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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do these come so late? When most working parents have already had to pay for camps for their kids? Do they think kids will just be sitting around all summer? Camps fill up so fast that I book mine latest March. Last year my daughter got the invitation but I'd already shelled out over a thousand dollars for summer camps - nonrefundable. [/quote]

Not every kid goes to camp. They can’t make the recommendation until the MTSS process has concluded and it’s been documented that multiple interventions have not been successful and gaps in knowledge still persist. I understand your frustration but there has to be enough data to show that the child is consistently not meeting benchmarks and remains at a place of mastery that will make the next year too challenging. [/quote]

My son get invited often and we skip sometimes.  It is not very good.  Sorry to all the teachers.  Long bus rides, only three week so teachers barley get to know the kids.  I am not sure how much my son learns.  We are skipping this year.

It is very frustrating to get these notes so late,  beyond frustrating.  I work and can’t sit around for FCPS to determine my kid needs it when he needs it often but not every year.  I came take the risk of no care.  And I think summer camps also are good,  [/quote]

Why are you apologizing. You made your choice, and teachers understand, we just need you to know you can’t expect miracles in our end when the gaps persist because you don’t value summer school. Parents love to hold OUR feet to the fire and conveniently give themselves all the grace to let academics slide when it works for them. If you choose camps over remediation and then are understanding when we can’t get your son to jump multiple percentile ranges to read on grade level next school year, we have no problems. [/quote]

+1 from a parent. Everyone attacks FCPS for not filling gaps and then you have people turning down and complaining about free summer school for kids identified as needing it .[/quote]

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