DC changing spring break in 2027-29 (Please get them to move it back with Emancipation Day)

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Anonymous wrote:How is 2 weeks for winter break good news??

A lot of people have been asking for this, especially international families who want to go overseas for the holidays.

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Anonymous wrote:Serious question: Who cares if it lines up with Emancipation Day? Why is that a thing you (or anyone else) are up in arms about?

It's a good marker for spring break so spring break is always at a similar point every year. Easter hops around from year to year so that should not be the deciding factor.

Thanks for the explanation. Still think it weird that people are digging in on Emancipation Day as the trigger instead of just pointing out the time in the month they want to see break. Maybe I'm too sensitive but that feels performative.

Wut? Stop looking for “woke” performances everywhere. Traditionally DCPS spring break aligned with Emancipation Day (since 2016 or 2017). It’s the reference point most of us use.

Traditionally does not mean 8 years ago, it’s performative.

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Anonymous wrote:How is 2 weeks for winter break good news??

A lot of people have been asking for this, especially international families who want to go overseas for the holidays.

A 2 week break is so lovely --- families can do much more (like travel). My older kids charter already does it so I'm very thankful my kids can get aligned on that.

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Anonymous wrote:How is 2 weeks for winter break good news??

A lot of people have been asking for this, especially international families who want to go overseas for the holidays.

A 2 week break is so lovely --- families can do much more (like travel). My older kids charter already does it so I'm very thankful my kids can get aligned on that.

Just kind of skrews over working families who don't get time off.

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Anonymous wrote:How is 2 weeks for winter break good news??

A lot of people have been asking for this, especially international families who want to go overseas for the holidays.

A 2 week break is so lovely --- families can do much more (like travel). My older kids charter already does it so I'm very thankful my kids can get aligned on that.

Just kind of skrews over working families who don't get time off.

Isn't it still the same number of days off?

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I'm old enough to remember when DCUM posters were all up in arms over when vacations were scheduled and not on things like funding school systems and resource officers and police. But by all means, tell us about how your 2029 vacations will be inconvenienced.

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Anonymous wrote:Its warm and nice in DC in mid-late April and makes zero sense to have spring break then. We should have a march SB like everyone else, all the time.

Why would it make ZERO sense to have spring break when it is warm and nice?

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DCPS: cut admin, cut CO positions, and get rid of IMPACT. The absurd amount of money, time, positions, etc related to IMPACT are absolutely absurd. Look to MCPS for teacher evaluation guidance…. It doesn’t have to be soooo complicated.

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Wrong thread, feel free to delete (I posted the post above this)

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Anonymous wrote:Serious question: Who cares if it lines up with Emancipation Day? Why is that a thing you (or anyone else) are up in arms about?

It's a good marker for spring break so spring break is always at a similar point every year. Easter hops around from year to year so that should not be the deciding factor.

Thanks for the explanation. Still think it weird that people are digging in on Emancipation Day as the trigger instead of just pointing out the time in the month they want to see break. Maybe I'm too sensitive but that feels performative.

People used to complain about having a single day off in April when no one else is off was annoying, so dcps anchored spring break to emancipation day. Having it the same week every year was very convenient; I much preferred it, having been in dcps for long enough to experience both. We're done next year, so fortunately this is not my fight. But if enough people make noise, it could swing back again in the next batch of calendars....

I wonder if this has to do with when April 16 falls. In the current batch (2024-26) April 16 falls on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday but next batch (2027-29) has April 16 falling on a Friday, Sunday and Monday.

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Anonymous wrote:As a DCPS teacher who lives in a neighboring county, I just want them to start lining up our spring break with the surrounding districts.

This is the real and only reason they are lining it up with Easter, like every other public school system in this area. You don't have to like it, but it makes sense for teachers and staffing needs.

It shouldn't line up with Easter since that is a silly method of determining the break as Easter shifts from year to year. The Maryland schools don't even have their 2026-27 calendars out so DC is guessing when they would have spring break. If you want it to align it should be a secular alignment like 1st full week of April when April 16 is on Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday and Emancipation Day week when April 16 is Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. The Maryland schools should schedule spring break secularly NOT based on Easter.

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Anonymous wrote:How is 2 weeks for winter break good news??

A lot of people have been asking for this, especially international families who want to go overseas for the holidays.

A 2 week break is so lovely --- families can do much more (like travel). My older kids charter already does it so I'm very thankful my kids can get aligned on that.

Just kind of skrews over working families who don't get time off.

Isn't it still the same number of days off?

It's harder to find childcare around the holidays. Though maybe there will be more options now that it's two full weeks?