FCPS Early Release Mondays

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teachers don’t have enough time during the day to do everything!!!! That is why they need the extra time. Not to mention the county keeps changing the curriculum on teachers.

Exactly. Which is why we need to go to Monday teacher workdays. Every Monday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teachers don’t have enough time during the day to do everything!!!! That is why they need the extra time. Not to mention the county keeps changing the curriculum on teachers.

According to this site, teachers should just shut up about their excessive job requirements. If they have to work through the weekends to get it all done, then that’s what they must do. After all, they knew what they were signing up for when they became teachers. Oh, and if they don’t like giving up all of their free time, they should leave. And don’t complain.

I think I covered everything, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

+1. I am just reading the email sent on this and am furious. I cannot believe with the litany of teacher work days and no school days already built into the existing calendar that they cannot find teacher planning time. I absolutely hate FCPS and the lack of school time for the kids. The kids are never, ever in class. I just don't understand it. The county is clearly anti-working parents and ensuring that our children have zero time in school. I don't get it. And on Mondays no less. What a complete joke.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

+1. I am just reading the email sent on this and am furious. I cannot believe with the litany of teacher work days and no school days already built into the existing calendar that they cannot find teacher planning time. I absolutely hate FCPS and the lack of school time for the kids. The kids are never, ever in class. I just don't understand it. The county is clearly anti-working parents and ensuring that our children have zero time in school. I don't get it. And on Mondays no less. What a complete joke.

And looking at the calendar, FCPS already has at least 1 Monday off every month! Now we get to add another early release Monday. Seriously, what complete a-holes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wish they would have done this on Fridays so we could get a jump start on the weekend.

They probably don't want the teachers to leave early for the weekend

Wouldn’t the training be mandatory for teachers? Why should this be a problem?

Given most parents who telework do so on Fridays, and parents who would want more family time would benefit from early Friday’s, I really see no justification in not doing this Friday afternoons.

So telework Monday

[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!

Wrong. Fcps should drop all the non required fcps training nonsense and use the existing teacher workdays for the state mandated trainings. They did this to themselves but made a loop hole to count full school days, the attorney general should close the loophole on early release to force fcps to drop their silly not required training

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish they would have done this on Fridays so we could get a jump start on the weekend.

They probably don't want the teachers to leave early for the weekend

Wouldn’t the training be mandatory for teachers? Why should this be a problem?

Given most parents who telework do so on Fridays, and parents who would want more family time would benefit from early Friday’s, I really see no justification in not doing this Friday afternoons.

So telework Monday

How does that work in the higher FARMs rate schools where parents are more likely to have jobs that require in person? I wish my kids were still young enough for me to enjoy these early Mondays

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://wtop.com/loudoun-county/2024/06/loudoun-county-approves-plan-to-close-schools-for-4-extra-days-so-teachers-can-finish-trainings/#

London added 4 days.

This. There may be state requirements but different regions implement differently. fCPS doing random half days is all FCPS, but no one can win here because people complain length of school year, how many days, how many breaks… it’s a no win so just do what works for your family and move on.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Again. What trainings are mandatory except for the state? None, so drop the other non mandatory trainings

[Anonymous]

Everyone knows that SB1303 expired in 2022, right? Schools in Virginia can close again if needed.

[Anonymous]

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

What a joke.

This. Fcps has made up a lot of non mandatory training that fills this time. Remove the training that's isn't state mandated!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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!

Wrong. Fcps should drop all the non required fcps training nonsense and use the existing teacher workdays for the state mandated trainings. They did this to themselves but made a loop hole to count full school days, the attorney general should close the loophole on early release to force fcps to drop their silly not required training

+100

They have 14 teacher/staff planning days already on the calendar. This is absurd!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Early release on Fri or late start Mondays are much better. Early release Mondays are the pits.

It sucks for parents, but this is the only way to get teachers to show up. Otherwise they'd just be taking long weekends.

That makes most sense. But sucks for parents so much. I wonder why they couldn't do full days, so we could at least plan a long weekend somewhere fun and educational.

We're going to take advantage and take long weekends. There will be NO learning on 3 hour early release days, none.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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!

Wrong. Fcps should drop all the non required fcps training nonsense and use the existing teacher workdays for the state mandated trainings. They did this to themselves but made a loop hole to count full school days, the attorney general should close the loophole on early release to force fcps to drop their silly not required training

+100

They have 14 teacher/staff planning days already on the calendar. This is absurd!

The FY 2025 Approved Budget totals $3.7 billion — a net increase of $233.2 million, or 6.6%, over the FY 2024 Approved Budget.

Why? Our children are getting less education!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

+1. I am just reading the email sent on this and am furious. I cannot believe with the litany of teacher work days and no school days already built into the existing calendar that they cannot find teacher planning time. I absolutely hate FCPS and the lack of school time for the kids. The kids are never, ever in class. I just don't understand it. The county is clearly anti-working parents and ensuring that our children have zero time in school. I don't get it. And on Mondays no less. What a complete joke.

Exaggerate much?