Days/ half days off for teacher development/ meetings

[Anonymous]

My school does a lot of these and I am a little resentful. I understand that they feel these things are needed, however they always seem to do it as a half day on a weds or something like that which is impossible to plan for as a working parent. I don't get why they don't tack these onto existing holidays when it's easier to get a sustained plan in place. Do others have this same experience with their schools?

[Anonymous]

Yes, it’s been true for at least the 11 years I’ve had a public school kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My school does a lot of these and I am a little resentful. I understand that they feel these things are needed, however they always seem to do it as a half day on a weds or something like that which is impossible to plan for as a working parent. I don't get why they don't tack these onto existing holidays when it's easier to get a sustained plan in place. Do others have this same experience with their schools?

When they tack them on to the end of a holiday you get things like FCPS's recent week plus two days spring break that was way, way too long.

[Anonymous]

I bet the schools get less pushback now that so many parents have a WFH parent. Look at how many fewer kids attend aftercare or beforecare.

[Anonymous]

We have a full time nanny so things like this aren't a problem for us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a full time nanny so things like this aren't a problem for us.

what a helpful comment. i hope you enjoy your day of being wholly non additive to the internet.

[Anonymous]

Aren't the dates in the calendar at the beginning of the year? That's plenty of time to plan. Our school has a half day or full day once a month for some sort of professional development thing. I already know the dates for the next school year. We do a combo of...

Taking a half day
Taking a full day
Arranging for DS to spend the day with a friend (we reciprocate before anyone says we are taking advantage of a SAHP)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aren't the dates in the calendar at the beginning of the year? That's plenty of time to plan. Our school has a half day or full day once a month for some sort of professional development thing. I already know the dates for the next school year. We do a combo of...

Taking a half day
Taking a full day
Arranging for DS to spend the day with a friend (we reciprocate before anyone says we are taking advantage of a SAHP)

PG changed two dates AFTER the calendar was published. LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aren't the dates in the calendar at the beginning of the year? That's plenty of time to plan. Our school has a half day or full day once a month for some sort of professional development thing. I already know the dates for the next school year. We do a combo of...

Taking a half day
Taking a full day
Arranging for DS to spend the day with a friend (we reciprocate before anyone says we are taking advantage of a SAHP)

so if you take a whole or half day once a month for this then you are using 6-10 vacation days on this (so 3-5 per working parent). If a parent has 15-20 vacation days a year, and needs some also for taking kid to dr etc, that really adds up. Also many schools (like ours) have, between the religious holidays they mandate in ny (eid/ passover) and these days, a day a week at least where kids are not fully in school. No one wants an employee taking a day a week off for some random sh*t.

[Anonymous]

Parents really need more input into the school calendar. I like random days off as much as the next person but they could be much better planned (half days are pointless) and executed so families could use them for vacation and enrichment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My school does a lot of these and I am a little resentful. I understand that they feel these things are needed, however they always seem to do it as a half day on a weds or something like that which is impossible to plan for as a working parent. I don't get why they don't tack these onto existing holidays when it's easier to get a sustained plan in place. Do others have this same experience with their schools?

Why are you ... <checks notes> ... "resentful?" That defies logic and is such a bizarre outlook.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a full time nanny so things like this aren't a problem for us.

what a helpful comment. i hope you enjoy your day of being wholly non additive to the internet.

Have you confused school with being child care?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a full time nanny so things like this aren't a problem for us.

what a helpful comment. i hope you enjoy your day of being wholly non additive to the internet.

Have you confused school with being child care?

Hey look it’s October 2020.

[Anonymous]

All of the aftercare places offer day off camps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My school does a lot of these and I am a little resentful. I understand that they feel these things are needed, however they always seem to do it as a half day on a weds or something like that which is impossible to plan for as a working parent. I don't get why they don't tack these onto existing holidays when it's easier to get a sustained plan in place. Do others have this same experience with their schools?

Why are you ... <checks notes> ... "resentful?" That defies logic and is such a bizarre outlook.

I’m a DP but I resent half days. They count as a full day for the days in school requirement but provide nothing but headaches for the parents. Take half as many days off— and all full days. Ideally the Friday’s before long weekends for teacher work days so parents can go on vacation and miss the traffic.