We were supposed to find out today but got an email at like 4:45pm (end of the 18 hour day?) saying we'd find out tomorrow.

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Anonymous wrote:It seems like it would be easier to fix mistakes if they provided the schedules earlier. Why wait until the last minute?

+1 yep. It makes more sense but of course FCPS doesn’t care. They don’t want to deal with parent calls or complaints about their child’s teacher assignments or schedule.

Can you blame them? FCPS parents are totally nuts and it’s a full time job just dealing w complaints. I’d like to know sooner, too, as my kid has anxiety and knowing teacher assignment and which friends will be in class puts her mind at ease, but I understand why they won’t do it.

True. I did not go to FCPS schools, but I remember when my next door neighbor was in tears when she found out who her fourth grade teacher. The next day, she was elated because she was reassigned to another class. What I didn't know then--but am pretty sure now--is that her mom went to see the principal.

My neighbor was a year older than I was. The next year I got the awful teacher that she was so upset about. She was mean and tough and i was scared to death of her. She was very demanding and I coasted until seventh grade as a result.

You sound like you are judging your neighbor's mom for advocating for her child. I have absolutely gone to the principal to get my child's teacher changed when I knew it would not be a good fit. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

I am trying to do that now and the principal is refusing. Any advice?

Yeah, leave your principal alone. He/she is working 18 hour days trying to open school!

—a principal

what’s there to do that takes 18 hours a day?

Oh my! It’s either another troll here to stir the pot or someone who is completely unaware of how much work it takes to begin a new year.

not NP—But, principals are not working 18 hours!

My dad was a HS administrator in another state. 18 hours is an exaggeration, but the HS admin team definitely put in LONG days before the first day of school. There can be a lot of late registrations, which can really throw class sizes and master schedules out of whack. A lot of rebalancing and rescheduling can happen in the final days of summer, which can result in the need to hire new teachers at the last minute. There also are lots of meetings to coordinate for new teacher training and departmental/subject area teacher teams, etc. Meetings with facilities/custodians, counselors, athletics, clubs, PTA, etc. Lots of IEP / 504 requests, which require administrator involvement and involve statutory response deadlines.

So, again, while 18 hours might be an exaggeration, 12+ hours would be pretty common.

We got elementary school class assignments on Friday, 8/11.

Middle school isn't available until Thursday at the Open House. They keep those schedules hostage til you've filled out all the required forms.

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Anonymous wrote:It seems like it would be easier to fix mistakes if they provided the schedules earlier. Why wait until the last minute?

+1 yep. It makes more sense but of course FCPS doesn’t care. They don’t want to deal with parent calls or complaints about their child’s teacher assignments or schedule.

Can you blame them? FCPS parents are totally nuts and it’s a full time job just dealing w complaints. I’d like to know sooner, too, as my kid has anxiety and knowing teacher assignment and which friends will be in class puts her mind at ease, but I understand why they won’t do it.

True. I did not go to FCPS schools, but I remember when my next door neighbor was in tears when she found out who her fourth grade teacher. The next day, she was elated because she was reassigned to another class. What I didn't know then--but am pretty sure now--is that her mom went to see the principal.

My neighbor was a year older than I was. The next year I got the awful teacher that she was so upset about. She was mean and tough and i was scared to death of her. She was very demanding and I coasted until seventh grade as a result.

You sound like you are judging your neighbor's mom for advocating for her child. I have absolutely gone to the principal to get my child's teacher changed when I knew it would not be a good fit. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

I am trying to do that now and the principal is refusing. Any advice?

Yeah, leave your principal alone. He/she is working 18 hour days trying to open school!

—a principal

what’s there to do that takes 18 hours a day?

Oh my! It’s either another troll here to stir the pot or someone who is completely unaware of how much work it takes to begin a new year.

not NP—But, principals are not working 18 hours!

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Anonymous wrote:It seems like it would be easier to fix mistakes if they provided the schedules earlier. Why wait until the last minute?

+1 yep. It makes more sense but of course FCPS doesn’t care. They don’t want to deal with parent calls or complaints about their child’s teacher assignments or schedule.

I agree this is the rationalization. But it's stupid. They will still get the parent calls and complaints. LOL. We were working out a schedule conflict (counselor initiated it not us) last week and it was a disaster of calls and people walking in her office to complain about conflicts. And these are the just the ones they already know about.

Anonymous wrote:I've always sucked it up and never asked for any of my kids to be moved. My very emotional dd once had a very mean teacher that made her cry. I thought about moving her but told her to try to hang in her a little longer. Eventually she got used to the cold hearted witch and she was fine. Probably toughened her up.

One of the things that the military has been concerned about is the lack of resiliency among soldiers. You learn resiliency by learning to adapt and adjust to difficult situations.

We need to quit fighting our kids wars. Stand back and step in when it is really needed--but don't try to prevent them from experiencing difficulties. Help them get over the difficulties.

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Anonymous wrote:It seems like it would be easier to fix mistakes if they provided the schedules earlier. Why wait until the last minute?

+1 yep. It makes more sense but of course FCPS doesn’t care. They don’t want to deal with parent calls or complaints about their child’s teacher assignments or schedule.

Can you blame them? FCPS parents are totally nuts and it’s a full time job just dealing w complaints. I’d like to know sooner, too, as my kid has anxiety and knowing teacher assignment and which friends will be in class puts her mind at ease, but I understand why they won’t do it.

True. I did not go to FCPS schools, but I remember when my next door neighbor was in tears when she found out who her fourth grade teacher. The next day, she was elated because she was reassigned to another class. What I didn't know then--but am pretty sure now--is that her mom went to see the principal.

My neighbor was a year older than I was. The next year I got the awful teacher that she was so upset about. She was mean and tough and i was scared to death of her. She was very demanding and I coasted until seventh grade as a result.

You sound like you are judging your neighbor's mom for advocating for her child. I have absolutely gone to the principal to get my child's teacher changed when I knew it would not be a good fit. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

I am trying to do that now and the principal is refusing. Any advice?

Do you have a good reason? I had a good reason.

I've always sucked it up and never asked for any of my kids to be moved. My very emotional dd once had a very mean teacher that made her cry. I thought about moving her but told her to try to hang in her a little longer. Eventually she got used to the cold hearted witch and she was fine. Probably toughened her up.

Anonymous wrote:It seems like it would be easier to fix mistakes if they provided the schedules earlier. Why wait until the last minute?

How can thy send out lists when they are still trying to hire hundreds of teachers. Sending out lists now will just get everyone fired up because they have the same teacher TBD.

You sound like you are judging your neighbor's mom for advocating for her child. I have absolutely gone to the principal to get my child's teacher changed when I knew it would not be a good fit. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

I am trying to do that now and the principal is refusing. Any advice?

Trust the Principal.

My question is why?

Is it because of what neighbors have said or what you personally have observed? Is it because of what your child has told you?

If you have valid reasons to request a change, then state them clearly. Be specific: I understand that Mrs. XXX screams all day--my child cannot work under these circumstances. Even if your child does not get moved, you have warned the principal to be alert.

But, you cannot just say--I don't want my kid in that class.

FWIW, my DD was in a class where other parents were complaining about the teacher yelling. I asked DD about it and she replied: "she only yells at those that deserve it." Thinking about it, I realized that the moms who were complaining did have challenging children.

One year, there was a teacher that lots of people did not want for their child--she turned out to be great. She was a little eccentric--but my DD learned a lot that year.
The only request I have ever made were for DS to be in a different class from one of his friends.

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Anonymous wrote:It seems like it would be easier to fix mistakes if they provided the schedules earlier. Why wait until the last minute?

+1 yep. It makes more sense but of course FCPS doesn’t care. They don’t want to deal with parent calls or complaints about their child’s teacher assignments or schedule.

Can you blame them? FCPS parents are totally nuts and it’s a full time job just dealing w complaints. I’d like to know sooner, too, as my kid has anxiety and knowing teacher assignment and which friends will be in class puts her mind at ease, but I understand why they won’t do it.

True. I did not go to FCPS schools, but I remember when my next door neighbor was in tears when she found out who her fourth grade teacher. The next day, she was elated because she was reassigned to another class. What I didn't know then--but am pretty sure now--is that her mom went to see the principal.

My neighbor was a year older than I was. The next year I got the awful teacher that she was so upset about. She was mean and tough and i was scared to death of her. She was very demanding and I coasted until seventh grade as a result.

You sound like you are judging your neighbor's mom for advocating for her child. I have absolutely gone to the principal to get my child's teacher changed when I knew it would not be a good fit. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

I am trying to do that now and the principal is refusing. Any advice?

Trust the Principal.

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Anonymous wrote:The registrar/front desk employee at my kids’ school sent an email, but regardless the assignments should be posted in Parent Vue by now.

Why do parents/students HAVE to know by now? Later in the week is fine.

Sometimes, kids get left off a list. It gives time to notify the school that your kid did not get notified.

We’re still registering kids and finalizing lists. You do not need to know right now. There will be a place for your kid.

Gee. I remember back in the day when they posted the lists on the front of the school. I remember one kid was left off and the school was locked because they didn't want any complaints, I guess. The kid who was left off while her friends were excited was really, really bummed. And, seeing the staff walking around inside did not help.

They were still posting lists on doors five years ago when my older child started K.

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Anonymous wrote:It seems like it would be easier to fix mistakes if they provided the schedules earlier. Why wait until the last minute?

+1 yep. It makes more sense but of course FCPS doesn’t care. They don’t want to deal with parent calls or complaints about their child’s teacher assignments or schedule.

Can you blame them? FCPS parents are totally nuts and it’s a full time job just dealing w complaints. I’d like to know sooner, too, as my kid has anxiety and knowing teacher assignment and which friends will be in class puts her mind at ease, but I understand why they won’t do it.

True. I did not go to FCPS schools, but I remember when my next door neighbor was in tears when she found out who her fourth grade teacher. The next day, she was elated because she was reassigned to another class. What I didn't know then--but am pretty sure now--is that her mom went to see the principal.

My neighbor was a year older than I was. The next year I got the awful teacher that she was so upset about. She was mean and tough and i was scared to death of her. She was very demanding and I coasted until seventh grade as a result.

You sound like you are judging your neighbor's mom for advocating for her child. I have absolutely gone to the principal to get my child's teacher changed when I knew it would not be a good fit. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

I am trying to do that now and the principal is refusing. Any advice?

Yeah, leave your principal alone. He/she is working 18 hour days trying to open school!

—a principal

what’s there to do that takes 18 hours a day?

Oh my! It’s either another troll here to stir the pot or someone who is completely unaware of how much work it takes to begin a new year.

Np-18 hours a day sounds overly exaggerated but maybe I'm ignorant. Would love if you could share, I'm probably not considering some element.

Nobody can actually physically be in the building for 18 hours straight as they have to lock it at night and turn on the alarm system. So yes that part is an exaggeration.

As far as I know, principals don’t have to set up a room with decorations, labels, etc. so I’m not sure if they have as much to do as teachers,but they probably have other stuff we don’t realize.

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Anonymous wrote:It seems like it would be easier to fix mistakes if they provided the schedules earlier. Why wait until the last minute?

+1 yep. It makes more sense but of course FCPS doesn’t care. They don’t want to deal with parent calls or complaints about their child’s teacher assignments or schedule.

Can you blame them? FCPS parents are totally nuts and it’s a full time job just dealing w complaints. I’d like to know sooner, too, as my kid has anxiety and knowing teacher assignment and which friends will be in class puts her mind at ease, but I understand why they won’t do it.

True. I did not go to FCPS schools, but I remember when my next door neighbor was in tears when she found out who her fourth grade teacher. The next day, she was elated because she was reassigned to another class. What I didn't know then--but am pretty sure now--is that her mom went to see the principal.

My neighbor was a year older than I was. The next year I got the awful teacher that she was so upset about. She was mean and tough and i was scared to death of her. She was very demanding and I coasted until seventh grade as a result.

You sound like you are judging your neighbor's mom for advocating for her child. I have absolutely gone to the principal to get my child's teacher changed when I knew it would not be a good fit. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

I am trying to do that now and the principal is refusing. Any advice?

Yeah, leave your principal alone. He/she is working 18 hour days trying to open school!

—a principal

what’s there to do that takes 18 hours a day?

Oh my! It’s either another troll here to stir the pot or someone who is completely unaware of how much work it takes to begin a new year.

Np-18 hours a day sounds overly exaggerated but maybe I'm ignorant. Would love if you could share, I'm probably not considering some element.

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Anonymous wrote:It seems like it would be easier to fix mistakes if they provided the schedules earlier. Why wait until the last minute?

+1 yep. It makes more sense but of course FCPS doesn’t care. They don’t want to deal with parent calls or complaints about their child’s teacher assignments or schedule.

Can you blame them? FCPS parents are totally nuts and it’s a full time job just dealing w complaints. I’d like to know sooner, too, as my kid has anxiety and knowing teacher assignment and which friends will be in class puts her mind at ease, but I understand why they won’t do it.

True. I did not go to FCPS schools, but I remember when my next door neighbor was in tears when she found out who her fourth grade teacher. The next day, she was elated because she was reassigned to another class. What I didn't know then--but am pretty sure now--is that her mom went to see the principal.

My neighbor was a year older than I was. The next year I got the awful teacher that she was so upset about. She was mean and tough and i was scared to death of her. She was very demanding and I coasted until seventh grade as a result.

You sound like you are judging your neighbor's mom for advocating for her child. I have absolutely gone to the principal to get my child's teacher changed when I knew it would not be a good fit. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

I am trying to do that now and the principal is refusing. Any advice?

Yeah, leave your principal alone. He/she is working 18 hour days trying to open school!

—a principal

what’s there to do that takes 18 hours a day?

Oh my! It’s either another troll here to stir the pot or someone who is completely unaware of how much work it takes to begin a new year.