Anonymous
Post 01/09/2021 09:29     Subject: When do you think in-person 5 day a week school will return?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Thank god LCPS already announced this----this will put the heat on FCPS.


I am a naysayer but mostly because I have seen all of the FCPS board meetings. I know this comment is about LCPS but the unions dominate this area- not just FCPS. I really don't think FCPS will get back to the reputation they earned years ago. Any credits will be the parents with $ who go to kumon, pods etc. That drives test scores.


I mean, that’s nothing new. I’m a teacher, and research shows the top predictors of educational outcomes are the education level of the mother and household income.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2021 09:28     Subject: Re:When do you think in-person 5 day a week school will return?
Anonymous wrote:Teachers are not being vaccinated in January. They haven't even gotten through half the medical personnel not to mention essential employees.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/920287.page



https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations


Seems like lots of people don't want the vaccine. It's sitting around unused.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2021 09:25     Subject: Re:When do you think in-person 5 day a week school will return?
I think the should focus on bringing kids back q4 only and start planning for this year. Q4 starts after spring break in beginning of April. Teachers will probably start getting vaccinated end of Jan- early/mid Feb. with the two doses spread out that will take us to spring break. To me this is the only realistic plan of in person school for this year. They should focus on making sure school is 5 days a week in the fall by capping class size to 18-20.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2021 09:09     Subject: When do you think in-person 5 day a week school will return?
Anonymous wrote:Thank god LCPS already announced this----this will put the heat on FCPS.


I wish it would but LCPS brought back the little kids this year for awhile before closing and that didn’t put any heat on FCPS so I doubt this will either. But good for Loudoun, I’m glad for them.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2021 08:47     Subject: When do you think in-person 5 day a week school will return?
2022
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2021 23:20     Subject: When do you think in-person 5 day a week school will return?
Anonymous wrote:Thank god LCPS already announced this----this will put the heat on FCPS.


I am a naysayer but mostly because I have seen all of the FCPS board meetings. I know this comment is about LCPS but the unions dominate this area- not just FCPS. I really don't think FCPS will get back to the reputation they earned years ago. Any credits will be the parents with $ who go to kumon, pods etc. That drives test scores.
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2021 23:13     Subject: When do you think in-person 5 day a week school will return?
Anonymous wrote:Thank god LCPS already announced this----this will put the heat on FCPS.


I am a naysayer but mostly because I have seen all of the FCPS board meetings. I know this comment is about LCPS but the unions dominate this area- not just FCPS. I really don't think FCPS will get back to the reputation they earned years ago. Any credits will be the parents with $ who go to kumon, pods etc. That drives test scores.
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2021 16:31     Subject: When do you think in-person 5 day a week school will return?
Thank god LCPS already announced this----this will put the heat on FCPS.
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2021 16:30     Subject: When do you think in-person 5 day a week school will return?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Loudoun is saying it’s fall 5 day with summer in person credit recovery. Everyone else will be the same. Pretending otherwise is just keeping yourself worked up for no reason.

Get your kids to June. That’s it. Elementary will probably make it back for Q4.


bless you loudoun


+1
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2021 13:40     Subject: When do you think in-person 5 day a week school will return?
Anonymous wrote:Loudoun is saying it’s fall 5 day with summer in person credit recovery. Everyone else will be the same. Pretending otherwise is just keeping yourself worked up for no reason.

Get your kids to June. That’s it. Elementary will probably make it back for Q4.


bless you loudoun
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2021 13:38     Subject: Re:When do you think in-person 5 day a week school will return?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am concerned we will only start hybrid. If kids aren’t vaccinated will they need to be vaccinated? Can we do full capacity busses, hallways in MS & HS, and cafeterias and full capacity if kids aren’t vaccinated?

We know virtual will be offered and I am guessing that means concurrent instruction will need to be used.

Additionally my MIL is being treated with cancer and unable to get the coronavirus vaccine. Idk how many adults will be unable or unwilling to get the vaccine and whether that will affect the fall.


Next year? By the public school systems? Its impossible. They can't staff it.


FCPS has already said it will be offered.


I believe brabrand said it at the 1/5 meeting.


Well, I don't think they have thought that through. They already said they couldn't staff two systems.


I agree. I think it’s a mess. I guess they may have to do it concurrent to do it.
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2021 13:12     Subject: When do you think in-person 5 day a week school will return?
Loudoun is saying it’s fall 5 day with summer in person credit recovery. Everyone else will be the same. Pretending otherwise is just keeping yourself worked up for no reason.

Get your kids to June. That’s it. Elementary will probably make it back for Q4.
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2021 13:09     Subject: When do you think in-person 5 day a week school will return?
When 5 day in person? Fall 2021.
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2021 13:09     Subject: Re:When do you think in-person 5 day a week school will return?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am concerned we will only start hybrid. If kids aren’t vaccinated will they need to be vaccinated? Can we do full capacity busses, hallways in MS & HS, and cafeterias and full capacity if kids aren’t vaccinated?

We know virtual will be offered and I am guessing that means concurrent instruction will need to be used.

Additionally my MIL is being treated with cancer and unable to get the coronavirus vaccine. Idk how many adults will be unable or unwilling to get the vaccine and whether that will affect the fall.


Next year? By the public school systems? Its impossible. They can't staff it.


FCPS has already said it will be offered.


I believe brabrand said it at the 1/5 meeting.


Well, I don't think they have thought that through. They already said they couldn't staff two systems.
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2021 13:08     Subject: When do you think in-person 5 day a week school will return?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Seems that a big question is the extent to which social distancing will continue to be necessary after some but not all of the positive population is vaccinated. I read a few articles where medical experts are suggesting that social distancing will still be necessary even after one receives the vaccine. I don’t think our country has the wherewithal to do that. There seems to be a feeling that one can mingle like it’s 2019 after getting the shot.

This. My 85 year old mil bought plain tickets to come visit in April. She will have received both doses of the vaccine by March, so will be fully vaccinated. But I was shocked— I was trying to tell her that she still needs to wear a mask if she is in our home (especially since it’s only a one week trip), and she flipped out on me. The vaccine only prevents severe disease. You can still get sick.


Evidence of this?


Not the PP, but this is common knowledge. You can still get Covid, but it makes it much less likely you will end up in the hospital or die. That is reasonable.


Its common knowledge that the covid vaccines works differently then every other vaccine?