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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Or will they just stop doing after-school clubs? I’m curious how important those are to the middle school experience, as my kids are all still in elementary. [/quote]

After school this week, I saw piles (had to literally step over some, ha) of kids loving finally finding “their people” at D&D club. Drama and music kids rehearsing for the MS musical. Kids painting sets and props for the musical. Community service activities. Tons of kids getting tutoring from their teachers, for free, getting both help and connection. The positive energy was palpable (the musical looks great!). The MS after school program is the heart of middle school.[/quote]

Yes let’s continue to make kids get up at 5:30 am so they can have this after school program.

Get a grip. E will shift by only 30 minutes and be a win win for all. They can still have their previous after school activities, just half an hour later.[/quote]

Clearly you don’t have an ES kid because the only parents who think E is a good option are MS parents. E is not a win for PreK-6th grade. [/quote]

Not true. E would only be a 30 minute bump to what ES is now and would be better to have 30 min later than is now. And for those saying no ES teacher wants to go until after 4, there are many ES now that end after 4 already.[/quote]

I am the PP. I teach at a late ES. This schedule is awful. The kids are done by 3:00-3:15. While dismissal is at 4:05, the busses don’t leave till 4:20. That is if they are all on time. We usually have at least one bus late. Kids are currently getting home anywhere from 4:30-5:00 currently. Move that back and all of these kids will be getting home between 5:00-5:30. Walkers will be doing so in the dark. We have 3 year olds to 6th grade in my building. Currently with this schedule, I get to daycare between 5-5:15 in another county. With a push back of 30 mins, I would have to leave the county. I currently only get about 2 hours with my kid currently since he goes to bed around 7-7:30. ES is currently the hardest to staff besides special ed. I can think of at least 5-10 teachers at my school alone who would leave because of this. The commute for more money won’t be worth it. [/quote]

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