Anonymous wrote:I wonder if they won't opt for a later start (after Labor Day) because the Jewish holidays are very early this year - Rosh Hashana is on Labor Day.

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Sure. I totally agree. It would be great if they finally considered the kid's education in their decision making process. But I'm not sure starting 8/30 or 9/8 really has that much of an impact, does it?

An earlier start is better for kids taking AP exams. Otherwise, I’m not sure there’s a huge educational benefit in a normal year.

This year, it might be worth an earlier start since the kids will have been out of school so much of ‘20 & ‘21.

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Sure. I totally agree. It would be great if they finally considered the kid's education in their decision making process. But I'm not sure starting 8/30 or 9/8 really has that much of an impact, does it?

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Anonymous wrote:Just watched the policy management committee meeting, and they decided to send 2 draft calendars to the full board for discussion at their March 9th meeting. As best I could tell, they asked that one scenario have the first day of school as August 30th and the last day of school as June 15th; the other scenario would have the first day of school as Sept. 8th and the last day of school as June 22nd. They asked that both scenarios have winter break from Dec. 23rd through Jan. 2nd, and spring break from Apr. 9th - 18th. The full board may make alternate suggestions.

After the board meeting there would be a period of public comment before the final decision would be voted on on March 23rd.

Thank you for sharing this! Sounds like no major changes in the works, just a decision on whether to start before or after Labor Day.

I'm betting on the before-Labor Day start, if only as a "sure, we had to go ahead and open, but YOU DON'T OWN US!" poke in the eye to Hogan.

I'm betting on the before-Labor Day start, if only because no one wants school to be in session as late as June 22nd.

I would rather start later, tbh.

A final trip to the beach before school starts is always so much fun, and prices really do plummet the first week in Sept.

But this should be the lowest priority reason, I will grant that

If we're making that kind of argument, I'd prefer a much earlier start, because European travel is cheaper if you can go before mid-June! We can only afford to travel every few years, and we had to cancel our last big trip in 2020.

But hopefully they'll make the decision based on what's best for our kids' education, not our travel budgets (or Hogan's Ocean City developer buddies).

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Anonymous wrote:Just watched the policy management committee meeting, and they decided to send 2 draft calendars to the full board for discussion at their March 9th meeting. As best I could tell, they asked that one scenario have the first day of school as August 30th and the last day of school as June 15th; the other scenario would have the first day of school as Sept. 8th and the last day of school as June 22nd. They asked that both scenarios have winter break from Dec. 23rd through Jan. 2nd, and spring break from Apr. 9th - 18th. The full board may make alternate suggestions.

After the board meeting there would be a period of public comment before the final decision would be voted on on March 23rd.

Thank you for sharing this! Sounds like no major changes in the works, just a decision on whether to start before or after Labor Day.

I'm betting on the before-Labor Day start, if only as a "sure, we had to go ahead and open, but YOU DON'T OWN US!" poke in the eye to Hogan.

I'm betting on the before-Labor Day start, if only because no one wants school to be in session as late as June 22nd.

I would rather start later, tbh.

A final trip to the beach before school starts is always so much fun, and prices really do plummet the first week in Sept.

But this should be the lowest priority reason, I will grant that

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Anonymous wrote:Just watched the policy management committee meeting, and they decided to send 2 draft calendars to the full board for discussion at their March 9th meeting. As best I could tell, they asked that one scenario have the first day of school as August 30th and the last day of school as June 15th; the other scenario would have the first day of school as Sept. 8th and the last day of school as June 22nd. They asked that both scenarios have winter break from Dec. 23rd through Jan. 2nd, and spring break from Apr. 9th - 18th. The full board may make alternate suggestions.

After the board meeting there would be a period of public comment before the final decision would be voted on on March 23rd.

Thank you for sharing this! Sounds like no major changes in the works, just a decision on whether to start before or after Labor Day.

I'm betting on the before-Labor Day start, if only as a "sure, we had to go ahead and open, but YOU DON'T OWN US!" poke in the eye to Hogan.

I'm betting on the before-Labor Day start, if only because no one wants school to be in session as late as June 22nd.

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Anonymous wrote:Just watched the policy management committee meeting, and they decided to send 2 draft calendars to the full board for discussion at their March 9th meeting. As best I could tell, they asked that one scenario have the first day of school as August 30th and the last day of school as June 15th; the other scenario would have the first day of school as Sept. 8th and the last day of school as June 22nd. They asked that both scenarios have winter break from Dec. 23rd through Jan. 2nd, and spring break from Apr. 9th - 18th. The full board may make alternate suggestions.

After the board meeting there would be a period of public comment before the final decision would be voted on on March 23rd.

Thank you for sharing this! Sounds like no major changes in the works, just a decision on whether to start before or after Labor Day.

I'm betting on the before-Labor Day start, if only as a "sure, we had to go ahead and open, but YOU DON'T OWN US!" poke in the eye to Hogan.

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Anonymous wrote:Just watched the policy management committee meeting, and they decided to send 2 draft calendars to the full board for discussion at their March 9th meeting. As best I could tell, they asked that one scenario have the first day of school as August 30th and the last day of school as June 15th; the other scenario would have the first day of school as Sept. 8th and the last day of school as June 22nd. They asked that both scenarios have winter break from Dec. 23rd through Jan. 2nd, and spring break from Apr. 9th - 18th. The full board may make alternate suggestions.

After the board meeting there would be a period of public comment before the final decision would be voted on on March 23rd.

Thank you for sharing this! Sounds like no major changes in the works, just a decision on whether to start before or after Labor Day.

I'm betting on the before-Labor Day start, if only as a "sure, we had to go ahead and open, but YOU DON'T OWN US!" poke in the eye to Hogan.

This is exactly the type of petty BS that they would do

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Anonymous wrote:Just watched the policy management committee meeting, and they decided to send 2 draft calendars to the full board for discussion at their March 9th meeting. As best I could tell, they asked that one scenario have the first day of school as August 30th and the last day of school as June 15th; the other scenario would have the first day of school as Sept. 8th and the last day of school as June 22nd. They asked that both scenarios have winter break from Dec. 23rd through Jan. 2nd, and spring break from Apr. 9th - 18th. The full board may make alternate suggestions.

After the board meeting there would be a period of public comment before the final decision would be voted on on March 23rd.

Thank you for sharing this! Sounds like no major changes in the works, just a decision on whether to start before or after Labor Day.

I'm betting on the before-Labor Day start, if only as a "sure, we had to go ahead and open, but YOU DON'T OWN US!" poke in the eye to Hogan.

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Anonymous wrote:Just watched the policy management committee meeting, and they decided to send 2 draft calendars to the full board for discussion at their March 9th meeting. As best I could tell, they asked that one scenario have the first day of school as August 30th and the last day of school as June 15th; the other scenario would have the first day of school as Sept. 8th and the last day of school as June 22nd. They asked that both scenarios have winter break from Dec. 23rd through Jan. 2nd, and spring break from Apr. 9th - 18th. The full board may make alternate suggestions.

After the board meeting there would be a period of public comment before the final decision would be voted on on March 23rd.

Thank you for sharing this! Sounds like no major changes in the works, just a decision on whether to start before or after Labor Day.

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Anonymous wrote:Just watched the policy management committee meeting, and they decided to send 2 draft calendars to the full board for discussion at their March 9th meeting. As best I could tell, they asked that one scenario have the first day of school as August 30th and the last day of school as June 15th; the other scenario would have the first day of school as Sept. 8th and the last day of school as June 22nd. They asked that both scenarios have winter break from Dec. 23rd through Jan. 2nd, and spring break from Apr. 9th - 18th. The full board may make alternate suggestions.

After the board meeting there would be a period of public comment before the final decision would be voted on on March 23rd.

Thank you for sharing this! Sounds like no major changes in the works, just a decision on whether to start before or after Labor Day.

Anonymous wrote:Just watched the policy management committee meeting, and they decided to send 2 draft calendars to the full board for discussion at their March 9th meeting. As best I could tell, they asked that one scenario have the first day of school as August 30th and the last day of school as June 15th; the other scenario would have the first day of school as Sept. 8th and the last day of school as June 22nd. They asked that both scenarios have winter break from Dec. 23rd through Jan. 2nd, and spring break from Apr. 9th - 18th. The full board may make alternate suggestions.

After the board meeting there would be a period of public comment before the final decision would be voted on on March 23rd.

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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!"