APS - why hybrid if the numbers make sense for 4 days??

[Anonymous]

I may be missing something, but at least at my daughter's elementary school, the numbers would allow for the class to be in-person more than twice/week. Why only 2 days in-person when we aren't doing the a/b day model, especially given the concurrent method??

[Anonymous]

What are the numbers?

[Anonymous]

Equity. That's the entire answer - that they can't promise this to all kids across APS so they won't let some kids do it.

[Anonymous]

I’ll just give an example from my school. Our concurrent days have between 14-18 students in person. Only a small portion of classrooms at my school can accommodate that many so we are sharing those classroom s with another grade level coming in the other 2 days. Some schools with even higher amounts of kids or smaller classrooms have had to split hybrid groups into 2 cohorts and so teachers are doing 2 days with each one.

[Anonymous]

You can’t do it at one elementary school and not another. Remember some elementary schools are going to be having four hybrid days per grade because their numbers are upwards of 70% wanting to attend in person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can’t do it at one elementary school and not another. Remember some elementary schools are going to be having four hybrid days per grade because their numbers are upwards of 70% wanting to attend in person.

+1. There is just a huge difference from one school to the next and sometimes one grade to the next in terms of the numbers. My APS ES kid’s 4th grade is split into 2 groups just to fit everyone in who selected hybrid. I also have a MS kid and frankly, I’d be pretty irritated if some people get 4 days/week while we are only getting 2 days per kid (and not, as APS swore up and down, the same 2 days for our family).

[Anonymous]

The only schools that have low enough numbers to make 4 days in person work are in S. Arlington. Can you even imagine the outrage from N. Arlington parents when they find out kids at high FRL schools on the other side of 50 are getting more in school days??

[Anonymous]

The kids still have to be distanced and they can’t do this school by school. Plus the second you offer 4 day again everyone will want back in the pool and then it’s not possible without essentially saying F mitigation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only schools that have low enough numbers to make 4 days in person work are in S. Arlington. Can you even imagine the outrage from N. Arlington parents when they find out kids at high FRL schools on the other side of 50 are getting more in school days??

and yet it makes so much economic sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only schools that have low enough numbers to make 4 days in person work are in S. Arlington. Can you even imagine the outrage from N. Arlington parents when they find out kids at high FRL schools on the other side of 50 are getting more in school days??

is it really necessary to go there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only schools that have low enough numbers to make 4 days in person work are in S. Arlington. Can you even imagine the outrage from N. Arlington parents when they find out kids at high FRL schools on the other side of 50 are getting more in school days??

No, because that’s largely in your bitter mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only schools that have low enough numbers to make 4 days in person work are in S. Arlington. Can you even imagine the outrage from N. Arlington parents when they find out kids at high FRL schools on the other side of 50 are getting more in school days??

is it really necessary to go there?

Any opportunity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only schools that have low enough numbers to make 4 days in person work are in S. Arlington. Can you even imagine the outrage from N. Arlington parents when they find out kids at high FRL schools on the other side of 50 are getting more in school days??

is it really necessary to go there?

Any opportunity.

I mean, it's true though. Schools in NA that are the lowest FRL in the county have the highest hybrid numbers and they wouldn't have space to have kids in 4 days a week yet. Teachers are already going to be in those days but not enough space for 80% of the class to be there too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only schools that have low enough numbers to make 4 days in person work are in S. Arlington. Can you even imagine the outrage from N. Arlington parents when they find out kids at high FRL schools on the other side of 50 are getting more in school days??

is it really necessary to go there?

Any opportunity.

I mean, it's true though. Schools in NA that are the lowest FRL in the county have the highest hybrid numbers and they wouldn't have space to have kids in 4 days a week yet. Teachers are already going to be in those days but not enough space for 80% of the class to be there too.

What does that have to do with outrage?

[Anonymous]

OP I selected virtual b/c 2 days per week at school seemed like the worst of both worlds to me. You’re taking on the risk of exposure and having to mask your kid throughout the day, but there would still be 3 days at home to deal with online learning. But if I could send my kid 4 days I would b/c that level of in-person schooling would be worth leaving our pod.

So now if APS changes the rules on us and allows 4 days in person, parents like me are going to be calling the school wanting to change our selection. And while they told us we can’t change our option, I would argue that changing the level of service offered means due process requires parents be given the option to opt in to the new, updated in-person offering.

Just because I said no to 2 days doesn’t mean I am agreeing to say no to 4 days.

So the school just isn’t even going to bother with this. It was a logistical nightmare as is and I’m sure they don’t want to reopen that can of worms.

So enjoy your 2 days in an emptier classroom than you anticipated.