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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It concerns me that they sent an advance email before posting the schedule....like a warning for us to brace ourselves for big changes.  [/quote]

The changes for elementaries, announced this week, range from [b]five minutes' to fifteen minutes'[/b] difference from this year's start or ending times, as far as I can see. Not sure if you consider those big changes. I don't.

The process for changing these times was open to the public, and FCPS notified parents on its web site, by e-mails, on school web sites, etc. of public meetings about start time changes.  Those meetings gave information about how much start times would change in ES, MS and HS under each potential option. Though the meetings did not list specific schools (nothing like "Sally Jones Elementary will begin at 8:10 a.m."), they did mention a range of times -- such as, under option one, ES start times would be five to 10 minutes earlier, or under another option, start times would be the same, etc. The options were on their web site for a long time for parents to see, though you could not have looked up your one specific school until this week. But a change in the range of [b]five to 15 minutes[/b] should not come as a surprise to anyone.
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Our ES is starting 25 min. later, and dismissing 40 minutes later- it is a substantial change (and a very long day for the Kindergarteners).[/quote]

Yes, but most of them are adjusting 5 to 10 minutes.  Somehow I think the kindergartners will survive.  Nearly a half hour at the end of the day seems to be packing up anyhow.

What's strikes me is that we're hearing very little on these boards from people making the biggest changes -- the high schoolers and middle schoolers.  I suspect that's in part because parents are more seasoned with the school system -- they also realize having had kids in MS and perhaps HS as well as ES, that it's not all about them and their kids.   Honestly, the people whining about 5 and 10 minute changes at their elementary schools when some middle schoolers will have to be on the bus by 6:30, need to chill and perhaps develop a little resilience if they're going to keep their kids in the public school system.  There are a lot of different needs to be met here.  [/quote]

Seriously, you're a jerk. Doesn't affect you, so you don't care.

Plus, plenty of us have kids in elementary, middle, and high school all at once. We're plenty seasoned, thank you.[/quote]

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