2020-2021 FCPS Calender

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know what the outcome was from the April 25 meeting? I’m mostly curious about when spring break will be, and also about Inauguration day.

Nothing was set regarding the 2020-21 calendar. If you read this thread, you'll see that there was a survey well into the month of May. No decisions would have been made at an April meeting.

[Anonymous]

I didn’t like either of the two options myself. The first option, starting two weeks prior to Labor Day, still didn’t have the kids getting out of school until the second week of June. We currently get out of school this year in the second week, but only started one week prior to Labor Day. I wrote that in the comment section. If we start two weeks before Labor Day, then we should be out the first week in June.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn’t like either of the two options myself. The first option, starting two weeks prior to Labor Day, still didn’t have the kids getting out of school until the second week of June. We currently get out of school this year in the second week, but only started one week prior to Labor Day. I wrote that in the comment section. If we start two weeks before Labor Day, then we should be out the first week in June.

Doesn't it really depend on when Labor Day falls?

This year Labor Day is September 2, so one week before Labor Day is Monday August 26. Next year Labor Day is September 7, so two weeks before Labor Day is Monday August 24. School ends on Friday June 12, 2020 when the start is 8/26/19. If the start is 8/24/20, doesn't it stand to reason that school would end on Thursday June 10, 2021?

If school started two weeks before Labor Day and Labor Day fell on September 2, meaning an August 19 school start, then yes it would make sense for school to end the first week of June. But this is not the case in 2020.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn’t like either of the two options myself. The first option, starting two weeks prior to Labor Day, still didn’t have the kids getting out of school until the second week of June. We currently get out of school this year in the second week, but only started one week prior to Labor Day. I wrote that in the comment section. If we start two weeks before Labor Day, then we should be out the first week in June.

Doesn't it really depend on when Labor Day falls?

This year Labor Day is September 2, so one week before Labor Day is Monday August 26. Next year Labor Day is September 7, so two weeks before Labor Day is Monday August 24. School ends on Friday June 12, 2020 when the start is 8/26/19. If the start is 8/24/20, doesn't it stand to reason that school would end on Thursday June 10, 2021?

If school started two weeks before Labor Day and Labor Day fell on September 2, meaning an August 19 school start, then yes it would make sense for school to end the first week of June. But this is not the case in 2020.

Thank you, this makes sense. Except I could have sworn the end date was June 11 when start date was Aug. 24.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know what the outcome was from the April 25 meeting? I’m mostly curious about when spring break will be, and also about Inauguration day.

Nothing was set regarding the 2020-21 calendar. If you read this thread, you'll see that there was a survey well into the month of May. No decisions would have been made at an April meeting.

When are they making the decision. Anyone know?

[Anonymous]

Last day of school.... anyone know of any updates to the calendar? Any decisions?

[Anonymous]

Looks like the decision will be made on June 20th. See the link https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/Public [under June 20th Regular Meeting, 5.02].

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn’t like either of the two options myself. The first option, starting two weeks prior to Labor Day, still didn’t have the kids getting out of school until the second week of June. We currently get out of school this year in the second week, but only started one week prior to Labor Day. I wrote that in the comment section. If we start two weeks before Labor Day, then we should be out the first week in June.

Doesn't it really depend on when Labor Day falls?

This year Labor Day is September 2, so one week before Labor Day is Monday August 26. Next year Labor Day is September 7, so two weeks before Labor Day is Monday August 24. School ends on Friday June 12, 2020 when the start is 8/26/19. If the start is 8/24/20, doesn't it stand to reason that school would end on Thursday June 10, 2021?

If school started two weeks before Labor Day and Labor Day fell on September 2, meaning an August 19 school start, then yes it would make sense for school to end the first week of June. But this is not the case in 2020.

Thank you, this makes sense. Except I could have sworn the end date was June 11 when start date was Aug. 24.

I think these are the dates for the 2019-2020 calendar, not the following year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks like the decision will be made on June 20th. See the link https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/Public [under June 20th Regular Meeting, 5.02].

I’m looking for the result.

[Anonymous]

"This item has been moved to 7/11"

They are masters at delaying and delaying any decision that might make 20% of people unhappy.

[Anonymous]

I hate FCPS so much.

[Anonymous]

I am so annoyed that they are delaying, did they explain why they are punting on this?!?!?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am so annoyed that they are delaying, did they explain why they are punting on this?!?!?

Probably bc no matter what decision they make, they will hear shit from crazies like you. So they don’t want to make a decision yet. Chill out. It’s not like we need to know right this second what the calendar will be for 2020-2021!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am so annoyed that they are delaying, did they explain why they are punting on this?!?!?

Probably bc no matter what decision they make, they will hear shit from crazies like you. So they don’t want to make a decision yet. Chill out. It’s not like we need to know right this second what the calendar will be for 2020-2021!

They are setting up their hidey holes for all the people who are going to freak out when they move the start date back another week because their kids traditional summer will be ruined, RUINED, that they are going to go back to school two weeks before Labor Day.

[Anonymous]

I’m really hoping they start earlier - HS students are at such a disadvantage when taking AP tests. Kids in other jurisdictions start so much earlier and have significantly more class time before the nationally set AP exam dates. Many juniors and seniors are miserable as their AP classes zoom through curriculum to finish before the AP test dates.