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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Protest of MCPS Innovative School Calendar
Strain on Working Families: The unconventional calendar throws childcare arrangements into disarray, forcing working parents to scramble for solutions during half-days and closures that do not align with the traditional MCPS school calendar. The ISY program has been especially burdensome for parents with children at Roscoe Nix (Pre-K - 2) and its partner school, Cresthaven (3-5), which follows a traditional calendar. This creates undue stress and financial burdens for families, potentially impacting employment and overall well-being.

[url]https://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2024/01/breaking-roscoe-nix-elementary-parents.html[/url][/quote]

The teachers letter

[url]https://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2024/01/part-iii-55-roscoe-r-nix-elementary.html?m=1[/url][/quote]

This letter is pretty damning. I'd recommend folks on this thread read it, because as someone who has been pushing for answers about why ISY isn't working, and who was not impressed with the OP's first post, I find myself frustrated on behalf of the teachers and families represented by that later letter.

So much of what is described there tracks with my overall experience with MCPS Central Office, but magnified. There just does not seem to be anyone in that office with strong executive function and forward planning skills. For example, it is absolutely someone's job to make sure the transportation office is aware of the ISY schedule so that kids can get to school, but it didn't happen. Ditto the HVAC and the login credentials.

As I said, this is just an amplified version of the lack of forward planning that is constantly on display with MCPS CO. It's like they can't plan more than one step ahead. I have no idea what the answer is, but I'd be outraged if my kids were subjected to the lack of care that is on display in those ISY schools. [/quote]

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