Anonymous
Post 12/08/2015 11:37     Subject: Earlier start date proposed for MCPS
Ooops, item 12 was moved up, not item 13.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2015 11:37     Subject: Earlier start date proposed for MCPS
Anonymous wrote:Tuned into live to watch comments on calendar and when it came up on the agenda they skipped it and said it was discussed earlier. Did anyone watch earlier?


Not sure what you mean. They just finished public comments. They moved Item 13 (?) up after Public Comments. I haven't heard anything about the school year calendar.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2015 11:34     Subject: Earlier start date proposed for MCPS
PP again. The 2 Indian men speaking about Diwali were not on the original list for public comments.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2015 11:34     Subject: Earlier start date proposed for MCPS
Tuned into live to watch comments on calendar and when it came up on the agenda they skipped it and said it was discussed earlier. Did anyone watch earlier?
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2015 11:33     Subject: Earlier start date proposed for MCPS
Anonymous wrote:Two people speaking in favor of the calendar and the inclusion of the Muslim holiday.


No, Diwali is a Hindu holiday. So they want to add a NEW freaking holiday.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2015 11:32     Subject: Earlier start date proposed for MCPS
Thank you for posting these updates for those of us who can't watch the meeting. Good to know what is happening.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2015 11:31     Subject: Earlier start date proposed for MCPS
Two people speaking in favor of the calendar and the inclusion of the Muslim holiday.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2015 11:16     Subject: Earlier start date proposed for MCPS
Here is a transcript of the comments on the calendar.
http://www.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/A4ZHHW484A4B/$file/Ellen%20Paul.pdf
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2015 11:14     Subject: Earlier start date proposed for MCPS
That person did a good job. Citing last year's decision to remove references vs. last month's decision to honor a specific religion. Nothing specific on the calendar shift, just "you say you can't and won't do this... and then you do."
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2015 11:11     Subject: Earlier start date proposed for MCPS
Anonymous wrote:Comments are starting. One person speaking (already on the agenda) appears to be complaining about the new holiday/teacher workday.


That's good.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2015 11:09     Subject: Earlier start date proposed for MCPS
Comments are starting. One person speaking (already on the agenda) appears to be complaining about the new holiday/teacher workday.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2015 10:39     Subject: Earlier start date proposed for MCPS
I don't think the public comments will be about this because they were on the agenda before this was announced (just Friday when the agenda was released).
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2015 09:57     Subject: Earlier start date proposed for MCPS
Public comments are scheduled for 11 AM, right? Maybe someone will speak then.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2015 09:33     Subject: Earlier start date proposed for MCPS
That's only two hours from now.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2015 09:30     Subject: Earlier start date proposed for MCPS
Not on the agenda until 11:35 am.