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[quote=Anonymous]My daughter is in middle school.  We have been generally happy at St. Bart’s over the years. Solid academics, good families, and great teachers.

Over the years teachers have retired, moved out of state, and in some cases jumped across the street to higher paying independents. This is the first time the principal has announced the departures in one succinct email during the school year so it may seem like a turnover issue, but it’s really not. This is leadership in action. Getting in front of the parking lot chatter, planning and preparing for the change instead of digging around for hires come August. I appreciate his candidness.  Additionally, two of the departing teachers wrote beautiful emails to the parents and addressed the students in class. Before, teachers just fizzled out leaving it up to the parents to come up with their own explanations.

The comments about the board and HSA are nonsense. The board has 2 retired principals, a school psychologist, a high school development officer,  business leaders, and lawyers.

At the end of the day, principal changes are hard!  St. Bart’s has had 3 principals in 10 years. I think this one has a chance to propel the school forward and not be stuck in neutral. [/quote]

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