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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is no ~180 day school calendar that is "good" or "right" across all populations.

5-day weeks mean longer breaks.  Longer breaks mean learning loss, particularly a longer summer break.  Those longer breaks also require expensive childcare  - moreso when you don't have college students in town to staff cheap camps.

Shorter weeks mean less consistency, but for middle and HS students, provide a welcome break to catch up on work, or take a mental health day throughout the semester/year. In some cases, it is harder to find childcare for these one-off days - if you already have your child enrolled in before/after care, these days are often included in that or are available for an extra fee.

Snow days: regardless of the calendar there will be snow days if it snows or is icy.  There will be more snow days than most parents think is reasonable if the weather on their street isn't too bad.  The sooner you surrender to the fact that these snow days will happen, the happier you will be.  And no, there is no way for FCPS to only close some schools/pyramids etc. or delay opening for MS and HS and not elementary schools.

The school calendar debate will continue forever because there is no right answer.  For those of you with elementary school kids, hang in there - once they hit middle school, so many of the school calendar issues are no longer a big deal.[/quote]

They could unleash early release days on elementary, so it's possible to treat different levels differently. how about middle and high school students get their extra time off, and elementary gets consistency they need.[/quote]

Okay - draft that calendar. [/quote]

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