Anonymous
08/14/2025 08:28
Subject: Revolving Door at Holton
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In a thread from a few months ago, a poster had an informative comment about the national organizations for heads of schools and administrators and how these seem to be contributing to toxic relationships and leadership styles that are competitive at a national level. These heads tend to be applying copy-pasting initiatives and programs into schools with little recognition of or respect for the unique identities, communities, and legacies of the individual schools. If that PP is still around, she can explain better than I can.
The post helped me to have perspective about Penny's weirdly antagonist approach the minute she arrived at Holton, with an inner circle of almost entirely new staff that were the only people she consulted when making decisions. She did not make use of the transition teams and resources available to her as a new leader at the school. It's not surprising that Holton faculty and staff have reacted poorly to her general disregard and disrespect for them. Pair that with the embarrassing obsequious behavior in front of board members and unethical interference when moneyed families are concerned, and you've got a community that has little trust or respect for their leader.
Transition teams ? Do you work in a government office or the UN? This is just as school FYI.
The school had one for her. She was not interested.
Makes sense if the teachers are like the ones in this thread
Anonymous
08/14/2025 07:37
Subject: Revolving Door at Holton
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In a thread from a few months ago, a poster had an informative comment about the national organizations for heads of schools and administrators and how these seem to be contributing to toxic relationships and leadership styles that are competitive at a national level. These heads tend to be applying copy-pasting initiatives and programs into schools with little recognition of or respect for the unique identities, communities, and legacies of the individual schools. If that PP is still around, she can explain better than I can.
The post helped me to have perspective about Penny's weirdly antagonist approach the minute she arrived at Holton, with an inner circle of almost entirely new staff that were the only people she consulted when making decisions. She did not make use of the transition teams and resources available to her as a new leader at the school. It's not surprising that Holton faculty and staff have reacted poorly to her general disregard and disrespect for them. Pair that with the embarrassing obsequious behavior in front of board members and unethical interference when moneyed families are concerned, and you've got a community that has little trust or respect for their leader.
Transition teams ? Do you work in a government office or the UN? This is just as school FYI.
The school had one for her. She was not interested.
Anonymous
08/14/2025 07:35
Subject: Revolving Door at Holton
Anonymous wrote:In a thread from a few months ago, a poster had an informative comment about the national organizations for heads of schools and administrators and how these seem to be contributing to toxic relationships and leadership styles that are competitive at a national level. These heads tend to be applying copy-pasting initiatives and programs into schools with little recognition of or respect for the unique identities, communities, and legacies of the individual schools. If that PP is still around, she can explain better than I can.
The post helped me to have perspective about Penny's weirdly antagonist approach the minute she arrived at Holton, with an inner circle of almost entirely new staff that were the only people she consulted when making decisions. She did not make use of the transition teams and resources available to her as a new leader at the school. It's not surprising that Holton faculty and staff have reacted poorly to her general disregard and disrespect for them. Pair that with the embarrassing obsequious behavior in front of board members and unethical interference when moneyed families are concerned, and you've got a community that has little trust or respect for their leader.
Transition teams ? Do you work in a government office or the UN? This is just as school FYI.
Anonymous
08/14/2025 07:33
Subject: Revolving Door at Holton
Anonymous wrote:Once again, a spate of unhinged posts after 1 a.m., attacking teachers
Only posts after 7 am are accepted.
Anonymous
08/14/2025 07:26
Subject: Revolving Door at Holton
In a thread from a few months ago, a poster had an informative comment about the national organizations for heads of schools and administrators and how these seem to be contributing to toxic relationships and leadership styles that are competitive at a national level. These heads tend to be applying copy-pasting initiatives and programs into schools with little recognition of or respect for the unique identities, communities, and legacies of the individual schools. If that PP is still around, she can explain better than I can.
The post helped me to have perspective about Penny's weirdly antagonist approach the minute she arrived at Holton, with an inner circle of almost entirely new staff that were the only people she consulted when making decisions. She did not make use of the transition teams and resources available to her as a new leader at the school. It's not surprising that Holton faculty and staff have reacted poorly to her general disregard and disrespect for them. Pair that with the embarrassing obsequious behavior in front of board members and unethical interference when moneyed families are concerned, and you've got a community that has little trust or respect for their leader.
The post helped me to have perspective about Penny's weirdly antagonist approach the minute she arrived at Holton, with an inner circle of almost entirely new staff that were the only people she consulted when making decisions. She did not make use of the transition teams and resources available to her as a new leader at the school. It's not surprising that Holton faculty and staff have reacted poorly to her general disregard and disrespect for them. Pair that with the embarrassing obsequious behavior in front of board members and unethical interference when moneyed families are concerned, and you've got a community that has little trust or respect for their leader.
Anonymous
08/14/2025 06:44
Subject: Revolving Door at Holton
Once again, a spate of unhinged posts after 1 a.m., attacking teachers
Anonymous
08/14/2025 01:28
Subject: Revolving Door at Holton
Anonymous wrote:Why are relevant comments getting deleted?
Why they don’t let me trash penny ? What’s wrong about that?
Anonymous
08/14/2025 01:22
Subject: Revolving Door at Holton
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Has CCO been impacted?
Yes, one college counselor already left. The stories of the head of school's interference in delicate admissions processes are really awkward. Always in favor of donors and board members' children.
That’s disturbing.
The only disturbing thing here is that you have teachers promoting anonymous cyber bullying.
Anonymous
08/14/2025 01:21
Subject: Revolving Door at Holton
Anonymous wrote:Because they are relevant.
Lunatic ☝️
Anonymous
08/14/2025 01:20
Subject: Revolving Door at Holton
Anonymous wrote:Curious to see what outrageous comments will be posted next to get this thread locked.
Maybe the school will post something so ridiculous to damage control.
Maybe the moderator is onto this and trying to remove the blatantly ridiculous comments to try to salvage this thread.
Things are pretty out of hand for threads related to this school. And yet there’s always a waitlist. Go figure.
Yes, it is unacceptable that this thread is locked, because they should allow us to trash the HoS. This thread is full of crazy people except us, the poor and exploited teachers.
Anonymous
08/13/2025 23:55
Subject: Revolving Door at Holton
Curious to see what outrageous comments will be posted next to get this thread locked.
Maybe the school will post something so ridiculous to damage control.
Maybe the moderator is onto this and trying to remove the blatantly ridiculous comments to try to salvage this thread.
Things are pretty out of hand for threads related to this school. And yet there’s always a waitlist. Go figure.
Maybe the school will post something so ridiculous to damage control.
Maybe the moderator is onto this and trying to remove the blatantly ridiculous comments to try to salvage this thread.
Things are pretty out of hand for threads related to this school. And yet there’s always a waitlist. Go figure.
Anonymous
08/13/2025 21:20
Subject: Revolving Door at Holton
Because they are relevant.
Anonymous
08/13/2025 19:10
Subject: Revolving Door at Holton
Why are relevant comments getting deleted?
Anonymous
08/13/2025 17:41
Subject: Revolving Door at Holton
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Has CCO been impacted?
Yes, one college counselor already left. The stories of the head of school's interference in delicate admissions processes are really awkward. Always in favor of donors and board members' children.
That’s disturbing.
Anonymous
08/13/2025 14:46
Subject: Revolving Door at Holton
Anonymous wrote:Has CCO been impacted?
Yes, one college counselor already left. The stories of the head of school's interference in delicate admissions processes are really awkward. Always in favor of donors and board members' children.