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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teams have been around for years...where have you been, OP? They are the best way for teachers to discuss kids they have in common and make sure their social and emotional needs are being met. [/quote]

Don't be rude.  For those of us with rising 6th or 7th graders this wasn't a thing last year (or the year before apparently) so it seemed out of the blue.  The more I think about it, the more I can see where it makes sense.  I still don't see why they don't release schedules as they do at HB and the high schools.  Withholding information seems like classic APS.

If parents call to complain, ignore them.  If parents see a scheduling error such as the wrong math class or wrong elective, it can be fixed before the kid is in the midst of the first day.  I've yet to hear a good reason why that information should be held back until Monday morning.
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Parents calling to question, complain, request changes, etc. causes a lot of wasted time answering phones and returning messages that counselors and admin and teachers can be devoting to getting ready for the start of the year.  And a high volume of such calls leads to ignoring the calls all together, not answering the phone and therefore legitimate or urgent phone calls don't even get answered.

FWIW, sometimes it's just as well that they dont release the schedules early because they're still working on them a few days before school begins. We had a call from my rising freshman's counselor last year informing us they had to make another elective choice which also required shifting other classes around - the Thursday before school started on Monday. Counselors are busy working...they aren't just sitting around waiting for students to identify schedule errors or preferences.  Particularly for middle school, I wouldn't want to be pestered by the parents disputing their kid's math placement - which has been a lot of the problem in the past - or inappropriately requesting schedules by social cliques.  People just want to know everything "right now" all the time.  Maybe we should be better examples for our kids by modeling patience, flexibility, and "we'll find out soon, nothing we can do about it" coping mechanisms.[/quote]

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