Anonymous wrote:Why not have school on 3/28 (scheduled professional day) at a minimum? That seems like a no-brainer.

Because the previously agreed-to and published plan is to add on days in June. Why would they change that? Fairfax took away Presidents' Day and a teacher workday because that was their published plan. I don't know what it would take to make mcps adopt a similar plan in the future, but it make sense that they are following their official plan now (at least until/unless they get a waiver).

Why not have school on 3/28 (scheduled professional day) at a minimum? That seems like a no-brainer.

When will MCPS make a decision about extending school? Some of us need to know for camps?
If VA schools already used Pres. Day and have a plan, why don't we?

My child has a teacher who is out at least 4-5 days a month. Add that to the snow days and his class does almost nothing.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They can add on one more week, that way I don't have to pay for expensive camp.

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The teachers need to earn their pay too. I think they have all had 3-4 day weekends since Christmas break.

OP..I am not saying it is not the policy. I am just saying that they have never followed the policy. Now, most years it was not an issue so maybe this year will be different..

Anonymous wrote:They can add on one more week, that way I don't have to pay for expensive camp.

+1

They can add on one more week, that way I don't have to pay for expensive camp.

We can't claim blizzards this time so I hope there's no waiver. Otherwise these makeup plans are merely empty threats.

I am hoping that MCPS will do what it did in 1999. They added an hour and ten minutes to the school day so that each period was about 58 minutes.

I'd love to hear the little brats scream about that.

Anonymous wrote:Mvps teacher: today is our 8th day off, and trust, we just want winter to end too!
In 15 years, I've never seen tge the school year extended this much, and I hope it won't be. We will have to wait and see.

The school was off 9 days just a few years ago for the 2-3 blizzards we had. Of course they got them waived though

I am sorry but as a parent and a taxpayer, I want my kids in school learning. If it takes them 2-3 days to get the busses cleaned and schools plowed every time it snows a few inches, than that is the county's fault, not the weather. I want the days made-up. I don't care if they are in school until June 20th. Don't post the make-up day policy every year and then waiver it. What is the point? If Fairfax County can take away President's Day, professional days and part of Spring Break and still extend the June date, so can we. The kids are barely learning this year. And now we have to do MSA's which is a total waste of time too. Makes me crave a private school or a public in a much smaller (and better run) district.

Mvps teacher: today is our 8th day off, and trust, we just want winter to end too!
In 15 years, I've never seen tge the school year extended this much, and I hope it won't be. We will have to wait and see.

Anonymous wrote:My kids are in high school. I have never seen this followed. An mcps teacher told me they will add on the Friday and ask for wavers for the rest.

OP here. My kid is in high school too. I got this info via an email from the HS PTA listserv just now.

My kids are in high school. I have never seen this followed. An mcps teacher told me they will add on the Friday and ask for wavers for the rest.

According to this, the school year will be extended:

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/calendars/

If schools are closed... The school year will be extended by...
5 days one day to June 13, 2014
6 days two days to June 13 and 16, 2014
7 days three days to June 13, 16, and 17, 2014
8 days four days to June 13, 16, 17, and 18, 2014
9 days five days to June 13, 16, 17, 18, and 19, 2014

How many days have school been closed, including today?