FCPS Early Release Mondays

[Anonymous]

They should go back to every Monday being an early release day and reduce the number of random full days they have off.

(We figured out childcare in that era, you can too.)

[Anonymous]

Enjoy the new Union BS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Enjoy the new Union BS

The state of VA is requiring a ton of PD. This has nothing to do with unions. Every district will need to make a plan to give their teachers time to complete this REQUIRED training.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should go back to every Monday being an early release day and reduce the number of random full days they have off.

(We figured out childcare in that era, you can too.)

Why early release? Might as well just take every Monday off for a teacher workday. Just like they did during Covid. People will figure it out. Or not and kids will just figure out something to do at home by themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Enjoy the new Union BS

Teacher hater has entered the chat.

PP probably has a kid with behavior issues, and blames it on "the pandemic."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Enjoy the new Union BS

The state of VA is requiring a ton of PD. This has nothing to do with unions. Every district will need to make a plan to give their teachers time to complete this REQUIRED training.

Shhh. Go away with your facts! Don’t you know there’s a narrative that needs to be pushed here!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should go back to every Monday being an early release day and reduce the number of random full days they have off.

(We figured out childcare in that era, you can too.)

Seriously? This is such a stupid argument. The half day mondays were a problem for 2 working parents, which there are more of now than there were a decade ago.

Why can't we just have whole days at places in the calendar where they're chunked? two-three day mini breaks instead of one day a week for 6 weeks at a time or whatever nonsense we've had the last couple of years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Enjoy the new Union BS

The state of VA is requiring a ton of PD. This has nothing to do with unions. Every district will need to make a plan to give their teachers time to complete this REQUIRED training.

+1
Nothing to do with the unions. The state is requiring this training and the districts have to find time to implement it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Enjoy the new Union BS

The state of VA is requiring a ton of PD. This has nothing to do with unions. Every district will need to make a plan to give their teachers time to complete this REQUIRED training.

Shhh. Go away with your facts! Don’t you know there’s a narrative that needs to be pushed here!

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should go back to every Monday being an early release day and reduce the number of random full days they have off.

(We figured out childcare in that era, you can too.)

Seriously? This is such a stupid argument. The half day mondays were a problem for 2 working parents, which there are more of now than there were a decade ago.

Why can't we just have whole days at places in the calendar where they're chunked? two-three day mini breaks instead of one day a week for 6 weeks at a time or whatever nonsense we've had the last couple of years.

Agreed. Or make summer longer and do the training up front.

[Anonymous]

Ditto. She learned to read in K in Arlington and completely stalled this year in 1st in Burke. Her teacher was gone a ton. We had no idea how bad it was til the end of the year. Glad we have a tutor lines up since Reid is incompetent.

Anonymous wrote:(OP) My first grader didn’t learn a single thing this year. Like, his writing, iReady scores and love of reading actually got worse over the course of the year.

This is also going to be my first year without childcare and I was going to try to make it work, but now I’m feeling like I need coverage for these days as well.

Between all of the holidays, teacher in service days, etc., learning is going to be SO disrupted and disjointed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should go back to every Monday being an early release day and reduce the number of random full days they have off.

(We figured out childcare in that era, you can too.)

Seriously? This is such a stupid argument. The half day mondays were a problem for 2 working parents, which there are more of now than there were a decade ago.

Why can't we just have whole days at places in the calendar where they're chunked? two-three day mini breaks instead of one day a week for 6 weeks at a time or whatever nonsense we've had the last couple of years.

DP. No, the early release Mondays were not a problem for 2 working parents or for SAHPs. Aftercare, whether public or private, would cover them. Only WFH parents may have to be flexible, which they can do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should go back to every Monday being an early release day and reduce the number of random full days they have off.

(We figured out childcare in that era, you can too.)

Seriously? This is such a stupid argument. The half day mondays were a problem for 2 working parents, which there are more of now than there were a decade ago.

Why can't we just have whole days at places in the calendar where they're chunked? two-three day mini breaks instead of one day a week for 6 weeks at a time or whatever nonsense we've had the last couple of years.

DP. No, the early release Mondays were not a problem for 2 working parents or for SAHPs. Aftercare, whether public or private, would cover them. Only WFH parents may have to be flexible, which they can do.

What a privileged remark. Aftercare isn’t free.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What the hell? Where was the public notice on this???

I know. The schedules were posted for 3 years out. Now they are scamming by making half days everywhere in it. This was going to be our first year without SACC. I might need childcare all over again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should go back to every Monday being an early release day and reduce the number of random full days they have off.

(We figured out childcare in that era, you can too.)

Seriously? This is such a stupid argument. The half day mondays were a problem for 2 working parents, which there are more of now than there were a decade ago.

Why can't we just have whole days at places in the calendar where they're chunked? two-three day mini breaks instead of one day a week for 6 weeks at a time or whatever nonsense we've had the last couple of years.

DP. No, the early release Mondays were not a problem for 2 working parents or for SAHPs. Aftercare, whether public or private, would cover them. Only WFH parents may have to be flexible, which they can do.

What a privileged remark. Aftercare isn’t free.

Aftercare at SACC is only $200/mo. If you can’t get in, local martial arts places are only $300 to $400/mo.