APS Bell schedule review

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It would be great if elementary started earlier. Yes, many parents work, but “the vast majority” aren’t in aftercare. Many are picked up by a parent with a flexible schedule, or ride with a friend to an after school activity, or stay at school for an enrichment activity, etc etc.

Starting at 9 means you can’t really do anything (eg, an extracurricular) before school, and then you don’t get out until almost 4 pm.

Not this family. We can barely make aftercare with splitting drop off pickup.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Its really hard to get kids to go to sleep when it is still light outside, which is necessary if they're expected to be at school by 7:40am!

Our middle school kids do it just fine...

Many elementary kids are routinely dropped off that early for morning extended day.

Ours starts at 8 now. 7:45 is the normal drop off.

[Anonymous]

The survey is garbage as it doesn't have a "no benefit" option. I see no benefit to my HS student getting out of school later. Every single scenario extends the day past 3:01. As it is, I have to pick up in order to allow them to make it to afterschool commitments. Making their day longer just makes things worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The survey is garbage as it doesn't have a "no benefit" option. I see no benefit to my HS student getting out of school later. Every single scenario extends the day past 3:01. As it is, I have to pick up in order to allow them to make it to afterschool commitments. Making their day longer just makes things worse.

Agree, it’s annoying to have to answer something positive for sections that you don’t see any benefit in. our school day goes from 8 to 240. It’s too early for our elementary school her and if one parent didn’t have a later start for work it would be impossible even with aftercare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Its really hard to get kids to go to sleep when it is still light outside, which is necessary if they're expected to be at school by 7:40am!

Our middle school kids do it just fine...

Many elementary kids are routinely dropped off that early for morning extended day.

Ours starts at 8 now. 7:45 is the normal drop off.

Your extended date is only for 45 minutes??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The survey is garbage as it doesn't have a "no benefit" option. I see no benefit to my HS student getting out of school later. Every single scenario extends the day past 3:01. As it is, I have to pick up in order to allow them to make it to afterschool commitments. Making their day longer just makes things worse.

Glad to hear the HS version is as rotten as the elementary version. Did anyone put more than 2 seconds of thought into this? It's ridiculously bad.

[Anonymous]

Every time they put out a survey, I think it can't possibly be worse than the last one, and then it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Its really hard to get kids to go to sleep when it is still light outside, which is necessary if they're expected to be at school by 7:40am!

Our middle school kids do it just fine...

Many elementary kids are routinely dropped off that early for morning extended day.

Ours starts at 8 now. 7:45 is the normal drop off.

Your extended date is only for 45 minutes??

School starts at 8.

[Anonymous]

I like scenario 2

[Anonymous]

They need to be specific as to which ES are which times. My response to 730AM would be very different than 9. Plus, I can’t imagine a teacher living in Loudoun or Fairfax would want school to start at 730.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every time they put out a survey, I think it can't possibly be worse than the last one, and then it is.

This!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They need to be specific as to which ES are which times. My response to 730AM would be very different than 9. Plus, I can’t imagine a teacher living in Loudoun or Fairfax would want school to start at 730.

Not much different than middle school teachers having to be there at 7:40 start.

And also, no they shouldn't name schools. Too many parents feel entitled to make things ok for "others" but aren't willing to accept changes for their own schools. Its a constant issue with the boundary process. You should vote based on what makes sense for the overall system. Great your precious Larla can go to elementary at 9, but when she's in middle school you may have a vastly different opinion based on your situation then.

[Anonymous]

Took it today. Very badly designed survey

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They need to be specific as to which ES are which times. My response to 730AM would be very different than 9. Plus, I can’t imagine a teacher living in Loudoun or Fairfax would want school to start at 730.

Not much different than middle school teachers having to be there at 7:40 start.

And also, no they shouldn't name schools. Too many parents feel entitled to make things ok for "others" but aren't willing to accept changes for their own schools. Its a constant issue with the boundary process. You should vote based on what makes sense for the overall system. Great your precious Larla can go to elementary at 9, but when she's in middle school you may have a vastly different opinion based on your situation then.

+1 It's probably better for many of those teachers to start and end early, due to traffic. If not, there are plenty of openings in FCPS and LCPS. Most of my colleagues live in Arlington or Alexandria so I am not worried about lots of people leaving. I like option two.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They need to be specific as to which ES are which times. My response to 730AM would be very different than 9. Plus, I can’t imagine a teacher living in Loudoun or Fairfax would want school to start at 730.

Not much different than middle school teachers having to be there at 7:40 start.

And also, no they shouldn't name schools. Too many parents feel entitled to make things ok for "others" but aren't willing to accept changes for their own schools. Its a constant issue with the boundary process. You should vote based on what makes sense for the overall system. Great your precious Larla can go to elementary at 9, but when she's in middle school you may have a vastly different opinion based on your situation then.

Well, all middle schools (except HB) would have the same start & end times as each other, so we get to know exactly what times apply to our MSs. Why not ES?
I am also really annoyed that all of the scenarios lengthen the school day.