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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay let's move onto DCUM's next favorite topic: when are we making this day up?[/quote]

They will ask for a waiver at this point.[/quote]

I thought you had to use up all your potential makeup days in the calendar before getting a waiver?  [/quote]

DP. No, 3 days. After the next one (if there is one) they can apply for a waiver.[/quote]

But why would we get a waiver if other school systems are virtual on snow days? I understand that there were changes made about how to implement virtual for snow days, but why should the state give a waiver when other counties managed to make it happen? Both Baltimore County and Anne Arundel are virtual tomorrow. It seems like they are making an attempt to keep instruction going while we are not. [/quote]

Exactly. But upthread the "ad naseum" poster said MCP Board needs to discuss virtual option but won't or can't forgot which one, because the built in makeup days (such as holidays disguised as a teacher workdays) havent been used. Don't know when the next teacher workday is when students don't go to school. One year they used such a day in April when students had online asynchronous work and teachers still could get their workday.[/quote]

Per state, even if a district is approved to offer virtual, it cannot be fully asynchronous. there must be at least four hours of synchronous content. Which is another reason MCPS coudn't pull this off -- they use a cart model for ES/MS, so they would have to come up with a plan for making sure that everyone has a Chromebook at home for any virtual instruction.

https://marylandpublicschools.org/stateboard/Documents/2024/0123/Virtual-Education-for-Severe-Weather-Conditions-2024-2025-School-Year.pdf[/quote]

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