The testimony presented covers the conception and implementation of an all-year-round schools program--the Valley View 45-15 Plan--under which plan, students attend school 45 days and are absent from school for 15 days on rotating shifts the year round. In the testimony, the characteristics of the Valley View District are described, the rationale…

This report informs researchers, educators, and laymen about the Valley View 45-15 Continuous School Year Plan. The report gives a background of the school district, describes the 45-15 plan in detail, analyzes its effects on school and community, and chronologically summarizes significant events that followed implementation of the plan. The plan,…