School closed 1/19/24

Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:closed, not virtual?


No virtual. Teachers didn’t want virtual. Code red




How do you know the teachers did not want virtual?


I bet most did want a virtual day. No one would have expected them to teach. Now they're going to have to make it up.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:closed, not virtual?


No virtual. Teachers didn’t want virtual. Code red


A memo came from the COO of MCPS explaining why no virtual on Friday.
Anonymous
#January29
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:closed, not virtual?


No virtual. Teachers didn’t want virtual. Code red


That is incorrect. It’s not a virtual day because MCPS is not yet prepared for virtual learning - schools were told they had until 1/26 to prepare plans so some don’t have those together yet, not all students bring Chromebooks home daily so not everyone has a device to work on, schools that use carts to charge chromebooks have chargers to send home with kids…it’s a lot of things, but teachers did not make this decision.


I'm glad we waited until the middle of winter to have schools prepare plans. Wouldn't want to get ahead of the game.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:#January29

Probably.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:closed, not virtual?


No virtual. Teachers didn’t want virtual. Code red


A memo came from the COO of MCPS explaining why no virtual on Friday.


"explaining" seems like a generous characterization.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Couldn't dig up enough working chromebooks.


They have plenty. Some schools didn't send them home. This is absurd.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:closed, not virtual?


No virtual. Teachers didn’t want virtual. Code red


Seriously? Why would you say that? We tried to make it work and many of us were fine with it.


This isn't on the teachers. They just didn't have a way to do virtual for elementary grades, do they would have needed a make up day anyway.


I hope people realize that! It’s so hard hearing this kind of talk. Many schools are on the cart model now so I understand how hard it could be at elementary but I swear no one at Central ever can make a decision and STICK with it.
I love my admin; he really did a great job trying to make it work and communicated so well. Now we have to sacrifice a day during crazy testing season. That’s what everyone needs to be up in arms for. SO much instructional time is wasted in S2 with mandated testing.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:closed, not virtual?


No virtual. Teachers didn’t want virtual. Code red


That is incorrect. It’s not a virtual day because MCPS is not yet prepared for virtual learning - schools were told they had until 1/26 to prepare plans so some don’t have those together yet, not all students bring Chromebooks home daily so not everyone has a device to work on, schools that use carts to charge chromebooks have chargers to send home with kids…it’s a lot of things, but teachers did not make this decision.


I'm glad we waited until the middle of winter to have schools prepare plans. Wouldn't want to get ahead of the game.


Seriously why don't they have two sets for ES. MS and HS have theirs.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:#January29


That is ideal but knowing this system, they will screw it up. Hey, let's take away some days during Spring Break.
Anonymous
Are they really likely to decide 1/29 that quickly?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:#January29


April 22 is the first make up day. January 29 is needed due to end of the term grading and S2 planning.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:#January29


April 22 is the first make up day. January 29 is needed due to end of the term grading and S2 planning.


And what is the second makeup day. I’m not aware that there is an order. 1/29 is marked as a possible makeup day
Anonymous
I didn’t receive any notifications about tomorrow. Did they text and email?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:#January29


April 22 is the first make up day. January 29 is needed due to end of the term grading and S2 planning.


And what is the second makeup day. I’m not aware that there is an order. 1/29 is marked as a possible makeup day


Not sure. It’s usually posted on the school calendar but this was per admin. Of course it’s NOT official unless it comes from the top. As we have seen.
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