When will class assignments be out?

[Anonymous]

They were out yesterday for my kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kids’ ES had the class assignment emails out on Friday!

Before even the teachers went back? FCPS teachers’ first contracted day for most classroom teachers was just today (Monday). Either you’re a liar or not in FCPS. If the latter, you’re on the wrong board.

Nope, it was Friday at about 6 pm! An FCPS ES in the South County pyramid. I’ve heard that they have the class assignments done in June after students get out and then they just wait to send them until the end of the summer.

Teachers work with admin to create the lists in June at every elementary school I have worked it. There are just some small schools with limited changes that can send these out with confidence earlier. Other schools hold off if they are large or have a transient population. Our school is very military heavy so we wait, even though we did create classes in June.

Our school is military heavy too, everything is in a lot of pyramids. I feel like if your school isn’t getting the teacher assignments out by Tuesday before school starts on Monday, it’s because they’re afraid of the parents’ reactions and the admin/principals can’t handle parent drama, or because they’re getting started on them much later than other schools.

There are only a few pryamids that are military heavy.

And some are much heavier than others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I taught middle school they made us call all our homeroom families (25ish kids) and invite them to open house. Then we had to follow up with emails. We had to document 3 attempts at phone calls before we could wash our hands of it.

It used to take 3-4 hours of precious work week time.

Is this a lower performing school pyramid with disengaged parents?

If so, calling makes sense.

[Anonymous]

I know some of the DC charter schools make teachers do home visits!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I taught middle school they made us call all our homeroom families (25ish kids) and invite them to open house. Then we had to follow up with emails. We had to document 3 attempts at phone calls before we could wash our hands of it.

It used to take 3-4 hours of precious work week time.

Is this a lower performing school pyramid with disengaged parents?

If so, calling makes sense.

13:16 here. This is an ES with single digit FARMs %.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know some of the DC charter schools make teachers do home visits!

Also regular DCPS, not just charters. It was honestly super helpful in making my PK kid excited about school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know some of the DC charter schools make teachers do home visits!

Also regular DCPS, not just charters. It was honestly super helpful in making my PK kid excited about school.

Our FCPS elementary does home visits. It’s very sweet and a great start to the year. Very helpful for the teachers as well, I imagine.

[Anonymous]

Where is the middle school schedule posted to? Schoology or ParentVUE? If Schoology, where please?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where is the middle school schedule posted to? Schoology or ParentVUE? If Schoology, where please?

It won’t be coming out officially until 6 am on Thursday. And yes it will be schoology. One of the tabs on the side says “course schedule.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know some of the DC charter schools make teachers do home visits!

Also regular DCPS, not just charters. It was honestly super helpful in making my PK kid excited about school.

Our FCPS elementary does home visits. It’s very sweet and a great start to the year. Very helpful for the teachers as well, I imagine.

For Kindergarten or for all grades?

[Anonymous]

We received our FCPS elementary school teacher assignment this morning.

[Anonymous]

Well, all this bickering and the day has almost come! Tomorrow night check your Schoology. Teachers may have posted. If not, just wait ONE more day for Thursday morning. Wasn’t so hard, was it? If there are still conflicts with scheduling, you have from Thursday to Monday. At my school, students are still changing up schedules in the beginning of the year, and minor changes all year round. Have patience, because just 1-2 more days for you to complain to the counselor all you want!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know some of the DC charter schools make teachers do home visits!

Also regular DCPS, not just charters. It was honestly super helpful in making my PK kid excited about school.

Why are you DC posters hijacking our FCPS schedule thread?

You are spreading incorrect information and derailing our fcps information.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, all this bickering and the day has almost come! Tomorrow night check your Schoology. Teachers may have posted. If not, just wait ONE more day for Thursday morning. Wasn’t so hard, was it? If there are still conflicts with scheduling, you have from Thursday to Monday. At my school, students are still changing up schedules in the beginning of the year, and minor changes all year round. Have patience, because just 1-2 more days for you to complain to the counselor all you want!

Thursday to Monday - huh. Do staff members work on the weekend to make schedule changes? Many staff members aren’t even online the building on the Friday before the first day. Most Open Houses are on Thursday - some even have back to school night on the same day. The principal may allow “working from home” that Friday as a reward. There is absolutely zero time to make changes to the schedule between then and the first day. But nice try.

Luckily, most of the HS kids figured out the hack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know some of the DC charter schools make teachers do home visits!

Also regular DCPS, not just charters. It was honestly super helpful in making my PK kid excited about school.

Our FCPS elementary does home visits. It’s very sweet and a great start to the year. Very helpful for the teachers as well, I imagine.

For Kindergarten or for all grades?

All grades, or it has in the past. Our kids have aged out as of this year so I’m not sure for this year.