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Anonymous wrote:You don't publicly declare neutrality on something like this as the leader of a parent-teacher organization and then work secretly with the principal to minimize and marginalize opposition you heard clearly expressed in a public meeting. That's pretty stunning.

Wow. That is awful.

If the Facebook page is a closed group, how are you seeing the letter, and how do you know what the PTO leader did or didn't do? If your trying to make the Facebook group public, than share the letter, otherwise this is idle gossip that doesn't aid this thread in the least.

I'm a member of the closed group -- there are like 1,300 members. So it's not some exclusive thing. If you live in Arlington and request to join, you're given access. The letter details what the PTA President did using her e-mails obtained from APS under the Freedom of Information Act. It basically just quotes her own words.

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Anonymous wrote:Are FCPS block schedules all the same or are some combinations of block and standard? Which is preferred?

All different.

Some do anchor mondays with A/B T-Fr

Which Fairfax middle schools do this?

Key and Twain both do.

Thoreau has anchor M with blocks on T, W, Th, F. T/Th would be the same classes and W/F would be the same classes.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You don't publicly declare neutrality on something like this as the leader of a parent-teacher organization and then work secretly with the principal to minimize and marginalize opposition you heard clearly expressed in a public meeting. That's pretty stunning.

Wow. That is awful.

If the Facebook page is a closed group, how are you seeing the letter, and how do you know what the PTO leader did or didn't do? If your trying to make the Facebook group public, than share the letter, otherwise this is idle gossip that doesn't aid this thread in the least.

sorry for the typo: you're, not your

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You don't publicly declare neutrality on something like this as the leader of a parent-teacher organization and then work secretly with the principal to minimize and marginalize opposition you heard clearly expressed in a public meeting. That's pretty stunning.

Wow. That is awful.

If the Facebook page is a closed group, how are you seeing the letter, and how do you know what the PTO leader did or didn't do? If your trying to make the Facebook group public, than share the letter, otherwise this is idle gossip that doesn't aid this thread in the least.

Anonymous wrote:You don't publicly declare neutrality on something like this as the leader of a parent-teacher organization and then work secretly with the principal to minimize and marginalize opposition you heard clearly expressed in a public meeting. That's pretty stunning.

Wow. That is awful.

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Anonymous wrote:It looks like the debate is now shifting from a thoughtful somewhat intellectual debate to one in which the most vocal opponent is alleging that the Arl School Board is paving the road to hell by moving to the block schedule. I thiught he was trying too hard to be funny or was baited but he apparently believes this. Sad extreme times.

I have no idea what you're going on about, but your attacks on this guy are getting tiresome. Do you have a personal grudge or something? It's weird.

pp here... I did see the FB thread and the letter and what struck me besides the broken process and the principal's stubbornness to proceed was the how the PTA president behaved. I imagine that's causing some consternation behind the scenes. You don't publicly declare neutrality on something like this as the leader of a parent-teacher organization and then work secretly with the principal to minimize and marginalize opposition you heard clearly expressed in a public meeting. That's pretty stunning.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are FCPS block schedules all the same or are some combinations of block and standard? Which is preferred?

All different.

Some do anchor mondays with A/B T-Fr

Which Fairfax middle schools do this?

Key and Twain both do.

Anonymous wrote:It looks like the debate is now shifting from a thoughtful somewhat intellectual debate to one in which the most vocal opponent is alleging that the Arl School Board is paving the road to hell by moving to the block schedule. I thiught he was trying too hard to be funny or was baited but he apparently believes this. Sad extreme times.

I have no idea what you're going on about, but your attacks on this guy are getting tiresome. Do you have a personal grudge or something? It's weird.

It looks like the debate is now shifting from a thoughtful somewhat intellectual debate to one in which the most vocal opponent is alleging that the Arl School Board is paving the road to hell by moving to the block schedule. I thiught he was trying too hard to be funny or was baited but he apparently believes this. Sad extreme times.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are FCPS block schedules all the same or are some combinations of block and standard? Which is preferred?

All different.

Some do A/B
Some do anchor mondays with A/B T-Fr
Some do A/B M-Th with anchor Fridays
Some do A/B on Wed/Thurs and 7 period days M/T/Fri
One does a "dropped block" meaning you see 6/7 class periods each day.
I believe two still have straight 7 period days every day.

Why are they all so different? Is there a reason? What does this accomplish to have all the schools on such different schedules?

Principals are given a lot of discretion to set bell schedules.

One thing to keep in mind is a lot of the time block scheduling is used in schools where there are behavioral problems. The fewer opportunities for fights crossing in the hallways between classes, the better.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are FCPS block schedules all the same or are some combinations of block and standard? Which is preferred?

All different.

Some do A/B
Some do anchor mondays with A/B T-Fr
Some do A/B M-Th with anchor Fridays
Some do A/B on Wed/Thurs and 7 period days M/T/Fri
One does a "dropped block" meaning you see 6/7 class periods each day.
I believe two still have straight 7 period days every day.

Why are they all so different? Is there a reason? What does this accomplish to have all the schools on such different schedules?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are FCPS block schedules all the same or are some combinations of block and standard? Which is preferred?

All different.

Some do anchor mondays with A/B T-Fr

Which Fairfax middle schools do this?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are FCPS block schedules all the same or are some combinations of block and standard? Which is preferred?

All different.

Some do A/B
Some do anchor mondays with A/B T-Fr
Some do A/B M-Th with anchor Fridays
Some do A/B on Wed/Thurs and 7 period days M/T/Fri
One does a "dropped block" meaning you see 6/7 class periods each day.
I believe two still have straight 7 period days every day.

Add another. Carson does anchor Monday, and A/B T-F for 6/7 classes. Except (plot twist), they go to 4th period (which is 45 min, rather than 90) every day. So, th,orrow, DC has 2 block classes, 4th period, block class.

I think is seem unnecessarily complicated, but DD seems link.

Anonymous wrote:Are FCPS block schedules all the same or are some combinations of block and standard? Which is preferred?

All different.

Some do A/B
Some do anchor mondays with A/B T-Fr
Some do A/B M-Th with anchor Fridays
Some do A/B on Wed/Thurs and 7 period days M/T/Fri
One does a "dropped block" meaning you see 6/7 class periods each day.
I believe two still have straight 7 period days every day.

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Anonymous wrote:Links to FOIAed documents

https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Survey%20monkey.pdf?token=AWyB2auV5tGNwp1B8WiOBZfVkiNe440-ivCrfputYmPaRajpCRpbgVxf7AHlzu6-u6XUO2cseSnMlt3J8WZt2rQFjyvbaPf9S5IgoaPI1UhTVnFDybxCUXX-UFPnhWQSY3dScr_7gqVUD8epqJd-KzN6ER321jxHjYO2wzQOnSoW4Q

https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/AB%20Day%20Schedule%20with%20Monday%20Periods%201-7.pdf?token=AWxfm4g8R_78IoOjAVUB3w6jNCSbxdFVgLGb1BIuvLN67hcMYQsihJK7tcxmMvyeI-1SIY5bVIhBJzvs8oWOh5rM4lCHVaDikpOw4Mlw327XyINu7nyloZo6teOHkIGMkpeNhytbwA69DV1S28lWFxiDNoZqDXQMxtWHwRp0RQNstQ

The A/B schedule seems to work the best and be the most popular.

Do I read that correctly or did just 9 people take that survey? The A/B seemed to be preferred by for just 3 of them... I could be reading it wrong, though. If it's a survey of 9 people, though, not sure that tells us anything at all.

And let's not confuse "most voted for" with "best."