2023 - 2024 school calendar

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Anonymous wrote:I thought purple at first, but the more I look at it, I think green is best overall. You get out late in June, but most of the families I know what family time in August rather than June. Anyone who does swim can't travel til August and that's just not enough time starting mid-month.

Any time in school after Memorial Day is wasted time. They don’t do anything and everyone is mentally checked out. The earlier you get out in June the better.

It doesn’t matter when school ends, the last few weeks students and teachers feel done.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s wrong with starting 12/24? That’s what FCPS used to do.

Ick-NO!

You must be, ew, Christian.

I don’t think it is the Christian’s who want the 2 weeks off—it is the out of area travelers.

For the rest of us who do not have $🤑🤑, 🤑🤑🤑 to blow on a Christmas vacation getaway—we’d be fine getting out 12/24 and returning 1/2.

Yep bending to the whim of people who need their two week Euro and/or ski vacation. Immigrant families would prefer a longer spring break or a long break in January or February when it's cheaper to travel.

Those of us who want 2 weeks off aren’t all rich. Some of us drive across the US to be with family this one time a year. We need the two weeks for the extra travel days,

Oh please, it's extremely privileged that you're able to do that and you know it.

DP, How do you define extremely privileged? Many, many Americans get 2 weeks of paid vacation every year. Privileged maybe, but not extremely privileged.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s wrong with starting 12/24? That’s what FCPS used to do.

Ick-NO!

You must be, ew, Christian.

I don’t think it is the Christian’s who want the 2 weeks off—it is the out of area travelers.

For the rest of us who do not have $🤑🤑, 🤑🤑🤑 to blow on a Christmas vacation getaway—we’d be fine getting out 12/24 and returning 1/2.

Yep bending to the whim of people who need their two week Euro and/or ski vacation. Immigrant families would prefer a longer spring break or a long break in January or February when it's cheaper to travel.

Those of us who want 2 weeks off aren’t all rich. Some of us drive across the US to be with family this one time a year. We need the two weeks for the extra travel days,

Oh please, it's extremely privileged that you're able to do that and you know it.

DP, How do you define extremely privileged? Many, many Americans get 2 weeks of paid vacation every year. Privileged maybe, but not extremely privileged.

And can they also afford the gas to drive cross country and places to sleep and eat overnight a couple times? It's expensive to drive cross-country, even if you're camping along the way, which it may not be warm enough to do over Christmas break depending on where you're going.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought purple at first, but the more I look at it, I think green is best overall. You get out late in June, but most of the families I know what family time in August rather than June. Anyone who does swim can't travel til August and that's just not enough time starting mid-month.

That only matters when your kids are little. Many drop swim team when they get older and by the time they are in high school they have daily practices for fall sports starting August 1st. No one is traveling during August if their kid plays a sport. SOLs, AP and IB exams are in May. The earlier school ends the better to have time off in June and July.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I thought purple at first, but the more I look at it, I think green is best overall. You get out late in June, but most of the families I know what family time in August rather than June. Anyone who does swim can't travel til August and that's just not enough time starting mid-month.

That only matters when your kids are little. Many drop swim team when they get older and by the time they are in high school they have daily practices for fall sports starting August 1st. No one is traveling during August if their kid plays a sport. SOLs, AP and IB exams are in May. The earlier school ends the better to have time off in June and July.

+1. The earlier start the better for older kids.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s wrong with starting 12/24? That’s what FCPS used to do.

Ick-NO!

You must be, ew, Christian.

I don’t think it is the Christian’s who want the 2 weeks off—it is the out of area travelers.

For the rest of us who do not have $🤑🤑, 🤑🤑🤑 to blow on a Christmas vacation getaway—we’d be fine getting out 12/24 and returning 1/2.

Yep bending to the whim of people who need their two week Euro and/or ski vacation. Immigrant families would prefer a longer spring break or a long break in January or February when it's cheaper to travel.

Those of us who want 2 weeks off aren’t all rich. Some of us drive across the US to be with family this one time a year. We need the two weeks for the extra travel days,

Oh please, it's extremely privileged that you're able to do that and you know it.

DP, How do you define extremely privileged? Many, many Americans get 2 weeks of paid vacation every year. Privileged maybe, but not extremely privileged.

And can they also afford the gas to drive cross country and places to sleep and eat overnight a couple times? It's expensive to drive cross-country, even if you're camping along the way, which it may not be warm enough to do over Christmas break depending on where you're going.

The Motel 6 and a cooler full of food saves a lot of money. There are ways to save money.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just remove all religious holidays and the O days from the calendar. If you want religious holidays, go to a private school.

It's that simple.

Bring back a rational school calendar.

YES PLEASE

Exactly this.

Want to keep your kid home for a religious family event or for a few extra days to travel over the winter break? Then just do it, but why must the entire school calendar revolve around things that have nothing to do with educating our kids?

(I hope those of you complaining about FCPS being behind in math/reading/everything aren’t the same bellyaching over needing a longer winter break and making sure every religious holiday under the sun is observed.)

[Anonymous]

FCPS demonstrating (again) how they don't really understand faith needs by putting an O day for the last day of Passover, but not the first day when there are actually seders and people travel.

As for the calendar options, I suppose I like the green one. I wouldn't mind then going a little later into the summer, but it seems ridiculous with all the holidays in mid-late June.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s wrong with starting 12/24? That’s what FCPS used to do.

Ick-NO!

You must be, ew, Christian.

I don’t think it is the Christian’s who want the 2 weeks off—it is the out of area travelers.

For the rest of us who do not have $🤑🤑, 🤑🤑🤑 to blow on a Christmas vacation getaway—we’d be fine getting out 12/24 and returning 1/2.

Yep bending to the whim of people who need their two week Euro and/or ski vacation. Immigrant families would prefer a longer spring break or a long break in January or February when it's cheaper to travel.

Those of us who want 2 weeks off aren’t all rich. Some of us drive across the US to be with family this one time a year. We need the two weeks for the extra travel days,

Oh please, it's extremely privileged that you're able to do that and you know it.

DP, How do you define extremely privileged? Many, many Americans get 2 weeks of paid vacation every year. Privileged maybe, but not extremely privileged.

And can they also afford the gas to drive cross country and places to sleep and eat overnight a couple times? It's expensive to drive cross-country, even if you're camping along the way, which it may not be warm enough to do over Christmas break depending on where you're going.

This is very funny on DCUM where people constantly mention that they make in the low 7 figures or they make 500k and are poor.

Anyway, I would love a two week spring break over two weeks at Christmas, and with the way they’ve made that calendar I think that’s what we’ll do next year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I thought purple at first, but the more I look at it, I think green is best overall. You get out late in June, but most of the families I know what family time in August rather than June. Anyone who does swim can't travel til August and that's just not enough time starting mid-month.

That only matters when your kids are little. Many drop swim team when they get older and by the time they are in high school they have daily practices for fall sports starting August 1st. No one is traveling during August if their kid plays a sport. SOLs, AP and IB exams are in May. The earlier school ends the better to have time off in June and July.

That's only true for fall sports. My son plays baseball, so August is our only time to travel. He has travel through the end of July and a break til after Labor Day. In high school, baseball is a spring sport. This is a similar schedule for competitive swimmers.

I think the best compromise is one week before Labor Day start until mid-June. They should easily be able to fit 180 instructional days into that time period if they do a few less PD days or cut out a couple of the random holidays.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just remove all religious holidays and the O days from the calendar. If you want religious holidays, go to a private school.

It's that simple.

Bring back a rational school calendar.

Even Christmas? Christmas is a religious holiday.

Christmas isn't a school holiday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just remove all religious holidays and the O days from the calendar. If you want religious holidays, go to a private school.

It's that simple.

Bring back a rational school calendar.

YES PLEASE

Exactly this.

Want to keep your kid home for a religious family event or for a few extra days to travel over the winter break? Then just do it, but why must the entire school calendar revolve around things that have nothing to do with educating our kids?

(I hope those of you complaining about FCPS being behind in math/reading/everything aren’t the same bellyaching over needing a longer winter break and making sure every religious holiday under the sun is observed.)

The issue is that teachers also need a break. The burnout would be worse without those breaks, FCPS needs to consider that as well.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s wrong with starting 12/24? That’s what FCPS used to do.

Ick-NO!

You must be, ew, Christian.

I don’t think it is the Christian’s who want the 2 weeks off—it is the out of area travelers.

For the rest of us who do not have $🤑🤑, 🤑🤑🤑 to blow on a Christmas vacation getaway—we’d be fine getting out 12/24 and returning 1/2.

Yep bending to the whim of people who need their two week Euro and/or ski vacation. Immigrant families would prefer a longer spring break or a long break in January or February when it's cheaper to travel.

Those of us who want 2 weeks off aren’t all rich. Some of us drive across the US to be with family this one time a year. We need the two weeks for the extra travel days,

Oh please, it's extremely privileged that you're able to do that and you know it.

DP, How do you define extremely privileged? Many, many Americans get 2 weeks of paid vacation every year. Privileged maybe, but not extremely privileged.

And can they also afford the gas to drive cross country and places to sleep and eat overnight a couple times? It's expensive to drive cross-country, even if you're camping along the way, which it may not be warm enough to do over Christmas break depending on where you're going.

The Motel 6 and a cooler full of food saves a lot of money. There are ways to save money.

Yep. We drive straight through so it is under 200.00.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just remove all religious holidays and the O days from the calendar. If you want religious holidays, go to a private school.

It's that simple.

Bring back a rational school calendar.

YES PLEASE

Exactly this.

Want to keep your kid home for a religious family event or for a few extra days to travel over the winter break? Then just do it, but why must the entire school calendar revolve around things that have nothing to do with educating our kids?

(I hope those of you complaining about FCPS being behind in math/reading/everything aren’t the same bellyaching over needing a longer winter break and making sure every religious holiday under the sun is observed.)

The issue is that teachers also need a break. The burnout would be worse without those breaks, FCPS needs to consider that as well.

This 1000%.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s wrong with starting 12/24? That’s what FCPS used to do.

Ick-NO!

You must be, ew, Christian.

I don’t think it is the Christian’s who want the 2 weeks off—it is the out of area travelers.

For the rest of us who do not have $🤑🤑, 🤑🤑🤑 to blow on a Christmas vacation getaway—we’d be fine getting out 12/24 and returning 1/2.

Yep bending to the whim of people who need their two week Euro and/or ski vacation. Immigrant families would prefer a longer spring break or a long break in January or February when it's cheaper to travel.

Those of us who want 2 weeks off aren’t all rich. Some of us drive across the US to be with family this one time a year. We need the two weeks for the extra travel days,

Oh please, it's extremely privileged that you're able to do that and you know it.

DP, How do you define extremely privileged? Many, many Americans get 2 weeks of paid vacation every year. Privileged maybe, but not extremely privileged.

Most Americans don’t get a two week vacation block.