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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Going half the day either AM or PM with neither group eating AT school would be good except for the childcare issue it creates which is why it won’t happen. [/quote]

What difference is this to back in the day when there was half day Kindergarten.  You either went in the morning or afternoon.  Folks made it work. I was in this group in 1985 and this was an era where women worked so not too many stay at home moms. Lower income families tend to have multiple generations living in one home so childcare is less problematic for them. This can be a business venture for someone just as the pod finding agencies that started up. They can offer afterschool care or before at some fee,  and people will pay it, or who ever is watching their kid during DL now will continue. [/quote]

Would it be ideal? No. Nothing is right now. It would be a heck of a lot better than what we’ve got. And I’ve read that it’s being used in other states.[/quote]

We don't have enough bus drivers as it is.  Not trying to be a naysayer, but this goes back to the logistics.  They can't figure out which kids would go in the am and which in the pm.  If you got by last name so that siblings are together, you have to reshuffle teachers and classes.  Literally the logistics involved in anything less than full open 5 days per week for all kids and teachers are what is making this impossible for APS.  Yes, all of the vocal parents screaming and shouting aren't helping either.[/quote]

APS could completely due this if they started from a position of 'what changes do we need to make to make this work' instead of starting from 'why is this not feasible.'
FCCPS sends its elementary kids 1/2 days 4 days a week.  The first 1/2 of the alphabet is in school from 9-11:50.   During the inschool time they get math, language arts, science and social studies.   Then they go home and have virtual specials and independent work.   The teachers have an 1 break for lunch, and the second half of the alphabet comes in.   The teachers teach twice.     In terms of buses, FCCPS allows one child per seat, none of this only 11 kids on a bus garbage.   APS knee capped itself with the 11 person rule.  There was a SB meeting in the fall where Duran said that APS was the only system who was limiting itself to 11 kids per bus- he viewed this as a good thing 'look how much better we are.'  I view it as a complete misunderstanding of risk.   
FCCPS is a small school system- but the elementary schools themselves are similar sizes to most APS schools, if not a little larger.   Especially if you remove the option schools from the discussion- there is no reason in the world why the 1/2 day isn't a completely feasible plan for APS elementary.

In terms of what it does to childcare- having your children in school for 1/2 a day 4 days a week isn't any worse than having your kid home all the time, or having them gone 2 full days.   [/quote]

I heard FCCOS had to cancel in person??[/quote]

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