Why doesn't the BOE speak up?

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Anonymous wrote:What do they have to say re schools being closed for a week?

What are you expecting them to say? There was a significant weather event, case closed!

You forgot the part about being horribly managed by MCPS leadership. I think that's worth the BoE addressing.

I've got a few questions for the BoE:
1) Why did MCPS build in only 1 snow day into the calendar when we had 4 snow days last year, that resulted in loss of instructional time as they were made up as half-days in June?
2) Why isn't there more automatic action in the school calendar, to instruct MCPS to use the next available makeup days built into the calendar earlier in the school year when kids can benefit from instructional time, rather than allowing so much discretion to add them as half-days in June?
3) Why didn't MCPS submitted the Virtual Learning Plan for Snow Emergencies that it proposed to the Board that it would do in 2024? Why didn't BOE follow up on the lack of submission to MSDE, given that other school districts in Maryland like Baltimore and Anne Arundel have had plans approved and submitted that allowed them to deploy virtual learning last week when MCPS was closed?
4) Given that there was over a week's warning for this storm, why didn't MCPS central office instruct schools to ensure students took home their Chromebooks?

There are lots of good reasons for (3) and (4). (1) and (2) are obvious cases of incompetence, though.

I pay reasonably close attention to these things and have no idea what the good reasons would be for failing to submit a Virtual Learning Plan. Can you enlighten us?

DP. The tried a virtual learning plan a couple years ago, which led to that Asynchronous Learning Day, and that was unsuccessful, so they decided to drop it the following year, in favor of extending the school year if necessary instead.

If kids don't log in, they get marked absent and cannot make up the work, simple.

Not really simple. Many of these kids have child care responsibilities. If school is closed they are responsible for their siblings. School actually IS child care so when it is closed everyone else has to adjust and many people can't do other things, like participate in a virtual class.

Theoretically, the younger siblings are ALSO supposed to learning, though. I had a first grader during covid, and they did not require full-time care while engaged online.

Without bus routes, they could also align the school days so all of the kids in the house are working at the same time.

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Anonymous wrote:What do they have to say re schools being closed for a week?

What are you expecting them to say? There was a significant weather event, case closed!

You forgot the part about being horribly managed by MCPS leadership. I think that's worth the BoE addressing.

I've got a few questions for the BoE:
1) Why did MCPS build in only 1 snow day into the calendar when we had 4 snow days last year, that resulted in loss of instructional time as they were made up as half-days in June?
2) Why isn't there more automatic action in the school calendar, to instruct MCPS to use the next available makeup days built into the calendar earlier in the school year when kids can benefit from instructional time, rather than allowing so much discretion to add them as half-days in June?
3) Why didn't MCPS submitted the Virtual Learning Plan for Snow Emergencies that it proposed to the Board that it would do in 2024? Why didn't BOE follow up on the lack of submission to MSDE, given that other school districts in Maryland like Baltimore and Anne Arundel have had plans approved and submitted that allowed them to deploy virtual learning last week when MCPS was closed?
4) Given that there was over a week's warning for this storm, why didn't MCPS central office instruct schools to ensure students took home their Chromebooks?

There are lots of good reasons for (3) and (4). (1) and (2) are obvious cases of incompetence, though.

I pay reasonably close attention to these things and have no idea what the good reasons would be for failing to submit a Virtual Learning Plan. Can you enlighten us?

DP. The tried a virtual learning plan a couple years ago, which led to that Asynchronous Learning Day, and that was unsuccessful, so they decided to drop it the following year, in favor of extending the school year if necessary instead.

If kids don't log in, they get marked absent and cannot make up the work, simple.

Not really simple. Many of these kids have child care responsibilities. If school is closed they are responsible for their siblings. School actually IS child care so when it is closed everyone else has to adjust and many people can't do other things, like participate in a virtual class.

NYC got over 80% of their students online during their snow day.

Well yeah, that was on the Monday right after the storm when a lot of things were closed. That's actually a good day to do remote learning because fewer people have to go to work. But MCPS doesn't care about working parents, they don't take it into account whatsoever.

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Anonymous wrote:What do they have to say re schools being closed for a week?

What are you expecting them to say? There was a significant weather event, case closed!

You forgot the part about being horribly managed by MCPS leadership. I think that's worth the BoE addressing.

I've got a few questions for the BoE:
1) Why did MCPS build in only 1 snow day into the calendar when we had 4 snow days last year, that resulted in loss of instructional time as they were made up as half-days in June?
2) Why isn't there more automatic action in the school calendar, to instruct MCPS to use the next available makeup days built into the calendar earlier in the school year when kids can benefit from instructional time, rather than allowing so much discretion to add them as half-days in June?
3) Why didn't MCPS submitted the Virtual Learning Plan for Snow Emergencies that it proposed to the Board that it would do in 2024? Why didn't BOE follow up on the lack of submission to MSDE, given that other school districts in Maryland like Baltimore and Anne Arundel have had plans approved and submitted that allowed them to deploy virtual learning last week when MCPS was closed?
4) Given that there was over a week's warning for this storm, why didn't MCPS central office instruct schools to ensure students took home their Chromebooks?

There are lots of good reasons for (3) and (4). (1) and (2) are obvious cases of incompetence, though.

I pay reasonably close attention to these things and have no idea what the good reasons would be for failing to submit a Virtual Learning Plan. Can you enlighten us?

DP. The tried a virtual learning plan a couple years ago, which led to that Asynchronous Learning Day, and that was unsuccessful, so they decided to drop it the following year, in favor of extending the school year if necessary instead.

If kids don't log in, they get marked absent and cannot make up the work, simple.

Not really simple. Many of these kids have child care responsibilities. If school is closed they are responsible for their siblings. School actually IS child care so when it is closed everyone else has to adjust and many people can't do other things, like participate in a virtual class.

Theoretically, the younger siblings are ALSO supposed to learning, though. I had a first grader during covid, and they did not require full-time care while engaged online.

Without bus routes, they could also align the school days so all of the kids in the house are working at the same time.

My current first grader would absolutely need supervision during virtual learning. Also remember that MCPS closures also impact their pre-k programs and many if not most daycares close when MCPS offices are closed (Monday to Friday of last week)

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Anonymous wrote:What do they have to say re schools being closed for a week?

What are you expecting them to say? There was a significant weather event, case closed!

You forgot the part about being horribly managed by MCPS leadership. I think that's worth the BoE addressing.

I've got a few questions for the BoE:
1) Why did MCPS build in only 1 snow day into the calendar when we had 4 snow days last year, that resulted in loss of instructional time as they were made up as half-days in June?
2) Why isn't there more automatic action in the school calendar, to instruct MCPS to use the next available makeup days built into the calendar earlier in the school year when kids can benefit from instructional time, rather than allowing so much discretion to add them as half-days in June?
3) Why didn't MCPS submitted the Virtual Learning Plan for Snow Emergencies that it proposed to the Board that it would do in 2024? Why didn't BOE follow up on the lack of submission to MSDE, given that other school districts in Maryland like Baltimore and Anne Arundel have had plans approved and submitted that allowed them to deploy virtual learning last week when MCPS was closed?
4) Given that there was over a week's warning for this storm, why didn't MCPS central office instruct schools to ensure students took home their Chromebooks?

There are lots of good reasons for (3) and (4). (1) and (2) are obvious cases of incompetence, though.

I pay reasonably close attention to these things and have no idea what the good reasons would be for failing to submit a Virtual Learning Plan. Can you enlighten us?

DP. The tried a virtual learning plan a couple years ago, which led to that Asynchronous Learning Day, and that was unsuccessful, so they decided to drop it the following year, in favor of extending the school year if necessary instead.

If kids don't log in, they get marked absent and cannot make up the work, simple.

Not really simple. Many of these kids have child care responsibilities. If school is closed they are responsible for their siblings. School actually IS child care so when it is closed everyone else has to adjust and many people can't do other things, like participate in a virtual class.

Stop using others for talking points. If you need your oldest to care for your younger kids try getting off here and finding a babysitter. Somehow everyone else but you can make it work.

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Anonymous wrote:What do they have to say re schools being closed for a week?

What are you expecting them to say? There was a significant weather event, case closed!

You forgot the part about being horribly managed by MCPS leadership. I think that's worth the BoE addressing.

I've got a few questions for the BoE:
1) Why did MCPS build in only 1 snow day into the calendar when we had 4 snow days last year, that resulted in loss of instructional time as they were made up as half-days in June?
2) Why isn't there more automatic action in the school calendar, to instruct MCPS to use the next available makeup days built into the calendar earlier in the school year when kids can benefit from instructional time, rather than allowing so much discretion to add them as half-days in June?
3) Why didn't MCPS submitted the Virtual Learning Plan for Snow Emergencies that it proposed to the Board that it would do in 2024? Why didn't BOE follow up on the lack of submission to MSDE, given that other school districts in Maryland like Baltimore and Anne Arundel have had plans approved and submitted that allowed them to deploy virtual learning last week when MCPS was closed?
4) Given that there was over a week's warning for this storm, why didn't MCPS central office instruct schools to ensure students took home their Chromebooks?

There are lots of good reasons for (3) and (4). (1) and (2) are obvious cases of incompetence, though.

I pay reasonably close attention to these things and have no idea what the good reasons would be for failing to submit a Virtual Learning Plan. Can you enlighten us?

DP. The tried a virtual learning plan a couple years ago, which led to that Asynchronous Learning Day, and that was unsuccessful, so they decided to drop it the following year, in favor of extending the school year if necessary instead.

If kids don't log in, they get marked absent and cannot make up the work, simple.

Not really simple. Many of these kids have child care responsibilities. If school is closed they are responsible for their siblings. School actually IS child care so when it is closed everyone else has to adjust and many people can't do other things, like participate in a virtual class.

Stop using others for talking points. If you need your oldest to care for your younger kids try getting off here and finding a babysitter. Somehow everyone else but you can make it work.

The child care issue is real for many people, including me. I don't know why you want to pretend parents will just figure it out. Many won't and it will be useless for many kids, especially when most workplaces are operating normally and have been for a full week now.

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Anonymous wrote:What do they have to say re schools being closed for a week?

What are you expecting them to say? There was a significant weather event, case closed!

You forgot the part about being horribly managed by MCPS leadership. I think that's worth the BoE addressing.

I've got a few questions for the BoE:
1) Why did MCPS build in only 1 snow day into the calendar when we had 4 snow days last year, that resulted in loss of instructional time as they were made up as half-days in June?
2) Why isn't there more automatic action in the school calendar, to instruct MCPS to use the next available makeup days built into the calendar earlier in the school year when kids can benefit from instructional time, rather than allowing so much discretion to add them as half-days in June?
3) Why didn't MCPS submitted the Virtual Learning Plan for Snow Emergencies that it proposed to the Board that it would do in 2024? Why didn't BOE follow up on the lack of submission to MSDE, given that other school districts in Maryland like Baltimore and Anne Arundel have had plans approved and submitted that allowed them to deploy virtual learning last week when MCPS was closed?
4) Given that there was over a week's warning for this storm, why didn't MCPS central office instruct schools to ensure students took home their Chromebooks?

There are lots of good reasons for (3) and (4). (1) and (2) are obvious cases of incompetence, though.

I pay reasonably close attention to these things and have no idea what the good reasons would be for failing to submit a Virtual Learning Plan. Can you enlighten us?

DP. The tried a virtual learning plan a couple years ago, which led to that Asynchronous Learning Day, and that was unsuccessful, so they decided to drop it the following year, in favor of extending the school year if necessary instead.

If kids don't log in, they get marked absent and cannot make up the work, simple.

Not really simple. Many of these kids have child care responsibilities. If school is closed they are responsible for their siblings. School actually IS child care so when it is closed everyone else has to adjust and many people can't do other things, like participate in a virtual class.

Stop using others for talking points. If you need your oldest to care for your younger kids try getting off here and finding a babysitter. Somehow everyone else but you can make it work.

The child care issue is real for many people, including me. I don't know why you want to pretend parents will just figure it out. Many won't and it will be useless for many kids, especially when most workplaces are operating normally and have been for a full week now.

Child care cannot be a big issue given how much you post here, like now. You clearly have a lot of flexibility.

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Anonymous wrote:What do they have to say re schools being closed for a week?

What are you expecting them to say? There was a significant weather event, case closed!

You forgot the part about being horribly managed by MCPS leadership. I think that's worth the BoE addressing.

I've got a few questions for the BoE:
1) Why did MCPS build in only 1 snow day into the calendar when we had 4 snow days last year, that resulted in loss of instructional time as they were made up as half-days in June?
2) Why isn't there more automatic action in the school calendar, to instruct MCPS to use the next available makeup days built into the calendar earlier in the school year when kids can benefit from instructional time, rather than allowing so much discretion to add them as half-days in June?
3) Why didn't MCPS submitted the Virtual Learning Plan for Snow Emergencies that it proposed to the Board that it would do in 2024? Why didn't BOE follow up on the lack of submission to MSDE, given that other school districts in Maryland like Baltimore and Anne Arundel have had plans approved and submitted that allowed them to deploy virtual learning last week when MCPS was closed?
4) Given that there was over a week's warning for this storm, why didn't MCPS central office instruct schools to ensure students took home their Chromebooks?

There are lots of good reasons for (3) and (4). (1) and (2) are obvious cases of incompetence, though.

I pay reasonably close attention to these things and have no idea what the good reasons would be for failing to submit a Virtual Learning Plan. Can you enlighten us?

DP. The tried a virtual learning plan a couple years ago, which led to that Asynchronous Learning Day, and that was unsuccessful, so they decided to drop it the following year, in favor of extending the school year if necessary instead.

If kids don't log in, they get marked absent and cannot make up the work, simple.

Not really simple. Many of these kids have child care responsibilities. If school is closed they are responsible for their siblings. School actually IS child care so when it is closed everyone else has to adjust and many people can't do other things, like participate in a virtual class.

Stop using others for talking points. If you need your oldest to care for your younger kids try getting off here and finding a babysitter. Somehow everyone else but you can make it work.

The child care issue is real for many people, including me. I don't know why you want to pretend parents will just figure it out. Many won't and it will be useless for many kids, especially when most workplaces are operating normally and have been for a full week now.

Child care cannot be a big issue given how much you post here, like now. You clearly have a lot of flexibility.

You don't understand how most jobs work do you?

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Anonymous wrote:What do they have to say re schools being closed for a week?

What are you expecting them to say? There was a significant weather event, case closed!

You forgot the part about being horribly managed by MCPS leadership. I think that's worth the BoE addressing.

I've got a few questions for the BoE:
1) Why did MCPS build in only 1 snow day into the calendar when we had 4 snow days last year, that resulted in loss of instructional time as they were made up as half-days in June?
2) Why isn't there more automatic action in the school calendar, to instruct MCPS to use the next available makeup days built into the calendar earlier in the school year when kids can benefit from instructional time, rather than allowing so much discretion to add them as half-days in June?
3) Why didn't MCPS submitted the Virtual Learning Plan for Snow Emergencies that it proposed to the Board that it would do in 2024? Why didn't BOE follow up on the lack of submission to MSDE, given that other school districts in Maryland like Baltimore and Anne Arundel have had plans approved and submitted that allowed them to deploy virtual learning last week when MCPS was closed?
4) Given that there was over a week's warning for this storm, why didn't MCPS central office instruct schools to ensure students took home their Chromebooks?

There are lots of good reasons for (3) and (4). (1) and (2) are obvious cases of incompetence, though.

I pay reasonably close attention to these things and have no idea what the good reasons would be for failing to submit a Virtual Learning Plan. Can you enlighten us?

DP. The tried a virtual learning plan a couple years ago, which led to that Asynchronous Learning Day, and that was unsuccessful, so they decided to drop it the following year, in favor of extending the school year if necessary instead.

If kids don't log in, they get marked absent and cannot make up the work, simple.

Not really simple. Many of these kids have child care responsibilities. If school is closed they are responsible for their siblings. School actually IS child care so when it is closed everyone else has to adjust and many people can't do other things, like participate in a virtual class.

Stop using others for talking points. If you need your oldest to care for your younger kids try getting off here and finding a babysitter. Somehow everyone else but you can make it work.

The child care issue is real for many people, including me. I don't know why you want to pretend parents will just figure it out. Many won't and it will be useless for many kids, especially when most workplaces are operating normally and have been for a full week now.

Child care cannot be a big issue given how much you post here, like now. You clearly have a lot of flexibility.

You don't understand how most jobs work do you?

Yes, I do. You should be working and not in here so clearly you aren’t too busy to help your kids. Nice cushy job?

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Anonymous wrote:What do they have to say re schools being closed for a week?

What are you expecting them to say? There was a significant weather event, case closed!

You forgot the part about being horribly managed by MCPS leadership. I think that's worth the BoE addressing.

I've got a few questions for the BoE:
1) Why did MCPS build in only 1 snow day into the calendar when we had 4 snow days last year, that resulted in loss of instructional time as they were made up as half-days in June?
2) Why isn't there more automatic action in the school calendar, to instruct MCPS to use the next available makeup days built into the calendar earlier in the school year when kids can benefit from instructional time, rather than allowing so much discretion to add them as half-days in June?
3) Why didn't MCPS submitted the Virtual Learning Plan for Snow Emergencies that it proposed to the Board that it would do in 2024? Why didn't BOE follow up on the lack of submission to MSDE, given that other school districts in Maryland like Baltimore and Anne Arundel have had plans approved and submitted that allowed them to deploy virtual learning last week when MCPS was closed?
4) Given that there was over a week's warning for this storm, why didn't MCPS central office instruct schools to ensure students took home their Chromebooks?

There are lots of good reasons for (3) and (4). (1) and (2) are obvious cases of incompetence, though.

I pay reasonably close attention to these things and have no idea what the good reasons would be for failing to submit a Virtual Learning Plan. Can you enlighten us?

DP. The tried a virtual learning plan a couple years ago, which led to that Asynchronous Learning Day, and that was unsuccessful, so they decided to drop it the following year, in favor of extending the school year if necessary instead.

If kids don't log in, they get marked absent and cannot make up the work, simple.

Not really simple. Many of these kids have child care responsibilities. If school is closed they are responsible for their siblings. School actually IS child care so when it is closed everyone else has to adjust and many people can't do other things, like participate in a virtual class.

Stop using others for talking points. If you need your oldest to care for your younger kids try getting off here and finding a babysitter. Somehow everyone else but you can make it work.

The child care issue is real for many people, including me. I don't know why you want to pretend parents will just figure it out. Many won't and it will be useless for many kids, especially when most workplaces are operating normally and have been for a full week now.

Child care cannot be a big issue given how much you post here, like now. You clearly have a lot of flexibility.

You don't understand how most jobs work do you?

Yes, I do. You should be working and not in here so clearly you aren’t too busy to help your kids. Nice cushy job?

"hurry up and wait" is the unofficial model of some branches of the military. Also common among first responders

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The last two weeks exposed the simple mediocrity of the system. County and State should hold MCPS accountable for lack of even trying to manage the ice disaster of 2026. And we as voters should hold their feet to the fire.

Cheers to all the tiger parents, who were able to use the time to supplement and keep their kids engaged.

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Anonymous wrote:What do they have to say re schools being closed for a week?

What are you expecting them to say? There was a significant weather event, case closed!

You forgot the part about being horribly managed by MCPS leadership. I think that's worth the BoE addressing.

I've got a few questions for the BoE:
1) Why did MCPS build in only 1 snow day into the calendar when we had 4 snow days last year, that resulted in loss of instructional time as they were made up as half-days in June?
2) Why isn't there more automatic action in the school calendar, to instruct MCPS to use the next available makeup days built into the calendar earlier in the school year when kids can benefit from instructional time, rather than allowing so much discretion to add them as half-days in June?
3) Why didn't MCPS submitted the Virtual Learning Plan for Snow Emergencies that it proposed to the Board that it would do in 2024? Why didn't BOE follow up on the lack of submission to MSDE, given that other school districts in Maryland like Baltimore and Anne Arundel have had plans approved and submitted that allowed them to deploy virtual learning last week when MCPS was closed?
4) Given that there was over a week's warning for this storm, why didn't MCPS central office instruct schools to ensure students took home their Chromebooks?

There are lots of good reasons for (3) and (4). (1) and (2) are obvious cases of incompetence, though.

I pay reasonably close attention to these things and have no idea what the good reasons would be for failing to submit a Virtual Learning Plan. Can you enlighten us?

DP. The tried a virtual learning plan a couple years ago, which led to that Asynchronous Learning Day, and that was unsuccessful, so they decided to drop it the following year, in favor of extending the school year if necessary instead.

If kids don't log in, they get marked absent and cannot make up the work, simple.

Not really simple. Many of these kids have child care responsibilities. If school is closed they are responsible for their siblings. School actually IS child care so when it is closed everyone else has to adjust and many people can't do other things, like participate in a virtual class.

Theoretically, the younger siblings are ALSO supposed to learning, though. I had a first grader during covid, and they did not require full-time care while engaged online.

Without bus routes, they could also align the school days so all of the kids in the house are working at the same time.

My current first grader would absolutely need supervision during virtual learning. Also remember that MCPS closures also impact their pre-k programs and many if not most daycares close when MCPS offices are closed (Monday to Friday of last week)

I would not allow my first grader to participate in any type of virtual instruction. I’d be happy to do a work packet with them but it’d be after my work day and would not, in my opinion, be of significant benefit to my kid. Neither are half days in June. I don’t have a strong preference since both are inferior to real instruction in school.

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Anonymous wrote:The last two weeks exposed the simple mediocrity of the system. County and State should hold MCPS accountable for lack of even trying to manage the ice disaster of 2026. And we as voters should hold their feet to the fire.

Cheers to all the tiger parents, who were able to use the time to supplement and keep their kids engaged.

+1

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Do they put out a statement on an evening like today?

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Anonymous wrote:What do they have to say re schools being closed for a week?

What are you expecting them to say? There was a significant weather event, case closed!

You forgot the part about being horribly managed by MCPS leadership. I think that's worth the BoE addressing.

I've got a few questions for the BoE:
1) Why did MCPS build in only 1 snow day into the calendar when we had 4 snow days last year, that resulted in loss of instructional time as they were made up as half-days in June?
2) Why isn't there more automatic action in the school calendar, to instruct MCPS to use the next available makeup days built into the calendar earlier in the school year when kids can benefit from instructional time, rather than allowing so much discretion to add them as half-days in June?
3) Why didn't MCPS submitted the Virtual Learning Plan for Snow Emergencies that it proposed to the Board that it would do in 2024? Why didn't BOE follow up on the lack of submission to MSDE, given that other school districts in Maryland like Baltimore and Anne Arundel have had plans approved and submitted that allowed them to deploy virtual learning last week when MCPS was closed?
4) Given that there was over a week's warning for this storm, why didn't MCPS central office instruct schools to ensure students took home their Chromebooks?

There are lots of good reasons for (3) and (4). (1) and (2) are obvious cases of incompetence, though.

Yeah if I had to pick my battles I'd prefer that the BOE focus on pressuring MCPS to build more snow days into the calendar and have a better process for makeup days. My kids are in ES and I don't see much utility in virtual instruction, although I might feel different if they were older. I also suspect that if MCPS did implement a virtual learning plan that they'd use it as a crutch and we'd end up with even longer weather closures.

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This was a once in many years type storm. You all need to get over yourselves