APS has highest regional percentage learning in person

[Anonymous]

The headline of the article is “60% of students in the Washington region have not had any learning in a school building since March 2020.” Why would you crow about this? Arlington has had a long-running achievement gap, lower graduation rates for students of color...why didn’t APS do more outreach to these families to see why they stayed virtual? This exact question was asked at a school board meeting and Dr Duran did not have an answer. Very concerning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The headline of the article is “60% of students in the Washington region have not had any learning in a school building since March 2020.” Why would you crow about this? Arlington has had a long-running achievement gap, lower graduation rates for students of color...why didn’t APS do more outreach to these families to see why they stayed virtual? This exact question was asked at a school board meeting and Dr Duran did not have an answer. Very concerning.

I don't know if anyone is "crowing" about this, but it does disrupt the narrative that APS was dead last in every reopening metric this past year. You know, the one during an unprecedented global pandemic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The headline of the article is “60% of students in the Washington region have not had any learning in a school building since March 2020.” Why would you crow about this? Arlington has had a long-running achievement gap, lower graduation rates for students of color...why didn’t APS do more outreach to these families to see why they stayed virtual? This exact question was asked at a school board meeting and Dr Duran did not have an answer. Very concerning.

I don't know if anyone is "crowing" about this, but it does disrupt the narrative that APS was dead last in every reopening metric this past year. You know, the one during an unprecedented global pandemic.

Exactly.

Especially when those complaining about “dead last” were also irrationally screaming “ScIeNce and DaTA!!!!”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:58% of kids attend school in person two days a week. That’s something to be proud of?

+1 the fact that none of these schools are back in full time is horrifying.

All those kids are going to be so far behind.

[Anonymous]

Not all will be behind, tutors and tutoring centers are doing great now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not all will be behind, tutors and tutoring centers are doing great now.

That’s great - for the performance gap. Sorry all you kids south of 50.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To be fair, wasn't APE arguing for more than 2 day hybrid? I mean, I don't think this is the gotcha moment you seem to want it to be.

Yeah. If anything this supports APE’s position. A majority of parents want their kids in school buildings.

-not an APE or SR member

I don't see how it supports APE's position. More students were in person than in any other district. However, a question remains around the "2+" v "2" for other districts v. Arlington. But overall, more Arlington kids at least had in-person school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To be fair, wasn't APE arguing for more than 2 day hybrid? I mean, I don't think this is the gotcha moment you seem to want it to be.

Yeah. If anything this supports APE’s position. A majority of parents want their kids in school buildings.

-not an APE or SR member

I don't see how it supports APE's position. More students were in person than in any other district. However, a question remains around the "2+" v "2" for other districts v. Arlington. But overall, more Arlington kids at least had in-person school.

I don't think it supports APE's position either. APE has been screaming for full time in person at every point during this school year, including this past winter when case levels were really really high.

I and most parents who I know have less extreme views. Of course we like in person better but I didn't want my kids in person in January.

It's a different scenario now. Case levels have come down, adults are vaccinated and APS has them eating outside most of the time. I'm also ok with hybrid right now.

[Anonymous]

Why must this forum and AEM beat the same horse again and again?

Hope APE and SR and their most vocal supporters become a thing of the past soon! 😘

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To be fair, wasn't APE arguing for more than 2 day hybrid? I mean, I don't think this is the gotcha moment you seem to want it to be.

Yeah. If anything this supports APE’s position. A majority of parents want their kids in school buildings.

-not an APE or SR member

I don't see how it supports APE's position. More students were in person than in any other district. However, a question remains around the "2+" v "2" for other districts v. Arlington. But overall, more Arlington kids at least had in-person school.

Yep. APE can stop saying APS was so much worse than others in the region. I hope this finally shuts them up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why must this forum and AEM beat the same horse again and again?

Hope APE and SR and their most vocal supporters become a thing of the past soon! 😘

Some of us dislike misinformation/lies or entitled parents throwing temper tantrums. YMMV.

Hint: You don’t have to click on any of these posts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To be fair, wasn't APE arguing for more than 2 day hybrid? I mean, I don't think this is the gotcha moment you seem to want it to be.

Yeah. If anything this supports APE’s position. A majority of parents want their kids in school buildings.

-not an APE or SR member

I don't see how it supports APE's position. More students were in person than in any other district. However, a question remains around the "2+" v "2" for other districts v. Arlington. But overall, more Arlington kids at least had in-person school.

Yep. APE can stop saying APS was so much worse than others in the region. I hope this finally shuts them up.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like how APS handled the expansion of students in the classroom the last few months. There wasn't enough room to bring everyone back this past school year, including this past spring, certainly not if there was any intent to adhere to CDC and VDH health guidelines. I think of it like pie. Those who selected IPL last fall got a piece of the IPL pie. As circumstances changed for both adults and children -- in the form of changing guidance and the big one, vaccines -- APS could have followed FFX's lead and made those pieces of pie bigger for those folks, while refusing any pie to those who had selected VL in the fall before these changed circumstances. Instead, APS told the first group of IPL that their pie pieces would remain the same size, while offering a comparable piece of the pie to the formerly VL families. At the end of the day, APE is crying because they wanted a bigger piece of the pie and are pissed that they had to share it with others.

If APS is a pie, I'll say no to dessert.

[Anonymous]

At this point, it's weird to be complaining about not having five days of in person. It's almost game over on the sad, strange 2020-21 school year. Sharpen your EduKit pencils and lace up or velcro close your sneakers for next year, folks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like how APS handled the expansion of students in the classroom the last few months. There wasn't enough room to bring everyone back this past school year, including this past spring, certainly not if there was any intent to adhere to CDC and VDH health guidelines. I think of it like pie. Those who selected IPL last fall got a piece of the IPL pie. As circumstances changed for both adults and children -- in the form of changing guidance and the big one, vaccines -- APS could have followed FFX's lead and made those pieces of pie bigger for those folks, while refusing any pie to those who had selected VL in the fall before these changed circumstances. Instead, APS told the first group of IPL that their pie pieces would remain the same size, while offering a comparable piece of the pie to the formerly VL families. At the end of the day, APE is crying because they wanted a bigger piece of the pie and are pissed that they had to share it with others.

I completely agree. As conditions improved and more adults were able to be vaccinated, more parents wanted their kids back in buildings and I appreciate that APS accommodated them as best they could. This is so much more equitable than 4 days for those who were already there for 2.

DP. I really don’t know, but was it APE’s position that a greater number or in person days wouldn’t be available for everyone? I thought they wanted a full reopening for everyone. If I’ve misunderstood, ok. But I’m not seeing the nefarious resource hoarding that the pie analogy seems to suggest.