Toggle navigation
Toggle navigation
Home
DCUM Forums
Nanny Forums
Events
About DCUM
Advertising
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
FAQs and Guidelines
Privacy Policy
Your current identity is: Anonymous
Login
Preview
Subject:
Forum Index
»
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)
Reply to "Next Year's School Calendar"
Subject:
Emoticons
More smilies
Text Color:
Default
Dark Red
Red
Orange
Brown
Yellow
Green
Olive
Cyan
Blue
Dark Blue
Violet
White
Black
Font:
Very Small
Small
Normal
Big
Giant
Close Marks
[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I truly hope they get rid of the Jewish holidays. Less than 10% of the population in MCPS is Jewish and starting the school off with three 4 day weeks is ridiculous. [/quote] It's a sub issue, genius. This area has a high concentration of Jewish people, and many are teachers. Once you cut a Jewish holiday, the number of subs available - b/c they're already scarce - aren't enough to cover. Jewish people teach, too, you know . . . [/quote] I agree on the operational issue, but it would help everyone understand if MCPS actually provided data. How many subs do they need when the Conservative/Orthodox teachers take the 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah off, for example? How many students are conservative/Orthodox and get an excused absence for the 2nd day. Add 1/3 more for the Reform students/teachers and estimate the absentee rate for both on dates when school is in session on the major Jewish holidays.[/quote]
Options
Disable HTML in this message
Disable BB Code in this message
Disable smilies in this message
Review message
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
