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[quote=Anonymous]It makes more sense for ES and HS age-kids to get out by June first and start school 2 weeks before Labor Day.

Why?

For the HS set, they are preparing for AP exams -- which are over by Mid May.  Any class time after that in AP classes is wasted.

For the younger set, they often go to camps -- and who staffs the camps???? College and HS-age kids.  College kids are always out by mid-May, so they are ready to work camp or other summer jobs by June 1st.  The college students also go back to college by the Aug. 20th -- so they are not able to staff the camps/pools.

FCPS can tinker with the dates here and there, but most colleges around the country/region get out by mid May (some are even earlier) and they go back mid-August.  It makes sense to maximize the cross-over both for the younger kids and the older FCPS kids.

I wouldn't want to start FCPS Aug. 8th -- like some of our neighboring districts do.  But, they also will be getting out MAY 26th!  We should be doing Aug. 22 (as we are) and getting out by June 9th.

STuffing the calendar with days off throughout the year and then not getting out until Jun 16th is a waste of time for everyone.  [/quote]

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