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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How did these schools do on PARCC?  [/quote]

According to one of the media stories, they had bigger gains than the traditional schedule schools. [/quote]

If that's the case, perhaps this will become a bigger trend in DC?  I'm game for whatever works!  I love the idea of having a week off in fall and I'd be willing to give up several weeks of summer vacation to make that happen!  also it does seem like this could really help the achievement gap- I understand that FARMs kids are generally "harmed" more by the long summer break than non-FARMs kids.    [/quote]

It will be interesting to see how this unfolds. I am pretty sure the WOTP schools would reject this set up vehemently, so I do hope they do this on a school-by-school basis.[/quote]

Why? We are in a WOTP elementary and I don't have any issue with an extended school year set up. In fact, I quite like the idea of broken up breaks and being able to travel at times of the year when destinations are less crowded. Summer is my least favorite time to travel due to crowds and weather, but I don't believe in pulling my children from school at other times to travel. I also don't think there's anything sacred about 8 weeks off in the summer and find it to be a pain to schedule various camps and deal with before and aftercare and much less (i.e. not walkable) convenient commutes to camps. [/quote]

I think you would be in the minority. I for one would move to Moco asap. My kid doesn't need that much school and is burn out by 180 days as is.[/quote]

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We would leave the DCPS system, too. Also, I have already heard of teachers fleeing the extended day program for the traditional schedule. It would behoove DCPS to do some outreach this time to families and teachers before implementing it to make sure they are on board. (Tall order, I know).[/quote]

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