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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Long time mcps k teacher.

Orientation: Historically, 1-3 days in the spring. The number of days depends on how many families are expected. During this time, parents fill out registration paperwork and provide valuable information about their child. The children get a “sneak peak” of a classroom and get to engage in activities with the k teachers. 
My team always found it valuable and informative. We would use the information we gathered to make some decisions regarding grouping kids into classes. It’s not perfect, but it was something. 
Current K students were home during these days as we can’t do both. I’m sure the achievement gap isn’t going to be eliminated by adding these days back, but who knows. 
My team thinks eliminating it is a mistake (and also suspect this is a way for mcps to lowball k allocations this spring, see budget crisis). 
K Orientation does not happen over the summer because teachers would have to be paid extra to attend.

K Open House: Occurs the week before school. Kids get to meet their teacher and see their classroom. [/quote]

At our school, it used to be that kindergarten classes were fluid the first couple days of school and kids got shuffled around depending on some rapid assessments and class dynamics.  This practice went away during the pandemic and never returned but the kindergarten teachers seemed to find it valuable.[/quote]

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