Another day off for MCPS Employees

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Anonymous wrote:All holidays should be on the school calendar approved by the Board. An extra day here and there on top of the approved days off adds up and has a real taxpayer cost. Not a good look when you are asking for a larger budget.

Why put central office closings on the school calendar? What business do students and parents need to conduct regularly that is disrupted by a central office closing?

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Anonymous wrote:Why is MCPS offices closed on December 23rd? Seems like a repeat of last year with adding more time off for Central Office.

Because Hogan suddenly made it a state holiday this week.

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Exactly the answer. School was already closed. The announcement for systemwide closure specifically said because of Hogan's State Closure....

MCPS is county government, not state. County offices were open today except for MCPS.

MCPS should have all days off approved by the Board of Education through the normal calendar approval process. Dr. McKnight is wasting tax dollars when employees have paid leave they should be using if they want time off. Monday, December 26th is the approved day off so Central Office will have a four day weekend.

This harms you how exactly?[/quote]

This is bizarre as you try to gaslight people who are concerned about both education for children and the use of taxpayer funds. It absolutely is appropriate for all citizens to weigh in when they see waste and wasted opportunities.

We’ve established Friday was a day with nothing to do. It’s bizarre that in your opinion, it is NOT a waste if Central Office employees drive to Rockville and do nothing for 8 hours, but it IS a waste if they stay home and do nothing?

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Anonymous wrote:Why is MCPS offices closed on December 23rd? Seems like a repeat of last year with adding more time off for Central Office.

Because Hogan suddenly made it a state holiday this week.

This is the answer.

Exactly the answer. School was already closed. The announcement for systemwide closure specifically said because of Hogan's State Closure....

MCPS is county government, not state. County offices were open today except for MCPS.

MCPS should have all days off approved by the Board of Education through the normal calendar approval process. Dr. McKnight is wasting tax dollars when employees have paid leave they should be using if they want time off. Monday, December 26th is the approved day off so Central Office will have a four day weekend.

This harms you how exactly?[/quote]

This is bizarre as you try to gaslight people who are concerned about both education for children and the use of taxpayer funds. It absolutely is appropriate for all citizens to weigh in when they see waste and wasted opportunities.

We’ve established Friday was a day with nothing to do. It’s bizarre that in your opinion, it is NOT a waste if Central Office employees drive to Rockville and do nothing for 8 hours, but it IS a waste if they stay home and do nothing?

How would working Friday be a waste of time for MCPS admin? I know at my school there are a ton of things that need to be done, particularly when staff and students are not at the school to interrupt them. The same should hold true for central office employees. There is a huge backlog of employee paperwork that needs to be processed (tuition reimbursement, COVID leave, etc.), curriculum implementation, initiate summer school program development, address the staffing shortage, etc. If they choose to take a personal day off, that’s fine, but getting more time off in addition to the extra time off last year feels like an enormous slap in the face to those of us that are deep in the trenches every day. It is a constant struggle to teach students, enter data, effectively plan and differentiate lessons, contact parents, and figure out to implement Leader in Me and the various other MCPS programs - not to mention that for most half days and instructional days we are stuck in mandatory pd.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All holidays should be on the school calendar approved by the Board. An extra day here and there on top of the approved days off adds up and has a real taxpayer cost. Not a good look when you are asking for a larger budget.

Why put central office closings on the school calendar? What business do students and parents need to conduct regularly that is disrupted by a central office closing?

The BOE approves the budget and school calendar. Both are affected when the most highly paid administrators are given extra days of leave. There is work that is essential to the functioning of the school system that doesn’t get done when everything closes for a day.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is MCPS offices closed on December 23rd? Seems like a repeat of last year with adding more time off for Central Office.

Because Hogan suddenly made it a state holiday this week.

This is the answer.

Exactly the answer. School was already closed. The announcement for systemwide closure specifically said because of Hogan's State Closure....

MCPS is county government, not state. County offices were open today except for MCPS.

MCPS should have all days off approved by the Board of Education through the normal calendar approval process. Dr. McKnight is wasting tax dollars when employees have paid leave they should be using if they want time off. Monday, December 26th is the approved day off so Central Office will have a four day weekend.

This harms you how exactly?[/quote]

This is bizarre as you try to gaslight people who are concerned about both education for children and the use of taxpayer funds. It absolutely is appropriate for all citizens to weigh in when they see waste and wasted opportunities.

We’ve established Friday was a day with nothing to do. It’s bizarre that in your opinion, it is NOT a waste if Central Office employees drive to Rockville and do nothing for 8 hours, but it IS a waste if they stay home and do nothing?

How would working Friday be a waste of time for MCPS admin? I know at my school there are a ton of things that need to be done, particularly when staff and students are not at the school to interrupt them. The same should hold true for central office employees. There is a huge backlog of employee paperwork that needs to be processed (tuition reimbursement, COVID leave, etc.), curriculum implementation, initiate summer school program development, address the staffing shortage, etc. If they choose to take a personal day off, that’s fine, but getting more time off in addition to the extra time off last year feels like an enormous slap in the face to those of us that are deep in the trenches every day. It is a constant struggle to teach students, enter data, effectively plan and differentiate lessons, contact parents, and figure out to implement Leader in Me and the various other MCPS programs - not to mention that for most half days and instructional days we are stuck in mandatory pd.

Thank you PP for listing some of the things people should have been doing on December 23rd or use personal leave for the day off.

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Because most people in the US celebrate the cultural holiday that is Christmas, even if they are not practicing Christians. Therefore Dec 23rd is a welcome break to travel and prepare for the holiday.

Yes, it's unfair to other religions, but it also suits the needs of the majority of people. No, it won't change anytime soon.

Thank you, next.

Many of us don’t celebrate Christmas.

But most of us do

[Anonymous]

As a paraeducator, I get 4 paid days off (vacation) for my $26k per year. There are a few others but most of the days off you always scream that we have off are "no work, no pay" days for paras.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is MCPS offices closed on December 23rd? Seems like a repeat of last year with adding more time off for Central Office.

Because Hogan suddenly made it a state holiday this week.

This is the answer.

Exactly the answer. School was already closed. The announcement for systemwide closure specifically said because of Hogan's State Closure....

MCPS is county government, not state. County offices were open today except for MCPS.

MCPS should have all days off approved by the Board of Education through the normal calendar approval process. Dr. McKnight is wasting tax dollars when employees have paid leave they should be using if they want time off. Monday, December 26th is the approved day off so Central Office will have a four day weekend.

This harms you how exactly?[/quote]

This is bizarre as you try to gaslight people who are concerned about both education for children and the use of taxpayer funds. It absolutely is appropriate for all citizens to weigh in when they see waste and wasted opportunities.

We’ve established Friday was a day with nothing to do. It’s bizarre that in your opinion, it is NOT a waste if Central Office employees drive to Rockville and do nothing for 8 hours, but it IS a waste if they stay home and do nothing?

How would working Friday be a waste of time for MCPS admin? I know at my school there are a ton of things that need to be done, particularly when staff and students are not at the school to interrupt them. The same should hold true for central office employees. There is a huge backlog of employee paperwork that needs to be processed (tuition reimbursement, COVID leave, etc.), curriculum implementation, initiate summer school program development, address the staffing shortage, etc. If they choose to take a personal day off, that’s fine, but getting more time off in addition to the extra time off last year feels like an enormous slap in the face to those of us that are deep in the trenches every day. It is a constant struggle to teach students, enter data, effectively plan and differentiate lessons, contact parents, and figure out to implement Leader in Me and the various other MCPS programs - not to mention that for most half days and instructional days we are stuck in mandatory pd.

Just like office workers in many other fields, slacking the week before Christmas is a thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a paraeducator, I get 4 paid days off (vacation) for my $26k per year. There are a few others but most of the days off you always scream that we have off are "no work, no pay" days for paras.

Someone sold you a bill of goods. Paras get 11 paid holidays this year on top of the 4 days personal leave.

[Anonymous]

11 paid days off. How many days is mcps closed for winter break? Spring break? Thanksgiving? Etc., etc. which adds up to significantly more than 11. Many of those days off are "no work, no pay" days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:11 paid days off. How many days is mcps closed for winter break? Spring break? Thanksgiving? Etc., etc. which adds up to significantly more than 11. Many of those days off are "no work, no pay" days.

Face it, the people in Central Office do not care about students or in school staff. They are only interested in their promotions and personal perks. They get more days off with pay and higher salaries while they give no benefits and a fraction over minimum wage for the positions that have the greatest vacancies.

Good luck next week covering for staff who will be out sick.