Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Source?

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DRFV9T7FA98B/$file/Apprv%20Tech%20Amends%202025-2026%20SY%20Calendars%20260219.pdf

Did I read this correctly that MSDE denied MCPS’s 2 day waiver request?

If true, on what grounds?

Schools must use their planned make up days first, and then can ask for waiver. We are not using our planned make up days (I think maybe March 20?).

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely ridiculous. We won’t have teachers through June 25th.
They should’ve used Presidents’ Day, March 20 and or had virtual instruction days.
Pathetic.

We can't do virtual. We obviously could have a responsible calendar, but MCPS refuses to do that. They make the same horrible decisions every year.

Absolutely ridiculous. We won’t have teachers through June 25th.
They should’ve used Presidents’ Day, March 20 and or had virtual instruction days.
Pathetic.

Anonymous wrote:We all have to suffer due to MCPS's poor planning.

Everyone should complain to them about this because they despise being criticized, but make sure to demand better planning moving forward. The only way to do that is to plan for a longer school year from the start. Having only one extra day built into the calendar is insane and idiotic

Agree. Or they could get rid of the religious/cultural days off. I would support that too (and would love for the state to get rid of the requirement to be closed Good Friday and Easter Monday).

Anonymous wrote:By using religious holidays as contingency days, they are setting themselves up for problems. They either need to use non-religious days or plan to go til end of June.

Just chiming in that they clawed back a day that was on Passover and did that silly asynchronous virtual day. Our middle school actually assigned a tremendous amount of work, much more than they do on an actual day, and my kids who do celebrate Passover had difficulty getting it all done. But that was better than going until the last week of June!

We all have to suffer due to MCPS's poor planning.

Everyone should complain to them about this because they despise being criticized, but make sure to demand better planning moving forward. The only way to do that is to plan for a longer school year from the start. Having only one extra day built into the calendar is insane and idiotic

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Anonymous wrote:These were the 6 contingency days. Ridiculous how early some of these were.

If the school year is disrupted by emergencies and schools are closed three or more days, dates identified as possible make-up instructional days include: October 17 and November 3, 2025; January 26, March 20, April 15, June 18, June 22, June 23, June 24, June 25 and June 26, 2026.

They don't need two in the fall. One is sufficient in case of something great.

It's a moot point though when they refuse to use the days they identify

Keep in mind that, during the snow emergency, the state granted a blanket waiver for any and all MD school systems to make up a snow day on President's Day. MCPS refused to do so. If they had made up that day and used 3/20, they could have ended on 6/18. There is a caveat in the law that states that if the extension of school by 3 days ends school on a Monday, the state will be an exception for that, which would have very likely happened if they had used those days within the calendar. They could have also likely gotten approval to make up a day on 3/17.

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Anonymous wrote:So what 3 contingency days could have been used?
March 20, June 18 and ??
Just do that and resubmit. June 25 is outrageous for a last day

April 15 was the other one.

They should just take the asterisks off the contingency days on next year's calendar, they're a joke.

I can guarantee you the teachers union would rather negotiate a half day on 4/15 than work until 6/25!

By using religious holidays as contingency days, they are setting themselves up for problems. They either need to use non-religious days or plan to go til end of June.

Anonymous wrote:These were the 6 contingency days. Ridiculous how early some of these were.

If the school year is disrupted by emergencies and schools are closed three or more days, dates identified as possible make-up instructional days include: October 17 and November 3, 2025; January 26, March 20, April 15, June 18, June 22, June 23, June 24, June 25 and June 26, 2026.

They don't need two in the fall. One is sufficient in case of something great.

It's a moot point though when they refuse to use the days they identify

Oops not 6. I can count, I promise!

These were the 6 contingency days. Ridiculous how early some of these were.

If the school year is disrupted by emergencies and schools are closed three or more days, dates identified as possible make-up instructional days include: October 17 and November 3, 2025; January 26, March 20, April 15, June 18, June 22, June 23, June 24, June 25 and June 26, 2026.

Who’s not sending their kids that last week? 🙋‍♀️

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what 3 contingency days could have been used?
March 20, June 18 and ??
Just do that and resubmit. June 25 is outrageous for a last day

April 15 was the other one.

They should just take the asterisks off the contingency days on next year's calendar, they're a joke.

Great! Let’s do that. I’m not working after June 18.

Anonymous wrote:So what 3 contingency days could have been used?
March 20, June 18 and ??
Just do that and resubmit. June 25 is outrageous for a last day

April 15 was the other one.

They should just take the asterisks off the contingency days on next year's calendar, they're a joke.