Pour un changement de gouvernance à Villa Maria / For a change of governance at Villa Maria

Le collège Villa Maria vit sur une réputation surfaite. Sa direction est son conseil d'administration sont comme un grand trou noir pour les parents. Pour ma part, ma 2e fille, qui devait aller à ce collège selon nos plans initiaux, n'y va pas. Un jour, tout cela changera et la direction actuelle et le CA seront du mauvais côté de l'histoire.

The silence from the Board is quite concerning to me. The abolishment of positions (the music program), the rate hike, the refusal to provide any factual justification to these decisions and the sudden turnover of staff and directors forces me to re-question Villa Maria. My daughter loves the school and Villa Maria was her choice. There were 2 main drivers for her decision, the music program and the “word of mouth” from past alums. My younger daughter is to start Villa in the Fall of 2020 and she was devastated to find out that there is no music program for her. The board has made decisions that remove a huge competitive advantage. Moreover, I am being asked by friends and family if I recommend Villa for their children and I am telling them that I am concerned with the direction Villa is heading. Villa is starting to lose the "word of mouth" as well. There is definitely something going on at the Board level that cannot be shared with us "the Customers" and it must be of very confidential nature. This worries me, since I have experienced something similar in the past in a company I used to work for. I am concerned that there may be problems at Villa that stretch far beyond the music program and the staff turnover. These may only be symptoms of the real problem. I think it is time that the Board opens the dialogue with the parents and together, I am sure we can find a solution to all this nonsense.

8 years ago Featured

Les parents doivent à tout prix être partie prenante dans la gestion et les orientations futures du collège. L'école doit répondre à leurs attentes, leurs besoins. Vive la transparence et l'imputabilité !

It is unacceptable that the administration of a private school as prestigious as Villa Maria shows no openness to any constructive dialogue or partnership with the “clientele” it serves.

Étant donner que la direction continuent à nous imposer des décisions prises sans consultations et sans explications un changement immédiat est nécessaire pour redorer l’image de ce merveilleux établissement.

8 years ago Featured

Impossible de prevoir la direction de Villa Maria meme a court terme. Des decisions importantes nous sont imposees, en mettant les parents et les eleves au pied du mur. Un manque de transparence incroyable et inquietant

At the very least, the board should be communicating with the parents.

as a student and participant in this movement, i fully support all of the actions from the sos villa maria committee who have bravely give us the ability to use our voices when our oppritunities to do so have been stolen. we all deserve a halt on the decision to take away our music school. months of fighting have not even been gotten a response from villa administration. we deserve acknowledgment.

I have heard this administration promise to change and be more transparent over the years my children have been at Villa. Unfortunately, they continue to make the same mistakes - making decisions without consulting families, disregarding feedback, and refusing to have parents represented on the board of directors. It’s time for a change.

Keep the music program. It is incredible, unique and a huge asset to Villa Maria. Thank you .

As well deciding to go o ed and showing poor judgement on how this was communicated.

Unfortunately, I have seen no attempt on the part of the administration to engage in genuine dialogue with parents. The music school is an award winning, exceptional school that deserves to remain open.

Villa Maria has so far been such a wonderful experience for my daughter; we are terribly distressed to see the shocking, mindless abolishment of the excellent Music School, which has been such an important part of her happy and fulfilling experience so far, and perplexed by the strange attitude and behaviour of the school direction, which seems so much at odds with the school's traditions and philosophy. Please do not destroy what makes Villa such a special place!

Il est temps de changer

La Gouvernance de toute organisation doit, en 2018, prôner la transparence et l’imputabilité si elle veut établir un lien de confiance avec ses partenaires à l’interne et à l’externe. Comme le répète si bien la Présidente du Conseil d’administration de Villa Maria: L’école doit évoluer avec son temps. Et bien maintenant vient le temps pour les bottines de suivre les babines!

Villa Maria se targue d'avoir pour slogan : "Un apprentissage innovant pour un monde un changement". Peut-être que la direction, le conseil d'administration et la congrégation de Notre-Dame devraient en assimiler davantage la philosophie et évoluer avec le temps en ajustant leurs pratiques. Il n'est pas temps de changer nos enfants d'école ; il est temps par contrer de changer cette école, c'est-à-dire d'en moderniser les pratiques vis-à-vis des parents !

J’adhère complètement. Pourquoi la Direction de Villa Maria refuse-t-elle tout dialogue avec les parents et ses enseignants ? Nos enfants ne sont pas des produits ! Et nous parents, ne sommes pas des imbéciles. Villa Maria nous demande de collaborer pour la réussite de nos enfants. Cette collaboration ne peut pas être a sens unique. Comment expliquer que la porte de la Direction soit justement fermée à toute discussion, à toute collaboration effective ?

Parent consultation is a requirement in the public education system. Why can't it be the same at Villa Maria?