The school year is more than 10 months for staff and 2025-26 is extra long for students-Must be shortened

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work for APS, and am looking at FCPS's current calendar. They have TWO days off after Easter? And had TWO entire weeks off for Winter Break this year! We don't even have the Monday after Easter off. It's a full, regular school day.

I would also add APS started a week later than FCPS and gets out the same.

[Anonymous]

The winter and spring breaks are way too long. One week at Christmas is plenty. A 12 day spring break is absurd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The winter and spring breaks are way too long. One week at Christmas is plenty. A 12 day spring break is absurd.

The winter break has been the same for many years( like 8-10 years) they most likely will not change that. The two days after Easter is NEW this year. They used to go back on Monday. Not sure what the change was for BUT this year the quarter ended right before spring break. Last year they had spring break and then came back for 4 days and then it was end of quarter( which was really wonky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The winter and spring breaks are way too long. One week at Christmas is plenty. A 12 day spring break is absurd.

The winter break has been the same for many years( like 8-10 years) they most likely will not change that. The two days after Easter is NEW this year. They used to go back on Monday. Not sure what the change was for BUT this year the quarter ended right before spring break. Last year they had spring break and then came back for 4 days and then it was end of quarter( which was really wonky.

The end of the quarter is the reason. Next year it will not be that way. But the days off will still be there - they’ll just be at a different time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids still need to make up from missing SCHOOL FROM MARCH 13,2020 TO AUGUST 2022

The kids who still need to make things up need it made up via intensive tutoring.

HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!! That's funny, PP.

[Anonymous]

Team shorten winter break. It's too long.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Team shorten winter break. It's too long.

So you want a longer summer break? I do not -- I prefer more breaks during the school year and a shorter summer.

Just curious, why do you want a longer summer break?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.fcps.edu/system/files/2025-2026-standard-school-year-calendar.pdf

Entire school system is closed for Eid-al-Fitr and Eid-al-Adha? What are these holidays and what are 180k students supposed to do on these days?

Whatever the Muslim, Jewish and various other religions do on Christmas.

Winter Break is a holiday for everyone. Christmas is not a specific holiday.

Why is the public school system celebrating religious holidays?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.fcps.edu/system/files/2025-2026-standard-school-year-calendar.pdf

Entire school system is closed for Eid-al-Fitr and Eid-al-Adha? What are these holidays and what are 180k students supposed to do on these days?

Whatever the Muslim, Jewish and various other religions do on Christmas.

Winter Break is a holiday for everyone. Christmas is not a specific holiday.

Why is the public school system celebrating religious holidays?

If holiday is "popular" enough, they losing the monies when the childrens do no attending the school?

Maybe if 70% do no attend, empty school?

[Anonymous]

You all decided to put equitable religious holidays into the school calendar and now you complain about a long school year? Crazy people.

[Anonymous]

This is what happens when you add in all the extra religious and cultural days.

If only someone had the critical thinking skills to consider this earlier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The winter and spring breaks are way too long. One week at Christmas is plenty. A 12 day spring break is absurd.

The majority of parents/teachers/students disagree with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is what happens when you add in all the extra religious and cultural days.

If only someone had the critical thinking skills to consider this earlier.

Shorter summer is better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.fcps.edu/system/files/2025-2026-standard-school-year-calendar.pdf

Entire school system is closed for Eid-al-Fitr and Eid-al-Adha? What are these holidays and what are 180k students supposed to do on these days?

Whatever the Muslim, Jewish and various other religions do on Christmas.

Winter Break is a holiday for everyone. Christmas is not a specific holiday.

Why is the public school system celebrating religious holidays?

If holiday is "popular" enough, they losing the monies when the childrens do no attending the school?

Maybe if 70% do no attend, empty school?

Yes, if there was evidence that enough students and teachers were absent, then the schools would have a valid reason to take off for religious holidays.

However, there is no such evidence. These religious holidays have no operational justification and wreck the school calendar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is what happens when you add in all the extra religious and cultural days.

If only someone had the critical thinking skills to consider this earlier.

The FCPS school board rarely even comes close to critical thinking.