No Class Meetings Between 11am-1pm?

[Anonymous]

Is this universal across MCPS?

My kids ES told us that they can't do meetings at this time to ensure that the kids who need meals, have access to them. That leaves meetings at 10am/1pm/2pm.

Is this being done at all ES/MS, or just our non-W school?

Can you share if this is the case at your school? Are those times blocked off at your school?

[Anonymous]

Not blocked off at Blair.

[Anonymous]

We were told the same but also that ES can’t have any afternoon meetings, so they have to be between 9 and 11. But then someone said that their meeting was scheduled for 12:30
tomorrow at our school, so who knows.

[Anonymous]

Elementary MCPS teacher here. We can't hold meeting between 11:00 and 1:00 because that is the time for students to pick up food.

We are working so hard to make this work for everyone. It is exhausting on this end, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Elementary MCPS teacher here. We can't hold meeting between 11:00 and 1:00 because that is the time for students to pick up food.

We are working so hard to make this work for everyone. It is exhausting on this end, too.

Thanks for all of your hard work. Really. We appreciate it. I can't imaging having to deal with MCPS as an employer on a good day, let alone dealing with them during a pandemic.

We were also told that kids do NOT need to present to pick up food. Any adult can go and get as much food as needed.

Maybe MCPS can just limit it to no meetings between noon-1pm?

[Anonymous]

How about Middle Schools?

Same policy?

[Anonymous]

Like all things MCPS...we should not expect any consistency between schools.

[Anonymous]

I have an elementary schooler and Zoom meetings are set for 11 am, but I also have kids in different grades with different instructions about whether Zoom can have video.

[Anonymous]

My 5th grader has his class meeting at 11 tomorrow, so not a universal rule.

[Anonymous]

My school said no live lessons or office hours before 1 pm. Teachers plan and meet virtually in PLCs from 8 to 12:30. Lunch from 12:30 to 1. Work with students 1-3.

[Anonymous]

Elementary focus school. We were told we have to leave 11-1 open every day. Math and reading instruction will occur before 11am. Math is M/W/F and literacy is Tu/Th. Teachers will hold "office hours" at a time yet to be determined, but could be in the afternoon.

[Anonymous]

Well that seems eminently reasonable. Kids need to eat!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 5th grader has his class meeting at 11 tomorrow, so not a universal rule.

W school, or non-W?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Well that seems eminently reasonable. Kids need to eat!

Having a 2 hour slot of time blocked off for lunch seems excessive. An hour would be sufficient.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Elementary MCPS teacher here. We can't hold meeting between 11:00 and 1:00 because that is the time for students to pick up food.

We are working so hard to make this work for everyone. It is exhausting on this end, too.

Jack Smith did reiterate in his message tonight that it prioritizes equity over all else.