Anonymous
05/15/2025 22:23
Subject: APS Holiday 6/6
Is any other district considering this? Why is APS doing this?
Anonymous
05/15/2025 22:23
Subject: APS Holiday 6/6
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Kadera "if we do not make this calendar change, we will be out of compliance with APS policy"
Isn’t the policy also to have 180 days??? (This is different than the low bar 990 minimum state requirement.)
They have it they say.
No they can meet the very low bar 990 hours requirement. But the APS calendar says 180 days.
They said there is flexibility due to the situation. Take it up with the school board, not me.
Anonymous
05/15/2025 22:22
Subject: APS Holiday 6/6
Clark: Monumental collapse in calendar coordination across APS. That NO events should have ever been scheduled on this date since tied to lunar calendar. Saying if this was in Sept, there would be fewer issues but b/c last weeks of school you can't make these things up.
Anonymous
05/15/2025 22:22
Subject: APS Holiday 6/6
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Kadera "if we do not make this calendar change, we will be out of compliance with APS policy"
Isn’t the policy also to have 180 days??? (This is different than the low bar 990 minimum state requirement.)
They have it they say.
No they can meet the very low bar 990 hours requirement. But the APS calendar says 180 days.
Anonymous
05/15/2025 22:20
Subject: APS Holiday 6/6
Anonymous wrote:Kim Graves saying they will look at working with schools that have certain events (eg Busch Gardens) to see if they can still happen but typically everything would be cancelled.
(keep in mind baseball for example does tournaments on spring break).[/quote
Band and Orchestra should 100% be able to continue going on trips. Plenty of events happen when school is closed. The teachers will get paid for the day right? So they could volunteer their day and go (and I think band and orchestra directors are usually a very committed bunch).
Anonymous
05/15/2025 22:20
Subject: APS Holiday 6/6
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Kadera "if we do not make this calendar change, we will be out of compliance with APS policy"
Isn’t the policy also to have 180 days??? (This is different than the low bar 990 minimum state requirement.)
They have it they say.
Anonymous
05/15/2025 22:20
Subject: APS Holiday 6/6
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Graduation has been moved, what if people were coming from out of town?
Exactly. Have these people never heard of prepaid hotel rooms or increased prices for last minute hotel rooms. This is unreal that this is even being considered.
Poor people are one level below Muslims in the oppression Olympics, so they don’t matter for this issue. They need to suck it up.
Anonymous
05/15/2025 22:20
Subject: APS Holiday 6/6
Kadera moves to make it a non school day.
BOO.
BOO.
Anonymous
05/15/2025 22:19
Subject: APS Holiday 6/6
Anonymous wrote:Shriver moving grad to June 5th. "No issues there" Comstock says.
No issues ????
Anonymous
05/15/2025 22:19
Subject: APS Holiday 6/6
Anonymous wrote:It sounds like they can waive their own policy with a public vote. This seems like a good time to do that!
ding ding ding! It actually made me think they might do it for a second
Anonymous
05/15/2025 22:19
Subject: APS Holiday 6/6
Anonymous wrote:Kadera "if we do not make this calendar change, we will be out of compliance with APS policy"
Isn’t the policy also to have 180 days??? (This is different than the low bar 990 minimum state requirement.)
Anonymous
05/15/2025 22:19
Subject: APS Holiday 6/6
Kadera says based on public comment tonight, they have been talking on breaks/behind the scenes on how to keep events on.
But now saying why its problematic to let private events go forward from an APS accountability perspective.
But now saying why its problematic to let private events go forward from an APS accountability perspective.
Anonymous
05/15/2025 22:18
Subject: APS Holiday 6/6
FWIW these holidays move to the left approx. 11 days per year.
Anonymous
05/15/2025 22:18
Subject: APS Holiday 6/6
Anonymous wrote:Kim Graves saying they will look at working with schools that have certain events (eg Busch Gardens) to see if they can still happen but typically everything would be cancelled.
(keep in mind baseball for example does tournaments on spring break).
Realistically everything will not be able to be made whole. People will not be able to reschedule volunteer commitments, equipment for field days will be booked by other groups etc.
Anonymous
05/15/2025 22:18
Subject: APS Holiday 6/6
Anonymous wrote:Graduation has been moved, what if people were coming from out of town?
Exactly. Have these people never heard of prepaid hotel rooms or increased prices for last minute hotel rooms. This is unreal that this is even being considered.