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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And it will creep ... it will get earlier and earlier in August.[/quote]

Yes. The goal is to shorten the break as much as possible so that there is less time for kids to forget what they have learned. 
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No. the goal has been to simply add in more instructional time BEFORE the SOLs versus after it. The state sets the testing window, and it typically starts in mid-May. Beginning school a week earlier gives one more week of learning before the tests. What PP is proposing doesn't make sense because the school year will be the same length of 180 days. If FCPS starts lengthening breaks [i]inside [/i]the school year, i.e. giving a 2 week spring break and adding teacher planning days, then that would move the end date to later in June. Those types of moves would close the gap between the last day of school in June and the first day in August. I don't see any of that happening. [/quote]

More time before the SOLs is the initial, short term goal here, but I think the longer term goal is to shorten the summer break. Kids forgetting what they learned the year before is a huge problem, so the more you can shorten that break time, the better.[b] People won't agree to year round school[/b], but if you keep starting school earlier and ending it later, you can get some of the benefits of year round school without having to get people to agree to year round school. 
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I think they might. When we had schools on the more accurately named [i]modified calendar[/i], both families and staff liked it.[/quote]

We were in FCPS for several years and moved out of state last year.  Our kids are in a year round ES now and they love it and I have to admit that I do, too.  I'm a SAHM so I really enjoy having them home for a few weeks at a time throughout the year vs. one long summer break.  We went to Disney World in late October when everyone else was in school, and we have a May break that allows us to go to the beach for a week before the pricey summer rental season starts.  The schedule is great for my son - he needs the break to recharge.  The working parents seem to really enjoy it, as well.  Our area has camps available throughout the year for these breaks just the same as the DC area has summer camps - and it breaks up the cost a little throughout the year when your kids have to go to camp.
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