Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 15:33     Subject: 2021-22 calendar
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is the calendar causing confusion

https://www.mcps.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_92164/File/Calendar/202122.pdf


Yeah, in case there was any doubt: I don't think it's likely we're getting a half-day for Virginia Tech football games.

("*An additional Early Release Day may be added in the event of a VT FB Game on a regular workday.")


The real scandal - How did a small district beat Montgomery County to the Mcps.org ??


And why are t we getting a half day for college football games


How could you even ask such a question? We have lost so much instructional time due to the global pandemic and the children are suffering from lack of spelling tests!
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 13:43     Subject: 2021-22 calendar
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is the calendar causing confusion

https://www.mcps.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_92164/File/Calendar/202122.pdf


Yeah, in case there was any doubt: I don't think it's likely we're getting a half-day for Virginia Tech football games.

("*An additional Early Release Day may be added in the event of a VT FB Game on a regular workday.")


The real scandal - How did a small district beat Montgomery County to the Mcps.org ??


And why are t we getting a half day for college football games
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 12:14     Subject: 2021-22 calendar
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The real scandal - How did a small district beat Montgomery County to the Mcps.org ??

Yes! We need to get DCUM on this question!

Didn't want it; too much ambiguity.


I agree it's too much ambiguity with that domain name (4 letters followed by .org). But it's too bad MCPS Maryland didn't go ahead and purchase the domain name to prevent situations like "Look -- first day will be August 12!"
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 11:32     Subject: 2021-22 calendar
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The real scandal - How did a small district beat Montgomery County to the Mcps.org ??

Yes! We need to get DCUM on this question!

Didn't want it; too much ambiguity.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 10:35     Subject: Re:2021-22 calendar
Anonymous wrote:Any chance the school year next year could be extended by a couple of weeks? Maybe I'm alone in wanting that but the kids have lost SO much instructional time over the past year. I think we all can see there are concepts they normally would have learned but did not, due to the pandemic, and some kids may need to be retaught things that didn't really sink in over Zoom.
Maybe there's some other plan to deal with the learning loss, in addition to summer school options like last year that were well-intended but not enough (and voluntary, anyway). To me, it seems like a no-brainer that kids need more learning time. Not trying to start a huge debate but just wondered if that's been brought up as an option.


If you're asking teachers to work beyond their contracted number of days, I presume that would require a contract addendum or something similar. I can't see that happening.

Robust summer school offerings, where teachers voluntarily sign up to teach, are much more likely.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 10:32     Subject: Re:2021-22 calendar
Any chance the school year next year could be extended by a couple of weeks? Maybe I'm alone in wanting that but the kids have lost SO much instructional time over the past year. I think we all can see there are concepts they normally would have learned but did not, due to the pandemic, and some kids may need to be retaught things that didn't really sink in over Zoom.
Maybe there's some other plan to deal with the learning loss, in addition to summer school options like last year that were well-intended but not enough (and voluntary, anyway). To me, it seems like a no-brainer that kids need more learning time. Not trying to start a huge debate but just wondered if that's been brought up as an option.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 10:24     Subject: 2021-22 calendar
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is the calendar causing confusion

https://www.mcps.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_92164/File/Calendar/202122.pdf


Yeah, in case there was any doubt: I don't think it's likely we're getting a half-day for Virginia Tech football games.

("*An additional Early Release Day may be added in the event of a VT FB Game on a regular workday.")


The real scandal - How did a small district beat Montgomery County to the Mcps.org ??


Yes! We need to get DCUM on this question!
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 08:32     Subject: 2021-22 calendar
Anonymous wrote:Yeah, in case there was any doubt: I don't think it's likely we're getting a half-day for Virginia Tech football games.

("*An additional Early Release Day may be added in the event of a VT FB Game on a regular workday.")

How can we get that?!
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 08:00     Subject: 2021-22 calendar
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Next year's calendar won't be discussed until March. (This was in one of the Policy Management Committee meetings prior to the Nov. 10 BOE meeting.)


Wow. March sounds late for planning purposes. Especially for staff and teachers!


Give me a freaking break! You teachers and your complaints are never ending. You have off summers, a million holidays and get winter and spring break. You will have taught at home for 18 months. Not much to plan. Maybe not knowing the exact start date is so stressful?!? My schedule changes weekly.



That sucks for you. If you don’t like your schedule changing weekly, find another job. Teachers and their administrators are not required to, nor will they, mimic your crappy working conditions.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 07:58     Subject: 2021-22 calendar
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is the calendar causing confusion

https://www.mcps.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_92164/File/Calendar/202122.pdf


Yeah, in case there was any doubt: I don't think it's likely we're getting a half-day for Virginia Tech football games.

("*An additional Early Release Day may be added in the event of a VT FB Game on a regular workday.")


The real scandal - How did a small district beat Montgomery County to the Mcps.org ??
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 07:01     Subject: 2021-22 calendar
Anonymous wrote:This is the calendar causing confusion

https://www.mcps.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_92164/File/Calendar/202122.pdf


Wrong school district
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 05:31     Subject: 2021-22 calendar
This board is not proving itself well on the rumors. Back to the political board.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 01:11     Subject: 2021-22 calendar
Anonymous wrote:This is the calendar causing confusion

https://www.mcps.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_92164/File/Calendar/202122.pdf


Yeah, in case there was any doubt: I don't think it's likely we're getting a half-day for Virginia Tech football games.

("*An additional Early Release Day may be added in the event of a VT FB Game on a regular workday.")
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2021 00:28     Subject: 2021-22 calendar
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is the calendar causing confusion

https://www.mcps.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_92164/File/Calendar/202122.pdf


That is not from the MCPS in Maryland.


This is MoCo Virginia (Blacksburg area). Their proposed 21-22 school year ends May 20, out of curiosity have we ever had a schedule that started in August and ended before Memorial Day?


Not that I recall. I have a high schooler and lots of August starts but always a June end.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2021 23:37     Subject: 2021-22 calendar
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is the calendar causing confusion

https://www.mcps.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_92164/File/Calendar/202122.pdf


That is not from the MCPS in Maryland.


This is MoCo Virginia (Blacksburg area). Their proposed 21-22 school year ends May 20, out of curiosity have we ever had a schedule that started in August and ended before Memorial Day?