Reply to SSFS updates? We are thinking about it for a last minute HS switch

Forum Index » Private & Independent Schools

Reply to "SSFS updates? We are thinking about it for a last minute HS switch"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Serious question as a family choosing not to go back to high school this year. Those of you who are returning - are you not troubled that for all the talk about finances past and future, no one is talking about why the school lost 200 enrollments from fall of 2023 to Spring of 2025? 690 kids to 495 — and that’s why they thought they had to close the school.  Now with reopening they are at 326.

They had to shut the school because of a huge exodus of families and there has been zero discussion of the underlying reasons for that. I have been at every board meeting, coalition call, and all over Slack.

The fact that there was something so broken that almost 1/3 of families left and no one wants to talk about that - we couldn’t overcome that. But I am finding it so amazing that so many families don’t have insurmountable problems with that.

[/quote]

The school has had this issue for some time. No one talks about the elephant in the room. What happened to drive people away in the first place? Not all schools are losing 10/25/50% of their students. But ssfs did. Why? Not the same reason for everyone but clearly multiple problems existed that drove ppl away, I hope the admin at least Kate paying attention to those exit interviews  even if they don’t say out loud what the answers are. Because if the problems aren’t fixed they will continue to struggle with enrollment. School can’t never recover until they can attract students. [/quote]

Are you staying or going?  Are you interested in solving any problems or just complaining?  Are you interested in moving forward with this renaissance or hanging out in the past?  This is a broken record.  [/quote]

Please do fill us in on how the school has acknowledged the reasons for the enrollment drop, and what changes they are implementing. Otherwise it's just sleepwalking down the same path as before, and throwing away 22 million in the process.[/quote]

Please fill us in on why you are interested?   The school has been quite clear on the changes they are implementing.  Perhaps you are just no longer privy to that information.  [/quote]

Because I still care about SSFS and don't want to see it fail.

Why don't you help OP out with a brief summary of the changes. Since it's a reasonable enough question for a prospective family, right? [/quote]

Because I'm not going to play your "game".  The gaslighting that continues from SSFS forum to forum is motivated by either resentment of the school or insecurity with the decision to leave.  The facade of "caring" about the school is easy to see through when you choose to make your claims or raise your fake questions on DCUM.  [/quote]

Why would questions motivated by insecurity over a decision to leave be unworthy of answering?  I am sure it was a hard decision to leave, which speaks well of the school, so some insecurity is understandable.  Especially with missing info about falling enrollment.[/quote]

And so what is the point then of the information?  You're either looking to make yourself feel better or what?  You're going to change your mind and return?  There is no missing information about falling enrollment.  People have been harping on this since the HOS left last summer and to what end?  What "information" do you want?  The school doesn't know why each and every person left but the school certainly has the anecdotal information and have acknowledged this and have already started to put measures in place to rebound an even better SSFS.  Those measure start with governance and proceed from there.  This is NOT a seeking of information.  This is a broken record of probably the same handful of people who want some sort of definitive admission of "guilt" from the school to feel vindicated.  It's not going to happen.  You left.  Good for you.  I wish you well.  Move on with your life.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics