Metrics for taking kids out of school

[Anonymous]

Talking to a few other parents and realized some of them are going to send their kids and watch what happens. Most have a backup plan that when certain number of cases happen in school, they’ll just pull their kids out. Just wonder how many of us are thinking about this and what metrics you’re comfortable with.

[Anonymous]

I don't know, I'm concerned that with the new "close contact exceptions" this year we're going to hear very little about cases in school. Metrics are harder to predict with less information about delta and thresholds of spread, too. Playing it by ear.

[Anonymous]

May send kid when country drops below "substantial" transmission.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know, I'm concerned that with the new "close contact exceptions" this year we're going to hear very little about cases in school. Metrics are harder to predict with less information about delta and thresholds of spread, too. Playing it by ear.

They may not quarantine but they should still send out covid notification letters.

[Anonymous]

Is their backup plan to homeschool? Or maybe enroll in an online private that happens to accept kids mid-year?

We are sticking with in-person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Talking to a few other parents and realized some of them are going to send their kids and watch what happens. Most have a backup plan that when certain number of cases happen in school, they’ll just pull their kids out. Just wonder how many of us are thinking about this and what metrics you’re comfortable with.

The case count is a LAGGING indicator of how many children in your school have covid. If you're okay with that go for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is their backup plan to homeschool? Or maybe enroll in an online private that happens to accept kids mid-year?

We are sticking with in-person.

No, just not going to school when cases are too crazy and things are out of control.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is their backup plan to homeschool? Or maybe enroll in an online private that happens to accept kids mid-year?

We are sticking with in-person.

No, just not going to school when cases are too crazy and things are out of control.

At a certain point they will get unenrolled. This does not appear to be a real plan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is their backup plan to homeschool? Or maybe enroll in an online private that happens to accept kids mid-year?

We are sticking with in-person.

No, just not going to school when cases are too crazy and things are out of control.

At a certain point they will get unenrolled. This does not appear to be a real plan.

We can always reenroll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is their backup plan to homeschool? Or maybe enroll in an online private that happens to accept kids mid-year?

We are sticking with in-person.

No, just not going to school when cases are too crazy and things are out of control.

At a certain point they will get unenrolled. This does not appear to be a real plan.

We can always reenroll.

Just pull them now like we did. It’s already out of control and I’m not risking my kids being caught up in the back to school wave. Their health is too important to me.

[Anonymous]

You do know that unenrolling kids can affect the staffing allocations at your school, right? Then, if the school loses a teaching position, they will have to hire a teacher if a bunch of kids are re-enrolled, potentially meaning your kid will be in an overcrowded class until that position can be filled. At which point you’ll come here and post about the overcrowded classes at your children’s school, won’t you?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You do know that unenrolling kids can affect the staffing allocations at your school, right? Then, if the school loses a teaching position, they will have to hire a teacher if a bunch of kids are re-enrolled, potentially meaning your kid will be in an overcrowded class until that position can be filled. At which point you’ll come here and post about the overcrowded classes at your children’s school, won’t you?!

Too bad so sad.
At least they won't have coronavirus

[Anonymous]

No need to unenroll. Teachers are supposed to put everything on MyMCPS. Attendance doesn't really matter for grading anyways.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You do know that unenrolling kids can affect the staffing allocations at your school, right? Then, if the school loses a teaching position, they will have to hire a teacher if a bunch of kids are re-enrolled, potentially meaning your kid will be in an overcrowded class until that position can be filled. At which point you’ll come here and post about the overcrowded classes at your children’s school, won’t you?!

Well how many parents are really going to send their kids in when things go out of control but MCPS still opens no matter what, business at usual? Many parents are going to back down before the state would order MCPS to close.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No need to unenroll. Teachers are supposed to put everything on MyMCPS. Attendance doesn't really matter for grading anyways.

"Everything" being assignments. Not actual teaching.