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Anonymous wrote:Why didn't they just give families full days off?

I was told by my principal that that option was discussed quite a bit, but was eliminated because parents already complain about not having five day weeks on the calendar and there weren’t enough resources to spread out across the pyramids.

This- let's be real whatever they do people will have a problem with.

I keep hearing this, but parents in Arlington and Loudoun were allowed to weigh in on the decision— and aren’t having a problem.

Oh yes they are. Are you kidding?

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Anonymous wrote:Why didn't they just give families full days off?

I was told by my principal that that option was discussed quite a bit, but was eliminated because parents already complain about not having five day weeks on the calendar and there weren’t enough resources to spread out across the pyramids.

An early departure Monday isn’t a five day week.

It's only early departure for elementary. Middle and high school will have full days all of those days.

Which still means most FCPS schools…don’t have five day school weeks this year. I don’t see why the fact that middle and high school students will is relevant since they don’t present the same childcare challenges—still not addresses— as elementary school.

I thought the reason for complaining about 5 day weeks was "learning loss."

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Anonymous wrote:Why didn't they just give families full days off?

I was told by my principal that that option was discussed quite a bit, but was eliminated because parents already complain about not having five day weeks on the calendar and there weren’t enough resources to spread out across the pyramids.

This- let's be real whatever they do people will have a problem with.

I keep hearing this, but parents in Arlington and Loudoun were allowed to weigh in on the decision— and aren’t having a problem.

I'm in Loudoun and have talked to dozens of parents about the days off. Most are very, very happy for the full days off. I particularly liked October 30, 31, November 1-3 and November 5 off. I'd love to see a count of how many kids will be in school on November 4!! I think most people asked for longer, consecutive breaks.

Early release Mondays wouldn't have worked for me. The school won't release my kids without a parent present and I wouldn't be able to get to school at that time due to my work. I would take my kids to my parents house instead for the entire day and they'd miss the half day.

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Anonymous wrote:It sure didn't take long for the teachers union to screw us over.

What does this have to do with the teachers union? They had nothing to do with it. Perhaps you can cite something that shows otherwise.

You don't think it's a coincidence they're going with half days, which are good for teachers, but terrible for kids and families?

The half days are because of Youngkin’s literacy act, not teacher unions.

Did that act specify half days to accommodate the training? No, it didn't.

Do they have the money to pay teachers for this training on non-contracted time....not they didn't. Here we are.

Exactly, it always comes down to money.

Weird the district with the highest budget can’t do what neighboring districts with significantly lower costs do.

It has nothing to do with budget, it has to do with teacher salaries and per student costs. FCPS does spend more than LCPS, but they also have more ESOL students. I don’t know how the SPED numbers compare….

Higher than Loudon, higher than Richmond, higher than Arlington? Weird that no other district took seven half days to implement a statewide requirement…FCPS is just so special.

Do you know what the others, including "Loudoun", are doing to implement the requirement?

Loudoun is doing full days after seeking parent feedback, and selected them for their proximity to other holidays. Arlington added two full days off. Alexandria says their plan will not be removing any instructional time. Richmond is using existing training days. It’s really just Fairfax who need 21 school hours arranged to be as wasteful of student and parent time as possible.

I don’t know why we don’t use some of the already scheduled SP and SD days.

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Anonymous wrote:Why didn't they just give families full days off?

I was told by my principal that that option was discussed quite a bit, but was eliminated because parents already complain about not having five day weeks on the calendar and there weren’t enough resources to spread out across the pyramids.

An early departure Monday isn’t a five day week.

It's only early departure for elementary. Middle and high school will have full days all of those days.

Which still means most FCPS schools…don’t have five day school weeks this year. I don’t see why the fact that middle and high school students will is relevant since they don’t present the same childcare challenges—still not addresses— as elementary school.

School isn't daycare. You should never view it at such. Be thankful they are telling you the days now.

This is the dumbest thing I've heard. Yes, it's not daycare (if by that you mean for under 5 year olds). But it's where kids go daily and you should be able to count on it. That's like saying you shouldn't trust that the bridges are always there. Stop buying in Arlington because you shouldn't rely on a bridge to get to work. Except your tax payer dollars paid $$$ for that school and the bridge.

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Anonymous wrote:Why didn't they just give families full days off?

I was told by my principal that that option was discussed quite a bit, but was eliminated because parents already complain about not having five day weeks on the calendar and there weren’t enough resources to spread out across the pyramids.

This- let's be real whatever they do people will have a problem with.

I keep hearing this, but parents in Arlington and Loudoun were allowed to weigh in on the decision— and aren’t having a problem.

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Anonymous wrote:Why didn't they just give families full days off?

I was told by my principal that that option was discussed quite a bit, but was eliminated because parents already complain about not having five day weeks on the calendar and there weren’t enough resources to spread out across the pyramids.

An early departure Monday isn’t a five day week.

It's only early departure for elementary. Middle and high school will have full days all of those days.

Which still means most FCPS schools…don’t have five day school weeks this year. I don’t see why the fact that middle and high school students will is relevant since they don’t present the same childcare challenges—still not addresses— as elementary school.

School isn't daycare. You should never view it at such. Be thankful they are telling you the days now.

No it isn’t daycare, but leaving elementary age children unattended is a crime. So not considering working parents is pretty darn irresponsible.

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Anonymous wrote:Why didn't they just give families full days off?

I was told by my principal that that option was discussed quite a bit, but was eliminated because parents already complain about not having five day weeks on the calendar and there weren’t enough resources to spread out across the pyramids.

This- let's be real whatever they do people will have a problem with.

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Anonymous wrote:Why didn't they just give families full days off?

I was told by my principal that that option was discussed quite a bit, but was eliminated because parents already complain about not having five day weeks on the calendar and there weren’t enough resources to spread out across the pyramids.

An early departure Monday isn’t a five day week.

It's only early departure for elementary. Middle and high school will have full days all of those days.

Which still means most FCPS schools…don’t have five day school weeks this year. I don’t see why the fact that middle and high school students will is relevant since they don’t present the same childcare challenges—still not addresses— as elementary school.

School isn't daycare. You should never view it at such. Be thankful they are telling you the days now.

Anonymous wrote:The November 25 date for some pryamids is stupid. That gives 1.5 days of school that week. They should have selected another day.

I like this date. Most kids are out that week for the holiday anyway, and teachers don't have much scheduled. Even more reason to plan a week vacation.

The November 25 date for some pryamids is stupid. That gives 1.5 days of school that week. They should have selected another day.

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Anonymous wrote:Why didn't they just give families full days off?

I was told by my principal that that option was discussed quite a bit, but was eliminated because parents already complain about not having five day weeks on the calendar and there weren’t enough resources to spread out across the pyramids.

An early departure Monday isn’t a five day week.

It's only early departure for elementary. Middle and high school will have full days all of those days.

Which still means most FCPS schools…don’t have five day school weeks this year. I don’t see why the fact that middle and high school students will is relevant since they don’t present the same childcare challenges—still not addresses— as elementary school.

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Anonymous wrote:Why didn't they just give families full days off?

I was told by my principal that that option was discussed quite a bit, but was eliminated because parents already complain about not having five day weeks on the calendar and there weren’t enough resources to spread out across the pyramids.

An early departure Monday isn’t a five day week.

It's only early departure for elementary. Middle and high school will have full days all of those days.

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Anonymous wrote:It sure didn't take long for the teachers union to screw us over.

What does this have to do with the teachers union? They had nothing to do with it. Perhaps you can cite something that shows otherwise.

You don't think it's a coincidence they're going with half days, which are good for teachers, but terrible for kids and families?

The half days are because of Youngkin’s literacy act, not teacher unions.

Did that act specify half days to accommodate the training? No, it didn't.

Do they have the money to pay teachers for this training on non-contracted time....not they didn't. Here we are.

Exactly, it always comes down to money.

Weird the district with the highest budget can’t do what neighboring districts with significantly lower costs do.

It has nothing to do with budget, it has to do with teacher salaries and per student costs. FCPS does spend more than LCPS, but they also have more ESOL students. I don’t know how the SPED numbers compare….

Higher than Loudon, higher than Richmond, higher than Arlington? Weird that no other district took seven half days to implement a statewide requirement…FCPS is just so special.

Do you know what the others, including "Loudoun", are doing to implement the requirement?

Loudoun is doing full days after seeking parent feedback, and selected them for their proximity to other holidays. Arlington added two full days off. Alexandria says their plan will not be removing any instructional time. Richmond is using existing training days. It’s really just Fairfax who need 21 school hours arranged to be as wasteful of student and parent time as possible.

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Anonymous wrote:It sure didn't take long for the teachers union to screw us over.

What does this have to do with the teachers union? They had nothing to do with it. Perhaps you can cite something that shows otherwise.

You don't think it's a coincidence they're going with half days, which are good for teachers, but terrible for kids and families?

The half days are because of Youngkin’s literacy act, not teacher unions.

Did that act specify half days to accommodate the training? No, it didn't.

Do they have the money to pay teachers for this training on non-contracted time....not they didn't. Here we are.

Exactly, it always comes down to money.

Weird the district with the highest budget can’t do what neighboring districts with significantly lower costs do.

It has nothing to do with budget, it has to do with teacher salaries and per student costs. FCPS does spend more than LCPS, but they also have more ESOL students. I don’t know how the SPED numbers compare….

Higher than Loudon, higher than Richmond, higher than Arlington? Weird that no other district took seven half days to implement a statewide requirement…FCPS is just so special.

Do you know what the others, including "Loudoun", are doing to implement the requirement?