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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They should just go back to early release Mondays.[/quote]

They never should have taken that away to begin with. They did it because of selfish parents who view school as free daycare. The same type of parents who are causing all of the current problems. Some people should truly never have kids.[/quote]

You mean parents who have to work to pay their bills and live in the area? Or the parents who work multiple jobs to afford living in the area and provide for their kids? Based on your comment, the only people who should have kids are people who can afford after school care or one parent who can stay at home.

I was in school in the 80’s, we went 5 days a week and had an early release day once a month. The idea that kids attend school 5 days a week for a full day is not exactly new or novel. [/quote]
We didn't have full day kindergarten when I was a kid, was that common here? I ask because I am now a Kindergarten teacher and it is exhausting.[/quote]

That’s another thing. School used to be a shorter day too. Now the kids are in school 7+ hours. Elementary teachers really don’t have any planning time during the school day because the kids are in the classroom all day except for specials and that is often when meetings etc are scheduled. The school day used to be 6 hours for students and kindergarten was once half day, now kids are in school for long hours.[/quote]

Students are in school for 6 hours and 45 minutes. I don’t remember a 6 hour school day and I’ve been with FCPS for 30 years.

Yes, kindergarten used to be half a day.

As far as the early release Mondays, those were often filled with meetings and the specials during T-F were shorter than an hour. When they got rid of the early release, we gained planning  time when they added the policy of 300 minutes per week, a minimum of 240 teacher directed and 60 collaborative. I remember Dr. Garza touting the increased planning time at the ES level during STAC meetings. That went well for a year or so and then she left. As we’ve moved further away from the removal of the early release, our planning times have been taking up by more collaborative meetings resulting in less amount of teacher directed, unencumbered planning time. [/quote]

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