APS calendar options are here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This presentation is quintessential APS. Majority of the respondents want Option 2. The committee's recommendation is Option 3. What does Duran recommend to the School Board? Neither of those!

It really supports the argument that community engagement is a farce.

Yep.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:APS teacher here familiar with some of the inner workings of central office/school board. Let me save you time, energy, and this 17 page thread: Your opinion doesn’t matter. The decision has been made. It’s Option 1 regardless of “community input”. Even reading the tea leaves of how each option was worded/presented one can deduce that. A slap in the face to teachers and the community for them trying to let us believe our opinion matters. If anyone believes it won’t be Option 1 I would be happy to set up a wager. You can pick the stakes.

What is the rationale for option 1? Why is this the option APS wants?

If there's such a compelling reason for option 1, why even offer a significantly different option? Obviously, there was no significant difference between options 2 and 3, since it was merely a difference in which week spring break happens (and a less choppy subsequent week in one of them). It takes a lot of balls to completely dismiss not just community input, or even teacher input, but your own appointed calendar committee's input. Everyone should flood the school board's inboxes.

DP. Okay, we'll flood the school board's inboxes telling them we LIKE and WANT Option 1. Having a two week Winter Break is the best for our family and we appreciate the other days off in the school year for observances of religious holidays other than our own. We also like the kids to be off on Federal holidays. All in all, Option 1 is the best option.

Actually, I was asking the APS teacher with knowledge of the inner workings for APS' rationale for option 1.
I'd like to know why Duran is recommending option 1, especially since community, teachers, and calendar committee ALL preferred options2/3.

ALL??? LOL. Nope, far from it. Let's face it. There is you and one or two other people posting here supporting 2 and 3. That does NOT constitute ALL. Nice try, though.

Look at the survey results, dimwit. APS doesn't solicit its community and staff feedback from DCUM. The overwhelming majority of community and staff preferred either options 2 or 3. And APS' own appointed calendar committee did not recommend option 1.

Look at you calling people names. You said "all" and she said "no, not all." She's right and you're wrong. It isn't "all." Obviously it isn't a majority but you are more wrong than she is. Also, shame on you for resorting to name calling. If you cannot be civil, then you need to refrain from posting. People like you are what is wrong with APS, not the superintendent or staff or other parents. People like you are disgusting.

DP.

[Anonymous]

See?
We need a predictable and reliable process. No more moving the goal posts.
If we had a system in place, like FCCPS, we would not even be having this “conversation”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:See?
We need a predictable and reliable process. No more moving the goal posts.
If we had a system in place, like FCCPS, we would not even be having this “conversation”.

what is their system?

[Anonymous]

Just pick something and make it stop.

I'm so tired of the calendar wars that it's almost making me nostalgic for the boundary wars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just pick something and make it stop.

I'm so tired of the calendar wars that it's almost making me nostalgic for the boundary wars.

LOL. So sad but true. How about. School starts the Monday before Labor Day and ends the 3rd Friday in June. All religious celebrations observed. Easy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:See?
We need a predictable and reliable process. No more moving the goal posts.
If we had a system in place, like FCCPS, we would not even be having this “conversation”.

what is their system?

I’m going to try and link it. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mc6NHd9r_nfMwPcYB1wvw8tbNNFyaag3/view
Basically they set a calendar policy and had lots of community engagement etc with setting the policy and now the calendars are uneventful.
The policy has school start two weeks before Labor Day. It only gives federal holidays, three days at Christmas, a two week winter break, and spring break as holidays. School is done the first week of June. Graduation is the day after Memorial Day. No religious holidays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:See?
We need a predictable and reliable process. No more moving the goal posts.
If we had a system in place, like FCCPS, we would not even be having this “conversation”.

what is their system?

I’m going to try and link it. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mc6NHd9r_nfMwPcYB1wvw8tbNNFyaag3/view
Basically they set a calendar policy and had lots of community engagement etc with setting the policy and now the calendars are uneventful.
The policy has school start two weeks before Labor Day. It only gives federal holidays, three days at Christmas, a two week winter break, and spring break as holidays. School is done the first week of June. Graduation is the day after Memorial Day. No religious holidays.

*Three days at Thanksgiving
Early release Wednesdays
Five teacher workdays
Winter break is “ideally” two weeks, meaning it might not be

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:APS teacher here familiar with some of the inner workings of central office/school board. Let me save you time, energy, and this 17 page thread: Your opinion doesn’t matter. The decision has been made. It’s Option 1 regardless of “community input”. Even reading the tea leaves of how each option was worded/presented one can deduce that. A slap in the face to teachers and the community for them trying to let us believe our opinion matters. If anyone believes it won’t be Option 1 I would be happy to set up a wager. You can pick the stakes.

What is the rationale for option 1? Why is this the option APS wants?

If there's such a compelling reason for option 1, why even offer a significantly different option? Obviously, there was no significant difference between options 2 and 3, since it was merely a difference in which week spring break happens (and a less choppy subsequent week in one of them). It takes a lot of balls to completely dismiss not just community input, or even teacher input, but your own appointed calendar committee's input. Everyone should flood the school board's inboxes.

DP. Okay, we'll flood the school board's inboxes telling them we LIKE and WANT Option 1. Having a two week Winter Break is the best for our family and we appreciate the other days off in the school year for observances of religious holidays other than our own. We also like the kids to be off on Federal holidays. All in all, Option 1 is the best option.

Actually, I was asking the APS teacher with knowledge of the inner workings for APS' rationale for option 1.
I'd like to know why Duran is recommending option 1, especially since community, teachers, and calendar committee ALL preferred options2/3.

ALL??? LOL. Nope, far from it. Let's face it. There is you and one or two other people posting here supporting 2 and 3. That does NOT constitute ALL. Nice try, though.

Look at the survey results, dimwit. APS doesn't solicit its community and staff feedback from DCUM. The overwhelming majority of community and staff preferred either options 2 or 3. And APS' own appointed calendar committee did not recommend option 1.

Look at you calling people names. You said "all" and she said "no, not all." She's right and you're wrong. It isn't "all." Obviously it isn't a majority but you are more wrong than she is. Also, shame on you for resorting to name calling. If you cannot be civil, then you need to refrain from posting. People like you are what is wrong with APS, not the superintendent or staff or other parents. People like you are disgusting.

DP.

"All" = results of community/staff input and calendar committee recommendation. By "all" I am not referring to every individual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:See?
We need a predictable and reliable process. No more moving the goal posts.
If we had a system in place, like FCCPS, we would not even be having this “conversation”.

what is their system?

I’m going to try and link it. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mc6NHd9r_nfMwPcYB1wvw8tbNNFyaag3/view
Basically they set a calendar policy and had lots of community engagement etc with setting the policy and now the calendars are uneventful.
The policy has school start two weeks before Labor Day. It only gives federal holidays, three days at Christmas, a two week winter break, and spring break as holidays. School is done the first week of June. Graduation is the day after Memorial Day. No religious holidays.

This makes a great deal of sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:See?
We need a predictable and reliable process. No more moving the goal posts.
If we had a system in place, like FCCPS, we would not even be having this “conversation”.

what is their system?

I’m going to try and link it. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mc6NHd9r_nfMwPcYB1wvw8tbNNFyaag3/view
Basically they set a calendar policy and had lots of community engagement etc with setting the policy and now the calendars are uneventful.
The policy has school start two weeks before Labor Day. It only gives federal holidays, three days at Christmas, a two week winter break, and spring break as holidays. School is done the first week of June. Graduation is the day after Memorial Day. No religious holidays.

This makes a great deal of sense.

+1. Both the process, and the guidelines they set up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:See?
We need a predictable and reliable process. No more moving the goal posts.
If we had a system in place, like FCCPS, we would not even be having this “conversation”.

what is their system?

I’m going to try and link it. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mc6NHd9r_nfMwPcYB1wvw8tbNNFyaag3/view
Basically they set a calendar policy and had lots of community engagement etc with setting the policy and now the calendars are uneventful.
The policy has school start two weeks before Labor Day. It only gives federal holidays, three days at Christmas, a two week winter break, and spring break as holidays. School is done the first week of June. Graduation is the day after Memorial Day. No religious holidays.

This makes a great deal of sense.

+1. Both the process, and the guidelines they set up.

Yes it does. Which means APS will never do it.

[Anonymous]

I may have missed it, but when do they make a decision? I'm trying to plan out winter break next year (award flights open up soon!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I may have missed it, but when do they make a decision? I'm trying to plan out winter break next year (award flights open up soon!)

This Thursday, the Arlington School Board is set to vote on a new 2023-24 calendar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I may have missed it, but when do they make a decision? I'm trying to plan out winter break next year (award flights open up soon!)

This Thursday, the Arlington School Board is set to vote on a new 2023-24 calendar.

They don't vote on it this Thursday. It's introduced as an item this Thursday and they vote on it at the 12/15 mtg.

It's ridiculous it takes this long. My kid's first summer camp registration opens mid-December!