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[quote=Anonymous]Given their report on the latest survey, it appears that only Blue and Purple are in the running, and Purple is the more likely of the two.  I've never heard how purple gets away with only 177 days of school.  Kind of ironic too b/c after the pandemic, we know many kids have fallen behind due to lack of adequate instructional time... yet, here we have our SB looking to lock in LESS instructional time???   They should be doing more time, right?

There are some very odd/undesirable aspects to these calendars in the end of Oct/into November and end of Mar/into April.

In Oct/Nov., you have two days off in the first week, two non-consecutive days off the next week, then a full week, then a week with three days off.  In Mar./April, you have a full week off for Spring Break, then come back for 4.5 days, then another break with 3.5 days off (plus a weekend).  It's essentially going to be like having a double spring break.  Purple has the same issues.

Honestly, I've been an advocate for public school forever.  But, I can't help get the message that the SB cares more about finding more days OFF than actually educating kids.  I can see how these private-school voucher programs are gaining traction in a lot of states.  Public schools are giving the impression that they care about a million things OTHER THAN education.

I have two more years to get through... then it's someone else's problem.  I just hate to see the SB flushing the little bit of good reputation FCPS had down the drain.

If you look at 24-25 Blue and Purple Options, it's nuts.  AT the end of Oct., kids go 1.5 days in the last week.  The rest of the week is off.  They supposedly come back to school for a Mon., then have Tues. off, three days back at school, then a 3-day weekend...

I mean, how can anyone take this seriously?  This is NOT a calendar that anyone who cares about ACADEMIC learning would create.

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