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Anonymous wrote:Yes, all schools that have the ability and capacity to add more students more days/week should be doing this. Enough with the equity already. My 3rd graders entire class that opted for hybrid is there on the same days. So basically the class is empty 3 days/week. It's ridiculous.

Are you sure the class is empty? My classroom is used by another grade level the other 2 days per week when my class is not there. The classrooms we typically use were not large enough to hold all 17 of us on the hybrid days at one time. You probably don’t know since you haven’t been in the building this year.

NP, I know my daughter's second grade classroom sits empty three days a week. Moving to 4 days a week would be very simple.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, all schools that have the ability and capacity to add more students more days/week should be doing this. Enough with the equity already. My 3rd graders entire class that opted for hybrid is there on the same days. So basically the class is empty 3 days/week. It's ridiculous.

Are you sure the class is empty? My classroom is used by another grade level the other 2 days per week when my class is not there. The classrooms we typically use were not large enough to hold all 17 of us on the hybrid days at one time. You probably don’t know since you haven’t been in the building this year.

Yes, all schools that have the ability and capacity to add more students more days/week should be doing this. Enough with the equity already. My 3rd graders entire class that opted for hybrid is there on the same days. So basically the class is empty 3 days/week. It's ridiculous.

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Anonymous wrote:
At risk kids or South Arlington - yes.

Whiny parents in the far north elementaries, no.



UMMMM.. seriously? talk about discriminating. this sounds like a very "equitable" approach, loser.



And stereotypical assumption of north vs south. We have many disadvantaged children in all school, even in north Arl schools.

Not at all true!

Our school said in our PTA meeting that four days a week was out of their hands and was a decision of the school board/Duran. They indicated they’re testing out having all the kids in the same classroom 3 feet apart (where possible), moving furniture out, etc because kids really do learn better the more they are together and in school. If they find they aren’t able to do small groups or other important learning activities with so many children in the classroom they will go back to the two separate classroom. I was actually encouraged by this conversation because it was clear that learning opportunities in school were a priority, no matter what school board is doing.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At risk kids or South Arlington - yes.

Whiny parents in the far north elementaries, no.

UMMMM.. seriously? talk about discriminating. this sounds like a very "equitable" approach, loser.

And stereotypical assumption of north vs south. We have many disadvantaged children in all school, even in north Arl schools.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At risk kids or South Arlington - yes.

Whiny parents in the far north elementaries, no.

FCPS schools going back 4 days/week for all are the equivalent of APS far north elementaries, if it matters. Not entirely, but it's a noted trend.

This is absolutely false! It’s just seems that way to some because DCUM is filled with parents from the wealthier sections and not the rest. The schools with lower SES tend to have more space because more chose virtual learning.

At last known count only 3 out of 42 title 1 schools were offering 4 day to all current in-person students. This was the count being conducted by #openFCPS, not DCUM.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm an APS elementary teacher and I'm ready to go back 4 days. It's much easier and more efficient in person. However at my school we have limited rooms to accommodate big numbers and so on the days when my hybrid group is not there, another grade level uses the room. Not sure where we'd go if all 4 days.

How do you have only one set of kids in hybrid? Are the in-person numbers incredibly low at your school?

No. We see all 15 hybrid kids in the class at once 2 days per week in large rooms that allow that many kids. Not all rooms in our building do. Then the other 2 days everyone (kids and teachers) is virtual while another grade level has their in person days in the same classroom. There seem 2 be some schools doing this and other schools doing the 4 day model with half the hybrid kids in 2 days and the other half the other 2 days. With the model at my school we only have to be concurrent 2 days so it’s better for the class as a whole.

Yawn. All schools open 5 days a week, back to normal seems ... unlikely next year in APS?

Anonymous wrote:At risk kids or South Arlington - yes.

Whiny parents in the far north elementaries, no.

UMMMM.. seriously? talk about discriminating. this sounds like a very "equitable" approach, loser.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At risk kids or South Arlington - yes.

Whiny parents in the far north elementaries, no.

FCPS schools going back 4 days/week for all are the equivalent of APS far north elementaries, if it matters. Not entirely, but it's a noted trend.

This is absolutely false! It’s just seems that way to some because DCUM is filled with parents from the wealthier sections and not the rest. The schools with lower SES tend to have more space because more chose virtual learning.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At risk kids or South Arlington - yes.

Whiny parents in the far north elementaries, no.

FCPS schools going back 4 days/week for all are the equivalent of APS far north elementaries, if it matters. Not entirely, but it's a noted trend.

I suspect that there are far fewer parents from the Title 1 schools in FCPS on the board to report back what is happening at their schools. I would be surprised to hear that the Title 1 schools are not offering 4 days to all kids. The classes are smaller size, I think capped at 16, so it is far easier to hit the 3 feet in the class. The Principals and Teachers have a far greater need to get those kids in the classroom and will work hard to find ways to deal with the 6 feet while eating restriction.

The list in FCPS is more reporting bias then accurate. The vast majority of ES seem to be moving to everyone 4 day. MS and HS seem to be more evenly split between 4 day or 2 day and that could very well shift as well.

Anonymous wrote:At risk kids or South Arlington - yes.

Whiny parents in the far north elementaries, no.

discriminate much?

Anonymous wrote:I'm an APS elementary teacher and I'm ready to go back 4 days. It's much easier and more efficient in person. However at my school we have limited rooms to accommodate big numbers and so on the days when my hybrid group is not there, another grade level uses the room. Not sure where we'd go if all 4 days.

How do you have only one set of kids in hybrid? Are the in-person numbers incredibly low at your school?

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Anonymous wrote:K-2 should have been in school this whole damn time so yes, there are zero excuses to not bring them back and it's totally doable.

They are done pressing the teachers. This is all we're going to get.

I don't know that it's about the teachers. I'm pretty sure my kid's 2nd grade hybrid teacher would much prefer they be in person the entire time.

My kid's too. That woman is fantastic!