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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]March 20th was always designated on the approved calendar as a make up day…if this was a priority then this concern should have been raised prior to the calendar being adopted. You can’t be mad the school system is using the days they always designated as make up days in case of snow.

As a teacher I’m happy to have another instructional day with my students prior to AP exams after losing 5 days of school when AP exams happen in May no matter what. Adding days to the end of the year doesn’t help once the AP exams are over.[/quote]

They also have April 15 designated but apparently aren’t using it because of teachers needing the end of term time. You good with giving that up too? [/quote]

DP. That’s up to the teachers. Or would you prefer a delay in grades?  Or are you going to force teachers to work on their personal time and MCPS violate it’s union contract?

March 20th was on the calendar as a make up day, and it vi es before April 15yh. Why didn’t you complain last year before MCPS finalized its school calendar?[/quote]

We did complain [/quote]

And what was the result?  Do you think that complaining now in the face of a desperate need to make up snow days will resonate with the vast majority of MCPS families?  You should complain about MCPS closing at the drop of a hat. [/quote]

Actually, the fault is MoCo, cities, Maryland, and MCPS now sending crews to clean until well after the storm ended and then giving up![/quote]

So virtual learning would have been the answer - and that falls squarely on MCPS. [/quote]

no, that would be failing students yet another way.[/quote]

I call BS, it doesn’t fail students, yes it’s not as effective but kids are on screens all the time anyway. Did my kids play video games during virtual school, yes, but I stopped them when I could. Teachers can also require cameras on. It’s still better than dragging school into summer. [/quote]

That's not the issue. My child has a 1:1 to repeat instructions, sometimes act as a scribe, and to manage SIBs. How are they going to do that virtually?[/quote]

There's a section in the virtual learning plan template for snow emergencies for the state of Maryland where each school district writes down how they will manage kids with special needs.

If NYC which is 10x bigger than MCPS can manage a snow emergency virtual learning plan, and PG County which is way poorer than MCPS can manage a virtual learning plan, MCPS can too.

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Right, and his IEP says his services and supports can't be provided when there is an extended closure of the physical building. So what do you think would happen?[/quote]

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