APS: It's too hard to go back 5 days/week

[Anonymous]

They've updated tonight's Board Docs saying that it is basically too hard to go back 5 days a week, even for priority groups: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/arlington/Board.nsf/files/BZFV8R5D81B9/$file/D-1%20School%20Year%202020-21%20Update%20Presentation%20-%203-25-21.pdf

Rather than figure these "monumental logistical challenges" out, they're going to continue to "deliver quality instruction in both models".

But, hey, at least I can be reassured that my struggling kid's Zoom education is "quality"!

[Anonymous]

Quality instruction what a freaking joke!!!

[Anonymous]

Came to visit from the FCPS board. Our guys must be talking to each other. I'm hoping the pressure will get them to change course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Came to visit from the FCPS board. Our guys must be talking to each other. I'm hoping the pressure will get them to change course.

Don’t count on it.

[Anonymous]

You failed to mention that they are going to offer 5 days in person now for summer school. That is a great development and one that makes sense - they don't have disrupt current schedules/protocols and can focus on making this work for our learners who struggled the most this year.

[Anonymous]

I'm just livid. They're basically saying - among other reasons - that our kids can't get a good, in-person education because they don't want to re-run bus routes or rearrange furniture.

[Anonymous]

FCPS parent again. I looked at the slides and that's pretty bad. Not sure if it's worse to have your hopes dashed now or in a couple weeks (when ours will be...)

This is what we got from our superintendent:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new guidance around social distancing in schools gives us the opportunity to consider expanding in-person instruction to include additional days. We are assessing student needs and working with our capacity architects to identify each school’s capacity and will share more information after Spring Break.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You failed to mention that they are going to offer 5 days in person now for summer school. That is a great development and one that makes sense - they don't have disrupt current schedules/protocols and can focus on making this work for our learners who struggled the most this year.

Have they made clear who is eligible for summer school?

[Anonymous]

Your kids aren’t on zoom.

[Anonymous]

APS has made it pretty clear that it considers educating students to be too much work. APS administration wants its spring break and easy coast into summer. After all, it got the last 3.5 months of last school year off completely. Why mess up precedent?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your kids aren’t on zoom.

+1

Is this a fake post to stir up drama?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm just livid. They're basically saying - among other reasons - that our kids can't get a good, in-person education because they don't want to re-run bus routes or rearrange furniture.

Yes, that’s what they are saying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your kids aren’t on zoom.

+1

Is this a fake post to stir up drama?

Did you see the slides? It's definitely not fake. PP is just using zoom like kleenex--in the genericized sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your kids aren’t on zoom.

Teams. What’s the difference? My son calls it zoom school. It’s a joke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You failed to mention that they are going to offer 5 days in person now for summer school. That is a great development and one that makes sense - they don't have disrupt current schedules/protocols and can focus on making this work for our learners who struggled the most this year.

Have they made clear who is eligible for summer school?

Almost no one. Kids have to be ESL or more than one grade level behind.

Merely one full grade level behind is acceptable, so no summer school for you