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[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.

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SSFS was a literal lifesaver for one of our kids many years ago, so I was sad to read about its closing and elated that the closing has been averted.

That you continue to participate in discussions about the school having already made the decision to leave is not productive and certainly does the school no favors.  Why must you persist in doing so?[/quote]

I’m not the poster but asking about the school is what people do cause they care. And not having a kid at the school doesn’t mean there isn’t interest (why did alums jump in to save thr school. Why do YOU care if you don’t have a child here now).

But if no one can ask “what went wrong?” How is the school supposed to prevent it from happening again? [/quote]

How long and how many times are we going to keep asking "what went wrong"?  This has been well covered in meetings and the school is now moving forward with many well thought out plans.  Those that keep asking this question over and over again and particularly those that have left, have questionable intent.  [/quote]

No it hasn’t. I have been at all the forums. The debt and what got us into the financial hole we are in has been discussed. But no one has discussed — and thus have solved for — the issues of school culture that resulted in over 100 kids being pulled this year before the announcement. And yes there is new leadership coming, but selected by the old board.  I hope things improve, but for sure don’t understand why so many families left. [/quote]

Then you live under a rock or you're just not that bright or you're not even affiliated with the school anymore.  We knew THIS TIME LAST YEAR why people were leaving. It was discussed to death on a previous forum (despite the posters who claim that we're not allowed to discuss such matters).  What EXACTLY do you want to NEW board to acknowledge about the PREVIOUS HOS? Or any other PAST problems that led to a school culture that resulted in mass exodus?  This has been discussed on numerous zoom sessions I have attended.  Move on.  [/quote]

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