Risk of snow days in APS this week (2/10 - 2/14)

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Anonymous wrote:Early release is a mistake. They just need to close.

No. They really don't. Students an still have a significant school day tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be a totally wasted day. It’s babysitting

Not in high school.

Yes also in high school. My school made classes 31 minutes each to account for all the lunches. I can’t do anything meaningful in 31 minutes. It’s a wasted day instructionally.

FCCPS gets around that by not having lunch on early dismissal days. I’m not sure how they do it but they have longer classes, no lunch in HS.

Maybe they just give them a bagged lunch on the way out but it’s VDOE policy that you MUST serve lunch on an instructional day.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Early release is a mistake. They just need to close.

No. They really don't. Students an still have a significant school day tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be a totally wasted day. It’s babysitting

Not in high school.

Yes also in high school. My school made classes 31 minutes each to account for all the lunches. I can’t do anything meaningful in 31 minutes. It’s a wasted day instructionally.

That’s too bad for your school. My kid in an APS HS gets a lot done of early release days.

A lot? In 31 minutes?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Early release is a mistake. They just need to close.

No. They really don't. Students an still have a significant school day tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be a totally wasted day. It’s babysitting

Not in high school.

Yes also in high school. My school made classes 31 minutes each to account for all the lunches. I can’t do anything meaningful in 31 minutes. It’s a wasted day instructionally.

That’s too bad for your school. My kid in an APS HS gets a lot done of early release days.

A lot? In 31 minutes?

Kids in APS high schools have 4 classes a day, plus homeroom. On early release days, they’re at school for almost 5 hours. So if they have 4 classes for 31 min each, that’s just over 2 hours. You are telling me they spend another 2.5-3 hours eating lunch, changing classes, and in homeroom? That can’t be true.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Early release is a mistake. They just need to close.

No. They really don't. Students an still have a significant school day tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be a totally wasted day. It’s babysitting

Not in high school.

Yes also in high school. My school made classes 31 minutes each to account for all the lunches. I can’t do anything meaningful in 31 minutes. It’s a wasted day instructionally.

That’s too bad for your school. My kid in an APS HS gets a lot done of early release days.

A lot? In 31 minutes?

I'm pretty sure the 31 minute poster isn't from NoVa or they are purposely trying to mislead people. In HS, the block schedule means only 4 classes a day. They drop their advisory period, give 30 mins for lunch and spend about an hour in each their 4 regular classes. An early release is a valid school day in APS where students have plenty of time to learn.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Early release is a mistake. They just need to close.

No. They really don't. Students an still have a significant school day tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be a totally wasted day. It’s babysitting

Not in high school.

Yes also in high school. My school made classes 31 minutes each to account for all the lunches. I can’t do anything meaningful in 31 minutes. It’s a wasted day instructionally.

That’s too bad for your school. My kid in an APS HS gets a lot done of early release days.

A lot? In 31 minutes?

Kids in APS high schools have 4 classes a day, plus homeroom. On early release days, they’re at school for almost 5 hours. So if they have 4 classes for 31 min each, that’s just over 2 hours. You are telling me they spend another 2.5-3 hours eating lunch, changing classes, and in homeroom? That can’t be true.

Maybe a high school teacher can clarify, but I'm not sure they hold to that 4 classes/day schedule on early release days. It makes more sense if they go to every class for 31 minutes, and then another 45-60 minutes for lunch, passing time, and homeroom.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Early release is a mistake. They just need to close.

No. They really don't. Students an still have a significant school day tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be a totally wasted day. It’s babysitting

Not in high school.

Yes also in high school. My school made classes 31 minutes each to account for all the lunches. I can’t do anything meaningful in 31 minutes. It’s a wasted day instructionally.

That’s too bad for your school. My kid in an APS HS gets a lot done of early release days.

A lot? In 31 minutes?

Kids in APS high schools have 4 classes a day, plus homeroom. On early release days, they’re at school for almost 5 hours. So if they have 4 classes for 31 min each, that’s just over 2 hours. You are telling me they spend another 2.5-3 hours eating lunch, changing classes, and in homeroom? That can’t be true.

Maybe a high school teacher can clarify, but I'm not sure they hold to that 4 classes/day schedule on early release days. It makes more sense if they go to every class for 31 minutes, and then another 45-60 minutes for lunch, passing time, and homeroom.

Yes. They do. The schedule is posted internally and kids take pics and share. Schedules aren't posted publically for safety reasons.

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[Anonymous]

Normally, APS HS block classes are 90 minutes. They shave 30 off per class and get out 2 hours early. That's how math works. I'm literally looking at the schedule. Readers, please disregard the 30 minute class report. It is misinformation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Early release is a mistake. They just need to close.

No. They really don't. Students an still have a significant school day tomorrow.

early release is a waste for older kids, the classes are too short to do anything

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Normally, APS HS block classes are 90 minutes. They shave 30 off per class and get out 2 hours early. That's how math works. I'm literally looking at the schedule. Readers, please disregard the 30 minute class report. It is misinformation.

30 is accurate. not all high schools have the same schedule you know. just because it's not 30 in your kid's school doesn't mean it's not 30 in someone else's.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Early release is a mistake. They just need to close.

No. They really don't. Students an still have a significant school day tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be a totally wasted day. It’s babysitting

Not in high school.

Yes also in high school. My school made classes 31 minutes each to account for all the lunches. I can’t do anything meaningful in 31 minutes. It’s a wasted day instructionally.

That’s too bad for your school. My kid in an APS HS gets a lot done of early release days.

A lot? In 31 minutes?

Kids in APS high schools have 4 classes a day, plus homeroom. On early release days, they’re at school for almost 5 hours. So if they have 4 classes for 31 min each, that’s just over 2 hours. You are telling me they spend another 2.5-3 hours eating lunch, changing classes, and in homeroom? That can’t be true.

Maybe a high school teacher can clarify, but I'm not sure they hold to that 4 classes/day schedule on early release days. It makes more sense if they go to every class for 31 minutes, and then another 45-60 minutes for lunch, passing time, and homeroom.

Yes. They do. The schedule is posted internally and kids take pics and share. Schedules aren't posted publically for safety reasons.

how do they take pics if they can't use their phones?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Early release is a mistake. They just need to close.

No. They really don't. Students an still have a significant school day tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be a totally wasted day. It’s babysitting

Not in high school.

Yes also in high school. My school made classes 31 minutes each to account for all the lunches. I can’t do anything meaningful in 31 minutes. It’s a wasted day instructionally.

That’s too bad for your school. My kid in an APS HS gets a lot done of early release days.

A lot? In 31 minutes?

I'm pretty sure the 31 minute poster isn't from NoVa or they are purposely trying to mislead people. In HS, the block schedule means only 4 classes a day. They drop their advisory period, give 30 mins for lunch and spend about an hour in each their 4 regular classes. An early release is a valid school day in APS where students have plenty of time to learn.

No the 30 min is accurate, it's not the same in all APS schools

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Early release is a mistake. They just need to close.

No. They really don't. Students an still have a significant school day tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be a totally wasted day. It’s babysitting

Not in high school.

Yes also in high school. My school made classes 31 minutes each to account for all the lunches. I can’t do anything meaningful in 31 minutes. It’s a wasted day instructionally.

That’s too bad for your school. My kid in an APS HS gets a lot done of early release days.

A lot? In 31 minutes?

Kids in APS high schools have 4 classes a day, plus homeroom. On early release days, they’re at school for almost 5 hours. So if they have 4 classes for 31 min each, that’s just over 2 hours. You are telling me they spend another 2.5-3 hours eating lunch, changing classes, and in homeroom? That can’t be true.

Maybe a high school teacher can clarify, but I'm not sure they hold to that 4 classes/day schedule on early release days. It makes more sense if they go to every class for 31 minutes, and then another 45-60 minutes for lunch, passing time, and homeroom.

Yes. They do. The schedule is posted internally and kids take pics and share. Schedules aren't posted publically for safety reasons.

how do they take pics if they can't use their phones?

Phones weren't banned in the beginning of the year. The schedule isn't any different now than if was in Q1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Early release is a mistake. They just need to close.

No. They really don't. Students an still have a significant school day tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be a totally wasted day. It’s babysitting

Not in high school.

Yes also in high school. My school made classes 31 minutes each to account for all the lunches. I can’t do anything meaningful in 31 minutes. It’s a wasted day instructionally.

That’s too bad for your school. My kid in an APS HS gets a lot done of early release days.

A lot? In 31 minutes?

I'm pretty sure the 31 minute poster isn't from NoVa or they are purposely trying to mislead people. In HS, the block schedule means only 4 classes a day. They drop their advisory period, give 30 mins for lunch and spend about an hour in each their 4 regular classes. An early release is a valid school day in APS where students have plenty of time to learn.

No the 30 min is accurate, it's not the same in all APS schools

Which school?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Early release is a mistake. They just need to close.

No. They really don't. Students an still have a significant school day tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be a totally wasted day. It’s babysitting

Not in high school.

Yes also in high school. My school made classes 31 minutes each to account for all the lunches. I can’t do anything meaningful in 31 minutes. It’s a wasted day instructionally.

That’s too bad for your school. My kid in an APS HS gets a lot done of early release days.

A lot? In 31 minutes?

Kids in APS high schools have 4 classes a day, plus homeroom. On early release days, they’re at school for almost 5 hours. So if they have 4 classes for 31 min each, that’s just over 2 hours. You are telling me they spend another 2.5-3 hours eating lunch, changing classes, and in homeroom? That can’t be true.

Maybe a high school teacher can clarify, but I'm not sure they hold to that 4 classes/day schedule on early release days. It makes more sense if they go to every class for 31 minutes, and then another 45-60 minutes for lunch, passing time, and homeroom.

Yes. They do. The schedule is posted internally and kids take pics and share. Schedules aren't posted publically for safety reasons.

how do they take pics if they can't use their phones?

I have copies of the full-day, early release and 2-hour delay schedule on my phone from the beginning of the school year. It's very handy.