Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's been a scheduled no school day on the calendar all year.

It is listed as GP/M. That means it is a grade preparation day that can also be used as a makeup day. Why list it as a possible makeup and then NOT use it if needed?

It’s not needed yet. We only have one day to make up so far.

The days are listed in the order in which they will be used. The June dates are always used first.

Where are they listed in order?

I’m a squeaky wheel, but this is a really weird thing to complain about.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My highschooler came home, telling me that they did nothing in school today. He said the teachers were grading. That’s fine with me, they want to do movies and grade. Why don’t they do the same tomorrow so we don’t have an extended year? Even if it’s just a half-day.

+1

I’ll bite. If this is true…

Y’all’s kids go to schools where the teachers probably lose all of their planning periods to class coverage.

Maybe think about why no one wants to sub at your kids’ schools?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's been a scheduled no school day on the calendar all year.

It is listed as GP/M. That means it is a grade preparation day that can also be used as a makeup day. Why list it as a possible makeup and then NOT use it if needed?

It’s not needed yet. We only have one day to make up so far.

The days are listed in the order in which they will be used. The June dates are always used first.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, there is ZERO justification for no school on wed this week so teachers can "get their grades in." MCPS is run by complete idiots.

After closing schools for 3 days after a snow - for no reason at all, they now want another day off?

Awful. Embarrassing. Idiots. Morons.

Can someone sign an executive order to fire all the people in charge at MCPS?

Bad news for you: FCPS is doing it too. So the two largest systems in the area are doing it... maybe just suck it up like the rest of us.

Schools in Virginia must have 990 hours or 180 days. They don't need both. Maryland has both 180 days AND 1,080 hours required. That AND should be changed to OR so we wouldn't have this problem!

Heard VA is fabulous. Bye.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Congrats to seemingly everyone who is not impacted by all of MCPS's totally unnecessary snow days and various other BS days off

I guess only a minor few of us, maybe only me, have to deal with incredible stress because of MCPS' idiotic snow policies. F MCPS!!

What is your problem with the day being a professional day? How is this causing you incredible stress? That is something you can take up with your doctor. You can pay for daycare if that is your issue. If you don't like the schedule, please go to private school.

I would not want to send my child to a school that I believe is run by idiots. I think that would make me an idiot.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's been a scheduled no school day on the calendar all year.

It is listed as GP/M. That means it is a grade preparation day that can also be used as a makeup day. Why list it as a possible makeup and then NOT use it if needed?

Because it is arguably the worst makeup day to use, due to the end of the first semester.

Then why list it as a makeup day in the first place? They have the same thing next year.

I agree that the late January day should just not be marked as a makeup day. But no one seems to be thinking about that when they are putting together the calendars.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's been a scheduled no school day on the calendar all year.

It is listed as GP/M. That means it is a grade preparation day that can also be used as a makeup day. Why list it as a possible makeup and then NOT use it if needed?

Because it is arguably the worst makeup day to use, due to the end of the first semester.

Then why list it as a makeup day in the first place? They have the same thing next year.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's been a scheduled no school day on the calendar all year.

It is listed as GP/M. That means it is a grade preparation day that can also be used as a makeup day. Why list it as a possible makeup and then NOT use it if needed?

Because it is arguably the worst makeup day to use, due to the end of the first semester.

This. I know it's not convenient, but you can't want teachers to take your students' late work AND not give teachers a grading day. The actual submission maybe takes an hour or two, because sometimes there are error messages we have to fix if there was a new student, or a student had something missing, or got a class switched. But we get pushed to take failing students' missing work last minute so they can pass. This is also the time teachers need to make recommendations for next year for all of our students. And no, teachers don't get asked our choice and plenty of us have vacations, jobs and other things planned too. There was no survey sent out as to what other day any of us preferred, parents or teachers, I hope that we can just make the best of it.

Anonymous wrote:My highschooler came home, telling me that they did nothing in school today. He said the teachers were grading. That’s fine with me, they want to do movies and grade. Why don’t they do the same tomorrow so we don’t have an extended year? Even if it’s just a half-day.

+1

My highschooler came home, telling me that they did nothing in school today. He said the teachers were grading. That’s fine with me, they want to do movies and grade. Why don’t they do the same tomorrow so we don’t have an extended year? Even if it’s just a half-day.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's been a scheduled no school day on the calendar all year.

It is listed as GP/M. That means it is a grade preparation day that can also be used as a makeup day. Why list it as a possible makeup and then NOT use it if needed?

Because it is arguably the worst makeup day to use, due to the end of the first semester.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, there is ZERO justification for no school on wed this week so teachers can "get their grades in." MCPS is run by complete idiots.

After closing schools for 3 days after a snow - for no reason at all, they now want another day off?

Awful. Embarrassing. Idiots. Morons.

Can someone sign an executive order to fire all the people in charge at MCPS?

Bad news for you: FCPS is doing it too. So the two largest systems in the area are doing it... maybe just suck it up like the rest of us.

Schools in Virginia must have 990 hours or 180 days. They don't need both. Maryland has both 180 days AND 1,080 hours required. That AND should be changed to OR so we wouldn't have this problem!

Anonymous wrote:It's been a scheduled no school day on the calendar all year.

It is listed as GP/M. That means it is a grade preparation day that can also be used as a makeup day. Why list it as a possible makeup and then NOT use it if needed?

Anonymous wrote:OP, this is not about MCPS. This is about you being stretched too thin and stressed out. I don’t know if it’s a financial issue or other issue but you really should take a beat and examine why you don’t have the resources to manage when the schools close for a couple of days. It sounds like you have a job with no flexibility, no family or neighborhood suooort, no money to throw at the problem….is that right? If so, I’m really sorry but that’s not really a sustainable way to raise a family. You need to have some type of wiggle room. Because sh-t happens.

Why? Why bother with this OP (private school person)??