We understand that a virtual meeting has been scheduled for this evening, hosted by Chris Ice, for tutors and staff. We expect this meeting to address the recent compensation changes and the petition that has now garnered substantial attention.

As tutors prepare for that meeting, it is important to restate several facts clearly.

First, this petition exists because tutors are responding to mid-year changes that materially affect compensation under agreements already in place. Raising concerns about those changes is not misconduct or disruption. It is a reasonable and professional response to decisions that directly impact working conditions.

Second, an important point deserves renewed attention. Tuition was increased this year, with communications indicating that the purpose of the increase was to better support instruction and compensate tutors more fairly. Against that backdrop, the sudden reduction of tutor compensation (mid-year and without transparent financial disclosure) raises serious and legitimate questions. Tutors are being asked to accept less, after families were asked to pay more.

That contradiction has not been adequately explained.

Third, while administrative meetings are a normal part of organizational life, a meeting that does not allow for questions or dialogue cannot resolve concerns that are fundamentally about clarity and accountability. Those concerns do not disappear because they are addressed unilaterally.

What does resolve concerns is transparency and respect for the agreements that governed this academic year when it began. Abrupt reversals, after-the-fact justifications, and reactive communications undermine confidence and invite further scrutiny.

For these reasons, it remains important to stay steady and professional:

• Do not sign revised agreements under pressure.
• Do not resign in response to uncertainty.
• Continue documenting your work and communications.
• Continue sharing the petition so that no tutor feels isolated or uninformed.

This is about process and fairness. When decisions of this magnitude are made without clear justification or shared sacrifice, it is appropriate to ask questions and to stand together while doing so.

Thank you to everyone who continues to proceed thoughtfully and with resolve. The strength of this effort has come from its unity and its restraint. That approach remains the right one!

God Bless,

Charles Baker

Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis!