Anonymous wrote:^^why in the world would you post a letter your principal sent? Your first sentence was just fine. Most Elementaries have a 5-10 min change in start times and in addition all have added 5 min to their day either in morning or afternoon. As stated by Tuesday's mass email by FCPS all bell schedules will be posted on the site today.

Because I am trying to be helpful. I am sorry it was not helpful to you. I did not realize you are the posting police.

I am so sorry for offending you, officer.

Next time maybe you ought to simply report the post you find offensive.

Thank you for your consideration.

Anonymous wrote:Where do I find out about our school's bell schedule? I can't seem to locate it on the FCPS website...

Oh I'm looking too soon. Please ignore pp.

Where do I find out about our school's bell schedule? I can't seem to locate it on the FCPS website...

^^why in the world would you post a letter your principal sent? Your first sentence was just fine. Most Elementaries have a 5-10 min change in start times and in addition all have added 5 min to their day either in morning or afternoon. As stated by Tuesday's mass email by FCPS all bell schedules will be posted on the site today.

Canterbury Woods changes by 10 minutes:

Dear Canterbury Woods Parents and Guardians:
There are only a few more months left in this school year, but we are already busy preparing for the 2015-16 school year.
Last year, the Fairfax County School Board approved a recommendation to change start times:
• High schools will start between 8 and 8:10 a.m. and dismiss between 2:45 and 2:55 p.m.
• Middle schools will start at 7:30 a.m. and end at 2:15 p.m.
• The elementary schools window remains unchanged, with elementary school students beginning their day between 8 and 9:20 a.m.
The new bell schedule means that every school will be in session for 6 hours and 45 minutes per day.
As a result of the change, Canterbury Woods ES will start a few minutes later than our current bell schedule. Beginning in September, we will begin at 9:15 a.m. and dismiss at 4:00 p.m. This change will not impact the programs and services we provide as it is only a 10 minute shift from our current start time.
Superintendent Garza and the School Board have indicated that the changes to the bell schedules are just a start. They want to work on making adjustments to the middle and elementary school schedules in future years.
The transportation team has been performing dry runs of all the bus routes in preparation for next fall. The bus schedules will be sent to families this summer as has been done in previous years.
As background, the School Board adopted a resolution in 2012 to seek solutions that will establish high school start times at 8 a.m. or later. In 2013, they awarded a contract to the Children’s National Medical Center to develop a proposal to achieve the goal. In total, the School Board held six work sessions since June 2012 to discuss the issue. Eight community meetings were held in 2014 during which approximately 1,000 participants shared their opinions on four options. In addition, more than 2,000 comments were gathered from an online feedback form. The School Board voted to approve the recommendation and cited research which demonstrates that school schedules should be aligned with the biological sleep rhythms of adolescents in order to improve their mental and physical health, academic performance, and safety.
You may have questions about the bell schedule and I invite you to join me on Wednesday, March 25th at 9:15 a.m. in the CWES library to learn more about the schedule. I will be happy to answer your questions. If you cannot attend, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Barb Messinger
Principal
Barbara.Messinger@fcps.edu

Our ES will start 5 minutes later and end 10 minutes later which us unfortunate because we already have a very late bell schedule (9:05 to 3:55).

Get a grip.

ES start times are the SAME.

I do feel bad for MS.

Anonymous wrote:It concerns me that they sent an advance email before posting the schedule....like a warning for us to brace ourselves for big changes.

Seriously??? What else do you nitpick?

Anonymous wrote:At the last Superintendent's Teacher Advisory Council meeting Dr. Garza said no school will change more than 10 minutes.

And that is within the normal back and forth that happens every year.

At the last Superintendent's Teacher Advisory Council meeting Dr. Garza said no school will change more than 10 minutes.

It concerns me that they sent an advance email before posting the schedule....like a warning for us to brace ourselves for big changes.

From Monday...

A message from FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS


Dear Parents/Guardians:

We want to let you know that the new bell schedules for the 2015-16 school year will be posted on the FCPS website on Thursday, March 19. You will also receive more information about the bell schedule from your principal by the end of the week.

Families can expect to receive information about bus schedules this summer as has been the practice in previous years.

Sincerely,

Fairfax County Public Schools

You'll find out Thursday or Friday, depending on your school. If your school typically sends out communications on Friday, then that's when you get the info from the school.

Thought we find out tomorrow

Does anyone know how to find out if the fcps elementary schools start and end times will be different next year due to the HS time change?