Anonymous
08/23/2021 21:56
Subject: Aps teacher assignments
I got ours vus ParentVue today (Drew). They mailed a letter that's been scanned by the post office, but hasn't been delivered yet.
Anonymous
08/23/2021 20:56
Subject: Aps teacher assignments
Our elementary school info is now available in parentvue ...
Anonymous
08/23/2021 19:26
Subject: Aps teacher assignments
Ours came in the mail today.
Anonymous
08/23/2021 18:07
Subject: Aps teacher assignments
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's nice to know information, but I don't think that it's particularly needful unless you're the complainy type. And if you are, why would they give you more time to complain?
It’s helpful for kids who may have anxiety or other disorders that make it beneficial if they can know where their classes are ahead of time. It’s not about which teacher, it’s about where the location is so they can have their strategies in place to be prepared. My child maps out their classes and their path to get there before the first day of school, typically. Of course if you’re an elementary school it’s not really a concern. It’s up also helpful for secondary students to make sure that their courses are correct so there’s not shuffling during the first couple weeks of school.
Then go to the in school orientation this week and walk the classes. This is not that important.
Are you even an APS parent? There is no orientation for seven through 12 graders. Schedules are given on the first day of school.
That's not universal. W-L is having orientation events and the school open to tour/find your classes this week. My DD (11th grade) got her schedule last week.
Hamm is having an orientation on Thursday before school starts.
Anonymous
08/23/2021 18:01
Subject: Re:Aps teacher assignments
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is it rocket science, or, "too logistically challenging", to make that information available sooner then less than a week before school starts? Or am I missing something?
Staffing continues until school starts, sometimes after. Last year my HS sophomore didn’t have a teacher for one of his classes for weeks.
Plus, many people wait to register their kids for school until late in the summer. They just dgaf or don’t realize that one kid can be the difference between three classes/teachers and four. This impacts kindergarten classes the most, but it can affect staffing more generally. It’s better to send out one one wave of correct information just before school starts than to send out tentative information that may change weeks in advance.
Yes, some elementary schools have a lot of late enrollees and you wouldn’t want to put them all in the same class.
Anonymous
08/23/2021 17:46
Subject: Aps teacher assignments
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's nice to know information, but I don't think that it's particularly needful unless you're the complainy type. And if you are, why would they give you more time to complain?
It’s helpful for kids who may have anxiety or other disorders that make it beneficial if they can know where their classes are ahead of time. It’s not about which teacher, it’s about where the location is so they can have their strategies in place to be prepared. My child maps out their classes and their path to get there before the first day of school, typically. Of course if you’re an elementary school it’s not really a concern. It’s up also helpful for secondary students to make sure that their courses are correct so there’s not shuffling during the first couple weeks of school.
Then go to the in school orientation this week and walk the classes. This is not that important.
Are you even an APS parent? There is no orientation for seven through 12 graders. Schedules are given on the first day of school.
That's not universal. W-L is having orientation events and the school open to tour/find your classes this week. My DD (11th grade) got her schedule last week.
Anonymous
08/23/2021 17:39
Subject: Aps teacher assignments
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's nice to know information, but I don't think that it's particularly needful unless you're the complainy type. And if you are, why would they give you more time to complain?
It’s helpful for kids who may have anxiety or other disorders that make it beneficial if they can know where their classes are ahead of time. It’s not about which teacher, it’s about where the location is so they can have their strategies in place to be prepared. My child maps out their classes and their path to get there before the first day of school, typically. Of course if you’re an elementary school it’s not really a concern. It’s up also helpful for secondary students to make sure that their courses are correct so there’s not shuffling during the first couple weeks of school.
This is more of an issue that is set up and a education plan. It might be best to reach out to your guidance counselor rather than front desk staff.
Anonymous
08/23/2021 15:13
Subject: Re:Aps teacher assignments
Anonymous wrote:Is it rocket science, or, "too logistically challenging", to make that information available sooner then less than a week before school starts? Or am I missing something?
Staffing continues until school starts, sometimes after. Last year my HS sophomore didn’t have a teacher for one of his classes for weeks.
Plus, many people wait to register their kids for school until late in the summer. They just dgaf or don’t realize that one kid can be the difference between three classes/teachers and four. This impacts kindergarten classes the most, but it can affect staffing more generally. It’s better to send out one one wave of correct information just before school starts than to send out tentative information that may change weeks in advance.
Anonymous
08/23/2021 15:00
Subject: Re:Aps teacher assignments
Anonymous wrote:Is it rocket science, or, "too logistically challenging", to make that information available sooner then less than a week before school starts? Or am I missing something?
I don't suspect it's that challenging, but yeah, it is to reduce the number of questions. Sometimes they don't hire new teachers and fill vacancies until August. I'd expect that anyone who had an unnamed teacher in their schedule would be confused or shocked or annoyed and call the school. So until they have all the staffing in place, it seems to make sense to withhold the schedule information for all.
Anonymous
08/23/2021 14:54
Subject: Aps teacher assignments
They always post things at the end of the day so they don’t have to take calls from 1,000 Type A Arlington lawyermoms.
Anonymous
08/23/2021 14:35
Subject: Re:Aps teacher assignments
Is it rocket science, or, "too logistically challenging", to make that information available sooner then less than a week before school starts? Or am I missing something?
Anonymous
08/23/2021 14:09
Subject: Aps teacher assignments
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's nice to know information, but I don't think that it's particularly needful unless you're the complainy type. And if you are, why would they give you more time to complain?
It’s helpful for kids who may have anxiety or other disorders that make it beneficial if they can know where their classes are ahead of time. It’s not about which teacher, it’s about where the location is so they can have their strategies in place to be prepared. My child maps out their classes and their path to get there before the first day of school, typically. Of course if you’re an elementary school it’s not really a concern. It’s up also helpful for secondary students to make sure that their courses are correct so there’s not shuffling during the first couple weeks of school.
Then go to the in school orientation this week and walk the classes. This is not that important.
Are you even an APS parent? There is no orientation for seven through 12 graders. Schedules are given on the first day of school.
Anonymous
08/23/2021 14:08
Subject: Aps teacher assignments
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's nice to know information, but I don't think that it's particularly needful unless you're the complainy type. And if you are, why would they give you more time to complain?
It’s helpful for kids who may have anxiety or other disorders that make it beneficial if they can know where their classes are ahead of time. It’s not about which teacher, it’s about where the location is so they can have their strategies in place to be prepared. My child maps out their classes and their path to get there before the first day of school, typically. Of course if you’re an elementary school it’s not really a concern. It’s up also helpful for secondary students to make sure that their courses are correct so there’s not shuffling during the first couple weeks of school.
Then go to the in school orientation this week and walk the classes. This is not that important.