STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- As life slowly begins to return to a bit of normalcy, return to a bit of normalcy, with all five boroughs expected to begin phase one of reopening on Monday, various details around what school may look like for the New York City’s 1.1 million public school students come fall remains up in the air -- including the 2020-2021 academic calendar, which is typically released in the spring.
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While Mayor Bill de Blasio has said he is hopeful school will be able to reopen with in-person learning in September, the city has been preparing for other options, like a hybrid approach or staggered school hours.
While summer school will be conducted remotely, students and families will have to wait for more information about what to expect for September and the rest of the 2020-2021 school year.
The calendar for the next school year is typically released well before the end of the current academic year. The DOE calendar presently online includes dates through August for summer school.
WHAT TO EXPECT?
The school calendar usually gives time off for religious holidays, including: the Muslim holy day of Eid al-Ftr; the Jewish holy days, including Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur; week-long breaks for winter recess, mid-winter recess, and spring recess, which include Christmas, the Chinese Lunar New Year, Passover, Good Friday and Easter, respectively.
The calendar also allows time off for Columbus Day, Election Day, Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, and Veterans Day.
The DOE did not respond to a request for information regarding the 2020-2021 school calendar.
Does anyone have any knowledge on what is going on?
I have a bad feeling about this. Calendar should be out. The fact that Mulgrew allows this is unacceptable. I hope if we have to return before Labor Day we get our 8.25% back.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know why the TRS workshops are during the school day from 12-4pm? Why not after work hours?
The DOE is awesome. They inspire my confidence in there handling of school safety, not!
ReplyDeleteAlso, don't excess letters go out this time of year too.
ReplyDeleteThe funniest comment of the year - I hope if we have to return before Labor Day we get our 8.25% back.
ReplyDeleteThey are racing to give you your 8.25% while the rest of the economy hits 0% interest and the state goes broke. A perfect example of the kind of thinking that has gotten us so screwed.
I've heard so many rumors about this.
ReplyDelete1) The DOE is going to announce in another week or so that we are remote in September- which is why they haven't released the calendar;
2) The DOE refuses to sign off on the calendar, which is opposite what Mulgrew said at his town hall (my understanding is that he speaks very differently at CL meetings than he does publicly);
3) It's so bad they're afraid to release it.
Mulgrew admitted the UFT agreed to it.
ReplyDeleteIt cant be so bad, uft agreed. There are parameters to be followed.
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