Anonymous
Post 01/16/2015 07:55     Subject: Fairfax County 2015-16 calendar?
Anonymous wrote:I'm in LCPS. Since Christmas will be on a Saturday in 2016 (year after this) I would be really surprised if they still gave two weeks that year (and the next couple years after.)

Growing up we had 1.5 week breaks, unless Christmas fell on a Thursday. If it fell earlier in the week, we went back January 2. If it fell later in the week, we went Monday/Tue the week of Christmas.


I am the FCPS teacher above and I agree with you. That's why if this holds for next year (the 2 week break), I think it is here to stay which is really, really nice!
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2015 07:54     Subject: Fairfax County 2015-16 calendar?
I'm in LCPS. Since Christmas will be on a Saturday in 2016 (year after this) I would be really surprised if they still gave two weeks that year (and the next couple years after.)

Growing up we had 1.5 week breaks, unless Christmas fell on a Thursday. If it fell earlier in the week, we went back January 2. If it fell later in the week, we went Monday/Tue the week of Christmas.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2015 07:43     Subject: Fairfax County 2015-16 calendar?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Actually, I do have a copy here at home. Winter break would be 2 hour early release on 12/18. Students return 1/4. Again, this is only a draft.


OMG, if this is true, I think I love you. So the 2 week Winter Break is here to stay?? I am a teacher BTW.


That's what they say. I'm looking at the calendar that was presented last week.

Still, this is a draft calendar at this point.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2015 07:28     Subject: Fairfax County 2015-16 calendar?
Anonymous wrote:Actually, I do have a copy here at home. Winter break would be 2 hour early release on 12/18. Students return 1/4. Again, this is only a draft.


OMG, if this is true, I think I love you. So the 2 week Winter Break is here to stay?? I am a teacher BTW.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2015 07:11     Subject: Fairfax County 2015-16 calendar?
Actually, I do have a copy here at home. Winter break would be 2 hour early release on 12/18. Students return 1/4. Again, this is only a draft.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2015 07:09     Subject: Fairfax County 2015-16 calendar?
I do know that in draft form, the first student day will be September 8 and the last day June 24. The last teacher day June 27.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2015 07:08     Subject: Fairfax County 2015-16 calendar?
I have the draft calendar at school. I can check it this morning.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2015 06:02     Subject: Fairfax County 2015-16 calendar?
Anonymous wrote:Seems like surrounding counties are starting August 31 -LCPS and PWCS for example. I would be surprised if FCPS didn't follow suit.


Both of those counties have waivers to start before Labor Day. Fairfax does not. It has requested the waiver, but it will be denied if it has not already been. While there is a "formula", the decision is largely political and will never happen.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2015 04:28     Subject: Fairfax County 2015-16 calendar?
Seems like surrounding counties are starting August 31 -LCPS and PWCS for example. I would be surprised if FCPS didn't follow suit.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2015 04:25     Subject: Re:Fairfax County 2015-16 calendar?
Anonymous wrote:Labor Day is Sept 7 this year. Does that mean the FC school year will start on Sept 8?


Yes, that is the current consensus. Nothing official from FCPS yet, though.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2015 23:36     Subject: Re:Fairfax County 2015-16 calendar?
Labor Day is Sept 7 this year. Does that mean the FC school year will start on Sept 8?
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2014 14:51     Subject: Fairfax County 2015-16 calendar?
Ryan McIlveen says there will be a two-week winter break every year - http://www.fcps.edu/schlbd/members/newsletters/archive/at-large-mcelveen/2014/mcelveen-2014-07.html

Of course, that doesn't mean it couldn't be changed.
But if I were a betting person, I'd bet that school would start back on Monday, Jan. 4 and plan to be off the two weeks before that. That would make Friday 12/18/15 the last day of classes before winter break.
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2014 13:00     Subject: Fairfax County 2015-16 calendar?

I think I read that FCPS will always have a 2 week winter break from now on, but I cannot remember where I saw that.
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2014 12:52     Subject: Fairfax County 2015-16 calendar?
Given that they have set the winter break to 2 weeks for the past couple of years, I'd say you have a good chance of the break being Dec. 19- Jan. 3. But, the school board has not set the actual calendar for next year yet.
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2014 12:30     Subject: Fairfax County 2015-16 calendar?
I thought I remember that these were available during the full-day Monday kindergarten discussion, but I can't seem to find them anymore. Does anyone know where I can locate them (even if in draft form)? We are doing some long-range vacation planning for a trip that will take a couple weeks, so I want to get a sense of the winter holiday break. Thanks in advance!