How many snow days next week?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why would there be snow days? It’s supposed to be a little snow on Sunday, switching to rain on Monday and going above freezing every day. Non-issue.

Same. I don’t see any serious threats of snow in the near future.

One of the models has 28"+ for the region.

Yeah but random DCUM person says they don’t see it.

Capital Weather Gang doesn’t see it either.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why would there be snow days? It’s supposed to be a little snow on Sunday, switching to rain on Monday and going above freezing every day. Non-issue.

Same. I don’t see any serious threats of snow in the near future.

One of the models has 28"+ for the region.

Yeah but random DCUM person says they don’t see it.

Capital Weather Gang doesn’t see it either.

LMAO CWG is the worst at predicting weather!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would there be snow days? It’s supposed to be a little snow on Sunday, switching to rain on Monday and going above freezing every day. Non-issue.

Same. I don’t see any serious threats of snow in the near future.

One of the models has 28"+ for the region.

Yeah but random DCUM person says they don’t see it.

Capital Weather Gang doesn’t see it either.

Nor does any reputable weather site. The “region” probably also includes the 81 corridor which is mountains. No way we’re getting 28+inches. The media can’t contain themselves with 1 inch. We’d be hearing doom and gloom predictions if this were true.

[Anonymous]

Wishful thinking by a bunch of middle schoolers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why are there snow days when you are DL? Or, am I asking a dumb question? I live in another state.

It’s not a dumb question. First of all, nutrition and custodial staff and admin have to report to the building if it’s a school day. Bus drivers have to be out delivering meals if it’s a school day. If those would be compromised due to travel conditions, calling a snow day means they do not have to report.

For the kids, snow days are fun. Distance learning is hard and tedious. The days are built into the calendar whether we use them or not, so using them allows kids to take a break and play and enjoy snow. As a teacher, I don’t do “nothing,” those days are super productive for me because I can do all the other stuff there is usually little time for: planning, grading, pulling data for students with interventions, making parent contact.

Are they still built into the calendar even though we took two weeks off at the start of the year? And I’m not even going to talk about Mondays because I know they count as school days for some totally cockamamie reason.

I thought they mentioned at a school board meeting over the summer that the days at the beginning of the year were taken from the snow day back.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are there snow days when you are DL? Or, am I asking a dumb question? I live in another state.

It’s not a dumb question. First of all, nutrition and custodial staff and admin have to report to the building if it’s a school day. Bus drivers have to be out delivering meals if it’s a school day. If those would be compromised due to travel conditions, calling a snow day means they do not have to report.

For the kids, snow days are fun. Distance learning is hard and tedious. The days are built into the calendar whether we use them or not, so using them allows kids to take a break and play and enjoy snow. As a teacher, I don’t do “nothing,” those days are super productive for me because I can do all the other stuff there is usually little time for: planning, grading, pulling data for students with interventions, making parent contact.

Are they still built into the calendar even though we took two weeks off at the start of the year? And I’m not even going to talk about Mondays because I know they count as school days for some totally cockamamie reason.

Yes they are. The 2 weeks students weren’t in, staff were, and Mondays are counted as school days because students have morning meetings, intervention/small group, meeting with teachers for office hours and are expected to complete any work from the week before and submit it.

LOL

Parents like to b*tch but them counting Mondays is a good thing because your kids get credit and seat hours without enduring YET ANOTHER full day online and they get a chance to catch up on work and teachers get at least a couple hours between other meetings and groups to plan something which would be impossible if it was all day online 5 days a week.

The purpose of Mondays is for asynchronous time, remediation, and/or enrichment. when we receive training over the summer it wasn't necessarily You have to do all three It was a combination of you can do any of these three. A lot of the teachers are using it for asynchronous time. I know all teachers are not using it the same, but my students appreciate the day where they can work independently on their own time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What school system is this thread about? Please say that from the beginning.

There is a whole separate group that would complain that their kids are online for the whole day for 5 days a week. At the beginning of the year, a lot of parents wanted a day off of the computer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What school system is this thread about? Please say that from the beginning.

There is a whole separate group that would complain that their kids are online for the whole day for 5 days a week. At the beginning of the year, a lot of parents wanted a day off of the computer.

You fail at posting.

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Anonymous wrote:What school system is this thread about? Please say that from the beginning.

There is a whole separate group that would complain that their kids are online for the whole day for 5 days a week. At the beginning of the year, a lot of parents wanted a day off of the computer.

Except it’s not a day off the computer. All assignments are on the computer and it’s an Asynch day. My kids are still on the computer just as much on Mondays.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What school system is this thread about? Please say that from the beginning.

There is a whole separate group that would complain that their kids are online for the whole day for 5 days a week. At the beginning of the year, a lot of parents wanted a day off of the computer.

Except it’s not a day off the computer. All assignments are on the computer and it’s an Asynch day. My kids are still on the computer just as much on Mondays.

You’re so full of crap it is farcical

[Anonymous]

This is timely.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/01/27/social-media-snowfall-maps/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had no idea we were supposed to get any snow after yesterday’s flop.


These reports just made me ecstatic. I hope we get schools closed Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Have a Friday chillin session. And then back to 3 day weekend. And just like that we’re in the second week of February. Summer getting close and Spring Break closer!!!


Let’s gooOooOoOoOoOo!!!!!!!!!

I’m hoping for school closures too. I wouldn’t mind doing Friday either. Roads will be extremely dangerous so they may make Friday a 2-hr delay.

[Anonymous]

Can someone explain why bus drivers and the small % of staff going into buildings cannot be categorized as STAFF A and all other staff as STAFF B, and then say "FCPS is closed for STAFF A only"?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I had no idea we were supposed to get any snow after yesterday’s flop.


These reports just made me ecstatic. I hope we get schools closed Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Have a Friday chillin session. And then back to 3 day weekend. And just like that we’re in the second week of February. Summer getting close and Spring Break closer!!!


Let’s gooOooOoOoOoOo!!!!!!!!!

I’m hoping for school closures too. I wouldn’t mind doing Friday either. Roads will be extremely dangerous so they may make Friday a 2-hr delay.

Lord bless us

[Anonymous]

Capital weather now calling for 6”

If we get schools closed I’ll recoup the days off for paternity leave. Talk about godsend luck!