Petition: Say No to Ripping Up Local School Schedules

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Anonymous wrote:I’m confused. She hasn’t proposed anything yet according to this. Do you have advance information of what she will be proposing?

The proposal is here.

http://marylandpublicschools.org/stateboard/Pages/meeting-agendas/2020/2020-09-01.aspx

If accepted on Tuesday it would require schools to alter the schedules they have out together by the end of the month. In most cases requiring more live lessons and more independent work for students.

And why is this a bad thing? Our metrics are good enough for the kids to be back in school. 10x better than many southern schools that have been open for weeks with masks optional and are doing fine. Are you saying we should sit on our assess until February? There should have ALREADY been a plan in place to slowly bring back the kids. Yes, we start with virtual - but there needed to be a plan in place PRIOR to school starting with how they would allow teachers and students back in slowly when the time was ready. You know, be prepared so you aren't scrambling. I mean are you telling me there is ZERO plans in place on how to start integrating kids back into the schools. That doesn't disappoint you? I mean come on. They had all summer to get a virtual school in place and then a plan to start a mix of hybrid when the time is right. How can other states and even local counties manage this, but MCPS can not. Why is MCPS always (and I mean ALWAYS!) the ones fighting and complaining to the state. Whether it is snow day waivers (remember we were the only county who didn't try and make up days in the school year and then bitched when our waivers were denied.) schedules, school start time, funding, DL, etc... it is forever MCPS that is a total lazy whiny PIA complainer.

No one is saying YOUR child has to go back. Every district across the country going back has virtual schooling in place, if needed. But if MCPS is okay with allowing daycares to rent their schools for a PROFIT and then okay with them charging $1500 a month per kid to go to childcare IN school, but not have a plan in place to get SPED, IEP's, and K-3rd back in school eventually, they are total a-holes.

I think you might be on the wrong thread.
There are a ton of threads where you can debate in person vs DL.

This is specifically addressing the last minute dictate from the state for hours of synchronous DL.

And the state has had everyone’s DL plans for over two weeks now. And all summer the state kept deferring to the districts saying it was up to them.
Now when school is starting, they come up with requirements that virtually none of the districts meet.

+1 The timing of this is disruptive. They should solicit feedback as PP suggested and then make recommendations based on facts and in a timely manner.