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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two comments:

1. I remember when my alma mater had a big turnover in the upper school shortly after I graduated. Nothing omnious. It just happened. A combination of retirements, following husbands moving out of state, offers/promotions elsewhere. Based on the information shared earlier in this thread, the changes at Holton averages to one per department. Which seems not outside the ordinary.

2. Vibe change is real. I can believe it happening. If the new head is less woke/DEI than the previous regime and wants to tame down certain messages, I can see how this disincentivizes some teachers and encourages them to start looking elsewhere. Woke/DEI people are believers, little different from people adhering to a faith. Just as people will leave a congregation over theological disuptes with the pastor, they will leave an organization if it's not conforming to their viewpoints.

However, and this is a big however, the vibe change wouldn't be happening if there weren't clear backing by the board and enough parents. [/quote]

HS parent here. The vibe is different but in a different way than described above. The previous HoS knew every single girl in the school. Apart from the daughters of a few big donors, the new HoS doesn’t know the names of the girls. DD told us it was very disappointing to have so many names butchered during the closing ceremony. And this is after the HoS pulled a girl into her office before the ceremony to ask how to pronounce the different names. This is after being on the job for 3 years. While it seems like a minor thing, this example gives a sense of how she behaves on campus. I can only imagine how she treats the teachers. [/quote]

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