Sandy Springs Going After $25M in Grants As the Solution?

[Anonymous]

Have they found a 5th grade teacher yet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have they found a 5th grade teacher yet?

Oh no! I hope the one who left isn't the one my DD really wanted!

[Anonymous]

The posting is still on the website, along with the dean of MS and a few others. Looks like they filled some jobs, so that's good. The salary range for the 5th grade teacher is wild: Salary: $51,600 - $90,300/ yearly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The posting is still on the website, along with the dean of MS and a few others. Looks like they filled some jobs, so that's good. The salary range for the 5th grade teacher is wild: Salary: $51,600 - $90,300/ yearly

Salary range is typical. 1st year teacher will make $51K, veteran close to $90K but they will likely lowball them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As someone who works in advancement for another Quaker school and has extensively researched grant opportunities to fund Quaker education, I can tell you that this isn’t going to yield even close to what they’re projecting. Most available grant funding for Quaker education comes from private family foundations and relationships between alumni and the school’s associated Meeting House. This is honestly irresponsible for the school to believe someone can magically unlock this kind of funding for them.

Another independent school fundraiser here, and I could not agree more. Outside of family foundations and the rare foundation that might be interested in funding a specific initiative that aligns with their mission, there is very little interest in providing grants to private schools. They'll be lucky to get $25k in grants from sources unconnected to the school, let alone $25M.

[Anonymous]

So weird that y’all are on here rooting for a nice Quaker school to fail.

Get a life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So weird that y’all are on here rooting for a nice Quaker school to fail.

Get a life.

I'm one of the fundraisers from up above. Not rooting for it to fail; rooting for it to find a path forward that is grounded in reality so it can succeed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So weird that y’all are on here rooting for a nice Quaker school to fail.

Get a life.

Not rooting. Being realistic. Sandy Springs will likely not survive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have they found a 5th grade teacher yet?

Oh no! I hope the one who left isn't the one my DD really wanted!

There’s only one 5th grade class. Not sure what you’re talking about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have they found a 5th grade teacher yet?

Oh no! I hope the one who left isn't the one my DD really wanted!

There’s only one 5th grade class. Not sure what you’re talking about.

There were two last year so I thought there were going to be two again. I was told lower school was doing ok with enrollment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So weird that y’all are on here rooting for a nice Quaker school to fail.

Get a life.

Not rooting. Being realistic. Sandy Springs will likely not survive.

Claiming to know this when you don't even know the name of the school.

[Anonymous]

+1

[Anonymous]

A gratuitous and ill-placed s does not render any of the analysis invalid.

[Anonymous]

I hope that Sandy Springs will survive and thrive. It can.

But it's just true that this decision was a big red flag for a school that didn't need any more red flags. It signifies that the people responsible for fundraising don't have the necessary experience and understanding of the philanthropic landscape. So, ok. There's expertise and advice that you can tap into through your association memberships. Do that. Fast. And dissolve that partnership pronto.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A gratuitous and ill-placed s does not render any of the analysis invalid.

It's a dead giveaway when someone has no current or prior connection to the school.