DCPS Employee Return to In Person Work Guidance

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Anonymous wrote:Can we just steal moco plan?
https://mceanea.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/07/DRAFT-Considerations-for-MCPS-Fall-2020-Recovery.pdf?link_id=0&can_id=6ab27f73db0e046410cfce071d9a7d85&source=email-an-update-on-negotiations-2&email_referrer=email_857140&email_subject=an-update-on-negotiations-the-fall-recovery-plan

Wow! I doubt DCPS will put out anything that is as remotely useful.

They won’t. And this is why I’ll teach in DC & have my own kid in Moco. DC managed to send a bully letter- asking us to come in or ADA up, with NO plan. This won’t be the final draft for Moco- but this is what I mean when I say that DCPS is all amateur hour. Teachers- can you imagine if we were talking about reopening from an actual plan? And not some as yet to be articulated plan in Ferebees mind?
I really struggle when I see otherwise smart & wise parents who continue to place their kids in DC schools. By all means- please do! I still need a job. But we (the leaders of DCPS) are playing school while surrounding districts are running a district.

Compared to DC, schools in MOCO are overcrowded, dirtier, older, and have older teachers, in addition they have a huge ESOL population and teachers who have died in the state of Covid while teaching at schools in the county!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can we just steal moco plan?
https://mceanea.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/07/DRAFT-Considerations-for-MCPS-Fall-2020-Recovery.pdf?link_id=0&can_id=6ab27f73db0e046410cfce071d9a7d85&source=email-an-update-on-negotiations-2&email_referrer=email_857140&email_subject=an-update-on-negotiations-the-fall-recovery-plan

Wow! I doubt DCPS will put out anything that is as remotely useful.

Am I understanding correctly that not all grades will start the school year in person? It says the goal is to have everyone back in person by Thanksgiving. So if you are in grades 3-4, 8, or 11-12 you are DL only until November ish?

Even DC has said ‘some’ kids will rerun to buildings. They (DC) just hasn’t move passed vague wording & ideals.

I know, it just seemed like a lot of praise for MoCo and people saying they’ll send their kids to MoCo, but it doesn’t seem like they are offering anything spectacular. If you have a 3-5 grader they aren’t going back until November.


Did you read the plan? It has days, numbers, school hours and grades. That is a helluva starting point.

I do worry that DCPS is heading towards starting DL only, based on no intel just a gut feeling and seeing what everyone else is announcing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can we just steal moco plan?
https://mceanea.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/07/DRAFT-Considerations-for-MCPS-Fall-2020-Recovery.pdf?link_id=0&can_id=6ab27f73db0e046410cfce071d9a7d85&source=email-an-update-on-negotiations-2&email_referrer=email_857140&email_subject=an-update-on-negotiations-the-fall-recovery-plan

Wow! I doubt DCPS will put out anything that is as remotely useful.

They won’t. And this is why I’ll teach in DC & have my own kid in Moco. DC managed to send a bully letter- asking us to come in or ADA up, with NO plan. This won’t be the final draft for Moco- but this is what I mean when I say that DCPS is all amateur hour. Teachers- can you imagine if we were talking about reopening from an actual plan? And not some as yet to be articulated plan in Ferebees mind?
I really struggle when I see otherwise smart & wise parents who continue to place their kids in DC schools. By all means- please do! I still need a job. But we (the leaders of DCPS) are playing school while surrounding districts are running a district.

Compared to DC, schools in MOCO are overcrowded, dirtier, older, and have older teachers, in addition they have a huge ESOL population and teachers who have died in the state of Covid while teaching at schools in the county!

That's why I don't teach there. North Korea is cleaner and more efficient but I wouldn't want to live there. I'm not sure why you think comparison serves any purpose other than lamely trying to shame people. I'm holding DCPS to a higher standard and you should too, if you want lower safety standards and cannot stand for strong teacher, student, and parent advocacy then move.