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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok what are Wednesdays then for teachers not providing content on those days?  Pre-pandemic they had to plan, answer emails, etc., and they did all of that in the course of five days.   why does the pandemic, particularly a YEAR into the pandemic, still require an extra day of planning each week?  I’m specifically referencing all-DL teachers who don’t go in and only see kids virtually.

I mean, my kid’s teachers provides a total of 3.5 hours of in-person instruction on M, T, Th, and F.  Assuming that teachers work 8 hours a day like normal full time employees, can’t the emailing and planning be done in the other 4.5 hours each day?  What’s so hard about DL that it requires 8 additional hours per week of planning?[/quote]

If they are not providing content then 1-2 LEAP meeting 1 hour each, if they are a sped teacher an hour sped meeting (which happened pre-pandemic), and PK teachers do family check ins, that could be 1-5 hours (depends how they space their week)

And something you should understand is that pre-pandemic 45 min a day 4/5 days wasn't enough. 1 was always taken by LEAP.

What you're seeing now is teacher being given enough time to plan. When I was a teacher in CA we had planning during specials and after school. But DCPS is cheap and doesn't want to pay us.

SO really ask DCPS why they can't tact on an extra hour of pay each day to give your kids more instruction. Or why they don't make Wed. a half day?

OR ask your stupid school. Because as soon as we started IPL Wednesday was small group day.[/quote]

First, as I'm informed by DCUM regularly, I have no power as a parent to advocate for anything.  And I have asked my stupid school and they don't respond.  Hurrah.

I'm still not getting the math here.  Between M, T, Th, and F, there are 4.5 x 4 = 18 hours no spent in instruction, and then W gives an addition 8 hours, for a total of 26 hours.  I'm operating on the assumption that teachers, like other professionals, work 8 hours a day.

So LEAP meetings take up 2 hours/ week?  
SPED takes up 4 hours/week (is that right)

that gets us to 20 hours for planning, emails, etc.

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