Anonymous
03/26/2026 06:33
Subject: How DO we get the calendar changed?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Shorten winter break!!!
No, please do not shorten winter break.
Remove religious holidays that aren't federal holidays.
Maybe. YK should still be a holiday.
Cut some federal holidays.
Which ones?
Columbus and Veterans for a start. That already appears to be on the table.
Presidents’ Day could be a teacher workday. As well, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
And Thanksgiving. It is a grown ups holiday. The kids should be there for Christmas for the photos. It looks good to have them there and I have the day off already, but get them back to school new years say- who wants the kids around for that? I need to recover from the party!
I’m sorry this bothers you but we don’t need 40 days off. Doubling a couple teacher workdays to Federal holidays/vacation add-ons doesn’t keep kids in class on Thanksgiving, it keeps them in class on random Tuesdays in February.
Oh, now I get it, you still want your kids home, you just think TEACHERS should be working those days. Yeah, those women should be stuck in the classroom for those long holiday weekends. They should have to travel on thanksgiving while the rest of their families travel the day before. Stick to those ladies! YEAH!
We don’t need 40 days off. Another way to look at it is I want TEACHERS to have a longer summer break to spend with their families.
Anonymous
03/26/2026 05:18
Subject: How DO we get the calendar changed?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Shorten winter break!!!
No, please do not shorten winter break.
Remove religious holidays that aren't federal holidays.
Maybe. YK should still be a holiday.
Cut some federal holidays.
Which ones?
Columbus and Veterans for a start. That already appears to be on the table.
Presidents’ Day could be a teacher workday. As well, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
And Thanksgiving. It is a grown ups holiday. The kids should be there for Christmas for the photos. It looks good to have them there and I have the day off already, but get them back to school new years say- who wants the kids around for that? I need to recover from the party!
I’m sorry this bothers you but we don’t need 40 days off. Doubling a couple teacher workdays to Federal holidays/vacation add-ons doesn’t keep kids in class on Thanksgiving, it keeps them in class on random Tuesdays in February.
Oh, now I get it, you still want your kids home, you just think TEACHERS should be working those days. Yeah, those women should be stuck in the classroom for those long holiday weekends. They should have to travel on thanksgiving while the rest of their families travel the day before. Stick to those ladies! YEAH!
DP. That has been the point on several FCPS threads recently. Teachers can do their planning and grading on federal holidays. The posters’ argument appears to be that will limit the schedule disruptions. Yes, that’s true.
It doesn’t take in teacher morale, which has plummeted because of unreasonable workloads and lack of resources, notably time. But I don’t think these posters see the connection between teacher morale and classroom performance.
Anonymous
03/26/2026 05:16
Subject: How DO we get the calendar changed?
As Dunne points out there are many examples of districts that have good calendars. FCPS could simply adopt one of those. There are some that start after Labor Day and get out in early June with 2 week winter breaks and appropriate fall and spring breaks.
This really isn’t that hard a problem to solve. Reid and the school board just have to pick from a sample of working calendars.
This really isn’t that hard a problem to solve. Reid and the school board just have to pick from a sample of working calendars.
Anonymous
03/26/2026 05:03
Subject: How DO we get the calendar changed?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Shorten winter break!!!
No, please do not shorten winter break.
Remove religious holidays that aren't federal holidays.
Maybe. YK should still be a holiday.
Cut some federal holidays.
Which ones?
Columbus and Veterans for a start. That already appears to be on the table.
Presidents’ Day could be a teacher workday. As well, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
And Thanksgiving. It is a grown ups holiday. The kids should be there for Christmas for the photos. It looks good to have them there and I have the day off already, but get them back to school new years say- who wants the kids around for that? I need to recover from the party!
I’m sorry this bothers you but we don’t need 40 days off. Doubling a couple teacher workdays to Federal holidays/vacation add-ons doesn’t keep kids in class on Thanksgiving, it keeps them in class on random Tuesdays in February.
Oh, now I get it, you still want your kids home, you just think TEACHERS should be working those days. Yeah, those women should be stuck in the classroom for those long holiday weekends. They should have to travel on thanksgiving while the rest of their families travel the day before. Stick to those ladies! YEAH!
Anonymous
03/25/2026 22:07
Subject: How DO we get the calendar changed?
Why can’t we just go back to the calendars we had before 2021? What was so wrong with them? Why did we go messing around with something that was working fine? It’s not like it was that long ago. I agree with Dunne that starting two weeks before Labor Day and not ending any earlier was just kind of quietly forced on us with no explanation.
Anonymous
03/25/2026 21:16
Subject: How DO we get the calendar changed?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Shorten winter break!!!
No, please do not shorten winter break.
Remove religious holidays that aren't federal holidays.
Maybe. YK should still be a holiday.
Cut some federal holidays.
Which ones?
Columbus and Veterans for a start. That already appears to be on the table.
Presidents’ Day could be a teacher workday. As well, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
And Thanksgiving. It is a grown ups holiday. The kids should be there for Christmas for the photos. It looks good to have them there and I have the day off already, but get them back to school new years say- who wants the kids around for that? I need to recover from the party!
I’m sorry this bothers you but we don’t need 40 days off. Doubling a couple teacher workdays to Federal holidays/vacation add-ons doesn’t keep kids in class on Thanksgiving, it keeps them in class on random Tuesdays in February.
Anonymous
03/25/2026 19:15
Subject: How DO we get the calendar changed?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Shorten winter break!!!
No, please do not shorten winter break.
Remove religious holidays that aren't federal holidays.
Maybe. YK should still be a holiday.
Cut some federal holidays.
Which ones?
Columbus and Veterans for a start. That already appears to be on the table.
Presidents’ Day could be a teacher workday. As well, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
And Thanksgiving. It is a grown ups holiday. The kids should be there for Christmas for the photos. It looks good to have them there and I have the day off already, but get them back to school new years say- who wants the kids around for that? I need to recover from the party!
Anonymous
03/25/2026 19:11
Subject: How DO we get the calendar changed?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Shorten winter break!!!
No, please do not shorten winter break.
Remove religious holidays that aren't federal holidays.
Maybe. YK should still be a holiday.
Cut some federal holidays.
Which ones?
Columbus and Veterans for a start. That already appears to be on the table.
Presidents’ Day could be a teacher workday. As well, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
Anonymous
03/25/2026 19:09
Subject: How DO we get the calendar changed?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Shorten winter break!!!
Remove religious holidays that aren't federal holidays.
Cut some federal holidays.
The longer winter break was overwhelmingly approved by all constituencies when it was polled several years ago. There is absolutely no point to reducing winter break and extending summer break.
This is where they’ll struggle to get agreement. A lot of people are arguing for more consistency but the desired length of summer is split.
Dunne is citing a lot of “this is how it used to be” figures, but research will show there are more benefits to a shorter summer (and year round school.)
There is zero parent interest in your round school. Reid wants it, and has been trying to back door into it with this calendar, but there’s clearly no interest and that’s why the backlash.
Anonymous
03/25/2026 18:37
Subject: How DO we get the calendar changed?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Shorten winter break!!!
Remove religious holidays that aren't federal holidays.
Cut some federal holidays.
The longer winter break was overwhelmingly approved by all constituencies when it was polled several years ago. There is absolutely no point to reducing winter break and extending summer break.
This is where they’ll struggle to get agreement. A lot of people are arguing for more consistency but the desired length of summer is split.
Dunne is citing a lot of “this is how it used to be” figures, but research will show there are more benefits to a shorter summer (and year round school.)
Anonymous
03/25/2026 18:37
Subject: How DO we get the calendar changed?
Anonymous wrote:Shorten winter break!!!
No, please do not shorten winter break.
Remove religious holidays that aren't federal holidays.
Maybe. YK should still be a holiday.
Cut some federal holidays.
Which ones?
Anonymous
03/25/2026 18:24
Subject: How DO we get the calendar changed?
Anonymous wrote:Shorten winter break!!!
Remove religious holidays that aren't federal holidays.
Cut some federal holidays.
The longer winter break was overwhelmingly approved by all constituencies when it was polled several years ago. There is absolutely no point to reducing winter break and extending summer break.
Anonymous
03/25/2026 18:22
Subject: How DO we get the calendar changed?
Anonymous wrote:He is doing a good job breaking down the issue. I am going to write him to support him.
I am sending this to my board member as an example of what I would like to see…
Anonymous
03/25/2026 18:19
Subject: How DO we get the calendar changed?
He is doing a good job breaking down the issue. I am going to write him to support him.
Anonymous
03/25/2026 17:53
Subject: How DO we get the calendar changed?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VAEDUFCPS/bulletins/40fecaa
This guy is trying!!
Isn’t this the same guy who hopped on the Hayfield Football scandal when it was the hot topic? He demanded accountability, a full external report, and full transparency at the conclusion of the investigation… Made it his sole purpose for the few months it was headline news.
That report has been buried, withheld from the public, and absolutely no one has been held accountable.
But best believe Dunne was championing it when it was the topic to champion.
As much as I too hate the calendar, unfortunately, I’d expect more of the same this time around from this guy. Trying to put his face on the hottest topic at hand and then slowly fading away as people move on.
Do you work for Reid? When Meren was the champion you were ad hominem attacking her now it’s Dunne. Is it possible these people are just right?