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Hyde School, The Most Truthful Informative Post I have Seen
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2005-12-19 12:45:00, Anonymous wrote:
"Don't be misled by these posts!!! Hyde has it's flaws, but the school are run very well. If you look into that happens at ANY boarding school, there are some of the same concerns. Half the senior class was kicked out of a pretigeous boarding school in CT last year for drinking and sex, a friend who is Dean of Students at one of the nation's oldest and most prestigeous boarding schools, suspends or expells students for breaking rules on a weekly basis!
All private schools are 501(c)(3) Non profits. Again, look at the 990's for any school and you'll see that Hyde's salaries are WAY under the norm, and the fund raising is also a lot less. Exeter's Annual Fund is 5 million... Hyde's is $450K per campus. Exeter's Head makes well over $400K per year..Hyde's highest paid is Malcolm Gauld who after Salary and benefits has a hard time reaching $200K.
So Puleeeese, put hese concerns into perspective.
Thank you!"
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What about his wife Laura Gauld's salary plus the book they wrote which EVERY parent going through any of their programs is required to buy? What about the VERY high traveling and entertainment on the 990's?
As far as the Annual Fund, I think this says something about the school. Former students, parents, etc are not interested in giving! This is quite a statement for a school which has been in existence for 40 years!!
Anonymous:
You are not interested in giving....don't lump everyone else in that catagory!
The school has raised almost 12M in the past year for capital projects and almost a million in annual giving.
Your propoganda is just ridiculous!
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2005-12-19 19:50:00, Anonymous wrote:
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--- Quote ---
On 2005-12-19 12:45:00, Anonymous wrote:
"Don't be misled by these posts!!! Hyde has it's flaws, but the school are run very well. If you look into that happens at ANY boarding school, there are some of the same concerns. Half the senior class was kicked out of a pretigeous boarding school in CT last year for drinking and sex, a friend who is Dean of Students at one of the nation's oldest and most prestigeous boarding schools, suspends or expells students for breaking rules on a weekly basis!
All private schools are 501(c)(3) Non profits. Again, look at the 990's for any school and you'll see that Hyde's salaries are WAY under the norm, and the fund raising is also a lot less. Exeter's Annual Fund is 5 million... Hyde's is $450K per campus. Exeter's Head makes well over $400K per year..Hyde's highest paid is Malcolm Gauld who after Salary and benefits has a hard time reaching $200K.
So Puleeeese, put hese concerns into perspective.
Thank you!"
--- End quote ---
What about his wife Laura Gauld's salary plus the book they wrote which EVERY parent going through any of their programs is required to buy? What about the VERY high traveling and entertainment on the 990's?
As far as the Annual Fund, I think this says something about the school. Former students, parents, etc are not interested in giving! This is quite a statement for a school which has been in existence for 40 years!!"
--- End quote ---
Actually, I'm not very concerned about Hyde's finances. Perhaps a few people there are making healthy salaries. I imagine that most staff there make pretty average salaries given boarding school standards.
However, I am MUCH more concerned about the Hyde model, especially based on many of the comments I've read here and our family's own experiences. There's no doubt in my mind that Hyde should be avoided at all costs, not because of their revenue but because of the widely documented abusive and negligent practices. Our family is learning about many other schools that are run so much more professionally.
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2005-12-20 05:25:00, Anonymous wrote:
"You are not interested in giving....don't lump everyone else in that catagory!
The school has raised almost 12M in the past year for capital projects and almost a million in annual giving.
Your propoganda is just ridiculous!"
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Truth is very few alumni give to this school based on the number of alumni! Whatever..... really isn't important other than it shows many alumni families at Hyde never want to see the place again!
It is true what the other poster said. There are much more serious concerns about Hyde besides their financial status! I have tremendous worries about children being harmed at Hyde both psychologically and physically, especially through neglect!
Anonymous:
I was just told of this site by the mother of a former Hyde Student - her son was at Hyde for 2 years and has left to continue elsewhere. Our son, too, has left Hyde after one year to continue elsewhere.
I have read a few of the other threads...
But one comment mentioned in this thread particularly caught my eye.......and I must send a "caveat" with MY comment...
Our family had huge concerns about Hyde - eventually - their medical staff and lack thereof; their teaching staff and lack of credentials; their in-bred professional staff (family and friends) etc.
Other threads have spoken most honestly about the daily life of a child there and weekend life for the parents in FLCs and seminars. The total lack of professional staff screams for a remedy.
But what truly caught my eye here was the comparison of compensation between Hyde and Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter NH -
My brother went to Exeter - my son went to Hyde for a year - we are not even talking apples and oranges here -
A more 180 degree comparison could not have been made.
My brother went to Exeter - graduated from Yale - graduated from Columbia Law School - was a Rhodes scholar - was a Fulbright Scholar - was a Hague Scholar - and he was sort of a middle of the class student at Exeter. But he WAS well educated there - their reputation speaks for itself.
To compare their Headmaster's salary with Hyde's is just ludicrous.......
What does Hyde do with its money?? - They certainly don't spend it on their students' needs nor on their staff..........nor on their medical staff nor on a doctor nor on psychologists nor on psychiatrists for their kids.
If they did....their kids might perform better.
I know of six families whose children have left Hyde within the past year - EACH of these children has had to repeat a year of school - academics are not there at Hyde - so why on earth would anyone want to give money to a school that can't produce either character or age-appropriate education.
I weep for the needy kids at Hyde who are in constant fear and trembling and afraid to reach out -
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