Anonymous
Post 09/04/2024 13:25     Subject: Does your school tell you when your child's teacher is going to be out?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:when my kid's teacher was arrested and held without bond that kind of made it obvious why they needed a sub....



lol Hi, Drew Elementary!


The prinicpal did send out a letter to let parents know there would be a sub.


They did, yes.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2024 12:09     Subject: Does your school tell you when your child's teacher is going to be out?
Anonymous wrote:Just curious, if one of your child's teachers is going to be out for a length of time, say longer than 2 weeks, does your school notify you? And do they do so proactively?

One of my elementary-aged children's teachers (think subject-matter specialist, like ELC, Compact Math, Language Immersion) is apparently out on a planned absence of an unspecified length (1-3 months, I gather) and we have not received any official communication from the school about it. Trying to gauge if this is unusual.


To answer your title question. Ha! Communications in mcps? Hahhahahaa..
Sorry to hear about your situation.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2024 11:30     Subject: Does your school tell you when your child's teacher is going to be out?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:when my kid's teacher was arrested and held without bond that kind of made it obvious why they needed a sub....



lol Hi, Drew Elementary!


The prinicpal did send out a letter to let parents know there would be a sub.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2024 11:29     Subject: Does your school tell you when your child's teacher is going to be out?
Anonymous wrote:Just curious, if one of your child's teachers is going to be out for a length of time, say longer than 2 weeks, does your school notify you? And do they do so proactively?

One of my elementary-aged children's teachers (think subject-matter specialist, like ELC, Compact Math, Language Immersion) is apparently out on a planned absence of an unspecified length (1-3 months, I gather) and we have not received any official communication from the school about it. Trying to gauge if this is unusual.


Nope not unusual. If you don't like it, homeschooling is a great option.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2024 07:19     Subject: Does your school tell you when your child's teacher is going to be out?
Anonymous wrote:Just curious, if one of your child's teachers is going to be out for a length of time, say longer than 2 weeks, does your school notify you? And do they do so proactively?

One of my elementary-aged children's teachers (think subject-matter specialist, like ELC, Compact Math, Language Immersion) is apparently out on a planned absence of an unspecified length (1-3 months, I gather) and we have not received any official communication from the school about it. Trying to gauge if this is unusual.


No, that is NOT usual or the way schools should operate. I don't care what level.school it is and I am appalled at how many responses say that it is. Don't normalize awful behavior. If the school is maybe still sending paper letters, rather than email, do you think your child misplaced it? I would definitely contact school administration to discuss.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2024 22:12     Subject: Re:Does your school tell you when your child's teacher is going to be out?
In ES always. Not after that.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2024 21:30     Subject: Does your school tell you when your child's teacher is going to be out?
Never, we had multiple long-term subs while a teacher was on maternity leave from September to Feb.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2024 21:26     Subject: Re:Does your school tell you when your child's teacher is going to be out?
Longtime MCPS parent here. It's been hit or miss for us over the years at several schools. Sometimes no communication at all. Sometimes an emailed letter from the principal or teacher detailing specific substitute plans and dates.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2024 21:14     Subject: Does your school tell you when your child's teacher is going to be out?
Definitely not for HS. Good times for my 504 kid.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2024 17:10     Subject: Does your school tell you when your child's teacher is going to be out?
This happened to us last year. School emailed the families, but it was also an evolving situation. They didn’t know how long the teacher would be out in the beginning. And it took a week or two to find a consistent sub.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2024 17:01     Subject: Does your school tell you when your child's teacher is going to be out?
Anonymous wrote:when my kid's teacher was arrested and held without bond that kind of made it obvious why they needed a sub....



lol Hi, Drew Elementary!
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2024 16:12     Subject: Does your school tell you when your child's teacher is going to be out?
when my kid's teacher was arrested and held without bond that kind of made it obvious why they needed a sub....

Anonymous
Post 09/03/2024 14:56     Subject: Re:Does your school tell you when your child's teacher is going to be out?
Nope. Definitely not in HS.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2024 14:29     Subject: Does your school tell you when your child's teacher is going to be out?
I would assume the best here which is probably that this is due to a medical event or birth (perhaps an early or complicated one) and everyone is doing their best to get a plan in place before they communicate. Long term subs are preferable, and perhaps the principal wants to lock in on a plan before blasting everyone with "more news coming."

Relax for a bit.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2024 14:27     Subject: Does your school tell you when your child's teacher is going to be out?
Just curious, if one of your child's teachers is going to be out for a length of time, say longer than 2 weeks, does your school notify you? And do they do so proactively?

One of my elementary-aged children's teachers (think subject-matter specialist, like ELC, Compact Math, Language Immersion) is apparently out on a planned absence of an unspecified length (1-3 months, I gather) and we have not received any official communication from the school about it. Trying to gauge if this is unusual.