Very simple. Guess the last day of school for FCPS in 2015. They have already taken three snow days and were not even out of January yet.

Last year the school year was extended by three days. The winner will get bragging rights until 2016.

fyi -


Makeup Day Schedule
Days Missed

Makeup Days

Up to 11

Built in, no makeup required

12

No makeup required

13

Monday, March 16

14

No makeup required

15

Monday, April 6

June 22

Mr Hand Wrote:
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> June 22


You dick!

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> You dick!

June 22. That's only one additional school day. Very possible.

They only have 13 snow days scheduled. FCPS is blowing through those very quickly. They have already used 4 snow days and we're not even into snow storm season yet.

I would expect at least 7 more snow days to be used after last Tuesdays parents riot.

Snow is expected Wednesday. That should give FCPS at least three more snow days.

July 16

The standard is now school hours, not school days, and there is enough flex in the law and the FCPS calendar to handle most conditions short of glaciation.

Hmmm... Wrote:
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> The standard is now school hours, not school days,
> and there is enough flex in the law and the FCPS
> calendar to handle most conditions short of
> glaciation.


Virginia code mandates 180 teaching days OR 990 teaching hours.

not so much......... Wrote:
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> Hmmm... Wrote:
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> > The standard is now school hours, not school
> days,
> > and there is enough flex in the law and the
> FCPS
> > calendar to handle most conditions short of
> > glaciation.
>
>
> Virginia code mandates 180 teaching days OR 990
> teaching hours.


Real question? Why does anyone care? Besides people who have OCD (or who run summer camps, in which case, every missed day = hundreds if not thousands of dollars they can't squeeze out of Fairfax County parents).

I don't care, since my kids read and play instead attending day care, er, I mean summer camp. Library is free and so is the playground.

Ok that makes 4 snow days burnt now and weren't not even into February snow season. We usually get a good snow storm the second week on February.

I'm already thinking make up days.

Those make-up days do not provide any educational benefit. Learning stopped several days prior to the scheduled last day.

I thought that the elementary schools changing to full-day Mondays gave them more snow days?

AngryWhiteMale Wrote:
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> Those make-up days do not provide any educational
> benefit. Learning stopped several days prior to
> the scheduled last day.
>
> I thought that the elementary schools changing to
> full-day Mondays gave them more snow days?

Yes.

And yes.

Students mentally "check out" as soon as they know that the end of the year is less than a month off.

And yes, getting rid of the half Monday stupidity gives them the ability to skip makeup days unless it's constant blizzards for two months basically. Thank you for actually having (and using!) your brain. :)

http://www.fcps.edu/news/fulldaymonday.shtml

FCPS will probably be closed for the week so we'll be talking Summer school soon or make up days.

Wedr Wrote:
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> FCPS will probably be closed for the week so we'll
> be talking Summer school soon or make up days.

So far you are correct. I have my snow day count at 8 now. Three more and it's make up days now.

Truth is it doesnt matter. We have plenty of days left. Even if they called 10 more days for snow we would only go over a few. BTW the last days of school are for cleaning, watching movies and eating candy - your kids do not have to go.

So why is it such a big deal they called a snow day?

truthy Wrote:
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> Truth is it doesnt matter. We have plenty of days
> left. Even if they called 10 more days for snow
> we would only go over a few. BTW the last days of
> school are for cleaning, watching movies and
> eating candy - your kids do not have to go.
>
> So why is it such a big deal they called a snow
> day?

Yes, your kids do have to go if they want their attendance records ranked high in college acceptance references.

The first make up day starts at 13 days and I'm sure FCPS is going to easily make that number. FCPS will probably be closed again tomorrow since there is going to be a dusting of snow this afternoon.

Make Up Days Soon Wrote:
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> truthy Wrote:
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> > Truth is it doesnt matter. We have plenty of
> days
> > left. Even if they called 10 more days for
> snow
> > we would only go over a few. BTW the last days
> of
> > school are for cleaning, watching movies and
> > eating candy - your kids do not have to go.
> >
> > So why is it such a big deal they called a snow
> > day?
>
> Yes, your kids do have to go if they want their
> attendance records ranked high in college
> acceptance references.
>
> The first make up day starts at 13 days and I'm
> sure FCPS is going to easily make that number.
> FCPS will probably be closed again tomorrow since
> there is going to be a dusting of snow this
> afternoon.

No my kids dont. Both AAP taking classes a year ahead of their grade. My son will have taken multi-variable calculus (thats the first full year math for college engineering students) before he graduates HS. 3 days in June at the end of the year will not matter at all to any college. I think its funny you worry about sending your kids to school in June to watch movies. Maybe if you focused on the quality of their education rather than quantity - just saying.

multi-variable calculus Wrote:
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> Make Up Days Soon Wrote:
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> > truthy Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Truth is it doesnt matter. We have plenty of
> > days
> > > left. Even if they called 10 more days for
> > snow
> > > we would only go over a few. BTW the last
> days
> > of
> > > school are for cleaning, watching movies and
> > > eating candy - your kids do not have to go.
> > >
> > > So why is it such a big deal they called a
> snow
> > > day?
> >
> > Yes, your kids do have to go if they want their
> > attendance records ranked high in college
> > acceptance references.
> >
> > The first make up day starts at 13 days and I'm
> > sure FCPS is going to easily make that number.
> > FCPS will probably be closed again tomorrow
> since
> > there is going to be a dusting of snow this
> > afternoon.
>
> No my kids dont. Both AAP taking classes a year
> ahead of their grade. My son will have taken
> multi-variable calculus (thats the first full year
> math for college engineering students) before he
> graduates HS. 3 days in June at the end of the
> year will not matter at all to any college. I
> think its funny you worry about sending your kids
> to school in June to watch movies. Maybe if you
> focused on the quality of their education rather
> than quantity - just saying.

Attendance does go on your kids college transcript and yes GOOD schools do look at it.

The only people saying attendance doesn't count are people with bad attendance records. Go figure!

Make Up Days Soon Wrote:
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> multi-variable calculus Wrote:
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> > Make Up Days Soon Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > truthy Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > Truth is it doesnt matter. We have plenty
> of
> > > days
> > > > left. Even if they called 10 more days for
> > > snow
> > > > we would only go over a few. BTW the last
> > days
> > > of
> > > > school are for cleaning, watching movies
> and
> > > > eating candy - your kids do not have to go.
> > > >
> > > > So why is it such a big deal they called a
> > snow
> > > > day?
> > >
> > > Yes, your kids do have to go if they want
> their
> > > attendance records ranked high in college
> > > acceptance references.
> > >
> > > The first make up day starts at 13 days and
> I'm
> > > sure FCPS is going to easily make that number.
>
> > > FCPS will probably be closed again tomorrow
> > since
> > > there is going to be a dusting of snow this
> > > afternoon.
> >
> > No my kids dont. Both AAP taking classes a year
> > ahead of their grade. My son will have taken
> > multi-variable calculus (thats the first full
> year
> > math for college engineering students) before
> he
> > graduates HS. 3 days in June at the end of the
> > year will not matter at all to any college. I
> > think its funny you worry about sending your
> kids
> > to school in June to watch movies. Maybe if
> you
> > focused on the quality of their education
> rather
> > than quantity - just saying.
>
> Attendance does go on your kids college transcript
> and yes GOOD schools do look at it.
>
> The only people saying attendance doesn't count
> are people with bad attendance records. Go figure!

Id say my kids miss 6-10 days of school a year (bad/good - I have no idea). Straight A's in AAP. I seriously doubt 3 fewer absences will make any difference whatsoever in college applications. you are being hysterical.

hysterical Wrote:
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> Make Up Days Soon Wrote:
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> > multi-variable calculus Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Make Up Days Soon Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > truthy Wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > >
> > > > -----
> > > > > Truth is it doesnt matter. We have
> plenty
> > of
> > > > days
> > > > > left. Even if they called 10 more days
> for
> > > > snow
> > > > > we would only go over a few. BTW the
> last
> > > days
> > > > of
> > > > > school are for cleaning, watching movies
> > and
> > > > > eating candy - your kids do not have to
> go.
> > > > >
> > > > > So why is it such a big deal they called
> a
> > > snow
> > > > > day?
> > > >
> > > > Yes, your kids do have to go if they want
> > their
> > > > attendance records ranked high in college
> > > > acceptance references.
> > > >
> > > > The first make up day starts at 13 days and
> > I'm
> > > > sure FCPS is going to easily make that
> number.
> >
> > > > FCPS will probably be closed again tomorrow
> > > since
> > > > there is going to be a dusting of snow this
> > > > afternoon.
> > >
> > > No my kids dont. Both AAP taking classes a
> year
> > > ahead of their grade. My son will have taken
> > > multi-variable calculus (thats the first full
> > year
> > > math for college engineering students) before
> > he
> > > graduates HS. 3 days in June at the end of
> the
> > > year will not matter at all to any college.
> I
> > > think its funny you worry about sending your
> > kids
> > > to school in June to watch movies. Maybe if
> > you
> > > focused on the quality of their education
> > rather
> > > than quantity - just saying.
> >
> > Attendance does go on your kids college
> transcript
> > and yes GOOD schools do look at it.
> >
> > The only people saying attendance doesn't count
> > are people with bad attendance records. Go
> figure!
>
> Id say my kids miss 6-10 days of school a year
> (bad/good - I have no idea). Straight A's in AAP.
> I seriously doubt 3 fewer absences will make any
> difference whatsoever in college applications.
> you are being hysterical.

And there you have it... "I'd say my kids miss 6-10 days of school a year."

http://www.fcps.edu/it/transcripts/

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> > -----
> > > multi-variable calculus Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > Make Up Days Soon Wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > >
> > > > -----
> > > > > truthy Wrote:
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----
> > > > > > Truth is it doesnt matter. We have
> > plenty
> > > of
> > > > > days
> > > > > > left. Even if they called 10 more days
> > for
> > > > > snow
> > > > > > we would only go over a few. BTW the
> > last
> > > > days
> > > > > of
> > > > > > school are for cleaning, watching
> movies
> > > and
> > > > > > eating candy - your kids do not have to
> > go.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > So why is it such a big deal they
> called
> > a
> > > > snow
> > > > > > day?
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes, your kids do have to go if they want
> > > their
> > > > > attendance records ranked high in college
> > > > > acceptance references.
> > > > >
> > > > > The first make up day starts at 13 days
> and
> > > I'm
> > > > > sure FCPS is going to easily make that
> > number.
> > >
> > > > > FCPS will probably be closed again
> tomorrow
> > > > since
> > > > > there is going to be a dusting of snow
> this
> > > > > afternoon.
> > > >
> > > > No my kids dont. Both AAP taking classes a
> > year
> > > > ahead of their grade. My son will have
> taken
> > > > multi-variable calculus (thats the first
> full
> > > year
> > > > math for college engineering students)
> before
> > > he
> > > > graduates HS. 3 days in June at the end of
> > the
> > > > year will not matter at all to any college.
>
> > I
> > > > think its funny you worry about sending
> your
> > > kids
> > > > to school in June to watch movies. Maybe
> if
> > > you
> > > > focused on the quality of their education
> > > rather
> > > > than quantity - just saying.
> > >
> > > Attendance does go on your kids college
> > transcript
> > > and yes GOOD schools do look at it.
> > >
> > > The only people saying attendance doesn't
> count
> > > are people with bad attendance records. Go
> > figure!
> >
> > Id say my kids miss 6-10 days of school a year
> > (bad/good - I have no idea). Straight A's in
> AAP.
> > I seriously doubt 3 fewer absences will make
> any
> > difference whatsoever in college applications.
> > you are being hysterical.
>
> And there you have it... "I'd say my kids miss
> 6-10 days of school a year."
>
> http://www.fcps.edu/it/transcripts/

I dont get it - dont your kids get sick? The school says you must keep your kids home 24 hrs. from having a fever or throwing up. Are you one of those parents that sends your sick kids to school and gets everyone else sick? My kids miss 4-6 days a year being sick and we pull them for vacation 2-3 days.

I have seen no evidence online that any college would care about that level missing school. They get perfect grades and are in all advanced classes.

Truth is you dont have kids and have no idea what you are talking about. Sources or shut it...

I have two kids in high school. So far only my one of kid has missed 2 days total due the flu. That's in all years of high school.

If your kids are averaging 6-10 absent days a year each there's a problem.

Any student who fails to report to school for a total of five scheduled school days (unexcused) for the school year may be referred to a school attendance officer for further action. When a referral is received, the school attendance officer will attempt to interview the student, parent, and other relevant parties to develop a plan to resolve the attendance issue.

A student who is absent from school for 15 consecutive days or more is withdrawn from school and must officially register again upon his or her return to school.

Make Up Days Soon Wrote:
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> I have two kids in high school. So far only my
> one of kid has missed 2 days total due the flu.
> That's in all years of high school.
>
> If your kids are averaging 6-10 absent days a year
> each there's a problem.

What is the problem? They are all excused. How many sick days a year do you get?
>
> Any student who fails to report to school for a
> total of five scheduled school days (unexcused)
> for the school year may be referred to a school
> attendance officer for further action. When a
> referral is received, the school attendance
> officer will attempt to interview the student,
> parent, and other relevant parties to develop a
> plan to resolve the attendance issue.

My kids have never missed a day of school unexcused - what is your point?

>
> A student who is absent from school for 15
> consecutive days or more is withdrawn from school
> and must officially register again upon his or her
> return to school.

This has never happened to my kids what is your point? Even still children injured or hospitalized are certainly not required to re-enroll.

The fact that your child/children are able to attend all of High School missing only 2 days is certainly not a bad thing but it is unusual. I find it highly unlikely your kids have only been sick 2 days out of several years. How many times did you send them to school sick? How are their grades? Will they finish multi-variable calc before graduating (mine will). By the way I noticed you gave up on claiming attendance within the rules matters to college applications. I suspect you did a little research and found your claim there absurd (if not source please).

Also Im glad you never ever take your children out of school to vacation with them - Im sure you will be glad of that on your death bed; not spending too much time with your children is simply fantastic as a regret. Bottom line is that if your children are doing well in school and miss a few days of school there is no problem. If your children get sick a little more often than others there is no problem.

Thanks for citing absolutely noting of critical value to this conversation. And please stop sending your kid to school sick okay...

Make Up Days Soon Wrote:
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> I have two kids in high school. So far only my
> one of kid has missed 2 days total due the flu.
> That's in all years of high school.
>
> If your kids are averaging 6-10 absent days a year
> each there's a problem.

What is the problem? They are all excused. How many sick days a year do you get?
>
> Any student who fails to report to school for a
> total of five scheduled school days (unexcused)
> for the school year may be referred to a school
> attendance officer for further action. When a
> referral is received, the school attendance
> officer will attempt to interview the student,
> parent, and other relevant parties to develop a
> plan to resolve the attendance issue.

My kids have never missed a day of school unexcused - what is your point?

>
> A student who is absent from school for 15
> consecutive days or more is withdrawn from school
> and must officially register again upon his or her
> return to school.

This has never happened to my kids what is your point? Even still children injured or hospitalized are certainly not required to re-enroll.

The fact that your child/children are able to attend all of High School missing only 2 days is certainly not a bad thing but it is unusual. I find it highly unlikely your kids have only been sick 2 days out of several years. How many times did you send them to school sick? How are their grades? Will they finish multi-variable calc before graduating (mine will). By the way I noticed you gave up on claiming attendance within the rules matters to college applications. I suspect you did a little research and found your claim there absurd (if not source please).

Also Im glad you never ever take your children out of school to vacation with them - Im sure you will be glad of that on your death bed; not spending too much time with your children is simply fantastic as a regret. Bottom line is that if your children are doing well in school and miss a few days of school there is no problem. If your children get sick a little more often than others there is no problem.

Thanks for citing absolutely noting of critical value to this conversation. And please stop sending your kid to school sick okay...

The fact that your child/children are able to attend all of High School missing only 2 days is certainly not a bad thing but it is unusual. I find it highly unlikely your kids have only been sick 2 days out of several years. How many times did you send them to school sick? How are their grades?

Great grades. Straight A's.

Athletics and good nutrition. My kids don't eat junk food and are not overweight.

I'm guessing you are some single divorced obese mom who kisses your kids asses because she wants to be "their friend."

Make Up Days Soon Wrote:
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> The fact that your child/children are able to
> attend all of High School missing only 2 days is
> certainly not a bad thing but it is unusual. I
> find it highly unlikely your kids have only been
> sick 2 days out of several years. How many times
> did you send them to school sick? How are their
> grades?
>
> Great grades. Straight A's.
>
> Athletics and good nutrition. My kids don't eat
> junk food and are not overweight.
>
> I'm guessing you are some single divorced obese
> mom who kisses your kids asses because she wants
> to be "their friend."

So your statements and arguments devolve into the ad hominem - no surprise. I am genuinely happy your children do well and are healthy. You are kind of dull and boorish but there are lots of people like you out there. Since you have surrendered ALL of your bogus assertions about the vast importance of near perfect attendance you at least know when you are beat - that is a decent quality.

Im male, I do triathlons and rock and ice climb so Im reasonably fit. I do love my kids and do have a great friendship with them. Im glad of that. They are really great kids both very very smart and fit as well. Both are below the 45% in weight. They do eat junk food sometimes.

Its good to know there are many ways to raise good kids. If my kids do run into yours at Woodson I hope they are not as rude, ill informed and judgemental as you are.

My kids will not be running into your kids. They go to TJ. Thanks for your opinion.

45% is an unhealthy body percentage of fat. You need to work with your kids to get that percentage to a healthy level.

Make Up Days Soon Wrote:
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> My kids will not be running into your kids. They
> go to TJ. Thanks for your opinion.
>
> 45% is an unhealthy body percentage of fat. You
> need to work with your kids to get that percentage
> to a healthy level.


Ahhh, TJ parent - that explains it. Now I understand why you think 6 sick days in a year is a 'problem' for a child. Anyway what I said was "Both are below the 45% in weight..." That reads below 'the forty fifth percentile' (in the weight chart) with 50th percentile being average. 45% body fat is Obese.

You know TJ was originally intended for gifted kids not average kids that study 2,400 hours a year. Now its 70%+ Asian kids that have done nothing but study since K to get in. My kids will qualify having studied 1/4th the amount of time those poor students have spent over books. To each his own but even though my kids will likely qualify for TJ we are not encouraging them to go into that unless they have a burning desire. In my opinion its become a place filled with work-a-holics not truly gifted kids.

Undergrad and post-grad is the time to make studying a full time occupation in my opinion. Best of luck I know we are in different camps of parenting but that as they say makes horse races...

Who had two make up days.... sounds like a lock to me!

FFX CUNTY parents only worry so much about the number of days absent because they either want them out of the house because they can't afford daycare or because they need the house clear to carry on their sexual encounters with random people they find on craigslist while the the other partner is at work.

Basically you all are cheap asses, pay for daycare and take your bitch to an hourly motel.

Now quit crying you frickin babies!

june 23

With the snow days now ... I'll guess July 4th