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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Administrative bloat is completely out of control. Start there if you want to fix the “inflationary” burden[/quote]

Counterargument - parents demand this and that and the other thing. In order to stay competitive, the school has to have all of the staff and services. What bloat is there? Be specific, what positions would you eliminate?[/quote]
They won’t because they can’t. [/quote]

A few easy ones:  one of the middle school librarians (very little value added if any), Freshman Dean role (advisories and others can cover the core responsibilities), and the full time parent relationships coordinator (I don’t know her current title).  Separately, my kids’ have had awesome teachers, a terrific and challenging learning environment, and great friends.  He condescension of some members of the administration toward parents is palpable, and the narrow range of views that are viewed as acceptable, are disappointing and frustrating.  But our kids have gotten terrific, open-minded and engaged teachers with a wide range of interests and backgrounds, and we couldn’t be happier. It’s really just part of the administration we are crazy about. And our kids don’t really need to deal with them and have a terrific school experience which is all that really matters to us in the end. We would take the same path again in a heartbeat.[/quote]

The three positions you mention, ya, no, you have no idea what you are talking about. Sorry, you just don't.[/quote]

Also learning specialist.

Those were good suggestions that someone provided, when challenged that they couldn’t provide anyone. The response is unhelpful and not illuminating. Here are some more: Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs (yes I said it), half of the bloated development office, US community service coordinator.[/quote][/quote]

I am a parent, steeped in the Sidwell experience for many years, in all divisions.  Easily, the EJC Coordinator position should be the first to go.  As with the freshman dean role, any benefits that role yield can be provided by others, especially given Sidwell's outspoken posture on diversity (it imbues everything, they will tell you).  And everything I have seen the current coordinator do is PERFORMATIVE.  I've been part of the community than more years than I care to admit and I don't see that this effort by the school makes any difference.    So I say again, performative.  Furthermore, the EJC Coordinator has alienated many parents (yes, including minority, alumni parents) in assorted ways.

As with the "formalized partnership" with Howard University intended to "have an impact on the civic dialogue about race, democracy, equity, and education among teachers and youth leaders for years to come," (???) announced in late 2020, the organized EJC program seems intended to allow the school to say they are doing something positive. And most I know have experienced it as a rather empty effort for the school community. Rather, it is something nice to put on the website, to announce to alumni, and the NAIS.[/quote]

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