Thanks for the info about MCPS dropping the August 21 start date idea. At least we now know it will either start the week of the 28th or after Labor Day.

Interesting to note that it appears the board has dropped the idea of starting a week earlier than usual due to poor community support, so the proposed start dates are either August 28 or after Labor Day.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/when-should-school-start-one-md-school-system-creates-two-calendars/2016/09/20/84997c12-791f-11e6-bd86-b7bbd53d2b5d_story.html

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Anonymous wrote:There is something new on WaPo that says they will apply for a waiver..since they are unique is needing to accommodate the Jewish holidays. They are for the time being developing two calendars (or maybe it was three)

Do you have a link?

http://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2016/09/montgomery-co-schools-officials-weigh-waiver-from-hogan-order/

Its not as simple as him making a decision. There is a lot more involved to it. I would not make any plans without seeing an actual calendar.

Anonymous wrote:There is something new on WaPo that says they will apply for a waiver..since they are unique is needing to accommodate the Jewish holidays. They are for the time being developing two calendars (or maybe it was three)

Do you have a link?

I wouldn't. We went ahead and booked beach house for the first week of August.

There is something new on WaPo that says they will apply for a waiver..since they are unique is needing to accommodate the Jewish holidays. They are for the time being developing two calendars (or maybe it was three)

I heard they were having a meeting 9/20 to discuss...anyone here an update??

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS and most other school systems with a significant Jewish population will fight it to protect the Fall holidays. All the systems with strong teacher unions will fight it to protect professional days.

7% Jewish population is not significant.

Where do you get that number? You can't just make up a statistic. And what's the percentage of staff?

Anonymous wrote:MCPS and most other school systems with a significant Jewish population will fight it to protect the Fall holidays. All the systems with strong teacher unions will fight it to protect professional days.

7% Jewish population is not significant.

This is an outrage. DAMN YOU STARR!

I would wait until the schedule is finalized. Everyone is going to argue about this for awhile.

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Anonymous wrote:I am confused. First I read that Hogan said we are all starting after Labor Day. Then I read yesterday in the WP that he may not have had the authority to do that and it may be changed back.
So how are you planning?

I'm planning on working just like I would be regardless of when school starts.

Op here, I work too but do get annual leave and am trying to plan for one week away over the summer.

Yeah, I work too and it's hard to find camp coverage for the end of August, so if we're starting late, I'll use my leave at the end of August --- but I'll be super-pissed if I book stuff for the end of August, and then it turns out MCPS is starting early and I lose deposits. Unfortunately, some stuff has already booked for next August.

Anonymous wrote:We are still planning on summering at our beach house for the last 2 weeks of August. DD and DS can go to school late.

Won't the autofail for lack of attendance?

We are still planning on summering at our beach house for the last 2 weeks of August. DD and DS can go to school late.