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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The nastiness of this discussion is pretty surprising. We have two girls at holton and really like the HoS... our impression is that she does an excellent job taking in a lot of information, making hard decisions, and communicating them. The parents who are upset that she isn't giving them more detail about various staff changes / terminations are being so unrealistic and clearly don't understand how employment law works.  She is not going to make decisions that please everyone all the time because the parent body is not a monolith; every decision she makes is going to upset someone.  At the end of the day, most of the GIRLS are really happy to go to Holton... parents, on the other hand, seem to enjoy finding something to complain about. I really don't think this discussion is representative of the parent body, but of the people who go out of their way to vent their issues.  I hope perspective families recognize that these very loud voices are not necessarily the best source of information about the girls' experience as students in the school.[/quote]

don't know anyone who actually lkes the head of school. everyone just tolerates the situation[/quote]

Genuinely curious. What are people looking for with the HOS. She runs the school, but I have never attempted a personal conversation with her. Nor with our division head. I don’t see a need. My daughter is happy and thriving. I don’t need to have discussions with them. Are people looking for a personal relationship with the HOS?  Or are you going to her with issues?  If that’s the case, shouldn’t issues be handled with division director?[/quote]

Academic issues go to division head. Administration should be involved in overseeing everything, making policy decisions with the board. This is an all girls independent school. Not a publicly traded company. We should love seeing her smiling face every day. Not cringing whenever she opens her mouth.[/quote]

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