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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I took a close look at the **Fairfax County Public Schools calendar vs the Federal Government of the United States, removing winter break, spring break, and extended Thanksgiving to keep it fair.

Breakdown

Federal employees:

11 total holidays

FCPS students (same timeframe, no major breaks):

Standard holidays aligned with federal:
10 days
(FCPS does not fully close for Columbus Day)

Additional FCPS holidays:
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Diwali
Eid al Fitr
Eid al Adha
→ +5 days

Subtract:
Columbus Day (federal only)
→ Net: +4 extra full holidays

Teacher workdays and student holidays:
About 10 days where students are off but federal employees are working

Total difference
+4 extra holidays
+10 teacher workdays
→ About 14 more days off than federal workers

Proposed approach
Eliminate additional non federal holidays
→ removes 4 days
Consolidate teacher workdays

Current:

About 10 days

Proposed:
1 day before school starts
1 day after each quarter (4 quarters = 4 days)
→ Total: 5 days

Reduction:
10 down to 5
→ saves 5 days

Final impact
Remove 4 extra holidays
Reduce 5 workdays

→ Total reclaimed: 9 days

Bottom line

Even without counting major breaks, FCPS students currently have about 14 more days off than the federal calendar.

With a more streamlined structure, that gap could be reduced to about 5 extra days, while still keeping time for grading, planning, and professional development.

Curious what others think. Is this a reasonable balance, or are all of these days necessary?[/quote]

I can’t imagine a teacher can get completely prepared for a school year in just one day! [/quote]

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