Friday?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's just go back to virtual, this is ridiculous! A whole week they could've been learning at least something, getting back into the swing of things post-vacation.

The next time it snows they go virtual anyway. Tomorrow is the last “snow day” they can take.

Actually we get 6 so one more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's just go back to virtual, this is ridiculous! A whole week they could've been learning at least something, getting back into the swing of things post-vacation.

It’s not easy to just go to virtual, especially not with SB 1303 that APE pushed. So you can thank them.

[Anonymous]

ACPS cancelled too so I'm guessing APS follows..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a joke that you all think APS closed because of Fairfax County. This is all about Covid. You know that, right? I mean, get real. So many staff members would have called out sick b/c they have Covid or are isolating that APS could not reasonably staff ALL the schools. Stop blaming this on another school system - this is 100% about Covid and Fairfax is just taking the blame.

Will we be in better shape Covid-wise with staffing next week?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a joke that you all think APS closed because of Fairfax County. This is all about Covid. You know that, right? I mean, get real. So many staff members would have called out sick b/c they have Covid or are isolating that APS could not reasonably staff ALL the schools. Stop blaming this on another school system - this is 100% about Covid and Fairfax is just taking the blame.

Will we be in better shape Covid-wise with staffing next week?

Hopefully- Duran said we were going to operate with only 60% of our staff before FCPS closed for weather- with it closing we were below 50%. That’s insane. Next week might be marginally better but be prepared for kids to be lumped into classrooms together and monitored by 1 staff member.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a joke that you all think APS closed because of Fairfax County. This is all about Covid. You know that, right? I mean, get real. So many staff members would have called out sick b/c they have Covid or are isolating that APS could not reasonably staff ALL the schools. Stop blaming this on another school system - this is 100% about Covid and Fairfax is just taking the blame.

Will we be in better shape Covid-wise with staffing next week?

Hopefully- Duran said we were going to operate with only 60% of our staff before FCPS closed for weather- with it closing we were below 50%. That’s insane. Next week might be marginally better but be prepared for kids to be lumped into classrooms together and monitored by 1 staff member.

Just because you seem in the know- nearly 40% of APS staff district wide is out for covid-related reasons? Or am I misunderstanding this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a joke that you all think APS closed because of Fairfax County. This is all about Covid. You know that, right? I mean, get real. So many staff members would have called out sick b/c they have Covid or are isolating that APS could not reasonably staff ALL the schools. Stop blaming this on another school system - this is 100% about Covid and Fairfax is just taking the blame.

Will we be in better shape Covid-wise with staffing next week?

Hopefully- Duran said we were going to operate with only 60% of our staff before FCPS closed for weather- with it closing we were below 50%. That’s insane. Next week might be marginally better but be prepared for kids to be lumped into classrooms together and monitored by 1 staff member.

Just because you seem in the know- nearly 40% of APS staff district wide is out for covid-related reasons? Or am I misunderstanding this?

I’m not in the know, just something he said at the school board meeting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a joke that you all think APS closed because of Fairfax County. This is all about Covid. You know that, right? I mean, get real. So many staff members would have called out sick b/c they have Covid or are isolating that APS could not reasonably staff ALL the schools. Stop blaming this on another school system - this is 100% about Covid and Fairfax is just taking the blame.

Will we be in better shape Covid-wise with staffing next week?

Hopefully- Duran said we were going to operate with only 60% of our staff before FCPS closed for weather- with it closing we were below 50%. That’s insane. Next week might be marginally better but be prepared for kids to be lumped into classrooms together and monitored by 1 staff member.

SB1303 requires this analysis to be done on a school by school basis. Did he present data by school? If not, it's just more APs handwriting and inability to do their jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a joke that you all think APS closed because of Fairfax County. This is all about Covid. You know that, right? I mean, get real. So many staff members would have called out sick b/c they have Covid or are isolating that APS could not reasonably staff ALL the schools. Stop blaming this on another school system - this is 100% about Covid and Fairfax is just taking the blame.

Will we be in better shape Covid-wise with staffing next week?

Hopefully- Duran said we were going to operate with only 60% of our staff before FCPS closed for weather- with it closing we were below 50%. That’s insane. Next week might be marginally better but be prepared for kids to be lumped into classrooms together and monitored by 1 staff member.

SB1303 requires this analysis to be done on a school by school basis. Did he present data by school? If not, it's just more APs handwriting and inability to do their jobs.

Handwriting = handwaving

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Learn from today- the forecast doesn't matter. They will do what Fairfax does.

+1

Fairfax closed for Friday

+1. Just got the email. — FCPS parent

Today and tomorrow are religious observance days when no teaching is allowed, o assignments can be given or due, no sports events can take place, no speakers assemblies or pep rallies can happen, etc., etc, because some Hindu or Eastern Orthodox kids might be out and equity demands that if one kid can’t learn, the 179,999 can’t learn. . We have 12 such da FYI (pile on the learning loss). FCPS was never going to open if there was a slick spot on any sidewalk in the county because it’s not worth it for an non-instructional day with huge absentee rates in the best of time. And no parent would send their kid and risk Omicron for “sit there quietly while I grade papers day” (MS/HS) or movie day (ES)), unless they had an ES kid and legit needed childcare (and I’m a working mom, so I don’t say that with snark).

I’m so sorry out f**ked up policies are hurting other counties now. We should at least keep our crazy to ourselves. We’ll vote the God awful SB out in 2023. I promise.

Wow. How about you keep your gratuitous and racist anti-Hindu rant on the FCPS board. My FCPS kid has half her classmates out on those holidays. So get out of your bubble. And keep your comments to snow days on this thread. Civility really has been lost.

+1

Go away, racist FCPS trash.

[Anonymous]

So does anyone know if 1/31 is a school day or a teacher work day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a joke that you all think APS closed because of Fairfax County. This is all about Covid. You know that, right? I mean, get real. So many staff members would have called out sick b/c they have Covid or are isolating that APS could not reasonably staff ALL the schools. Stop blaming this on another school system - this is 100% about Covid and Fairfax is just taking the blame.

Will we be in better shape Covid-wise with staffing next week?

Hopefully- Duran said we were going to operate with only 60% of our staff before FCPS closed for weather- with it closing we were below 50%. That’s insane. Next week might be marginally better but be prepared for kids to be lumped into classrooms together and monitored by 1 staff member.

SB1303 requires this analysis to be done on a school by school basis. Did he present data by school? If not, it's just more APs handwriting and inability to do their jobs.

Right- so this is in part why I asked about the percentage of staff out for covid, and also because the APS dashboard numbers are not anywhere close to 40% out at most schools. I understand people called out for other reasons and that the total number pushed it over the top this week, but I'm just confused as to whether going forward, they are in fact looking at staffing on a school by school basis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a joke that you all think APS closed because of Fairfax County. This is all about Covid. You know that, right? I mean, get real. So many staff members would have called out sick b/c they have Covid or are isolating that APS could not reasonably staff ALL the schools. Stop blaming this on another school system - this is 100% about Covid and Fairfax is just taking the blame.

Will we be in better shape Covid-wise with staffing next week?

Hopefully- Duran said we were going to operate with only 60% of our staff before FCPS closed for weather- with it closing we were below 50%. That’s insane. Next week might be marginally better but be prepared for kids to be lumped into classrooms together and monitored by 1 staff member.

SB1303 requires this analysis to be done on a school by school basis. Did he present data by school? If not, it's just more APs handwriting and inability to do their jobs.

Right- so this is in part why I asked about the percentage of staff out for covid, and also because the APS dashboard numbers are not anywhere close to 40% out at most schools. I understand people called out for other reasons and that the total number pushed it over the top this week, but I'm just confused as to whether going forward, they are in fact looking at staffing on a school by school basis.

If people called out for any reason, they need to be charged a personal day or sick day, as appropriate. They shouldn't get a pass because APS closed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a joke that you all think APS closed because of Fairfax County. This is all about Covid. You know that, right? I mean, get real. So many staff members would have called out sick b/c they have Covid or are isolating that APS could not reasonably staff ALL the schools. Stop blaming this on another school system - this is 100% about Covid and Fairfax is just taking the blame.

You are partially wrong. Duran even said at the SB meeting that on Weds they saw they were at 60% of staffing (COVID). Once FFX called it, they were down to 50% (teachers calling out due to kids being home). So no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a joke that you all think APS closed because of Fairfax County. This is all about Covid. You know that, right? I mean, get real. So many staff members would have called out sick b/c they have Covid or are isolating that APS could not reasonably staff ALL the schools. Stop blaming this on another school system - this is 100% about Covid and Fairfax is just taking the blame.

Will we be in better shape Covid-wise with staffing next week?

Hopefully- Duran said we were going to operate with only 60% of our staff before FCPS closed for weather- with it closing we were below 50%. That’s insane. Next week might be marginally better but be prepared for kids to be lumped into classrooms together and monitored by 1 staff member.

Just because you seem in the know- nearly 40% of APS staff district wide is out for covid-related reasons? Or am I misunderstanding this?

Not PP but yes. (I am in the know)