Can mcps go back on this decision like they did for the two hour delay this week?

As an AP teacher, this was the stupidest possible decision. There are several other days that could’ve been used for instruction rather than cutting into another week for families in the summer.

OMG people have to take their kid to school one more day

This is why we have king Con as president

Why did you people have kids?

Seriously why in the world are you complaining when the US is dying a horrible death this is what you are concerned about?

Bird Flu human to human contact confirmed you all thought Covid was awful for schools RFKjr and Bird flu should be more of a concern than one more day of school omg

Anonymous wrote:Why not use the June 6th Professional Development day?

Eid al-Adha

Anonymous wrote:This is the most "I'm just here so I won't get fined" way to go about scheduling a makeup day. What was wrong with next week or March 31?

Lunar new year and Eid, respectively

Sending mine. I'm a teacher so I need the coverage.

Anonymous wrote:So the Friday before is a full day now, right?

Yes.

Nope. She’ll already be at sleepaway camp

So the Friday before is a full day now, right?

Why not use the June 6th Professional Development day?

Anonymous wrote:For all the moaning about camps, it is very easy to argue that MCPS has previous form for this in recent history and with only 2 days built into the calendar, this should have been expected. Signing up for stuff or a teacher taking a job starting 6/16 (sorry, what on earth were you thinking?) or camps not having any contingency plan was a known gamble that is now lost. And we're not even through January and this winter hasn't been kind so far. A half day on a Monday is absolutely stupid from a logical perspective but the camp argument doesn't move me.

I don’t have a job starting in 6/16, but in years past, many camps that recruit teachers hold their onboarding the day after public schools get out so that they can start camp the following week. If you skip onboarding, you are fired.

These are great jobs that pay well with lovely kids and parents. It’s hard to give them up and stock at Target or bar tend at the country club for the summer over one day.

I’m past those years financially, thank God. However, I had the opportunity to do a seminar at an Ivy League university one year. We had two makeup days that year. I missed the last makeup day because I had to be on campus in another state by 8 AM. It was fine. The principal I have now would never allow a personal day like that’s

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Anonymous wrote:My son could really use the makeup day BEFORE AP tests! What good will it do in June when everything is done (especially for HS students)?

It makes more sense to cut into spring break

People have travel plans then. Kids visit parents/divorce.

Anonymous wrote:Nope. Even if they add more days that week my kids won't be going.

+1

Nope. Even if they add more days that week my kids won't be going.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son could really use the makeup day BEFORE AP tests! What good will it do in June when everything is done (especially for HS students)?

It makes more sense to cut into spring break

I will never understand why they dont do this. Make the day a conditional day and people can plan ahead. Spring break is already long enough--losing a day will mean nothing.

The Monday after Easter is mandated by the state and taking a day off the week prior breaks up the vacation week….