Proposed APS Calendar Policy

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Two weeks off for winter break sounds BRUTAL. Whhhhhyyyyy?

So people can go on an actual vacation and still see family for Christmas.

Some of us can’t take a vacation and piecing together childcare is $$$$.

Finding childcare for a contiguous two weeks is easier than for random days scattered throughout the school year. Days off need to be clumped to create actual long weekends, longer holiday breaks or a longer summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two weeks off for winter break sounds BRUTAL. Whhhhhyyyyy?

So people can go on an actual vacation and still see family for Christmas.

Some of us can’t take a vacation and piecing together childcare is $$$$.

Finding childcare for a contiguous two weeks is easier than for random days scattered throughout the school year. Days off need to be clumped to create actual long weekends, longer holiday breaks or a longer summer.

This!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two weeks off for winter break sounds BRUTAL. Whhhhhyyyyy?

So people can go on an actual vacation and still see family for Christmas.

Some of us can’t take a vacation and piecing together childcare is $$$$.

Finding childcare for a contiguous two weeks is easier than for random days scattered throughout the school year. Days off need to be clumped to create actual long weekends, longer holiday breaks or a longer summer.

x1 billion

The lack of consistent routine was very tough for my kids this past year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone know where to find APS contracts? I would love to know how much $$ they’re spending on ThoughtExchange to then dismiss it as not inclusive enough. A quick google shows Seattle Public Schools spent $325k for a 3 year contract

I would like to know this too

What is ThoughtExchange?

ThoughtExchange is the new thing APS rolled out to collect feedback on the calendar (and other things)— but when the feedback was all negative, they said it was just the loudest whiners and inequitable and ignored it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two weeks off for winter break sounds BRUTAL. Whhhhhyyyyy?

So people can go on an actual vacation and still see family for Christmas.

Some of us can’t take a vacation and piecing together childcare is $$$$.

Finding childcare for a contiguous two weeks is easier than for random days scattered throughout the school year. Days off need to be clumped to create actual long weekends, longer holiday breaks or a longer summer.

This is not a problem in Fairfax because the county runs the extended day program in the schools. Really big difference with APS. If APS wants 4 day school weeks, they need to give parents more options for all these days off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two weeks off for winter break sounds BRUTAL. Whhhhhyyyyy?

So people can go on an actual vacation and still see family for Christmas.

Some of us can’t take a vacation and piecing together childcare is $$$$.

Agreed! Two weeks is fine if APS is going to offer childcare options for families who can’t take time off or can’t afford it. Not everyone is a two person household with work from home jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know where to find APS contracts? I would love to know how much $$ they’re spending on ThoughtExchange to then dismiss it as not inclusive enough. A quick google shows Seattle Public Schools spent $325k for a 3 year contract

I would like to know this too

What is ThoughtExchange?

ThoughtExchange is the new thing APS rolled out to collect feedback on the calendar (and other things)— but when the feedback was all negative, they said it was just the loudest whiners and inequitable and ignored it

It couldn’t possibly be that their hare-brained scheme is deeply unpopular now, could it? I’ve never seen a more daft group of individuals be so set in their ways. This is what happens when there is zero consequences at the polls.

[Anonymous]

Looks like all of Arlington's neighbors have already started

[Anonymous]

Is anyone contact the board or y’all just complaining here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is anyone contact the board or y’all just complaining here

Everyone complained on the app that APS chose to use to collect feedback, only to have APS disregard the input. That input was consistent with the prior survey that parents also completed. You think sending even more feedback is going to help? I think I've already wasted my time twice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is anyone contact the board or y’all just complaining here

Everyone complained on the app that APS chose to use to collect feedback, only to have APS disregard the input. That input was consistent with the prior survey that parents also completed. You think sending even more feedback is going to help? I think I've already wasted my time twice.

Bethany is as worthless as cdt. Complaining about how it was only “some parents” they were hearing from. If she wants to hear from more parents then go talk to them at their schools. So that even more parents can tell her what she obviously doesn’t want to hear. That pretty much no one wants this calendar and they also don’t want all the “equitable” religious holidays either. Really go ask the Randolph parents if they want a bunch of random school closures.

Why do any of these people even bother with school board if all they do is rubber stamp syphax’s wish list?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two weeks off for winter break sounds BRUTAL. Whhhhhyyyyy?

So people can go on an actual vacation and still see family for Christmas.

Some of us can’t take a vacation and piecing together childcare is $$$$.

Finding childcare for a contiguous two weeks is easier than for random days scattered throughout the school year. Days off need to be clumped to create actual long weekends, longer holiday breaks or a longer summer.

Why? What do you use for childcare? All of the Kindercare type of places cover thr days off. All of the Tae Kwon Do after school program type of places cover the extra days off. Are you hiring babysitters for the days off, and they are only willing to book with you for a long week rather than a random day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two weeks off for winter break sounds BRUTAL. Whhhhhyyyyy?

So people can go on an actual vacation and still see family for Christmas.

Some of us can’t take a vacation and piecing together childcare is $$$$.

Finding childcare for a contiguous two weeks is easier than for random days scattered throughout the school year. Days off need to be clumped to create actual long weekends, longer holiday breaks or a longer summer.

Why? What do you use for childcare? All of the Kindercare type of places cover thr days off. All of the Tae Kwon Do after school program type of places cover the extra days off. Are you hiring babysitters for the days off, and they are only willing to book with you for a long week rather than a random day?

Not PP, but I’m guessing PP means something like camps. There are always more options for camps during the longer breaks. One random Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday? Maybe not, especially if you typically use extended day for childcare during the school year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two weeks off for winter break sounds BRUTAL. Whhhhhyyyyy?

So people can go on an actual vacation and still see family for Christmas.

Some of us can’t take a vacation and piecing together childcare is $$$$.

Finding childcare for a contiguous two weeks is easier than for random days scattered throughout the school year. Days off need to be clumped to create actual long weekends, longer holiday breaks or a longer summer.

Why? What do you use for childcare? All of the Kindercare type of places cover thr days off. All of the Tae Kwon Do after school program type of places cover the extra days off. Are you hiring babysitters for the days off, and they are only willing to book with you for a long week rather than a random day?

Not PP, but I’m guessing PP means something like camps. There are always more options for camps during the longer breaks. One random Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday? Maybe not, especially if you typically use extended day for childcare during the school year.

Extended day care covers the random school days off. I'm not really seeing thr childcare issue here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two weeks off for winter break sounds BRUTAL. Whhhhhyyyyy?

So people can go on an actual vacation and still see family for Christmas.

Some of us can’t take a vacation and piecing together childcare is $$$$.

Finding childcare for a contiguous two weeks is easier than for random days scattered throughout the school year. Days off need to be clumped to create actual long weekends, longer holiday breaks or a longer summer.

Why? What do you use for childcare? All of the Kindercare type of places cover thr days off. All of the Tae Kwon Do after school program type of places cover the extra days off. Are you hiring babysitters for the days off, and they are only willing to book with you for a long week rather than a random day?

Not PP, but I’m guessing PP means something like camps. There are always more options for camps during the longer breaks. One random Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday? Maybe not, especially if you typically use extended day for childcare during the school year.

Extended day care covers the random school days off. I'm not really seeing thr childcare issue here.

This is wrong. It doesn't in Arlington. Which you would know if your children were in Arlington.

It does in Fairfax.