2020-2021 Proposed Calendar Options

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know when they'll make the final decision? Preferences aside, I'd rather just know what it is so we can plan.

It's on the Nov. 12th BOE meeting agenda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know when they'll make the final decision? Preferences aside, I'd rather just know what it is so we can plan.

It's on the Nov. 12th BOE meeting agenda.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I thought about after the PP's comment, and I am not sure how middle school works, but in ES a teacher gets about 1 hour and 10 minutes for lunch/recess combo. They get another 50-60min for a daily special. So the school day is 6 hours and 25min and 2 hours of that is not with the kids. So they work directly with the kids for about 4 to 4.5 hours a day.

High School teachers get the lunch period off, and they have minimum 2 more periods of no time with kids.

So why can't teachers work on things during that time. Why do they need the half days. What do they do? There are no comments on report cards anymore. There is one 10 minute conference in November.

I work about 9 hours a day minimum and still sometimes bring work to home. As do most people I know. I also 100% catch up on days like Labor Day and I definitely don't get Jewish holidays off. I mean who is celebrating these paid holidays anyway. Besides the 7% Jewish community on one day. Who is celebrating Labor Day. LOL

Sometimes it is best, when you have no idea about something, to just keep your comments to yourself or say them aloud, alone.

Since HS moved to 50 minute lunches, in theory, the students are supposed to eat for 30 minutes, then "work" for the other 20. My door is open all lunch with students coming in every minute, so no, high school students do not have a lunch period "off".

Also, HS teachers spend a SIGNIFICANT amount of time grading. I know it looks like fun to those who don't ever do it, but you try reading 135 extended essays, providing edits and feedback, in two 45 minute blocks of "free time". Lol, PP. You are a moron.

Moco has no long essays. Longest essays are only 2 pages.

[Anonymous]

A couple of additional calendar options are being presented at Tuesday's board meeting.

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/BGKR8B6C117E/$file/2020-2021%20School%20Year%20Calendar%20191008.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought about after the PP's comment, and I am not sure how middle school works, but in ES a teacher gets about 1 hour and 10 minutes for lunch/recess combo. They get another 50-60min for a daily special. So the school day is 6 hours and 25min and 2 hours of that is not with the kids. So they work directly with the kids for about 4 to 4.5 hours a day.

High School teachers get the lunch period off, and they have minimum 2 more periods of no time with kids.

So why can't teachers work on things during that time. Why do they need the half days. What do they do? There are no comments on report cards anymore. There is one 10 minute conference in November.

I work about 9 hours a day minimum and still sometimes bring work to home. As do most people I know. I also 100% catch up on days like Labor Day and I definitely don't get Jewish holidays off. I mean who is celebrating these paid holidays anyway. Besides the 7% Jewish community on one day. Who is celebrating Labor Day. LOL

Sometimes it is best, when you have no idea about something, to just keep your comments to yourself or say them aloud, alone.

Since HS moved to 50 minute lunches, in theory, the students are supposed to eat for 30 minutes, then "work" for the other 20. My door is open all lunch with students coming in every minute, so no, high school students do not have a lunch period "off".

Also, HS teachers spend a SIGNIFICANT amount of time grading. I know it looks like fun to those who don't ever do it, but you try reading 135 extended essays, providing edits and feedback, in two 45 minute blocks of "free time". Lol, PP. You are a moron.

Moco has no long essays. Longest essays are only 2 pages.

It's not only essays that take a long time to grade. Just collecting a paragraph or a couple of math problems on a quiz can take 3 hours to grade (150 students x 1 minute minimum to read, mark, enter score, and flip a page). Collect one or two pieces of work per week, or give a more involved assignment or test and we are at 5-7 hours, at a rate of 2-3 minutes per students.

- HS teacher who spent 6 hours grading today, and is side-eyeing the pile I brought home which I estimate is another 5 hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought about after the PP's comment, and I am not sure how middle school works, but in ES a teacher gets about 1 hour and 10 minutes for lunch/recess combo. They get another 50-60min for a daily special. So the school day is 6 hours and 25min and 2 hours of that is not with the kids. So they work directly with the kids for about 4 to 4.5 hours a day.

High School teachers get the lunch period off, and they have minimum 2 more periods of no time with kids.

So why can't teachers work on things during that time. Why do they need the half days. What do they do? There are no comments on report cards anymore. There is one 10 minute conference in November.

I work about 9 hours a day minimum and still sometimes bring work to home. As do most people I know. I also 100% catch up on days like Labor Day and I definitely don't get Jewish holidays off. I mean who is celebrating these paid holidays anyway. Besides the 7% Jewish community on one day. Who is celebrating Labor Day. LOL

Sometimes it is best, when you have no idea about something, to just keep your comments to yourself or say them aloud, alone.

Since HS moved to 50 minute lunches, in theory, the students are supposed to eat for 30 minutes, then "work" for the other 20. My door is open all lunch with students coming in every minute, so no, high school students do not have a lunch period "off".

Also, HS teachers spend a SIGNIFICANT amount of time grading. I know it looks like fun to those who don't ever do it, but you try reading 135 extended essays, providing edits and feedback, in two 45 minute blocks of "free time". Lol, PP. You are a moron.

Moco has no long essays. Longest essays are only 2 pages.

Absolutely not true. I’m grading essays this weekend and the shorter ones are roughly 2.5 pages. Looking at the stack, I see a couple that are at least 2 sheets front and back at Times New Roman 12, not including footnotes and works cited.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I like the 8/31 start. I don't see much advantage to starting on Tuesday when Monday is not Labor Day.

You are clearly not a teacher or student.
Starting the year on a five day week is brutal for both.

I’m a veteran teacher and MCPS parent. I prefer starting with a five day week. Then the following Monday feels like a nice break.

This literally makes NO sense.
The following Monday, a work day, feels like a break?
I hope you are a math teacher and dont need to communicate with words.

If school starts the Monday of the week before Labor Day (as it did for many, many years), there’s 5 days of instruction, followed by a three day weekend that includes Labor Day.

I really hope you aren’t doing work that requires words or calendars.

[Anonymous]

When will the BOE make the final decision on the 2020-2021 calendar?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When will the BOE make the final decision on the 2020-2021 calendar?

December 3rd

[Anonymous]

Here is Dr. Smith's recommendation for the 2020-21 calendar. The board will vote on it on Tuesday:

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/BJ9NDP5E9AD3/$file/2020-2021%20SY%20Calendars%20191203.pdf

School starts 8/31/20
Schools are open on Inauguration Day
Last day of school 6/16/21

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is Dr. Smith's recommendation for the 2020-21 calendar. The board will vote on it on Tuesday:

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/BJ9NDP5E9AD3/$file/2020-2021%20SY%20Calendars%20191203.pdf

School starts 8/31/20
Schools are open on Inauguration Day
Last day of school 6/16/21

I hope they add December 23rd as an early release day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here is Dr. Smith's recommendation for the 2020-21 calendar. The board will vote on it on Tuesday:

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/BJ9NDP5E9AD3/$file/2020-2021%20SY%20Calendars%20191203.pdf

School starts 8/31/20
Schools are open on Inauguration Day
Last day of school 6/16/21

I hope they add December 23rd as an early release day.

Maybe they have planned for that already but mistakenly left it off Attachment A. In the memo itself it says there are 7 early release days, but there are only 6 marked on the calendar grid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here is Dr. Smith's recommendation for the 2020-21 calendar. The board will vote on it on Tuesday:

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/BJ9NDP5E9AD3/$file/2020-2021%20SY%20Calendars%20191203.pdf

School starts 8/31/20
Schools are open on Inauguration Day
Last day of school 6/16/21

I hope they add December 23rd as an early release day.

Maybe they have planned for that already but mistakenly left it off Attachment A. In the memo itself it says there are 7 early release days, but there are only 6 marked on the calendar grid.

The Innovative school calendar has early release on 12/23, so I imagine all schools will too.

[Anonymous]

Why isn’t Inauguration Day off? Everyone else is planning for that day off. Traffic may very well be a mess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why isn’t Inauguration Day off? Everyone else is planning for that day off. Traffic may very well be a mess.

Because it's the Wednesday of the same week with the MLK holiday on Monday.