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why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
School start
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Date: August 25, 2017 03:44PM
why?
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
EYUFE
()
Date: August 25, 2017 06:30PM
Because people are tired of the BS where school doesn't end until the last week in June.
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
OBX
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Date: August 25, 2017 06:51PM
The last day of school is scheduled for June 15th.
My sister's children get out of school on May 19th, and the spend 2 weeks over Memorial Day at OBX
My sister's children get out of school on May 19th, and the spend 2 weeks over Memorial Day at OBX
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
EDUCATOR
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Date: August 25, 2017 10:35PM
One more week of test prep before the SOLs. Teacher's pay raises are tied to those test scores so whatever will raise the scores is good.
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
because
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Date: August 26, 2017 01:44AM
Fairfax County averaged enough snow days over a certain period of years to qualify for a waiver from the state law know unofficially as the "Kings Dominion Relief Act" or the "Busch Gardens Relief Act." State law prohibits public school systems from starting school before Labor Day unless they average a certain number of snow days over a certain number of years. The law benefits the tourism industry but has no educational benefit.
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
LOL nice one
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Date: August 26, 2017 03:20AM
almost had me there. nicely played.
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
you friggin idiot
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Date: August 26, 2017 10:14AM
EDUCATOR Wrote:
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> One more week of test prep before the SOLs.
> Teacher's pay raises are tied to those test scores
> so whatever will raise the scores is good.
Obviously not an educator, because that is a complete lie. Test scores are in no way tied to raises in Fairfax County.
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> One more week of test prep before the SOLs.
> Teacher's pay raises are tied to those test scores
> so whatever will raise the scores is good.
Obviously not an educator, because that is a complete lie. Test scores are in no way tied to raises in Fairfax County.
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
Well Jeez
()
Date: August 26, 2017 10:22AM
Because the parents demanded that extra week of babysitting that all our tax dollars pay for.
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
Real Teacher
()
Date: August 26, 2017 11:20AM
you friggin idiot Wrote:
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> EDUCATOR Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > One more week of test prep before the SOLs.
> > Teacher's pay raises are tied to those test
> scores
> > so whatever will raise the scores is good.
>
>
> Obviously not an educator, because that is a
> complete lie. Test scores are in no way tied to
> raises in Fairfax County.
Correct. SOL scores have nothing to do with a teacher's raise.
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> EDUCATOR Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > One more week of test prep before the SOLs.
> > Teacher's pay raises are tied to those test
> scores
> > so whatever will raise the scores is good.
>
>
> Obviously not an educator, because that is a
> complete lie. Test scores are in no way tied to
> raises in Fairfax County.
Correct. SOL scores have nothing to do with a teacher's raise.
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
EDUCATOR
()
Date: August 26, 2017 06:00PM
Real Teacher Wrote:
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> you friggin idiot Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > EDUCATOR Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > One more week of test prep before the SOLs.
> > > Teacher's pay raises are tied to those test
> > scores
> > > so whatever will raise the scores is good.
> >
> >
> > Obviously not an educator, because that is a
> > complete lie. Test scores are in no way tied
> to
> > raises in Fairfax County.
>
> Correct. SOL scores have nothing to do with a
> teacher's raise.
You mean to tell me teacher performance has nothing to do with raises?
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> you friggin idiot Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > EDUCATOR Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > One more week of test prep before the SOLs.
> > > Teacher's pay raises are tied to those test
> > scores
> > > so whatever will raise the scores is good.
> >
> >
> > Obviously not an educator, because that is a
> > complete lie. Test scores are in no way tied
> to
> > raises in Fairfax County.
>
> Correct. SOL scores have nothing to do with a
> teacher's raise.
You mean to tell me teacher performance has nothing to do with raises?
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
DUHDUH
()
Date: August 26, 2017 06:03PM
> You mean to tell me teacher performance has
> nothing to do with raises?
They have a union, of course performance has no correlation with pay.
> nothing to do with raises?
They have a union, of course performance has no correlation with pay.
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
Pkk
()
Date: August 26, 2017 06:20PM
DUHDUH Wrote:
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> > You mean to tell me teacher performance has
> > nothing to do with raises?
>
> They have a union, of course performance has no
> correlation with pay.
Virginia is a right to work stste
Oh and you are an idiot as there isn't a teacher's union in Virginia
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> > You mean to tell me teacher performance has
> > nothing to do with raises?
>
> They have a union, of course performance has no
> correlation with pay.
Virginia is a right to work stste
Oh and you are an idiot as there isn't a teacher's union in Virginia
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
Maria Montessouri
()
Date: August 26, 2017 06:33PM
They just watch movies after SOLs anyways; might as well have more study time and less fluff.
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
Edward Teach
()
Date: August 26, 2017 07:59PM
But who will bring in the crops?
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
Educators: Realtors Who Teach
()
Date: August 28, 2017 07:46PM
Remember wondering why FCPS was closing for ridiculously little snow or no snow at all in recent years? Now you know why.
For years the idiots who run the school system have wanted to get school started before Labor Day, but they were stymied by state law.
Polling has shown that parents don't want school to start before Labor Day, but if there's one thing the educrat lobby has shown, they don't give a damn about what parents think.
Anyway, by running up the tally of snow days over a sustained period of time, they were able to trigger the waiver provision under state law. And voila, they get their hands on your children before Labor Day.
For years the idiots who run the school system have wanted to get school started before Labor Day, but they were stymied by state law.
Polling has shown that parents don't want school to start before Labor Day, but if there's one thing the educrat lobby has shown, they don't give a damn about what parents think.
Anyway, by running up the tally of snow days over a sustained period of time, they were able to trigger the waiver provision under state law. And voila, they get their hands on your children before Labor Day.
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
Actual Teacher
()
Date: August 28, 2017 08:56PM
EDUCATOR Wrote:
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> Real Teacher Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > you friggin idiot Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > EDUCATOR Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > One more week of test prep before the SOLs.
>
> > > > Teacher's pay raises are tied to those test
> > > scores
> > > > so whatever will raise the scores is good.
> > >
> > >
> > > Obviously not an educator, because that is a
> > > complete lie. Test scores are in no way tied
> > to
> > > raises in Fairfax County.
> >
> > Correct. SOL scores have nothing to do with a
> > teacher's raise.
>
> You mean to tell me teacher performance has
> nothing to do with raises?
Yes, you dumb fuck. Virginia is a right to work state. Unions have no negotiating power. Raises are based solely on experience. There is no connection to student performance.
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> Real Teacher Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > you friggin idiot Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > EDUCATOR Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > One more week of test prep before the SOLs.
>
> > > > Teacher's pay raises are tied to those test
> > > scores
> > > > so whatever will raise the scores is good.
> > >
> > >
> > > Obviously not an educator, because that is a
> > > complete lie. Test scores are in no way tied
> > to
> > > raises in Fairfax County.
> >
> > Correct. SOL scores have nothing to do with a
> > teacher's raise.
>
> You mean to tell me teacher performance has
> nothing to do with raises?
Yes, you dumb fuck. Virginia is a right to work state. Unions have no negotiating power. Raises are based solely on experience. There is no connection to student performance.
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
Actual Teacher
()
Date: August 28, 2017 09:00PM
Educators: Realtors Who Teach Wrote:
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> Remember wondering why FCPS was closing for
> ridiculously little snow or no snow at all in
> recent years? Now you know why.
>
> For years the idiots who run the school system
> have wanted to get school started before Labor
> Day, but they were stymied by state law.
>
> Polling has shown that parents don't want school
> to start before Labor Day, but if there's one
> thing the educrat lobby has shown, they don't give
> a damn about what parents think.
>
> Anyway, by running up the tally of snow days over
> a sustained period of time, they were able to
> trigger the waiver provision under state law. And
> voila, they get their hands on your children
> before Labor Day.
Parents don't want it because they want their cheap vacation rentals the final week of August. They have no educational justification being against it other than inconvenience.
Thousands of high schools kids in FCPS take AP and IB exams that are given simultaneously across the country in May. By starting as late at FCPS did, they were putting those kids two and three weeks behind their counterparts. This allows teachers more time to prepare and have less wasted time afterwards.
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> Remember wondering why FCPS was closing for
> ridiculously little snow or no snow at all in
> recent years? Now you know why.
>
> For years the idiots who run the school system
> have wanted to get school started before Labor
> Day, but they were stymied by state law.
>
> Polling has shown that parents don't want school
> to start before Labor Day, but if there's one
> thing the educrat lobby has shown, they don't give
> a damn about what parents think.
>
> Anyway, by running up the tally of snow days over
> a sustained period of time, they were able to
> trigger the waiver provision under state law. And
> voila, they get their hands on your children
> before Labor Day.
Parents don't want it because they want their cheap vacation rentals the final week of August. They have no educational justification being against it other than inconvenience.
Thousands of high schools kids in FCPS take AP and IB exams that are given simultaneously across the country in May. By starting as late at FCPS did, they were putting those kids two and three weeks behind their counterparts. This allows teachers more time to prepare and have less wasted time afterwards.
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
Actual Idiot
()
Date: August 28, 2017 09:14PM
Many counties in Virginia started 3 weeks ago..........
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
OBnoXious
()
Date: August 28, 2017 09:44PM
OBX Wrote:
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> The last day of school is scheduled for June
> 15th.
>
> My sister's children get out of school on May
> 19th, and the spend 2 weeks over Memorial Day at
> OBX
Then move to the same school system. And if you really like water, then try South West Texas. Quit being a whinny bitch.
Be happy you live in a County with a excellent school system.
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> The last day of school is scheduled for June
> 15th.
>
> My sister's children get out of school on May
> 19th, and the spend 2 weeks over Memorial Day at
> OBX
Then move to the same school system. And if you really like water, then try South West Texas. Quit being a whinny bitch.
Be happy you live in a County with a excellent school system.
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
sterlingBrass
()
Date: August 28, 2017 09:56PM
VA's King's Dominion Law is one of the stupidest on the books. Have you seen the crowd there the last few years? I would be afraid my kids would get herpes in the waterpark area. They had been losing a month of summer so that ghetto infestation would make more $$$.
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
fake newz
()
Date: August 29, 2017 11:57AM
because Wrote:
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> Fairfax County averaged enough snow days over a
> certain period of years to qualify for a waiver
> from the state law know unofficially as the "Kings
> Dominion Relief Act" or the "Busch Gardens Relief
> Act." State law prohibits public school systems
> from starting school before Labor Day unless they
> average a certain number of snow days over a
> certain number of years. The law benefits the
> tourism industry but has no educational benefit.
Untrue.
-------------------------------------------------------
> Fairfax County averaged enough snow days over a
> certain period of years to qualify for a waiver
> from the state law know unofficially as the "Kings
> Dominion Relief Act" or the "Busch Gardens Relief
> Act." State law prohibits public school systems
> from starting school before Labor Day unless they
> average a certain number of snow days over a
> certain number of years. The law benefits the
> tourism industry but has no educational benefit.
Untrue.
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
XUWUK
()
Date: August 29, 2017 12:29PM
fake newz Wrote:
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> because Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Fairfax County averaged enough snow days over a
> > certain period of years to qualify for a waiver
> > from the state law know unofficially as the
> "Kings
> > Dominion Relief Act" or the "Busch Gardens
> Relief
> > Act." State law prohibits public school systems
> > from starting school before Labor Day unless
> they
> > average a certain number of snow days over a
> > certain number of years. The law benefits the
> > tourism industry but has no educational
> benefit.
>
> Untrue.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1994/04/28/earlier-start-scheduled-for-nva-schools/f6eed769-f689-472d-aa13-23b0d6399751/?utm_term=.be06381f8289
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> because Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Fairfax County averaged enough snow days over a
> > certain period of years to qualify for a waiver
> > from the state law know unofficially as the
> "Kings
> > Dominion Relief Act" or the "Busch Gardens
> Relief
> > Act." State law prohibits public school systems
> > from starting school before Labor Day unless
> they
> > average a certain number of snow days over a
> > certain number of years. The law benefits the
> > tourism industry but has no educational
> benefit.
>
> Untrue.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1994/04/28/earlier-start-scheduled-for-nva-schools/f6eed769-f689-472d-aa13-23b0d6399751/?utm_term=.be06381f8289
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
PV-8
()
Date: August 31, 2017 01:57AM
Well Jeez Wrote:
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> Because the parents demanded that extra week of
> babysitting that all our tax dollars pay for.
YEP. Asshole parents.
Ruining childhood, one asshole parent at a time.
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> Because the parents demanded that extra week of
> babysitting that all our tax dollars pay for.
YEP. Asshole parents.
Ruining childhood, one asshole parent at a time.
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
Looking at the schools
()
Date: August 31, 2017 07:40AM
Fauquier went back on August 16th.
Manassas returned on August 28th.
Washington, DC returns on September 6th.
The lack of coordination around this area is astounding!
Manassas returned on August 28th.
Washington, DC returns on September 6th.
The lack of coordination around this area is astounding!
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
tanglefoot
()
Date: August 31, 2017 08:58PM
Please it's because all the MILFs want to get back to their side piece full-time.
Re: why are schools starting so early this year?
Posted by:
g6ddc
()
Date: September 01, 2017 09:34AM
> Yes, you dumb fuck. Virginia is a right to work
> state. Unions have no negotiating power. Raises
> are based solely on experience. There is no
> connection to student performance.
#1 "a teacher's union" (unionized gov workers) is ILLEGAL but is run by niggas in DC. it's illegal but being done
#2 they fire teachers who don't join the union or simply don't hire them
democrats are people who are using tax money to vote for their own pay raises
if you think that money machine is "optional", that democrats don't care if you join, than go back to your night job at 7-11
> state. Unions have no negotiating power. Raises
> are based solely on experience. There is no
> connection to student performance.
#1 "a teacher's union" (unionized gov workers) is ILLEGAL but is run by niggas in DC. it's illegal but being done
#2 they fire teachers who don't join the union or simply don't hire them
democrats are people who are using tax money to vote for their own pay raises
if you think that money machine is "optional", that democrats don't care if you join, than go back to your night job at 7-11