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[quote=Anonymous]Just ran across all of this back-and-forth about Schultz & Scalia. To the poster(s) who were blaming Fr. Scalia and insinuating something nefarious - I can state unequivocally that you are completely misinformed. In fact, if not for Fr. Scalia's QUIET, behind-the-scenes efforts, we would have lost Peter Schultz two years earlier. Eventually, an accounting rule change was made by the Diocese, that essentially disallowed the way that some compensation was being booked - and thus, caused it to become economically impossible (on paper) to keep Peter without a significant paycut, that was not feasible. MANY parents and parishioners worked MANY hours - with Peter AND Fr. Scalia - to try to find a solution...to no end.

As for today, the community is one-of-a-kind and unmatched anywhere. I recently spoke to Peter Schultz, and - although he is enjoying his new post - he still misses SJA and it's incredible community of families.

Finally, with regard to ACADEMY vs. school - this was done in part to allow for a higher compensation for Peter. A school can pay a higher salary to a Headmaster than to a principal...and only an Academy can have a headmaster. At the same time, there were requirements to qualify as an Academy (ie. more robust language offering, etc.). This also coincided with the school's application submission as a Blue Ribbon School back in 2009, so altogether, it was decided that the move was worth making.

Pls. get facts before spewing carpool gossip. And if you're unhappy about something - get involved and volunteer, insert your influence and contribute - CONSTRUCTIVELY - to making things better. Going online purporting to know it all is easy to do...but it doesn't help improve the school - or your kid's environment. [/quote]

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