A new era dawns…
Good morning, Academy community!
We know you are waiting for an update on Monday night’s meeting, including round two of Gary Gordon’s presentation and a long question-and-answer session with Board members and Andy Watson. A full writeup is coming in the next day or two, so please keep checking back! Continue reading “Update, April 11”
We here at the blog want to be sure everyone in the community is aware that the second of two public meetings about the history of Albuquerque Academy’s endowment and the management of the school’s finances will be held tomorrow evening, Monday, April 9th, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Simms Auditorium. Please spread the word and bring your questions! As at the first meeting (see the summary writeup below), Andy Watson and a number of trustees will attend and will take questions after Mr. Gordon’s presentation. We’ll be there and we hope you will too.
Yesterday’s meeting was filmed in its entirety by videographers hired by Mr. Gordon, and if you want to see the video, you need to ask the school to make it available to all who were unable to attend. If you’re a part of this community, you have the right to this information.
Hello, Academy community! We know many of you are anxiously awaiting a report on today’s meeting on campus. Forum poster SDHeights kindly contributed the following summary:
I was at the presentation given today on the endowment. All numbers are from memory. The following points seem clear: Continue reading “Takeaways from today’s meeting”
Hello, Academy community!
After a lull in activity during Spring Break, it looks like there has been a spike in interest and activity on Save Albuquerque Academy in the last week. Here’s a screenshot of recent activity:
We believe this is a clear indication of the level of community interest in the upcoming meetings with Mr. Gordon, Mr. Watson and (at least some of) the board. Continue reading “Update: Please come to the meetings!”
This coming Saturday and the following Monday, April 7th and 9th, Academy’s administration will be hosting two community meetings in Simms Auditorium, billed as “informational sessions” on the history of the school’s endowment. Since finances are going to be the focus, we’d like to add some important information to the mix. Continue reading “Hubris and history”
Hello, Academy community!
I am only just receiving this information, but I want to pass on to you all that I know. Last Thursday night, Mr. Hibbett met with Mr. Tom Smidt, incoming chairman of the Academy Board of Trustees. One result of this meeting was the news that the trustees are planning two upcoming events. They are described as “Information Sessions for all interested parents and community members,” and will reportedly focus on the history of Albuquerque Academy’s endowment. We’re informed that these meetings will be structured as a 45-50 minute presentation by Academy treasurer Gary Gordon, followed by a question and answer period. Finally, we’ve been told that “some trustees” will be there; Mr. Watson is expected to attend as well, I’m told.
Mark your calendars! The presentations will be:
Saturday, April 7, 9:00-11:00 a.m., and
Monday, April 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
The meetings will be in Simms Auditorium and no reservations are necessary.
Although these events do not sound like the “town halls” promised to the community by Mr. Honegger in his last email, they are a step in the right direction. Please plan to attend one or both if you can, and spread the word! Bring your questions!
Good morning, Academy community!
If you’ve been checking back to this site regularly – and our statistics show that many of you are – you’re aware that the Board has still not responded to our most recent letter. It has now been 15 days since Mr. Hibbett sent it out to the community. Continue reading “Update, March 13”
It has now been 11 days since our group’s last letter to the Board of Trustees. Continue reading “We’re still here. And we’re waiting.”
Hello, Academy community!
We’ve had several inquiries come through this site asking whether the Board has given us a date for the town hall proposed in Mr. Honegger’s last letter. Thus far, we haven’t had a reply. We’ll be sure to post it here as soon as we hear anything… stay tuned.
Good morning, Academy community!
As of this morning, the Save Albuquerque Academy site has been visited a total of 158,373 times, by 7,134 visitors. Viewers have logged in from 33 different countries around the world. We are glad to see that so many people, alumni, parents, faculty, staff, administrators, students and friends are reading and talking about the challenges the school faces, and actively engaged in thinking about solutions. Continue reading “Update, February 27”