FCPS Early Release Mondays

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Anonymous wrote:We don’t live in a society that cares about the needs of working parents. This is not a bash on fcps or teachers. But the sooner you accepted that the fact many or most homes have two working parents does not matter to any policymaker on ANY subject the less angst you will feel.

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Anonymous wrote:Have we yet talked about how half the county has these on Thanksgiving week? Let's just have the entire week off at this point!

Not sure what you mean here. Clarify please.

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Anonymous wrote:The calendar already has 14 teacher/staff development workdays. They could fit this into those days????

What a joke.

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They already have so few 5 day weeks of school.

Remember when they made that HUGE deal about creating calendars for the next three years and included in bold the number of 5 day weeks?

This feels like a sneaky bait and switch. Thanks FCPS.

Do you honestly have so little trust in FCPS that you think this was a bait and switch? Come on. Use your brain.

FCPS isn't the one who planned 27-36 hours of additional required training for teachers.That was the state. Youngkin.

My kids' teachers already work too many hours, and they shouldn't have to sacrifice any more of their personal time to complete these requirements. If these trainings make literacy instruction stronger, I'm all for kids missing a few hours of instruction each month.

DP. FCPS has the same state requirements as everyone else and I don’t see Loudon adding seven half days to an already-published calendar. They could also have sought parental input (like would you rather this be Friday’s…would you rather it be four full-days…) instead of this, which yes, looks like a bait and switch since aftercare options are typically booked well in advance.

But the complaint about was about the full, five-day weeks being bolded, and now that poster feels it is a bait and switch.

The half-days being on Fridays or using full day PD days instead, wouldn't solve the PP's complaint.

Adding four full days on weeks that are already not full weeks would solve the complaint. Half days on Fridays at least suggest some thought given to working parents.

Your kid will still be at the school. So this will have no negative effects on parents.

My kid won’t because they’re not starting this year.

The negative impact on parents, since you need it explained, is that whatever they’re doing in the 21 hours is going to be costly— no where does it say it’s free— badly supervised, and a vast waste of time. Give it to the parents as weekend time and they’ll have more time to spend with their kids not more time for their kids to be stuck in front of movies (which, yes, is what happened in classrooms this week)

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Most school districts in VA are replacing their planned county training to ensure that the new state-mandated training this gets done on the exsisting teacher workdays.

FCPS has 14 (!!!) teacher/staff development days already on the calendar. Surely they can find a way to fit this training in there since most of the state is doing this.

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Anonymous wrote:The calendar already has 14 teacher/staff development workdays. They could fit this into those days????

What a joke.

+1

They already have so few 5 day weeks of school.

Remember when they made that HUGE deal about creating calendars for the next three years and included in bold the number of 5 day weeks?

This feels like a sneaky bait and switch. Thanks FCPS.

Do you honestly have so little trust in FCPS that you think this was a bait and switch? Come on. Use your brain.

FCPS isn't the one who planned 27-36 hours of additional required training for teachers.That was the state. Youngkin.

My kids' teachers already work too many hours, and they shouldn't have to sacrifice any more of their personal time to complete these requirements. If these trainings make literacy instruction stronger, I'm all for kids missing a few hours of instruction each month.

DP. FCPS has the same state requirements as everyone else and I don’t see Loudon adding seven half days to an already-published calendar. They could also have sought parental input (like would you rather this be Friday’s…would you rather it be four full-days…) instead of this, which yes, looks like a bait and switch since aftercare options are typically booked well in advance.

But the complaint about was about the full, five-day weeks being bolded, and now that poster feels it is a bait and switch.

The half-days being on Fridays or using full day PD days instead, wouldn't solve the PP's complaint.

Adding four full days on weeks that are already not full weeks would solve the complaint. Half days on Fridays at least suggest some thought given to working parents.

Your kid will still be at the school. So this will have no negative effects on parents.

My kid won’t because they’re not starting this year.

The negative impact on parents, since you need it explained, is that whatever they’re doing in the 21 hours is going to be costly— no where does it say it’s free— badly supervised, and a vast waste of time. Give it to the parents as weekend time and they’ll have more time to spend with their kids not more time for their kids to be stuck in front of movies (which, yes, is what happened in classrooms this week)

We pay $25-$30 per hour for short term childcare in our home. This schedule change will cost our family at least $500. Multiple that by the number of ES students and you get a huge number.

And our property taxes are going up by 11%. Awesome.

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Anonymous wrote:The calendar already has 14 teacher/staff development workdays. They could fit this into those days????

What a joke.

+1

They already have so few 5 day weeks of school.

Remember when they made that HUGE deal about creating calendars for the next three years and included in bold the number of 5 day weeks?

This feels like a sneaky bait and switch. Thanks FCPS.

Do you honestly have so little trust in FCPS that you think this was a bait and switch? Come on. Use your brain.

FCPS isn't the one who planned 27-36 hours of additional required training for teachers.That was the state. Youngkin.

My kids' teachers already work too many hours, and they shouldn't have to sacrifice any more of their personal time to complete these requirements. If these trainings make literacy instruction stronger, I'm all for kids missing a few hours of instruction each month.

DP. FCPS has the same state requirements as everyone else and I don’t see Loudon adding seven half days to an already-published calendar. They could also have sought parental input (like would you rather this be Friday’s…would you rather it be four full-days…) instead of this, which yes, looks like a bait and switch since aftercare options are typically booked well in advance.

But the complaint about was about the full, five-day weeks being bolded, and now that poster feels it is a bait and switch.

The half-days being on Fridays or using full day PD days instead, wouldn't solve the PP's complaint.

Adding four full days on weeks that are already not full weeks would solve the complaint. Half days on Fridays at least suggest some thought given to working parents.

Your kid will still be at the school. So this will have no negative effects on parents.

My kid won’t because they’re not starting this year.

The negative impact on parents, since you need it explained, is that whatever they’re doing in the 21 hours is going to be costly— no where does it say it’s free— badly supervised, and a vast waste of time. Give it to the parents as weekend time and they’ll have more time to spend with their kids not more time for their kids to be stuck in front of movies (which, yes, is what happened in classrooms this week)

We pay $25-$30 per hour for short term childcare in our home. This schedule change will cost our family at least $500. Multiple that by the number of ES students and you get a huge number.

And our property taxes are going up by 11%. Awesome.

How?? How will it cost you family $500. YOUR KID CAN STAY AT SCHOOL. Childcare is being provided. You do not need to pay for your own childcare on those days.

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Is this for next school year only?

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Anonymous wrote:The calendar already has 14 teacher/staff development workdays. They could fit this into those days????

What a joke.

+1

They already have so few 5 day weeks of school.

Remember when they made that HUGE deal about creating calendars for the next three years and included in bold the number of 5 day weeks?

This feels like a sneaky bait and switch. Thanks FCPS.

Do you honestly have so little trust in FCPS that you think this was a bait and switch? Come on. Use your brain.

FCPS isn't the one who planned 27-36 hours of additional required training for teachers.That was the state. Youngkin.

My kids' teachers already work too many hours, and they shouldn't have to sacrifice any more of their personal time to complete these requirements. If these trainings make literacy instruction stronger, I'm all for kids missing a few hours of instruction each month.

DP. FCPS has the same state requirements as everyone else and I don’t see Loudon adding seven half days to an already-published calendar. They could also have sought parental input (like would you rather this be Friday’s…would you rather it be four full-days…) instead of this, which yes, looks like a bait and switch since aftercare options are typically booked well in advance.

But the complaint about was about the full, five-day weeks being bolded, and now that poster feels it is a bait and switch.

The half-days being on Fridays or using full day PD days instead, wouldn't solve the PP's complaint.

Adding four full days on weeks that are already not full weeks would solve the complaint. Half days on Fridays at least suggest some thought given to working parents.

Your kid will still be at the school. So this will have no negative effects on parents.

My kid won’t because they’re not starting this year.

The negative impact on parents, since you need it explained, is that whatever they’re doing in the 21 hours is going to be costly— no where does it say it’s free— badly supervised, and a vast waste of time. Give it to the parents as weekend time and they’ll have more time to spend with their kids not more time for their kids to be stuck in front of movies (which, yes, is what happened in classrooms this week)

We pay $25-$30 per hour for short term childcare in our home. This schedule change will cost our family at least $500. Multiple that by the number of ES students and you get a huge number.

And our property taxes are going up by 11%. Awesome.

How?? How will it cost you family $500. YOUR KID CAN STAY AT SCHOOL. Childcare is being provided. You do not need to pay for your own childcare on those days.

Absolutely nowhere in that email does it guarantee no-cost childcare for all kids. Yes there will be something at school but other school-based aftercare is both space limited at a the parents expense.

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Anonymous wrote:The calendar already has 14 teacher/staff development workdays. They could fit this into those days????

What a joke.

+1

They already have so few 5 day weeks of school.

Remember when they made that HUGE deal about creating calendars for the next three years and included in bold the number of 5 day weeks?

This feels like a sneaky bait and switch. Thanks FCPS.

Do you honestly have so little trust in FCPS that you think this was a bait and switch? Come on. Use your brain.

FCPS isn't the one who planned 27-36 hours of additional required training for teachers.That was the state. Youngkin.

My kids' teachers already work too many hours, and they shouldn't have to sacrifice any more of their personal time to complete these requirements. If these trainings make literacy instruction stronger, I'm all for kids missing a few hours of instruction each month.

DP. FCPS has the same state requirements as everyone else and I don’t see Loudon adding seven half days to an already-published calendar. They could also have sought parental input (like would you rather this be Friday’s…would you rather it be four full-days…) instead of this, which yes, looks like a bait and switch since aftercare options are typically booked well in advance.

But the complaint about was about the full, five-day weeks being bolded, and now that poster feels it is a bait and switch.

The half-days being on Fridays or using full day PD days instead, wouldn't solve the PP's complaint.

Adding four full days on weeks that are already not full weeks would solve the complaint. Half days on Fridays at least suggest some thought given to working parents.

Your kid will still be at the school. So this will have no negative effects on parents.

My kid won’t because they’re not starting this year.

The negative impact on parents, since you need it explained, is that whatever they’re doing in the 21 hours is going to be costly— no where does it say it’s free— badly supervised, and a vast waste of time. Give it to the parents as weekend time and they’ll have more time to spend with their kids not more time for their kids to be stuck in front of movies (which, yes, is what happened in classrooms this week)

We pay $25-$30 per hour for short term childcare in our home. This schedule change will cost our family at least $500. Multiple that by the number of ES students and you get a huge number.

And our property taxes are going up by 11%. Awesome.

How?? How will it cost you family $500. YOUR KID CAN STAY AT SCHOOL. Childcare is being provided. You do not need to pay for your own childcare on those days.

Absolutely nowhere in that email does it guarantee no-cost childcare for all kids. Yes there will be something at school but other school-based aftercare is both space limited at a the parents expense.

This is a hidden tax on parents of ES students. Terrible after the huge property tax increases.

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Anonymous wrote:The calendar already has 14 teacher/staff development workdays. They could fit this into those days????

What a joke.

+1

They already have so few 5 day weeks of school.

Remember when they made that HUGE deal about creating calendars for the next three years and included in bold the number of 5 day weeks?

This feels like a sneaky bait and switch. Thanks FCPS.

Do you honestly have so little trust in FCPS that you think this was a bait and switch? Come on. Use your brain.

FCPS isn't the one who planned 27-36 hours of additional required training for teachers.That was the state. Youngkin.

My kids' teachers already work too many hours, and they shouldn't have to sacrifice any more of their personal time to complete these requirements. If these trainings make literacy instruction stronger, I'm all for kids missing a few hours of instruction each month.

DP. FCPS has the same state requirements as everyone else and I don’t see Loudon adding seven half days to an already-published calendar. They could also have sought parental input (like would you rather this be Friday’s…would you rather it be four full-days…) instead of this, which yes, looks like a bait and switch since aftercare options are typically booked well in advance.

But the complaint about was about the full, five-day weeks being bolded, and now that poster feels it is a bait and switch.

The half-days being on Fridays or using full day PD days instead, wouldn't solve the PP's complaint.

Adding four full days on weeks that are already not full weeks would solve the complaint. Half days on Fridays at least suggest some thought given to working parents.

Your kid will still be at the school. So this will have no negative effects on parents.

My kid won’t because they’re not starting this year.

The negative impact on parents, since you need it explained, is that whatever they’re doing in the 21 hours is going to be costly— no where does it say it’s free— badly supervised, and a vast waste of time. Give it to the parents as weekend time and they’ll have more time to spend with their kids not more time for their kids to be stuck in front of movies (which, yes, is what happened in classrooms this week)

We pay $25-$30 per hour for short term childcare in our home. This schedule change will cost our family at least $500. Multiple that by the number of ES students and you get a huge number.

And our property taxes are going up by 11%. Awesome.

How?? How will it cost you family $500. YOUR KID CAN STAY AT SCHOOL. Childcare is being provided. You do not need to pay for your own childcare on those days.

Absolutely nowhere in that email does it guarantee no-cost childcare for all kids. Yes there will be something at school but other school-based aftercare is both space limited at a the parents expense.

This is a hidden tax on parents of ES students. Terrible after the huge property tax increases.

Talk to your governor who is requiring this training time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:WTAF is this. Do they not want our kids to actually learn? My 1st grader has done nothing for 2 weeks as it is. Along with 4 day weeks seemingly every other week. Reid is a joke.

Nope, it's not Michelle Reid's fault, this is 100% GLENN YOUNGKIN'S fault. He passed the law requiring additional teacher planning time. Look it up: VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT.

But but but....Glenn makes everything better lol. Nope!

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Anonymous wrote:The calendar already has 14 teacher/staff development workdays. They could fit this into those days????

What a joke.

+1

They already have so few 5 day weeks of school.

Remember when they made that HUGE deal about creating calendars for the next three years and included in bold the number of 5 day weeks?

This feels like a sneaky bait and switch. Thanks FCPS.

Do you honestly have so little trust in FCPS that you think this was a bait and switch? Come on. Use your brain.

FCPS isn't the one who planned 27-36 hours of additional required training for teachers.That was the state. Youngkin.

My kids' teachers already work too many hours, and they shouldn't have to sacrifice any more of their personal time to complete these requirements. If these trainings make literacy instruction stronger, I'm all for kids missing a few hours of instruction each month.

DP. FCPS has the same state requirements as everyone else and I don’t see Loudon adding seven half days to an already-published calendar. They could also have sought parental input (like would you rather this be Friday’s…would you rather it be four full-days…) instead of this, which yes, looks like a bait and switch since aftercare options are typically booked well in advance.

But the complaint about was about the full, five-day weeks being bolded, and now that poster feels it is a bait and switch.

The half-days being on Fridays or using full day PD days instead, wouldn't solve the PP's complaint.

Adding four full days on weeks that are already not full weeks would solve the complaint. Half days on Fridays at least suggest some thought given to working parents.

Your kid will still be at the school. So this will have no negative effects on parents.

My kid won’t because they’re not starting this year.

The negative impact on parents, since you need it explained, is that whatever they’re doing in the 21 hours is going to be costly— no where does it say it’s free— badly supervised, and a vast waste of time. Give it to the parents as weekend time and they’ll have more time to spend with their kids not more time for their kids to be stuck in front of movies (which, yes, is what happened in classrooms this week)

We pay $25-$30 per hour for short term childcare in our home. This schedule change will cost our family at least $500. Multiple that by the number of ES students and you get a huge number.

And our property taxes are going up by 11%. Awesome.

How?? How will it cost you family $500. YOUR KID CAN STAY AT SCHOOL. Childcare is being provided. You do not need to pay for your own childcare on those days.

Absolutely nowhere in that email does it guarantee no-cost childcare for all kids. Yes there will be something at school but other school-based aftercare is both space limited at a the parents expense.

The whole your kids can stay at school seems off to me....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this for next school year only?

Yes, but there is always something, so who knows.

[Anonymous]

Back in the 2010s they used do this
back in 2012, I was at the post office and I saw my kids teacher, My daughter was excited and screamed her name. I said Hello....... She was selling on ebay so she came to the post office........ I wanted to ask her why she wasn't at work but didn't, but this is what going to happen again..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Back in the 2010s they used do this
back in 2012, I was at the post office and I saw my kids teacher, My daughter was excited and screamed her name. I said Hello....... She was selling on ebay so she came to the post office........ I wanted to ask her why she wasn't at work but didn't, but this is what going to happen again..

How do you know she didn’t take leave? She was entitled to take leave, and it was probably easier to do it when she didn’t have to make sub plans.

I HATE that teachers are expected to chain themselves to their desks and that people always assume the worst.

I’m looking directly at you, PP.