Anonymous
Post 11/22/2025 13:26     Subject: New Calendar Survey
^ December 11
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2025 13:23     Subject: New Calendar Survey
When does the final schedule come out?
Anonymous
Post 11/21/2025 19:15     Subject: Re:New Calendar Survey
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The board's Policy Management Committee is discussing next year's calendar on Monday at 3:30 pm.

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=DN4NE55F7A51

Ask why September 11 and April 21 are off? Rosh Hashana is on Saturday 9/12 and they should not be commemorating 25 years since 9/11. April 21 looks like a random Wednesday off.
Request that they replace 2 if not all 3 of the Q1/Q2/Q3 quarter end days with two half days each. Yeah short days might drive you crazy but with Maryland law's 180 calendar day requirement they can end a day earlier for each quarter grading day that is replaced with half days. If they do all of this they can go August 31-June 15 or 16.


Sept 11 is close to Labor day and close to beginning of school year. Instead give students and teachers three days between quarters.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2025 19:32     Subject: Re:New Calendar Survey
Anonymous wrote:Taylor said tonight he's likely to recommend Draft C, and Silvestre agreed, so seems like that's what it'll be when they vote on it on 12/11.


Thank you for the update!
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2025 19:29     Subject: Re:New Calendar Survey
Taylor said tonight he's likely to recommend Draft C, and Silvestre agreed, so seems like that's what it'll be when they vote on it on 12/11.
Anonymous
Post 11/17/2025 00:20     Subject: Re:New Calendar Survey
Anonymous wrote:The board's Policy Management Committee is discussing next year's calendar on Monday at 3:30 pm.

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=DN4NE55F7A51

Ask why September 11 and April 21 are off? Rosh Hashana is on Saturday 9/12 and they should not be commemorating 25 years since 9/11. April 21 looks like a random Wednesday off.
Request that they replace 2 if not all 3 of the Q1/Q2/Q3 quarter end days with two half days each. Yeah short days might drive you crazy but with Maryland law's 180 calendar day requirement they can end a day earlier for each quarter grading day that is replaced with half days. If they do all of this they can go August 31-June 15 or 16.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2025 20:47     Subject: New Calendar Survey
Anonymous wrote:5 day weeks shouldn’t be the norm. The number of jobs that don’t require you to report in person M-F for 8 hours a day is growing. This schedule is old and not sustainable. People who say oh well and it’s the norm likely have a remote job or at least a flexible schedule. Teachers and students have neither.


Are you kidding me?! 5 day weeks are absolutely the norm.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2025 20:43     Subject: New Calendar Survey
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They're really pushing the earlier start


I hate going so far into June in option A!


That's the trade off - start a week earlier and lose time this summer, or end a week later in June. I think the earlier start this year is worse for teachers, because they have to be back August 17.


Yes and they get out a week earlier in B and C. Not sure what the issue is. Get these kids into school in August, no one learns diddly after Memorial Day.


+1