Anonymous
Post 07/11/2019 21:15     Subject: 2020-2021 FCPS Calender
Anonymous wrote:Did the school board vote today?


Supposedly. Lmk if anyone hears results.
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2019 20:36     Subject: 2020-2021 FCPS Calender
Did the school board vote today?
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2019 20:51     Subject: Re:2020-2021 FCPS Calender
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:1/20 is Inauguration Day. Why the hell do we need an early release day on this day?? After a teacher workday?
because, God willing, we will be celebrating the inauguration of a NEW president. And if it is, we should get the whole damn day.


Best post of the thread right here.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2019 19:30     Subject: Re:2020-2021 FCPS Calender
Anonymous wrote:1/20 is Inauguration Day. Why the hell do we need an early release day on this day?? After a teacher workday?
because, God willing, we will be celebrating the inauguration of a NEW president. And if it is, we should get the whole damn day.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2019 17:50     Subject: Re:2020-2021 FCPS Calender
1/20 is Inauguration Day. Why the hell do we need an early release day on this day?? After a teacher workday?
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2019 13:31     Subject: Re:2020-2021 FCPS Calender
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:20 snow days built in? If they fixed that, August 31 and get out June 11th is not a problem. That is way more than needed.


20 days? Ugh build in 10 and let us start late and begin early. Then add on days if we really need to.


well, they could start counting "eat your lunch" as "instructional time" -- or perhaps they can start counting "when you get dressed in the morning in preparation for school" as "instructional time" 'cause that's about the same as what they magically counted as "instructional time" to get those XX snow days (or whatever). They magically decided that walking from the bus to the classroom in the morning and from the classroom to the bus in the afternoon are now "instructional time" -- so voila!--- we have "built in" snow days and didn't make the calendar any longer! Imagine that!!!

The "Built in" snow days are are farce. They simply decided to not make up 10 or so days. Your kids are getting less instruction than they were before the magical built in snow days were added about 5 yrs ago. It's how our school board and superintendent lie to the public. There is nothing "instructional" happening when someone walks to their classroom or out of the school at the end of the day... but those 20 min (10 in the morning that they count and 10 in the afternoon) add up to 100 min each week, and that adds up to XX magical built in snow days each year!

Thanks, school board!


Yup. This. But no one seems to care and if you complain about it you don't love your kid and just want the schools to provide child care. I mean, why should you care that they actually count instructional time as instructional time?
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2019 12:59     Subject: Re:2020-2021 FCPS Calender
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:20 snow days built in? If they fixed that, August 31 and get out June 11th is not a problem. That is way more than needed.


20 days? Ugh build in 10 and let us start late and begin early. Then add on days if we really need to.


well, they could start counting "eat your lunch" as "instructional time" -- or perhaps they can start counting "when you get dressed in the morning in preparation for school" as "instructional time" 'cause that's about the same as what they magically counted as "instructional time" to get those XX snow days (or whatever). They magically decided that walking from the bus to the classroom in the morning and from the classroom to the bus in the afternoon are now "instructional time" -- so voila!--- we have "built in" snow days and didn't make the calendar any longer! Imagine that!!!

The "Built in" snow days are are farce. They simply decided to not make up 10 or so days. Your kids are getting less instruction than they were before the magical built in snow days were added about 5 yrs ago. It's how our school board and superintendent lie to the public. There is nothing "instructional" happening when someone walks to their classroom or out of the school at the end of the day... but those 20 min (10 in the morning that they count and 10 in the afternoon) add up to 100 min each week, and that adds up to XX magical built in snow days each year!

Thanks, school board!
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2019 12:49     Subject: Re:2020-2021 FCPS Calender
Anonymous wrote:20 snow days built in? If they fixed that, August 31 and get out June 11th is not a problem. That is way more than needed.


That’s not how it works though. They schedule 180 student days. That’s the minimum. The way they count the hours allows them to miss the days, but there are no extra actual calendar days. They can’t shorten the student calendar any more.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2019 11:37     Subject: Re:2020-2021 FCPS Calender
Meant end early. Start late.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2019 11:36     Subject: Re:2020-2021 FCPS Calender
Anonymous wrote:20 snow days built in? If they fixed that, August 31 and get out June 11th is not a problem. That is way more than needed.


20 days? Ugh build in 10 and let us start late and begin early. Then add on days if we really need to.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2019 11:33     Subject: Re:2020-2021 FCPS Calender
20 snow days built in? If they fixed that, August 31 and get out June 11th is not a problem. That is way more than needed.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2019 09:20     Subject: Re:2020-2021 FCPS Calender
Anonymous wrote:All 3 options not great. I vote option 1. I don’t mind aug 24 start. I used to love the last week before Labor Day. The 4 day Labor Day weekend is fine for us. Can do a last beach weekend.


I agree.

It's not perfect, but it's a better option than the others.
Anonymous
Post 07/04/2019 17:23     Subject: 2020-2021 FCPS Calender
Links to the new options?
Anonymous
Post 07/04/2019 11:00     Subject: 2020-2021 FCPS Calender
Love option 3. Only thing I would change are all the random early release days. Change 1-2 of the early release days to full teacher work days and get rid of the rest of the early release days.
Anonymous
Post 07/04/2019 09:00     Subject: Re:2020-2021 FCPS Calender
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Did you all see we got a new third option?

And, unless I missed something they actually changed option 2, to end on 6/18 when they previously had it at 6/21 when they sent the initial survey.

I am a fan of starting as late as possible including post Labor Day. So I still prefer option 2. I guess #3 is my second choice but I think it will be hard for some to find 2 day camps for M / T if school start on W.


I like it. Not starting two full weeks before Labor Day, three days at Thanksgiving, two week winter break and out on June 11.


Yeah it’s the best of the three. None of them are great though. But I like 3 best.


I would have liked 3 but hate the mid week teacher work days.


Agreed. Because of the weird early releases (After a long weekend? 1/20 How strange) and Veteran's Day off (no thanks), I'll go with 2. Otherwise I would like 3. Why is this so hard for them?