Anonymous
Post 11/15/2022 17:12     Subject: Calendar survey
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Abolish the random days off
Shorten winter break dramatically
Don’t make school after the SOLs count because we all know nothing happens then but glorified babysitting.
Get to teaching!!! We have a lot of ground to catch up on. Stop whining about how your kids need breaks.


So you prefer a 11-12 week summer vacation? Keep in mind that many people do not. Actually, quite a few of us would prefer to move toward year-round -- 9 weeks on, 3 weeks off for each quarter and a 5 week summer.


People want a longer summer break/getting out earlier in June because they really don’t learn a lot or do a lot after Memorial Day anyway so all that time just feels wasted.


This is a big part of it for sure. And why my child is "sick" a lot in that period of time. DC can be home doing other things or sitting around in school. The "last day of school" counting toward those hours they have to be in school, is 2 hours of kids sitting around in he Aux Gym. Even the teachers were encouraging the kids to stay home. It's a joke.



Total joke. That’s why people want longer summers because anything scheduled after exams is no school at all but yet they count it towards the legal requirement. People need to wake up and vote the SB out.


So are you advocating for 165 days of school or for an early August start date? Personally, I would not mind starting on 31 July or 7 August and getting out just before or after Memorial Day weekend.



I’m advocating for no breaks other than federal holidays, winter break, thanksgiving and spring break.


Teachers need teacher workdays at the end of each quarter to get grades done.
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2022 17:11     Subject: Re:Calendar survey
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Anonymous wrote:These "planning days" remain a mystery to me.

Right now ES teachers work seven hours - 830 to 330.

So that's 5 hours a week - that could be used for "planning". Why can't they do their planning then?

How much does "planning" really change, year to year?

If there are 180 days of instruction then that's 36 five-day weeks which leaves 16 more weeks in the year. Why can't "planning" occur in those other weeks?


My God, you have absolutely no clue what teachers do.

Of course lesson plans change from year-to-year as needs change. Additionally, teachers must plan differentiated lessons for a minimum of four different groups.

Planning time is also grading time and data analysis time.

Planning time is also time for IEP meetings, 504 meetings, child studies, local screenings, and parent conferences.

Teachers get paid for 195 days. Do you want them to spend those 16 weeks you propose they plan, UNPAID?


I've never had an IEP meeting out of school hours?


Correct. The post above says that planning time (so during school hours) is used for IEP meetings, 504 meetings, child studies, local screenings, and parent conferences. It doesn't say anything about meetings being outside school hours.
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2022 16:31     Subject: Re:Calendar survey
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Where is the calendar survey?


Sent by FCPS via email to parents w/ kids in the system. (I think this is good actually not to have a public link)


I never got the link. And I have kids in the system.

They must not value your opinion. Sorry sweetheart.
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2022 16:31     Subject: Calendar survey
I was so frustrated by this survey. It was just "We are adding professional development days, when do you want them?"

Also why on god's earth would they even mention the word asynchronous? Are they the devil???
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2022 16:28     Subject: Calendar survey
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Abolish the random days off
Shorten winter break dramatically
Don’t make school after the SOLs count because we all know nothing happens then but glorified babysitting.
Get to teaching!!! We have a lot of ground to catch up on. Stop whining about how your kids need breaks.


So you prefer a 11-12 week summer vacation? Keep in mind that many people do not. Actually, quite a few of us would prefer to move toward year-round -- 9 weeks on, 3 weeks off for each quarter and a 5 week summer.


People want a longer summer break/getting out earlier in June because they really don’t learn a lot or do a lot after Memorial Day anyway so all that time just feels wasted.


This is a big part of it for sure. And why my child is "sick" a lot in that period of time. DC can be home doing other things or sitting around in school. The "last day of school" counting toward those hours they have to be in school, is 2 hours of kids sitting around in he Aux Gym. Even the teachers were encouraging the kids to stay home. It's a joke.



Total joke. That’s why people want longer summers because anything scheduled after exams is no school at all but yet they count it towards the legal requirement. People need to wake up and vote the SB out.


So are you advocating for 165 days of school or for an early August start date? Personally, I would not mind starting on 31 July or 7 August and getting out just before or after Memorial Day weekend.



I’m advocating for no breaks other than federal holidays, winter break, thanksgiving and spring break.
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2022 16:23     Subject: Re:Calendar survey
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Where is the calendar survey?


Sent by FCPS via email to parents w/ kids in the system. (I think this is good actually not to have a public link)


I never got the link. And I have kids in the system.
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2022 16:16     Subject: Re:Calendar survey
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Where is the calendar survey?


Sent by FCPS via email to parents w/ kids in the system. (I think this is good actually not to have a public link)


I just got something today. Is that it?
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2022 16:11     Subject: Re:Calendar survey
Anonymous wrote:Where is the calendar survey?


Sent by FCPS via email to parents w/ kids in the system. (I think this is good actually not to have a public link)
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2022 16:08     Subject: Re:Calendar survey
I would love to see an Aug 15 start date and we are done by May 31.
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2022 16:02     Subject: Re:Calendar survey
Where is the calendar survey?
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2022 15:51     Subject: Calendar survey
Anonymous wrote:For the life of me I do not understand why people are so insistent on that long summer break. Learning loss is a big problem. Summer is hot and miserable after a while. My ES kids get sick of camps and my older kids that are too old for camp but aren’t old enough to work are bored. We even travel for a good 3.5 weeks and it’s still too long.


It’s not about the long summer break for me, it’s about the fact that, mentally, there’s an attitude shift and mental break after Memorial Day in May that makes the rest of the school year just killing time and busy work. The sooner we get out after Memorial Day the better. I would be fine with starting much earlier in August.
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2022 15:49     Subject: Calendar survey
Everything after May is just busy work. Getting ready for school and dropping off/picking up from school is a pain for actual learning. The calendar needs to be more succinct and get rid of all the random days off. This is why some areas have done year 'round schooling, but those places also have better infrastructure for childcare and camps which we refuse to implement here. Don't give me the summer learning loss garbage when the kids barely have a full week of school from start to January.
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2022 15:03     Subject: Calendar survey
Anonymous wrote:For the life of me I do not understand why people are so insistent on that long summer break. Learning loss is a big problem. Summer is hot and miserable after a while. My ES kids get sick of camps and my older kids that are too old for camp but aren’t old enough to work are bored. We even travel for a good 3.5 weeks and it’s still too long.


My kid does summer swim and then has to report at the start of Aug for her HS extracurricular summer practices. Taking that 3rd week of June as vacation is our best bet to get away w/o missing more critical weeks of the swim team season OR conflicting with the can't-miss HS activity dates in August.

That's just me but it's my answer to why I don't want them going longer than 2 weeks in June.
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2022 14:18     Subject: Calendar survey
For the life of me I do not understand why people are so insistent on that long summer break. Learning loss is a big problem. Summer is hot and miserable after a while. My ES kids get sick of camps and my older kids that are too old for camp but aren’t old enough to work are bored. We even travel for a good 3.5 weeks and it’s still too long.
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2022 14:08     Subject: Calendar survey
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Abolish the random days off
Shorten winter break dramatically
Don’t make school after the SOLs count because we all know nothing happens then but glorified babysitting.
Get to teaching!!! We have a lot of ground to catch up on. Stop whining about how your kids need breaks.


So you prefer a 11-12 week summer vacation? Keep in mind that many people do not. Actually, quite a few of us would prefer to move toward year-round -- 9 weeks on, 3 weeks off for each quarter and a 5 week summer.


People want a longer summer break/getting out earlier in June because they really don’t learn a lot or do a lot after Memorial Day anyway so all that time just feels wasted.


This is a big part of it for sure. And why my child is "sick" a lot in that period of time. DC can be home doing other things or sitting around in school. The "last day of school" counting toward those hours they have to be in school, is 2 hours of kids sitting around in he Aux Gym. Even the teachers were encouraging the kids to stay home. It's a joke.



Total joke. That’s why people want longer summers because anything scheduled after exams is no school at all but yet they count it towards the legal requirement. People need to wake up and vote the SB out.


So are you advocating for 165 days of school or for an early August start date? Personally, I would not mind starting on 31 July or 7 August and getting out just before or after Memorial Day weekend.