financial need? Sure. But it may in effect be taking financial aid money away from those with greater need and giving to those with lesser need (say, a faculty member with a spouse who has significant earning). Every policy had a downside.

But most people don't have the employer/employee relationship with the party to whom the info is disclosed.

If the spouse of a faculty member has significant earnings, then they won't get financial aid.

If they want the cash, disclose--what's the big secret? And yes, if a spouse earns a lot the teacher won't qualify for financial aid -- but that same teacher could get non-means tested tuition remission, with fewer dollars then available for FA. There is a number for tuition revenue that goes into the school budget; if enrollment slots are taken by non-paying faculty kids that many other spots will have to go to full pagers.

In the case of my Big Three friend, there was no such thing. There was no tuition remission for faculty children.

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No tuition remission at all is just insulting. And they only way to change that is to demand it. Schools that offer no or little tuition remission are in the Stone Ages.

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The school I work for does not offer tuition remission. We apply for FA like everyone else. I am sure however that we get a little more help than the recommendation says we should get. So it is not written out but I know the school helps

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Anonymous wrote:No tuition remission at all is just insulting. And they only way to change that is to demand it. Schools that offer no or little tuition remission are in the Stone Ages.

Or they can't afford it. Or philosophically they believe that having everyone apply for financial aid is the most just way to go about this.

If you read DCUM enough (guilty pleasure), you can find plenty of threads where parents don't like the fact that slots or money is being taken up by faculty children attending on tuition remission plans. Not unreasonable that a school believes its parent body will be more supportive of a system where faculty children must apply for financial aid like other students.

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Anonymous wrote:No tuition remission at all is just insulting. And they only way to change that is to demand it. Schools that offer no or little tuition remission are in the Stone Ages.

Or they can't afford it. Or philosophically they believe that having everyone apply for financial aid is the most just way to go about this.

If you read DCUM enough (guilty pleasure), you can find plenty of threads where parents don't like the fact that slots or money is being taken up by faculty children attending on tuition remission plans. Not unreasonable that a school believes its parent body will be more supportive of a system where faculty children must apply for financial aid like other students.

So disgusting. These are the same parents who have children with a gross sense of entitlement.

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Do all independent schools have daycare for fac? Or just Sidwell and St Albans?

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I think it is just Sidwell, Holton, and Beauvoir

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Does Madeira?

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Stone Ridge also.

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Stone Ridge also.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it is just Sidwell, Holton, and Beauvoir

STA and NCS can use the Beauvoir daycare but it is pricey I believe.