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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wait—all those “PW” days are not set aside for teachers—particularly ES teachers—to lesson plan?! Is this what I am hearing? [/quote]

There are:
TW days: Teacher Workdays
SP days: School Planning Days
SD days: Staff Development Days

None of those days are guaranteed to be set aside for planning. They are defined as:

Teacher Workdays
Provide a balance of teacher planning time with opportunities for staff meetings and professional development. Emphasis is on teacher planning time to prepare for the first weeks of school. At times, professional development, vertical articulation, and/or collaboration at the pyramid or regional level are planned for these days.

School Planning Days
Days devoted to school improvement efforts, including collaboration around data, common assessments, responsive instruction, etc. with 50 percent of the day directed by the school and 50 percent of the day directed by the teachers. Teacher-directed time may include individual planning, collaborative team planning, or attending professional development offered by the school or FCPS departments. Program managers may facilitate any needed coordination for teacher-directed time but may not require specific activities during this time.

Teacher Staff Development Days
Professional development days directed by chief academic officer, Department of Instructional Services, and Department of Special Services to articulate changes
and updates in standards, curriculum, and assessments, and to provide divisionwide professional development for the areas of focus on the FCPS professional development plan.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/BW6JHX4CFCBB/$file/R4421.pdf

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