I understand that teachers put in WAY more time than they are paid for->

my comment was more about doubting they would be paid extra if schools go to 12 months...Maybe they SHOULD be, but would they be? I expect you'd lose a lot of teachers who look at having summers ostensibly "off" as some compensation for low pay and working longer than the official 180 days per year...

In ANY event, going to 12 month school would be prohibitively expensive unless you subscribe to the current theory that money is like Lay's potato chips...'Eat (spend) all you want, we'll make (print) more".

You could essentially take 9 months and add 25% on top of it..All the costs would be extended into the summer, especially if you upped teacher pay to keep from losing every last one of them.

Still, this is getting HEAVY consideration in VA. The Governor is claiming it is for "this" year to help catch up, but we ALL know how that goes..Do it once, and it is common practice!

In response to this post by hokieinashburn

Posted: 02/05/2021 at 10:56AM

Good news Virginia...more school coming to ya this summer. -- vthokieq 02/04/2021 3:20PM

Won't happen because you won't be able to get enough teachers. ** -- VTJayLaw 02/04/2021 7:39PM

There have been rumors of year round school since the 90s -- typed by ben 02/04/2021 6:19PM

Knowing a second, possibly worse wave was coming this winter -- TabbHokie 02/04/2021 5:17PM

Well, this is the KIDS' fault so they SHOULD be punished further! ** -- vt90 02/04/2021 3:51PM

Wonder who is going to pay the teachers for the extra time, 9 month -- HortHokie 02/04/2021 3:37PM

9 months? LOL This year is 8/18 - 6/17 -- hokieinashburn 02/04/2021 10:41PM

Some are, some have opted for 12 month, but its still only to TEACH for-> -- HOKIERIT 02/04/2021 8:13PM

Students attend school for 180 days, not staff -- hokieinashburn 02/04/2021 10:43PM

I understand that teachers put in WAY more time than they are paid for-> -- HOKIERIT 02/05/2021 10:56AM

Pffft...money grows on trees nowadays. ** -- vthokieq 02/04/2021 3:42PM

This^^^. Just print more. Nothing bad could happen from that. -- HokieGator 02/04/2021 4:54PM

NO SHIrT! It's like a buddy of mine freshman year at Tech. As long as he -> -- HOKIERIT 02/04/2021 8:14PM

They'll just print calendars that identify June July and August as "Spring" ** -- Hokie360 02/04/2021 3:52PM

Could just say the summer months self-identify as part of the school year -- Tafkam Hokie 02/04/2021 3:59PM

👏👏👏 ** -- ColoVT82 02/04/2021 5:57PM

They might try that, I just told my wife, "the Guvnor can do as he pleases" ** -- HortHokie 02/04/2021 4:19PM

Evidently ** -- HOKIERIT 02/04/2021 8:15PM

Hell no. Summer is the only chance I'll get to work from the office... -- MP4VT2004 02/04/2021 3:35PM

Doubt that rumor has any teeth. -- Hokie360 02/04/2021 3:33PM

Oh, it is MUCH more than a rumor. The Richomnd superintendent is-> -- HOKIERIT 02/04/2021 8:20PM

Those students will be chomping at the bit to go to -- GreenvilleVT 02/04/2021 5:23PM

Is that a dental school reference? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 02/04/2021 3:44PM

I understand that teachers put in WAY more time than they are paid for->

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