Everyone’s thinking it…delay or cancel Friday?

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Anonymous wrote:Closed and they clawback a day from spring break

Parents have travel plans. Teachers have travel plans. They won’t do this.

It shouldn’t be a surprise, it was very clear on the calendar.

So you just sit around not making plans on the off chance that some administrator will take away spring break days?

Exactly. This person has posted multiple times about how “irresponsible” it is to make plans in advance… during.. spring. break. No ones gonna make last minute plans on the offset there *might* be a makeup day. Absurd. They should just call Monday the 29th a half day and be done with it.

So guys- when the time comes to provide feedback on the next calendar year, PROVIDE IT. Point out the lack of built-in snow days and using spring break as potential make-up days. In reality, no one will care if your kid is not there for a make-up day during spring break. But it would really screw over the teachers.

have they ever taken away a spring break day before? don't they always get a waiver of some kind?

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Anonymous wrote:We are getting zoom links. It's hard to guess but we are not set up for snow. I hope they don't burn through all the snow days.

They already burned through the snow days. There were only two and we used them this week.

So if there’s no school tomorrow they will make it up. They have identified which days already they will use for make ups. Some are teacher work days. Others are during spring break

They've identified which days they could use for makeups, but it'll take a while for them to decide which one(s) they will use. In 2022, they needed to make up three days due to January closures, but they didn't announce the plan until February 24th. The make up days used that year were in April and June.

And the April day was originally a teachers' grading and reporting day, but was changed to an early release day.

Again, this would be very bad. Other than 1/29, we have problems. Two of the makeup days are Muslim holidays. Another day is a Jewish holiday in the evening. A third day impacts Muslim teachers. Two days are spring break. The final day is the last option and at the end so can’t be done first.

Maybe we should restrict one holiday observance in school calendar per religious group. We’re not observing every religious holidays in other cultures.

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Anonymous wrote:Closed and they clawback a day from spring break

Parents have travel plans. Teachers have travel plans. They won’t do this.

It shouldn’t be a surprise, it was very clear on the calendar.

So you just sit around not making plans on the off chance that some administrator will take away spring break days?

Exactly. This person has posted multiple times about how “irresponsible” it is to make plans in advance… during.. spring. break. No ones gonna make last minute plans on the offset there *might* be a makeup day. Absurd. They should just call Monday the 29th a half day and be done with it.

So guys- when the time comes to provide feedback on the next calendar year, PROVIDE IT. Point out the lack of built-in snow days and using spring break as potential make-up days. In reality, no one will care if your kid is not there for a make-up day during spring break. But it would really screw over the teachers.

have they ever taken away a spring break day before? don't they always get a waiver of some kind?

MCPS has to apply for a waiver from the state, I think.

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Anonymous wrote:We are getting zoom links. It's hard to guess but we are not set up for snow. I hope they don't burn through all the snow days.

They already burned through the snow days. There were only two and we used them this week.

So if there’s no school tomorrow they will make it up. They have identified which days already they will use for make ups. Some are teacher work days. Others are during spring break

They've identified which days they could use for makeups, but it'll take a while for them to decide which one(s) they will use. In 2022, they needed to make up three days due to January closures, but they didn't announce the plan until February 24th. The make up days used that year were in April and June.

And the April day was originally a teachers' grading and reporting day, but was changed to an early release day.

Again, this would be very bad. Other than 1/29, we have problems. Two of the makeup days are Muslim holidays. Another day is a Jewish holiday in the evening. A third day impacts Muslim teachers. Two days are spring break. The final day is the last option and at the end so can’t be done first.

Maybe we should restrict one holiday observance in school calendar per religious group. We’re not observing every religious holidays in other cultures.

So, do you want Easter or Christmas off? I assume that weekends will rotate so that every faith gets their sabbath off, rather than privileging Christianity like we do now? Maybe have 6 day weeks and 2 day weekends, so the weekend moves throughout the week?

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Anonymous wrote:We are getting zoom links. It's hard to guess but we are not set up for snow. I hope they don't burn through all the snow days.

They already burned through the snow days. There were only two and we used them this week.

So if there’s no school tomorrow they will make it up. They have identified which days already they will use for make ups. Some are teacher work days. Others are during spring break

They've identified which days they could use for makeups, but it'll take a while for them to decide which one(s) they will use. In 2022, they needed to make up three days due to January closures, but they didn't announce the plan until February 24th. The make up days used that year were in April and June.

And the April day was originally a teachers' grading and reporting day, but was changed to an early release day.

Again, this would be very bad. Other than 1/29, we have problems. Two of the makeup days are Muslim holidays. Another day is a Jewish holiday in the evening. A third day impacts Muslim teachers. Two days are spring break. The final day is the last option and at the end so can’t be done first.

Maybe we should restrict one holiday observance in school calendar per religious group. We’re not observing every religious holidays in other cultures.

So do you want Christmas Eve Day or Christmas Day or Easter Monday? Pick one.

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Anonymous wrote:We are getting zoom links. It's hard to guess but we are not set up for snow. I hope they don't burn through all the snow days.

They already burned through the snow days. There were only two and we used them this week.

So if there’s no school tomorrow they will make it up. They have identified which days already they will use for make ups. Some are teacher work days. Others are during spring break

They've identified which days they could use for makeups, but it'll take a while for them to decide which one(s) they will use. In 2022, they needed to make up three days due to January closures, but they didn't announce the plan until February 24th. The make up days used that year were in April and June.

And the April day was originally a teachers' grading and reporting day, but was changed to an early release day.

Again, this would be very bad. Other than 1/29, we have problems. Two of the makeup days are Muslim holidays. Another day is a Jewish holiday in the evening. A third day impacts Muslim teachers. Two days are spring break. The final day is the last option and at the end so can’t be done first.

Maybe we should restrict one holiday observance in school calendar per religious group. We’re not observing every religious holidays in other cultures.

So do you want Christmas Eve Day or Christmas Day or Easter Monday? Pick one.

I just want winter break and that’s it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They couldn’t open on Wednesday because so many lots were not plowed.

The lots should have been plowed- that was a fail.

So much of how Montgomery County operates is a ‘fail’ at this point. Crappy, inept leadership all around. And our kids suffer, while our taxes continue to increase. Yay.

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Anonymous wrote:We are getting zoom links. It's hard to guess but we are not set up for snow. I hope they don't burn through all the snow days.

They already burned through the snow days. There were only two and we used them this week.

So if there’s no school tomorrow they will make it up. They have identified which days already they will use for make ups. Some are teacher work days. Others are during spring break

They've identified which days they could use for makeups, but it'll take a while for them to decide which one(s) they will use. In 2022, they needed to make up three days due to January closures, but they didn't announce the plan until February 24th. The make up days used that year were in April and June.

And the April day was originally a teachers' grading and reporting day, but was changed to an early release day.

Again, this would be very bad. Other than 1/29, we have problems. Two of the makeup days are Muslim holidays. Another day is a Jewish holiday in the evening. A third day impacts Muslim teachers. Two days are spring break. The final day is the last option and at the end so can’t be done first.

Maybe we should restrict one holiday observance in school calendar per religious group. We’re not observing every religious holidays in other cultures.

So, do you want Easter or Christmas off? I assume that weekends will rotate so that every faith gets their sabbath off, rather than privileging Christianity like we do now? Maybe have 6 day weeks and 2 day weekends, so the weekend moves throughout the week?

Don’t care about either. But longer winter break would be nice

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are getting zoom links. It's hard to guess but we are not set up for snow. I hope they don't burn through all the snow days.

They already burned through the snow days. There were only two and we used them this week.

So if there’s no school tomorrow they will make it up. They have identified which days already they will use for make ups. Some are teacher work days. Others are during spring break

They've identified which days they could use for makeups, but it'll take a while for them to decide which one(s) they will use. In 2022, they needed to make up three days due to January closures, but they didn't announce the plan until February 24th. The make up days used that year were in April and June.

And the April day was originally a teachers' grading and reporting day, but was changed to an early release day.

Again, this would be very bad. Other than 1/29, we have problems. Two of the makeup days are Muslim holidays. Another day is a Jewish holiday in the evening. A third day impacts Muslim teachers. Two days are spring break. The final day is the last option and at the end so can’t be done first.

Maybe we should restrict one holiday observance in school calendar per religious group. We’re not observing every religious holidays in other cultures.

So do you want Christmas Eve Day or Christmas Day or Easter Monday? Pick one.

I would love to take no religious holidays off, but MD is a Catholic state and requires all of those off, even the made-up holiday of "Easter Monday." -NP

[Anonymous]

PG county has a half day of asynchronous virtual during their teacher grading day on the 22nd. MCPS should just follow that model.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Closed and they clawback a day from spring break

Parents have travel plans. Teachers have travel plans. They won’t do this.

It shouldn’t be a surprise, it was very clear on the calendar.

So you just sit around not making plans on the off chance that some administrator will take away spring break days?

Exactly. This person has posted multiple times about how “irresponsible” it is to make plans in advance… during.. spring. break. No ones gonna make last minute plans on the offset there *might* be a makeup day. Absurd. They should just call Monday the 29th a half day and be done with it.

So guys- when the time comes to provide feedback on the next calendar year, PROVIDE IT. Point out the lack of built-in snow days and using spring break as potential make-up days. In reality, no one will care if your kid is not there for a make-up day during spring break. But it would really screw over the teachers.

have they ever taken away a spring break day before? don't they always get a waiver of some kind?

They are much more likely to add extra days in June than to take away days from spring break.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Closed and they clawback a day from spring break

Parents have travel plans. Teachers have travel plans. They won’t do this.

Shrug. Choices have consequences.

which choice - like the one where they decided to close Wednesday? or the choice to make plans for spring break? So people aren't supposed to make plans on the off chance there are too many snow days? not going to happen. and if they are open a day at spring break - i doubt they do much actual work. What a waste.

One thing I don't understand is who cares if the make up day is during spring break. The kids can skip the day. Anyone's kid ever miss a day or two because of sickness? I think so. Really, who cares if skip a day or two of these make up?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are getting zoom links. It's hard to guess but we are not set up for snow. I hope they don't burn through all the snow days.

They already burned through the snow days. There were only two and we used them this week.

So if there’s no school tomorrow they will make it up. They have identified which days already they will use for make ups. Some are teacher work days. Others are during spring break

They've identified which days they could use for makeups, but it'll take a while for them to decide which one(s) they will use. In 2022, they needed to make up three days due to January closures, but they didn't announce the plan until February 24th. The make up days used that year were in April and June.

And the April day was originally a teachers' grading and reporting day, but was changed to an early release day.

Again, this would be very bad. Other than 1/29, we have problems. Two of the makeup days are Muslim holidays. Another day is a Jewish holiday in the evening. A third day impacts Muslim teachers. Two days are spring break. The final day is the last option and at the end so can’t be done first.

Maybe we should restrict one holiday observance in school calendar per religious group. We’re not observing every religious holidays in other cultures.

So, do you want Easter or Christmas off? I assume that weekends will rotate so that every faith gets their sabbath off, rather than privileging Christianity like we do now? Maybe have 6 day weeks and 2 day weekends, so the weekend moves throughout the week?

State law requires schools get Christmas Eve and Christmas Day off, as well as Good Friday and Easter Monday. MoCo tries to work in some other ones ostensibly for coverage issues (absences are higher on various holidays) and fairness.

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Anonymous wrote:PG county has a half day of asynchronous virtual during their teacher grading day on the 22nd. MCPS should just follow that model.

According to other posts, MCPS doesn't even have an MSDE-approved virtual plan, so can they even count virtual days as school days?

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Anonymous wrote:PG county has a half day of asynchronous virtual during their teacher grading day on the 22nd. MCPS should just follow that model.

According to other posts, MCPS doesn't even have an MSDE-approved virtual plan, so can they even count virtual days as school days?

It sounded like they have a plan in that email today. They should send it out and clear up any questions.