APS: It's too hard to go back 5 days/week

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At this point, when the teachers are vaccinated, it is criminal to force kids to stay home and stare at iPads all day.

They. Don't. Care. That's pretty much what it boils down to.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing really has changed, so why would APS do anything different? Shaking our fists at APS and FCPS will get us little more than commiseration. We're still bouncing back-and-forth between orange and red on the CDC categories. SB1303 hasn't been signed into law. Nothing has changed from a month ago. The risk and background requirements are same, except for the 3 feet thing. You're dreaming if you think that matters. This is year is toast. Get over it and move on. APS, FCPS, etc. are just running out the clock on this part of the game. Everyone should focus on the summer and fall. They are. If we spin your wheels on the next three months, we're going to miss out on the ability to influence what happens after that.

+1000 Thank you for being the voice of reason.

+2,000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At this point, when the teachers are vaccinated, it is criminal to force kids to stay home and stare at iPads all day.

I couldn't agree more. This is NUTS!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At this point, when the teachers are vaccinated, it is criminal to force kids to stay home and stare at iPads all day.

They. Don't. Care. That's pretty much what it boils down to.

They'll be opening up the waitlists and increasing capacity after spring break.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At this point, when the teachers are vaccinated, it is criminal to force kids to stay home and stare at iPads all day.

They. Don't. Care. That's pretty much what it boils down to.

They'll be opening up the waitlists and increasing capacity after spring break.

Why are we not moving to the option of 4 days??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At this point, when the teachers are vaccinated, it is criminal to force kids to stay home and stare at iPads all day.

They. Don't. Care. That's pretty much what it boils down to.

They'll be opening up the waitlists and increasing capacity after spring break.

Why are we not moving to the option of 4 days??

Because there is still not enough space in some schools. Cafeteria and classrooms are too small to handle more capacity.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At this point, when the teachers are vaccinated, it is criminal to force kids to stay home and stare at iPads all day.

They. Don't. Care. That's pretty much what it boils down to.

They'll be opening up the waitlists and increasing capacity after spring break.

Why are we not moving to the option of 4 days??

Because there is still not enough space in some schools. Cafeteria and classrooms are too small to handle more capacity.

Most elementary are eating outside. Classrooms can handle more capacity with the revised 3ft guidance. They are being lazy because they don't want to deal with the "complicated logistics"...they are not prioritizing education of our students. This is inexcusable when all the other local districts are doing this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At this point, when the teachers are vaccinated, it is criminal to force kids to stay home and stare at iPads all day.

They. Don't. Care. That's pretty much what it boils down to.

They'll be opening up the waitlists and increasing capacity after spring break.

Why are we not moving to the option of 4 days??

Because there is still not enough space in some schools. Cafeteria and classrooms are too small to handle more capacity.

this is not an excuse to keep elementary from more in-person learning...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At this point, when the teachers are vaccinated, it is criminal to force kids to stay home and stare at iPads all day.

They. Don't. Care. That's pretty much what it boils down to.

They'll be opening up the waitlists and increasing capacity after spring break.

Why are we not moving to the option of 4 days??

Because there is still not enough space in some schools. Cafeteria and classrooms are too small to handle more capacity.

Most elementary are eating outside. Classrooms can handle more capacity with the revised 3ft guidance. They are being lazy because they don't want to deal with the "complicated logistics"...they are not prioritizing education of our students. This is inexcusable when all the other local districts are doing this.

I'm serious - how long are we going to deal with this nonsense from the SB??? What are our options for recourse? I'm livid with the laziness and lack of prioritizing education for our kids.

[Anonymous]

No district is doing 5 until fall. Not even the ones doing 4.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No district is doing 5 until fall. Not even the ones doing 4.

Falls Church City. April 6. Feet away from Arlington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They've updated tonight's Board Docs saying that it is basically too hard to go back 5 days a week, even for priority groups: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/arlington/Board.nsf/files/BZFV8R5D81B9/$file/D-1%20School%20Year%202020-21%20Update%20Presentation%20-%203-25-21.pdf

Rather than figure these "monumental logistical challenges" out, they're going to continue to "deliver quality instruction in both models".

But, hey, at least I can be reassured that my struggling kid's Zoom education is "quality"!

It “robust” too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They've updated tonight's Board Docs saying that it is basically too hard to go back 5 days a week, even for priority groups: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/arlington/Board.nsf/files/BZFV8R5D81B9/$file/D-1%20School%20Year%202020-21%20Update%20Presentation%20-%203-25-21.pdf

Rather than figure these "monumental logistical challenges" out, they're going to continue to "deliver quality instruction in both models".

But, hey, at least I can be reassured that my struggling kid's Zoom education is "quality"!

It “robust” too

^It’s

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At this point, when the teachers are vaccinated, it is criminal to force kids to stay home and stare at iPads all day.

They. Don't. Care. That's pretty much what it boils down to.

They'll be opening up the waitlists and increasing capacity after spring break.

Why are we not moving to the option of 4 days??

Because there is still not enough space in some schools. Cafeteria and classrooms are too small to handle more capacity.

Most elementary are eating outside. Classrooms can handle more capacity with the revised 3ft guidance. They are being lazy because they don't want to deal with the "complicated logistics"...they are not prioritizing education of our students. This is inexcusable when all the other local districts are doing this.

I'm serious - how long are we going to deal with this nonsense from the SB??? What are our options for recourse? I'm livid with the laziness and lack of prioritizing education for our kids.

I think these decisions are at the discretion of the superintendent, not the SB.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At this point, when the teachers are vaccinated, it is criminal to force kids to stay home and stare at iPads all day.

They. Don't. Care. That's pretty much what it boils down to.

They'll be opening up the waitlists and increasing capacity after spring break.

Why are we not moving to the option of 4 days??

Because there is still not enough space in some schools. Cafeteria and classrooms are too small to handle more capacity.

Most elementary are eating outside. Classrooms can handle more capacity with the revised 3ft guidance. They are being lazy because they don't want to deal with the "complicated logistics"...they are not prioritizing education of our students. This is inexcusable when all the other local districts are doing this.

I'm serious - how long are we going to deal with this nonsense from the SB??? What are our options for recourse? I'm livid with the laziness and lack of prioritizing education for our kids.

I think these decisions are at the discretion of the superintendent, not the SB.

Well considering the SB doesn't vote on ANYTHING, every decision is basically up to the superintendent. Which is why we are here.