Anonymous
Post 03/15/2026 00:28     Subject: Holton CCO
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DD is a ten year girl and she is distressed about turnover in general. Many of her beloved teachers have left and there has been a high rate of turnover across the board—faculty have been leaving in droves and there is high turnover in communications and other areas of the school. While individual turnover can be explained I think there is a larger problem here. A new HOS can often trigger restructuring and departures but it’s been a few years and the rate of great teachers and staff leaving has not slowed down. Students are definitely noticing


Do you or does anyone know exactly how many teachers (“droves”?) have left in the last two or five or ten years? How does that compare to ten yrs ago? How does it compare to other comparable schools in the local market? Any actual numbers?


This has been rehashed many times on this site. I think the count is somewhere 80-85 since the new HOS started, faculty and staff.


Does anyone know what the average faculty and staff turnover rate is at privates?

It’s ~15%.

Holton has about 200 faculty and staff members.

85 / 200 = 42.5% / 3 years = ~14%

No, I’m not PR or “CCO”. I’m just tired of the same boring (or bored) poster with the same argument stirring the pot, trying to create drama.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2026 00:20     Subject: Holton CCO
Yes
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2026 00:10     Subject: Holton CCO
Are the 85 departures faculty and staff members?
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 23:58     Subject: Holton CCO
Here we go again
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 22:39     Subject: Holton CCO
A lot of people have taken concerns to administrators. They are powerless to change anything and work to simply pacify an erratic leader while trying to protect and create a program.

The HOS reminds people that she has every right to fire them at will. Then she sabotages efforts to move on.

She is dangerous and untrustworthy.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 21:39     Subject: Holton CCO
Anonymous wrote:I’m sure the head can weather anonymous “harassment” with her half a million dollar a year salary and her free remodeled house. Harassment and posting on a forum aren’t the same. Her defenders seem as thin skinned as she is.


See? You took the bait. You fell for it. Not smart. Now everyone knows you’re just trying to harass someone - anonymously. Not a great look.

Have you taken these concerns to anyone at the school - in person with your name attached?

Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 21:21     Subject: Holton CCO
Anonymous wrote:I’m sure the head can weather anonymous “harassment” with her half a million dollar a year salary and her free remodeled house. Harassment and posting on a forum aren’t the same. Her defenders seem as thin skinned as she is.


You can continue creating new threads. Let me know how successful are in changing the current situation.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 18:04     Subject: Holton CCO
Anonymous wrote:
Her defenders seem as thin skinned as she is.



It's the same 1-2 people just sock puppeting
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 16:40     Subject: Holton CCO
I’m sure the head can weather anonymous “harassment” with her half a million dollar a year salary and her free remodeled house. Harassment and posting on a forum aren’t the same. Her defenders seem as thin skinned as she is.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 16:21     Subject: Holton CCO
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DD is a ten year girl and she is distressed about turnover in general. Many of her beloved teachers have left and there has been a high rate of turnover across the board—faculty have been leaving in droves and there is high turnover in communications and other areas of the school. While individual turnover can be explained I think there is a larger problem here. A new HOS can often trigger restructuring and departures but it’s been a few years and the rate of great teachers and staff leaving has not slowed down. Students are definitely noticing


Do you or does anyone know exactly how many teachers (“droves”?) have left in the last two or five or ten years? How does that compare to ten yrs ago? How does it compare to other comparable schools in the local market? Any actual numbers?


This has been rehashed many times on this site. I think the count is somewhere 80-85 since the new HOS started, faculty and staff.


Every post is higher. Last month it was 60. Here is the thing, if you don’t like a restaurant do you try to change the chef or you keep going to restaurant and complain about the food. Not really. You go to another restaurant. It is exactly the same thing with schools. Are you unhappy with the HOS. Change schools and you might be surprised that the next HOS will not be your preferred choice. Move on or open your own school.


This would be a great analogy if it took a restaurant 12 years to serve dinner and they replaced the chef halfway through with someone preparing a totally different cuisine and none of the friends you made during the first 7 years of the meal could come with you to another restaurant


Still. The doors are always open if you want to leave.


Sending people away who care about the school and its mission is not the best solution. It's much more appropriate to change leadership and protect the mission.


Might be true. But if people are unhappy about a school is good for them to leave instead of creating multiple threads harassing the head of school.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 16:17     Subject: Holton CCO
This is in reference to a "CCO" leaving
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 16:16     Subject: Holton CCO
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why is this a dc urban mom anonymous question? Get a life.


Currently and prospective families would like to know. Mid year turnover is highly unusual.


If you are a current or prospective family and you would like to know, novel idea, just pick up the phone and call the school and ask them. An anonymous post on dc urban mom is not the place to get your information if you truly care. As the other poster said, get a life. This is getting so out of hand behind anonymous inquiries.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 15:29     Subject: Holton CCO
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DD is a ten year girl and she is distressed about turnover in general. Many of her beloved teachers have left and there has been a high rate of turnover across the board—faculty have been leaving in droves and there is high turnover in communications and other areas of the school. While individual turnover can be explained I think there is a larger problem here. A new HOS can often trigger restructuring and departures but it’s been a few years and the rate of great teachers and staff leaving has not slowed down. Students are definitely noticing


Do you or does anyone know exactly how many teachers (“droves”?) have left in the last two or five or ten years? How does that compare to ten yrs ago? How does it compare to other comparable schools in the local market? Any actual numbers?


This has been rehashed many times on this site. I think the count is somewhere 80-85 since the new HOS started, faculty and staff.


Every post is higher. Last month it was 60. Here is the thing, if you don’t like a restaurant do you try to change the chef or you keep going to restaurant and complain about the food. Not really. You go to another restaurant. It is exactly the same thing with schools. Are you unhappy with the HOS. Change schools and you might be surprised that the next HOS will not be your preferred choice. Move on or open your own school.


This would be a great analogy if it took a restaurant 12 years to serve dinner and they replaced the chef halfway through with someone preparing a totally different cuisine and none of the friends you made during the first 7 years of the meal could come with you to another restaurant


Still. The doors are always open if you want to leave.


Sending people away who care about the school and its mission is not the best solution. It's much more appropriate to change leadership and protect the mission.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 14:38     Subject: Holton CCO
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DD is a ten year girl and she is distressed about turnover in general. Many of her beloved teachers have left and there has been a high rate of turnover across the board—faculty have been leaving in droves and there is high turnover in communications and other areas of the school. While individual turnover can be explained I think there is a larger problem here. A new HOS can often trigger restructuring and departures but it’s been a few years and the rate of great teachers and staff leaving has not slowed down. Students are definitely noticing


Do you or does anyone know exactly how many teachers (“droves”?) have left in the last two or five or ten years? How does that compare to ten yrs ago? How does it compare to other comparable schools in the local market? Any actual numbers?


This has been rehashed many times on this site. I think the count is somewhere 80-85 since the new HOS started, faculty and staff.


Every post is higher. Last month it was 60. Here is the thing, if you don’t like a restaurant do you try to change the chef or you keep going to restaurant and complain about the food. Not really. You go to another restaurant. It is exactly the same thing with schools. Are you unhappy with the HOS. Change schools and you might be surprised that the next HOS will not be your preferred choice. Move on or open your own school.


This would be a great analogy if it took a restaurant 12 years to serve dinner and they replaced the chef halfway through with someone preparing a totally different cuisine and none of the friends you made during the first 7 years of the meal could come with you to another restaurant


Still. The doors are always open if you want to leave.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 14:05     Subject: Holton CCO
Anonymous wrote:Can’t speak to the other division heads but we’ve had nothing but good experiences with the lower head of school.


The concern isn't about the replacements, but about the reasons for departure. What's driving people away? What do others compromise in order to stay? How much of the joy, passion, wisdom, inspiration, and sense of community is being lost along the way?

A lot.