***FCPS: Return-to-School Master Thread***

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Brabrand’s email says “under the new plan, all students will have the opportunity to return to school at least two days.” Is “all students” still limited to those who choose to send in-person or are they opening it back up again to everyone?

Contact your individual principal if you want to switch. Classes are set based on the fall resurveys, but they can accommodate some changes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Brabrand’s email says “under the new plan, all students will have the opportunity to return to school at least two days.” Is “all students” still limited to those who choose to send in-person or are they opening it back up again to everyone?

Yes, all students. Brabrand wants all students to choose hybrid.

Schools will honor all requests to switch if there's room.

[Anonymous]

Grades 1-2 should have gone back March 2 and 3-6 go back March 9.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Brabrand’s email says “under the new plan, all students will have the opportunity to return to school at least two days.” Is “all students” still limited to those who choose to send in-person or are they opening it back up again to everyone?

Yes, all students. Brabrand wants all students to choose hybrid.

Schools will honor all requests to switch if there's room.

PP here. We chose virtual for one of our kids (7th). The principal made it sound like there was absolutely no room to accommodate more students than who’d originally chosen hybrid in the summer, so we let our original summer decision to stay home stand. His wording in this new email was interesting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Grades 1-2 should have gone back March 2 and 3-6 go back March 9.

It had something to do with wanting time to acclimate the kindergarteners, and maybe also something to do with the large number of monitors still needed for 3-6 (plug: apply to be a monitor if you can).

[Anonymous]

What’s the specific topic of this thread?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s the specific topic of this thread?

There isn't one, which is what makes it painful. However someone (not sure if it's jsteele or not) has decided that the answer to too many FCPS threads is an over-correction to too few.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Brabrand’s email says “under the new plan, all students will have the opportunity to return to school at least two days.” Is “all students” still limited to those who choose to send in-person or are they opening it back up again to everyone?

Yes, all students. Brabrand wants all students to choose hybrid.

Schools will honor all requests to switch if there's room.

PP here. We chose virtual for one of our kids (7th). The principal made it sound like there was absolutely no room to accommodate more students than who’d originally chosen hybrid in the summer, so we let our original summer decision to stay home stand. His wording in this new email was interesting.

If you'd like to switch, contact your principal. Maybe there's no room and they won't let you. Maybe there is and now they will.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s the specific topic of this thread?

There isn't one, which is what makes it painful. However someone (not sure if it's jsteele or not) has decided that the answer to too many FCPS threads is an over-correction to too few.

Yet some new threads have popped up this morning. WTH? Very inconsistent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Grades 1-2 should have gone back March 2 and 3-6 go back March 9.

It had something to do with wanting time to acclimate the kindergarteners, and maybe also something to do with the large number of monitors still needed for 3-6 (plug: apply to be a monitor if you can).

Why do kindergarteners need several weeks in the building alone?

I have 2 kids in elementary and they had an hour orientation in the spring. They went to school on the first day of school like everyone else.

It isn’t like kindergartners are in the same classroom as 1st and 2nd graders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Brabrand’s email says “under the new plan, all students will have the opportunity to return to school at least two days.” Is “all students” still limited to those who choose to send in-person or are they opening it back up again to everyone?

Contact your individual principal if you want to switch. Classes are set based on the fall resurveys, but they can accommodate some changes.

My kids' schools are not accomodating people who chose DL and want to switch to concurrent, but they will allow people to switch to DL. I think Brabrand means all students who signed up for it, not just special ed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Grades 1-2 should have gone back March 2 and 3-6 go back March 9.

It had something to do with wanting time to acclimate the kindergarteners, and maybe also something to do with the large number of monitors still needed for 3-6 (plug: apply to be a monitor if you can).

Why do kindergarteners need several weeks in the building alone?

I have 2 kids in elementary and they had an hour orientation in the spring. They went to school on the first day of school like everyone else.

It isn’t like kindergartners are in the same classroom as 1st and 2nd graders.

As the parent of a 1st grader, I don't mind the idea of giving kindergartners a long time to be introduced to school in the building Some districts starts k-ers a week early in normal years -- this is basically doing that now. Those poor kids have never been in the school building before, ever. They've never met their teacher or classmates in person, ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Brabrand’s email says “under the new plan, all students will have the opportunity to return to school at least two days.” Is “all students” still limited to those who choose to send in-person or are they opening it back up again to everyone?

Contact your individual principal if you want to switch. Classes are set based on the fall resurveys, but they can accommodate some changes.

My kids' schools are not accomodating people who chose DL and want to switch to concurrent, but they will allow people to switch to DL. I think Brabrand means all students who signed up for it, not just special ed.

Brabrand meant all students. I'd suggest contacting your school again, if you wish to switch to hybrid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Grades 1-2 should have gone back March 2 and 3-6 go back March 9.

It had something to do with wanting time to acclimate the kindergarteners, and maybe also something to do with the large number of monitors still needed for 3-6 (plug: apply to be a monitor if you can).

Why do kindergarteners need several weeks in the building alone?

I have 2 kids in elementary and they had an hour orientation in the spring. They went to school on the first day of school like everyone else.

It isn’t like kindergartners are in the same classroom as 1st and 2nd graders.

As the parent of a 1st grader, I don't mind the idea of giving kindergartners a long time to be introduced to school in the building Some districts starts k-ers a week early in normal years -- this is basically doing that now. Those poor kids have never been in the school building before, ever. They've never met their teacher or classmates in person, ever.

1st and 3rd grade parent here. At this point, I'm not quibbling over a week for each of my kids as long as they get in. A week is 2 days of instruction in-person. It's good, but it's not huge or anything. Let's just get the kids in the building and figure out how that works then aim toward 5 days in-person for every medically able student in fall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Brabrand’s email says “under the new plan, all students will have the opportunity to return to school at least two days.” Is “all students” still limited to those who choose to send in-person or are they opening it back up again to everyone?

Contact your individual principal if you want to switch. Classes are set based on the fall resurveys, but they can accommodate some changes.

My kids' schools are not accomodating people who chose DL and want to switch to concurrent, but they will allow people to switch to DL. I think Brabrand means all students who signed up for it, not just special ed.

They said at the meeting that parents should be allowed to switch to in person. If your
Principal says no contact the regional principal.