MoCo 24-25 calendar feedback

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I want to start after labor day and end before memorial day. Plenty of time to get 180 instruction days in then.

Sure. Let's change state laws on requiring that school be closed on Good Friday, Eastern Monday, and Christmas to New Years.

Now laws requiring we take Jewish holidays off

Thank you for your antisemitism. MoCo has a sizeable Jewish population and the move to have Yom Kippur off is well justified

Ohh FFS suggesting that we change the calendar to remove the Jewish holidays is not anti-Semitic. No more than suggesting we remove the state laws requiring school close on Christmas, Easter is anti-Christian.

You are acting unhinged previous poster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let’s close school for everyone’s religious holidays: Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Chinese New year. And given the big Persian population in Moco, we should add Persian new year to the list!

+100

[Anonymous]

Did you complete ROUND 2 of MCPS Traditional Calendar 2025-2026 Survey?

-your role/relationship to mcps
-race/ethnicity
-where you live
-which forms of communication would be helpful in order to ensure students, staff, and families are aware of Student Transition Day (August 25, 2025)
-what considerations for we still need to provide clarity on as we move forward with the early planning stages for student transition day 2025-2026?

Draft A 8 day winter break, last day of school June 17
Draft B 10 day winter break, last day of school June 22

-which draft calendar do you prefer based on winter break?
-which draft calendar do you prefer based on last day for students?

[Anonymous]

Definitely longer winter break!

[Anonymous]

What do you all do if kids have 2 week winter break? I don't like longer winter break because I have no where to go. I have taken PTO this winter for a week plus, and we are still thinking what we should do or where we should go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do you all do if kids have 2 week winter break? I don't like longer winter break because I have no where to go. I have taken PTO this winter for a week plus, and we are still thinking what we should do or where we should go.

They need the break. Teachers need it too. What to do over break is always an issue for almost every family, even though most families won't admit it. Nevertheless, a longer winter break is needed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did you complete ROUND 2 of MCPS Traditional Calendar 2025-2026 Survey?

-your role/relationship to mcps
-race/ethnicity
-where you live
-which forms of communication would be helpful in order to ensure students, staff, and families are aware of Student Transition Day (August 25, 2025)
-what considerations for we still need to provide clarity on as we move forward with the early planning stages for student transition day 2025-2026?

Draft A 8 day winter break, last day of school June 17
Draft B 10 day winter break, last day of school June 22

-which draft calendar do you prefer based on winter break?
-which draft calendar do you prefer based on last day for students?

Draft A.

I'd rather go back after Labor Day and drop a few of the days off during the year. But that will never happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did you complete ROUND 2 of MCPS Traditional Calendar 2025-2026 Survey?

-your role/relationship to mcps
-race/ethnicity
-where you live
-which forms of communication would be helpful in order to ensure students, staff, and families are aware of Student Transition Day (August 25, 2025)
-what considerations for we still need to provide clarity on as we move forward with the early planning stages for student transition day 2025-2026?

Draft A 8 day winter break, last day of school June 17
Draft B 10 day winter break, last day of school June 22

-which draft calendar do you prefer based on winter break?
-which draft calendar do you prefer based on last day for students?

Draft A.

Start after Labor D.
Longer winter break.
End date whenever required days completed.

I'd rather go back after Labor Day and drop a few of the days off during the year. But that will never happen.

[Anonymous]

Start after Labor D.
Longer winter break.
End date whenever required days completed.

[Anonymous]

Please see the thread about the 2025-26 calendar, which currently being planned:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1228206.page