Anonymous wrote:Arlington, Loudoun and Prince William Counties have all seen the light and shortened their winter breaks this year. They have 12 days (including weekends) and FCPS has 17 days (including weekends.)

That is ludicrous.

Until we have a school board that stays in their own lane and puts educating our kids at the forefront of their mission, this is going to perpetuate. More staff development days, more religious holidays, longer winter and spring breaks…. Why do they have off Veteran’s Day?! They used to be in school and honor the Veterans with special programs.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate it. One week before Labor Day is fine. Beyond that and you pretty much lose August as a vacation month. Same for June. Beyond 1.5 weeks takes away that month as a vacation month. Plus the water in the pools is colder then. With all the activities starting in August, it makes sense to have 8 weeks free of activities for families to actually have a break from school.

YOU HAVE THREE FULL WEEKS in August to vacate and that isn't enough for you? You can't make a vacation to fit in a three week period? I think that's a planning or mental failure on your part, not a failure of the school calendar.

No school sports are in August

Anonymous wrote:Simply don’t understand it. Raised in PA. Started school the day after Labor Day, had Columbus and Veterans days off, Thanksgiving, Friday after Thanksgiving and the following Monday (first day of hunting season) off in the fall. Two week break at Christmas, both Presidents birthdays in February, spring break week at Easter and out no later than June10th.

No teacher in service days, no days of at the end of the quarter, no CRT training, etc. All teacher training, usually a week or less, done in August.

Worked fine then, could work now.

Anonymous wrote:I thought the school calendar is set for the next few years? Which sucks bc they all go too far out into June.

Anonymous wrote:People in Europe vacation in August. Why wouldn’t we consider August a vacation month here?

Anonymous wrote:The early start date is ideal.

Unfortunately, the school board failed to balance tge early start date with a corresponding early June end date.

23/24 calendar is a disaster. Hopefully the new school board will throw it out and fix it with a start date around the 3rd week of August and ending the first week of June.

Anonymous wrote:People in Europe vacation in August. Why wouldn’t we consider August a vacation month here?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s too damn hot in August to have school. School should start in September and end in early to mid June.

We're arguing the same thing, but a different outcome. I think it's so hot out in august, might as well go sit in the air conditioned classrooms.

Lots of school systems start in August.

I taught school and we always started before Labor Day. Kids are ready to go back to school--but in the spring they are ready to get out. This business of going weeks into June is crazy.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate it. One week before Labor Day is fine. Beyond that and you pretty much lose August as a vacation month. Same for June. Beyond 1.5 weeks takes away that month as a vacation month. Plus the water in the pools is colder then. With all the activities starting in August, it makes sense to have 8 weeks free of activities for families to actually have a break from school.

YOU HAVE THREE FULL WEEKS in August to vacate and that isn't enough for you? You can't make a vacation to fit in a three week period? I think that's a planning or mental failure on your part, not a failure of the school calendar.

Anonymous wrote:An August start is fine, but there needs to be an earlier end to the year. This school calendar is way too long, and it includes a ridiculous amount of PD days.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s too damn hot in August to have school. School should start in September and end in early to mid June.

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