Schools closed April 21

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Anonymous wrote:'Fairfax County Public Schools will still exceed the required number of instructional hours for students, as set by the Virginia Department of Education."

I love that the bar is the bare minimum. Missing days, especially at the end of the year before finals and AP exams definitely has an impact.

They really need to do away with the religious holidays.

You really wanted to regurgitate your "the bar is the bare minimum" line you've said on DOZENS of FCPS post so badly that you're willing to use it even when it doesn't make sense.

This is FCPS saying that they're still SURPASSING/EXCEEDING/DOING MORE THAN the minimum of hours.

So yes, like everything else with a numerically based legal obligation, they're referencing the number they must meet. If they were doing the bare minimum, they would've said:

"FCPS will now be meeting the exact number of required number of instructional hours for students, as set by the Virginia Department of Education."

But they didn't say that. You just wished they did.

NP-you're really arguing semantics and I agree with the prior poster. FCPS is only meeting a very low bar and they are doing the bare minimum. Nothing you say will convince me otherwise.

Semantics? Words have specific meaning. Perhaps a lack of understanding of the definition of "bare minimum" is a more accurate argument for you to try and use.

Fairfax County Public Schools EXCEEDING the amount of required hours, by definition, is doing MORE than the "bare minimum".

But are they exceeding when they have canceling so much school this year? they are lucky they are meeting the minimum. And the bar is a very low 990 hours or 180 days. The min is only 5.5 hours a day and we all know 3/4 of that time is spent in transition or eating lunch.

[Anonymous]

I’m pretty sure Reid was assuring us that we wouldn’t have to make up hours like Montgomery county, but as usual, she used the most tone deaf phrasing possible, as if this hasn’t already been a widely criticized calendar with excessive delays and closures.

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Anonymous wrote:'Fairfax County Public Schools will still exceed the required number of instructional hours for students, as set by the Virginia Department of Education."

I love that the bar is the bare minimum. Missing days, especially at the end of the year before finals and AP exams definitely has an impact.

They really need to do away with the religious holidays.

You really wanted to regurgitate your "the bar is the bare minimum" line you've said on DOZENS of FCPS post so badly that you're willing to use it even when it doesn't make sense.

This is FCPS saying that they're still SURPASSING/EXCEEDING/DOING MORE THAN the minimum of hours.

So yes, like everything else with a numerically based legal obligation, they're referencing the number they must meet. If they were doing the bare minimum, they would've said:

"FCPS will now be meeting the exact number of required number of instructional hours for students, as set by the Virginia Department of Education."

But they didn't say that. You just wished they did.

NP-you're really arguing semantics and I agree with the prior poster. FCPS is only meeting a very low bar and they are doing the bare minimum. Nothing you say will convince me otherwise.

Semantics? Words have specific meaning. Perhaps a lack of understanding of the definition of "bare minimum" is a more accurate argument for you to try and use.

Fairfax County Public Schools EXCEEDING the amount of required hours, by definition, is doing MORE than the "bare minimum".

You thinking FCPS is doing a good job at education children became of a stupidly low hourly requirement is an actual joke.

No one said or implied that "FCPS is doing a good job at education children became of a stupidly low hourly requirement".

However, it is a fact that FCPS is doing more than the bare minimum that is mandated by the Virginia Department of Education.

You're stupid.

Well, this is mature.

What's not mature is digging in your heels to argue that FCPS is doing more than the bare minimum.

The word for this would be, "immature". I'm guessing you attended the bare minimum of classes when you were in school, no?

And this is what teachers do when they should be doing everything they complain about having to do!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:'Fairfax County Public Schools will still exceed the required number of instructional hours for students, as set by the Virginia Department of Education."

I love that the bar is the bare minimum. Missing days, especially at the end of the year before finals and AP exams definitely has an impact.

They really need to do away with the religious holidays.

You really wanted to regurgitate your "the bar is the bare minimum" line you've said on DOZENS of FCPS post so badly that you're willing to use it even when it doesn't make sense.

This is FCPS saying that they're still SURPASSING/EXCEEDING/DOING MORE THAN the minimum of hours.

So yes, like everything else with a numerically based legal obligation, they're referencing the number they must meet. If they were doing the bare minimum, they would've said:

"FCPS will now be meeting the exact number of required number of instructional hours for students, as set by the Virginia Department of Education."

But they didn't say that. You just wished they did.

NP-you're really arguing semantics and I agree with the prior poster. FCPS is only meeting a very low bar and they are doing the bare minimum. Nothing you say will convince me otherwise.

Semantics? Words have specific meaning. Perhaps a lack of understanding of the definition of "bare minimum" is a more accurate argument for you to try and use.

Fairfax County Public Schools EXCEEDING the amount of required hours, by definition, is doing MORE than the "bare minimum".

You thinking FCPS is doing a good job at education children became of a stupidly low hourly requirement is an actual joke.

No one said or implied that "FCPS is doing a good job at education children became of a stupidly low hourly requirement".

However, it is a fact that FCPS is doing more than the bare minimum that is mandated by the Virginia Department of Education.

You're stupid.

Well, this is mature.

What's not mature is digging in your heels to argue that FCPS is doing more than the bare minimum.

The word for this would be, "immature". I'm guessing you attended the bare minimum of classes when you were in school, no?

And this is what teachers do when they should be doing everything they complain about having to do!

DP
Are you saying the PP is a teacher?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The 22nd is also a 3 hr early release for my ES kids. Just hoping SACC will be open the 21st.

I think the other poster was joking but seriously, if you can take PTO, just take a 5 day weekend and make memories with your kids instead of stressing about the most insane patchwork calendar. Your kids won't miss anything. If they are younger, anything taught Monday will have to be retaught Thursday in routine and if your kids are older, they can self-study during travel.

You don't have to play their games.

We already have other travel planned this spring but yeah it would be a good week to travel.

Decided it’s a good long weekend to go to our vacation house and do spring projects.

[Anonymous]

OK - this one is for an election and is 100% not FCPS' fault. Give it a rest!

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Anonymous wrote:OK - this one is for an election and is 100% not FCPS' fault. Give it a rest!

Teacher here. Yes. It isn’t FCPS’s fault but there should be a compromise. They should cancel the next two ER days to make up for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The 22nd is also a 3 hr early release for my ES kids. Just hoping SACC will be open the 21st.

I think the other poster was joking but seriously, if you can take PTO, just take a 5 day weekend and make memories with your kids instead of stressing about the most insane patchwork calendar. Your kids won't miss anything. If they are younger, anything taught Monday will have to be retaught Thursday in routine and if your kids are older, they can self-study during travel.

You don't have to play their games.

We already have other travel planned this spring but yeah it would be a good week to travel.

I have to wonder what the absences have been like for UMC children in elementary school this year.

I’m at a school with a majority of UMC students. Our percentage of chronically absent students is down 6% points from this time a year ago.

[Anonymous]

I’m happy about the day off. We had way too many 5 day weeks in the spring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They need to remove the three hour early release that same week if schools are closed on the 21st. Teachers now have that FULL day to do work.

not every Elementary school has the same 3 hour release days

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OK - this one is for an election and is 100% not FCPS' fault. Give it a rest!

Teacher here. Yes. It isn’t FCPS’s fault but there should be a compromise. They should cancel the next two ER days to make up for it.

Love the idea!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OK - this one is for an election and is 100% not FCPS' fault. Give it a rest!

Teacher here. Yes. It isn’t FCPS’s fault but there should be a compromise. They should cancel the next two ER days to make up for it.

Love the idea!

They won’t. Your ideas don’t matter, sorry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:'Fairfax County Public Schools will still exceed the required number of instructional hours for students, as set by the Virginia Department of Education."

I love that the bar is the bare minimum. Missing days, especially at the end of the year before finals and AP exams definitely has an impact.

They really need to do away with the religious holidays.

You really wanted to regurgitate your "the bar is the bare minimum" line you've said on DOZENS of FCPS post so badly that you're willing to use it even when it doesn't make sense.

This is FCPS saying that they're still SURPASSING/EXCEEDING/DOING MORE THAN the minimum of hours.

So yes, like everything else with a numerically based legal obligation, they're referencing the number they must meet. If they were doing the bare minimum, they would've said:

"FCPS will now be meeting the exact number of required number of instructional hours for students, as set by the Virginia Department of Education."

But they didn't say that. You just wished they did.

NP-you're really arguing semantics and I agree with the prior poster. FCPS is only meeting a very low bar and they are doing the bare minimum. Nothing you say will convince me otherwise.

Semantics? Words have specific meaning. Perhaps a lack of understanding of the definition of "bare minimum" is a more accurate argument for you to try and use.

Fairfax County Public Schools EXCEEDING the amount of required hours, by definition, is doing MORE than the "bare minimum".

But are they exceeding when they have canceling so much school this year? they are lucky they are meeting the minimum. And the bar is a very low 990 hours or 180 days. The min is only 5.5 hours a day and we all know 3/4 of that time is spent in transition or eating lunch.

Yes, they are still exceeding the minimum even with canceling “so much school” (aka 6? Snow days ((with 11 built in)) and this 1 unplanned election). If they were not meeting or exceeding the minimum, they would be adding days.

Also, 75% of your child’s school day is not spent in transitions or lunch. Let’s be realistic here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Tuesday, April 21 will be a student holiday because of the redistricting voting. 168 schools are used as polling places.

There will not be any elections on June 16 as previously planned.

I don’t think this is happening. It’s still in the courts.

This didn’t age well.