Anonymous
03/14/2026 11:17
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:[img]Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The email adding April 15 was intentionally vague because they’re counting on this bill passing. They won’t officially say anything until the outcome is clear
There was nothing vague about the email. it clearly said school ends June 26
As much as I don’t want to go until June 26th, mcps should have some consequences for their stupidity and lack of planning.
But the consequences are on us. Do they really care about wasting 2 million dollars per day from tax dollars? Elrich is already calling for a 6% property tax hike.
The "consequences" are school days? I'm good with that.
No, the consequences are more taxes. You and me are paying for this stupidity and MCPS will not change a thing
You're saying it costs money to operate a public school system? Maybe we should just close the whole system down permanently!
For a meaningless week of school which doesn’t teach a thing? They’d be lucky to have 30% students showing up.
My kids had full classes last year.
Last year didn’t go to the last week of June.
You're grossly overestimating how much that matters. It sounds like you're a staff member that doesn't want to work.
No I’m a parent who already booked flight tickets and don’t want to miss school and trigger chronic absenteeism. We already missed 10+ days (most excused)
Anonymous
03/14/2026 11:15
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:[img]Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The email adding April 15 was intentionally vague because they’re counting on this bill passing. They won’t officially say anything until the outcome is clear
There was nothing vague about the email. it clearly said school ends June 26
As much as I don’t want to go until June 26th, mcps should have some consequences for their stupidity and lack of planning.
But the consequences are on us. Do they really care about wasting 2 million dollars per day from tax dollars? Elrich is already calling for a 6% property tax hike.
The "consequences" are school days? I'm good with that.
No, the consequences are more taxes. You and me are paying for this stupidity and MCPS will not change a thing
You're saying it costs money to operate a public school system? Maybe we should just close the whole system down permanently!
For a meaningless week of school which doesn’t teach a thing? They’d be lucky to have 30% students showing up.
My kids had full classes last year.
Last year didn’t go to the last week of June.
You're grossly overestimating how much that matters. It sounds like you're a staff member that doesn't want to work.
Anonymous
03/14/2026 10:57
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
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Last year didn’t go to the last week of June.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The email adding April 15 was intentionally vague because they’re counting on this bill passing. They won’t officially say anything until the outcome is clear
There was nothing vague about the email. it clearly said school ends June 26
As much as I don’t want to go until June 26th, mcps should have some consequences for their stupidity and lack of planning.
But the consequences are on us. Do they really care about wasting 2 million dollars per day from tax dollars? Elrich is already calling for a 6% property tax hike.
The "consequences" are school days? I'm good with that.
No, the consequences are more taxes. You and me are paying for this stupidity and MCPS will not change a thing
You're saying it costs money to operate a public school system? Maybe we should just close the whole system down permanently!
For a meaningless week of school which doesn’t teach a thing? They’d be lucky to have 30% students showing up.
My kids had full classes last year.
Last year didn’t go to the last week of June.
Anonymous
03/14/2026 10:55
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The email adding April 15 was intentionally vague because they’re counting on this bill passing. They won’t officially say anything until the outcome is clear
There was nothing vague about the email. it clearly said school ends June 26
As much as I don’t want to go until June 26th, mcps should have some consequences for their stupidity and lack of planning.
But the consequences are on us. Do they really care about wasting 2 million dollars per day from tax dollars? Elrich is already calling for a 6% property tax hike.
The "consequences" are school days? I'm good with that.
No, the consequences are more taxes. You and me are paying for this stupidity and MCPS will not change a thing
You're saying it costs money to operate a public school system? Maybe we should just close the whole system down permanently!
For a meaningless week of school which doesn’t teach a thing? They’d be lucky to have 30% students showing up.
My kids had full classes last year.
Anonymous
03/14/2026 10:51
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The email adding April 15 was intentionally vague because they’re counting on this bill passing. They won’t officially say anything until the outcome is clear
There was nothing vague about the email. it clearly said school ends June 26
It said they recently announced last day would be June 25. But they’re applying waiver to avoid going to the last week of June. Nothing about the school will definitely end on June 26.
This. My understanding is that the Senate will not take up the legislation changing the 180 requirement to and/or.
So that option is dead. The new plan is showing a good faith effort to add some instructional days (April 15) and asking MDSE to waive the rest. The intel I heard was pretty confident that would happen and the last day would be June 18. The note was cryptic in that it said “watch for another update before spring break” which is when they are hoping to finalize this plan B.
This is correct. MCEA already informed it's members that if the state legislature bill is not passed, MSDE will not make school go into the the week of 6/21. State BOE will honor a waiver if there is school on 6/17 and 6/18, plus one additional day (which I'm assuming is April 15). More info coming before spring break....
6/17 isn't an extra day. That was the original last day of school.
Anonymous
03/14/2026 10:40
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The email adding April 15 was intentionally vague because they’re counting on this bill passing. They won’t officially say anything until the outcome is clear
There was nothing vague about the email. it clearly said school ends June 26
As much as I don’t want to go until June 26th, mcps should have some consequences for their stupidity and lack of planning.
But the consequences are on us. Do they really care about wasting 2 million dollars per day from tax dollars? Elrich is already calling for a 6% property tax hike.
The "consequences" are school days? I'm good with that.
No, the consequences are more taxes. You and me are paying for this stupidity and MCPS will not change a thing
You're saying it costs money to operate a public school system? Maybe we should just close the whole system down permanently!
For a meaningless week of school which doesn’t teach a thing? They’d be lucky to have 30% students showing up.
Anonymous
03/14/2026 10:29
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The email adding April 15 was intentionally vague because they’re counting on this bill passing. They won’t officially say anything until the outcome is clear
There was nothing vague about the email. it clearly said school ends June 26
As much as I don’t want to go until June 26th, mcps should have some consequences for their stupidity and lack of planning.
But the consequences are on us. Do they really care about wasting 2 million dollars per day from tax dollars? Elrich is already calling for a 6% property tax hike.
The "consequences" are school days? I'm good with that.
No, the consequences are more taxes. You and me are paying for this stupidity and MCPS will not change a thing
You're saying it costs money to operate a public school system? Maybe we should just close the whole system down permanently!
Anonymous
03/14/2026 10:27
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The email adding April 15 was intentionally vague because they’re counting on this bill passing. They won’t officially say anything until the outcome is clear
There was nothing vague about the email. it clearly said school ends June 26
It said they recently announced last day would be June 25. But they’re applying waiver to avoid going to the last week of June. Nothing about the school will definitely end on June 26.
This. My understanding is that the Senate will not take up the legislation changing the 180 requirement to and/or.
So that option is dead. The new plan is showing a good faith effort to add some instructional days (April 15) and asking MDSE to waive the rest. The intel I heard was pretty confident that would happen and the last day would be June 18. The note was cryptic in that it said “watch for another update before spring break” which is when they are hoping to finalize this plan B.
This is correct. MCEA already informed it's members that if the state legislature bill is not passed, MSDE will not make school go into the the week of 6/21. State BOE will honor a waiver if there is school on 6/17 and 6/18, plus one additional day (which I'm assuming is April 15). More info coming before spring break....
MCEA doesn't control the regulations, which require 3 days before a waiver can he granted.
Anonymous
03/14/2026 09:31
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The email adding April 15 was intentionally vague because they’re counting on this bill passing. They won’t officially say anything until the outcome is clear
There was nothing vague about the email. it clearly said school ends June 26
It said they recently announced last day would be June 25. But they’re applying waiver to avoid going to the last week of June. Nothing about the school will definitely end on June 26.
Impact on the Last Day of School
As you know, this winter’s severe weather forced us to close schools several times. Under current Maryland regulations, those missed days have to be made up either through designated make-up days in the calendar and, if necessary, by extending the school year. That is why we recently announced that our calendar had been adjusted to add days to the end of our school year, setting the last day of school to June 26.
The goal of this adjustment is to add time within the school year and request relief from the State for families and staff from the calendar extending late into June.
Anonymous
03/14/2026 09:29
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The email adding April 15 was intentionally vague because they’re counting on this bill passing. They won’t officially say anything until the outcome is clear
There was nothing vague about the email. it clearly said school ends June 26
It said they recently announced last day would be June 25. But they’re applying waiver to avoid going to the last week of June. Nothing about the school will definitely end on June 26.
This. My understanding is that the Senate will not take up the legislation changing the 180 requirement to and/or.
So that option is dead. The new plan is showing a good faith effort to add some instructional days (April 15) and asking MDSE to waive the rest. The intel I heard was pretty confident that would happen and the last day would be June 18. The note was cryptic in that it said “watch for another update before spring break” which is when they are hoping to finalize this plan B.
This is correct. MCEA already informed it's members that if the state legislature bill is not passed, MSDE will not make school go into the the week of 6/21. State BOE will honor a waiver if there is school on 6/17 and 6/18, plus one additional day (which I'm assuming is April 15). More info coming before spring break....
Anonymous
03/14/2026 09:15
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The email adding April 15 was intentionally vague because they’re counting on this bill passing. They won’t officially say anything until the outcome is clear
There was nothing vague about the email. it clearly said school ends June 26
As much as I don’t want to go until June 26th, mcps should have some consequences for their stupidity and lack of planning.
But the consequences are on us. Do they really care about wasting 2 million dollars per day from tax dollars? Elrich is already calling for a 6% property tax hike.
The "consequences" are school days? I'm good with that.
No, the consequences are more taxes. You and me are paying for this stupidity and MCPS will not change a thing
Anonymous
03/14/2026 09:03
Subject: Re:The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
If official last day is extended a long time, then MCPS will pay in higher absenteeism rates.
Anonymous
03/14/2026 09:01
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The email adding April 15 was intentionally vague because they’re counting on this bill passing. They won’t officially say anything until the outcome is clear
There was nothing vague about the email. it clearly said school ends June 26
As much as I don’t want to go until June 26th, mcps should have some consequences for their stupidity and lack of planning.
But the consequences are on us. Do they really care about wasting 2 million dollars per day from tax dollars? Elrich is already calling for a 6% property tax hike.
The "consequences" are school days? I'm good with that.
+1 MCPS pulled this same garbage last year with the June days and the snow days. And they still didn't fix the calendar to add more snow days in or do its virtual learning plan for weather emergencies.
Let them pay. Maybe the BOE and the state legislature will do more than smack them on the wrist this year.
Anonymous
03/14/2026 08:59
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The email adding April 15 was intentionally vague because they’re counting on this bill passing. They won’t officially say anything until the outcome is clear
There was nothing vague about the email. it clearly said school ends June 26
As much as I don’t want to go until June 26th, mcps should have some consequences for their stupidity and lack of planning.
But the consequences are on us. Do they really care about wasting 2 million dollars per day from tax dollars? Elrich is already calling for a 6% property tax hike.
The "consequences" are school days? I'm good with that.
Anonymous
03/14/2026 08:41
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The email adding April 15 was intentionally vague because they’re counting on this bill passing. They won’t officially say anything until the outcome is clear
There was nothing vague about the email. it clearly said school ends June 26
As much as I don’t want to go until June 26th, mcps should have some consequences for their stupidity and lack of planning.
But the consequences are on us. Do they really care about wasting 2 million dollars per day from tax dollars? Elrich is already calling for a 6% property tax hike.