Anonymous
Post 11/09/2021 13:22     Subject: Re:MCPS is closing Wed 11/24, day before Thanksgiving

Note that the proposed calendars for next year all have the same Thanksgiving week schedule with three half-days on Monday-Wednesday. Seems like this issue might occur again next year, and it might be worth noting that in comments to the Board about the calendar options if you don't want another last-minute decision made next year. See here for info and feedback options: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/calendar/proposed-calendar-2022-23.aspx
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2021 13:22     Subject: MCPS is closing Wed 11/24, day before Thanksgiving

Anonymous wrote:Cool, so can Monday and Tuesday go back to being full days of school then?


Nope! Teacher conference days. Why would they go back to full days?
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2021 13:20     Subject: MCPS is closing Wed 11/24, day before Thanksgiving

Cool, so can Monday and Tuesday go back to being full days of school then?
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2021 13:17     Subject: MCPS is closing Wed 11/24, day before Thanksgiving

Good. They have a lot of extremely unhappy employees right now and I am shuddering to think of what the resignation rate is going to be at the end of this year. They needed to do something to at least pay lip service to it. Other districts have been doing things like adding monthly half days or closing the entire week of Thanksgiving so this is not out of line.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2021 13:16     Subject: MCPS is closing Wed 11/24, day before Thanksgiving

At least they're being truthful about the reasons.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2021 13:16     Subject: Re:MCPS is closing Wed 11/24, day before Thanksgiving

So you think the roads will be busier Wed morning or Wed afternoon now? Maybe we leave Tuesday night. . .
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2021 13:15     Subject: MCPS is closing Wed 11/24, day before Thanksgiving

Anonymous wrote:Well there aren’t enough nannies/sitters to cover that day either. What to make your problem my problem, Board.


Every silver lining has a cloud.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2021 13:15     Subject: MCPS is closing Wed 11/24, day before Thanksgiving

Well, thank goodness!
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2021 13:13     Subject: MCPS is closing Wed 11/24, day before Thanksgiving

Anonymous wrote:Well there aren’t enough nannies/sitters to cover that day either. What to make your problem my problem, Board.

The way for MCPS to tackle this problem would have been to increase substitute teacher pay and increase their pool of subs.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2021 13:09     Subject: MCPS is closing Wed 11/24, day before Thanksgiving

Anonymous wrote:Well there aren’t enough nannies/sitters to cover that day either. What to make your problem my problem, Board.


Would you feel more comfortable if you child sat in the gymcafetorium with 300 other kids watching movies the whole day? I’d rather mine were with me.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2021 12:59     Subject: MCPS is closing Wed 11/24, day before Thanksgiving

Well there aren’t enough nannies/sitters to cover that day either. What to make your problem my problem, Board.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2021 12:57     Subject: Re:MCPS is closing Wed 11/24, day before Thanksgiving

Thanks for posting this! Here's another notification of it.

Anonymous
Post 11/09/2021 12:55     Subject: MCPS is closing Wed 11/24, day before Thanksgiving

Nice
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2021 12:52     Subject: Re:MCPS is closing Wed 11/24, day before Thanksgiving

It'll be a holiday for students and staff.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2021 12:51     Subject: MCPS is closing Wed 11/24, day before Thanksgiving

Just approved by the board.