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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another director of a major program—one of the school’s signature programs—is leaving. Not sure it has been posted yet. Someone made a comment earlier about high-level teachers leaving and mentioned Latin. The advanced Latin teacher left. Again: 3 division directors, 4 communications directors (they all quit because Penny is so abusive), director of diversity and global Ed, college counselor, countless teachers who loved the school and couldn’t stand to see what was happening to their wonderful work environment, two beloved varsity coaches (fired), and more. Holton was so proud of its educators that it started a two year teacher training program. Penny canceled it this year, leaving the teaching fellows jobless. They were promised a two year stint. rather than waiting until
Next year to end the program, they pulled
the rug out from under two aspiring teachers. Penny and the cfo are on a budget slashing spree….except when it comes to penny’s contract and compensation. And probably dog training for her anxious, annoying dog.

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I don’t like Penny either, but several things about this post are wrong.  For example, 1 of the communications directors was allowed to resign after she sent an email (sycophantic and obnoxious) criticizing a parent and black parent affinity group for voicing their concerns about penny’s approach, and accidentally copied the parent and others in question on an email she intended to remain internal.  The email was posted here when it happened.  One of the two coaches fired (I don’t know the second) has in fact inappropriately pressured kids to take his private lessons and attend his private trips, at least creating the appearance of favoritism for those who pay him $ externally, if not actually having favorites.  Many, many students did not like him and are happy to see him go.  There is enough truth to the situation that we can stay on real facts and not made up stuff.[/quote]

Again, there is more to it than mentioned above. It is true that the fired coach was not universally liked. He had been using the mailing list of the school to advertise his private company for many, many years. There had been complaints about it before, but I guess not from the right people. But he was a good coach and he did run the tryouts super fairly and objectively. My guess is that the recent complaints must have come from a parent who sits on the board. [/quote]
So your argument is that he was acting inappropriately for years but the school ignored the complaints until finally a parent with enough clout got involved and you’re mad that the board finally acted because he ran tryouts well??

“Things are terrible under Penny. They are actually holding employees to ethical standards now! How dare they?”[/quote]

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