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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can’t believe D was the most popular option. WTF would people be okay with going to June 18th? Maybe a lot of the people who chose D don’t send their kids the last few days of school anyway?[/quote]

My kid goes to school every day unless she's sick, but D fits our typical vacation schedule better. I'm not sure why that would be hard to understand. A June 18th end date is no later than an August 17 start is early.[/quote]
High school kids do not benefit from instructional days after they’ve taken AP exams (some teachers stop teaching), but they sure do benefit from more instructional days prior to the exams. Also, the first semester is broken up by so many holidays and early releases, when people aren’t as burned out because it’s still early in the school year. We have a long slog from spring break to the last day of school, with few breaks, and people are totally burned out by those last few weeks. The final stretch wouldn’t be as miserable if there weren’t so many weeks after spring break.[/quote]

There are far more kids in elementary, middle school, and non AP high school students than there are AP students. We do not need to schedule our entire district calendar around this. Furthermore, AP students should be at school to be learning for more than just one test. [/quote]
There is no compelling need for elementary and middle school kids to have a late start start date. There is a compelling reason for high school kids to have an early start date. Elementary and middle school students will eventually be high school students.[/quote]

Exactly. And many parts of the country follow the earlier start. Much easier on high school kids. [/quote]

lol and those schools across the country get out in may, not June. We can’t even get that right. Also, your “reason” isn’t compelling at all. It’s not even beneficial to all high school kids, just AP students. Hardly a reason to change a calendar. [/quote]

Most kids are encouraged to take AP classes. They matter a lot and high school matters a lot. What’s the harm for younger kids getting our earlier?  There’s no compelling reason not to switch. [/quote]

Really? You’re gonna die on the hill that’s a few students in hs take AP so the entire county should follow suit? Typical, entitled, MoCo parent [/quote]

I mean..this is the county who thinks being made fun of in national tv is something to be proud of. We aren’t really represented by the smartest people…. [/quote]

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