Question about last early release date for FCPS

[Anonymous]

Today I received the standard text from my DS's elementary school: "This Wednesday, May 20 is our last 3‑hour Early Release of the school year."

I thought FCPS had canceled all remaining early releases because of all the two‑hour delays this winter. Am I remembering that incorrectly?

[Anonymous]

It was just for April.

[Anonymous]

Is it a 2 hour early release? Or 3 hour?

[Anonymous]

No FCPS did not take any responsibility for making up lost instructional time. It would have made sense of course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Today I received the standard text from my DS's elementary school: "This Wednesday, May 20 is our last 3‑hour Early Release of the school year."

I thought FCPS had canceled all remaining early releases because of all the two‑hour delays this winter. Am I remembering that incorrectly?

They removed the April elementary early release because of the special election. That was it.

[Anonymous]

Isn’t there a teacher work day next week too? WTF my school hasn’t said anything about the early release this week. Usually they give us advance notice.

[Anonymous]

Womp, womp

[Anonymous]

They only cancelled April because of the surprise election.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it a 2 hour early release? Or 3 hour?

It’s a 3-hour early release.

The last early release of the school year will be on June 17, the last day of school. That one will be a TWO-hour early release.

[Anonymous]

Yep our ES had the 3 hour early release last week. I wonder how many there will be next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yep our ES had the 3 hour early release last week. I wonder how many there will be next year.

I believe there are 8 early release days planned: 4 are the usual end of quarter two-hour early release days.

The other 4 are supposed be the Wednesday 3-hour release days. I’ve heard that administrators are asking them to be two-hour releases instead of three and that there is no childcare offered. It would cut down on the confusion about whether it’s a two-hour or three-hour release. And staff could actually all meet rather than having to pull IAs and specialists to provide childcare. If you like this option, tell Reid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yep our ES had the 3 hour early release last week. I wonder how many there will be next year.

I believe there are 8 early release days planned: 4 are the usual end of quarter two-hour early release days.

The other 4 are supposed be the Wednesday 3-hour release days. I’ve heard that administrators are asking them to be two-hour releases instead of three and that there is no childcare offered. It would cut down on the confusion about whether it’s a two-hour or three-hour release. And staff could actually all meet rather than having to pull IAs and specialists to provide childcare. If you like this option, tell Reid.

Can you elaborate on the comment, "There is no childcare offered"? Are you referring to SACC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yep our ES had the 3 hour early release last week. I wonder how many there will be next year.

I believe there are 8 early release days planned: 4 are the usual end of quarter two-hour early release days.

The other 4 are supposed be the Wednesday 3-hour release days. I’ve heard that administrators are asking them to be two-hour releases instead of three and that there is no childcare offered. It would cut down on the confusion about whether it’s a two-hour or three-hour release. And staff could actually all meet rather than having to pull IAs and specialists to provide childcare. If you like this option, tell Reid.

Can you elaborate on the comment, "There is no childcare offered"? Are you referring to SACC?

No the other childcare they offer for kids who aren’t in SACC and who need care. You sign up for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yep our ES had the 3 hour early release last week. I wonder how many there will be next year.

I believe there are 8 early release days planned: 4 are the usual end of quarter two-hour early release days.

The other 4 are supposed be the Wednesday 3-hour release days. I’ve heard that administrators are asking them to be two-hour releases instead of three and that there is no childcare offered. It would cut down on the confusion about whether it’s a two-hour or three-hour release. And staff could actually all meet rather than having to pull IAs and specialists to provide childcare. If you like this option, tell Reid.

Can you elaborate on the comment, "There is no childcare offered"? Are you referring to SACC?

I think they're referring to the kids that weren't in SACC but needed supervision for those 3 hours and then they get dismissed at the regular school end time. One of my kids had to use that option because the alternative was leaving them home alone for that time. They've been having 2 sets of bus runs on those days.

[Anonymous]

Our school had early release on the 13th and i think that was it for the year.