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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1972
This document contains statements by experts in the field of year-round schools and excerpts from publications dealing with various plans for year-round schools. The statements and publications discuss (1) the Valley View 45-15 continuous school year plan, (2) the Jefferson County, Kentucky, elective quarter plan, (3) various four quarter school…
Descriptors: Costs, Extended School Year, Hearings, Quarter System
Hentschke, Guilbert C.; Gold, Sheldon – IAR Research Bulletin, 1973
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Educational Economics, Extended School Year
Geisinger, Robert W.; Coleman, Alvin F. – 1972
This report describes the use of a model to compare the costs of two alternatives: initiation of a K-5, 45-15 year-round school, or the construction of an elementary school building in the Annville-Cleona, Pennsylvania, school district. The results of the analysis indicated that the initiation of a 45-15 year round plan would save the district…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Educational Economics, Elementary Schools
Bradford, James C., Jr. – 1995
In 1973, the Virginia State Board of Education and the school board, faculty, and students of Buena Vista (Virginia) approved a four-quarter voluntary extended school-year plan for the Parry McCluer High School. This paper describes the review and planning process, as well as some of the program's outcomes 20 years later. Some of its objectives…
Descriptors: Costs, Extended School Year, Flexible Scheduling, High Schools
Education Turnkey Systems, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1972
This report identifies the longrun potential for savings available to Prince William County under an efficiently managed calendar of year round operations and specifies the areas in which these savings are most likely to occur. An analysis indicates that at the only secondary school in the County under the 45-15 plan, the overall 1971-72 per pupil…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Educational Economics, Expenditure per Student
WHITE, J. B.; AND OTHERS – 1966
TO EVALUATE YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLS, POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA, SCHOOLS REQUESTED A STUDY OF THE LITERATURE ON YEAR-ROUND OPERATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND A NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION. NEW YORK, CALIFORNIA, AND FLORIDA WERE FOUND TO OPERATE SOME SCHOOLS ON A YEAR-ROUND BASIS. THREE OF SEVEN OUTLINED PLANS WERE SELECTED FOR SPECIAL…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Bibliographies, Costs, Expenditures
Reeb, Richard H. – 1980
The question of which calendar is best for Barstow College (BC) is addressed in terms of general considerations connected with academic calendars, the intended effects of the quarter system, the issue of cost effectiveness, and the advantages and disadvantages of both calendars. First, introductory material discusses BC's conversion to a quarter…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Costs, Educational Trends, Enrollment Influences
Lagana, Joseph F. – 1969
The purpose of this research investigations was to determine whether a student daily schedule and school calendar could be designed to maximize the future utilization of existing facilities in the North Allegheny School District and to determine if the implementation of such designs would be financially feasible as an alternative to new…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Double Sessions, Educational Research
San Joaquin Delta Coll., Stockton, CA. – 1979
A study was conducted at San Joaquin Delta College (SJDC) to determine whether its present calendar, based on the traditional semester system, should be abandoned in favor of either the quarter or the early semester calendars. The study involved: (1) contacting employers to determine the effect of a calendar change on student employment, (2)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Employer Attitudes
Prescott, Donald R. – 1970
This report identifies strategies and practices that school districts might employ as they seek ways to cope with increased enrollments and rapidly rising costs. Among the practices discussed are (1) intensive space utilization, (2) community classrooms, (3) "Schomes" -- schools in homes or apartment buildings, (4) rented classroom space, (5)…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Double Sessions
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1968
THIS REPORT TO THE NEW YORK LEGISLATURE DESCRIBES SEVERAL EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR DESIGNS WHICH HAVE BEEN CREATED TO HELP ATTAIN THE GOALS OF ECONOMY AND INCREASED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY--(1) THE CONTINUOUS PROGRESS DESIGN, (2) THE MODIFIED SUMMER SCHOOL, (3) THE TRIMESTER DESIGN, (4) THE QUADRIMESTER DESIGN, (5) THE EXTENDED K TO 12 PLAN, AND (6)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Costs, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
THOMAS, GEORGE ISAIAH – 1966
THIS REPORT EXPLORES PLANS OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL ORGANIZATION BASED UPON THE LENGTHENING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR TO REDUCE BY ONE OR MORE YEARS THE TOTAL PERIOD OF SCHOOLING. PRACTICAL INFORMATION IS PRESENTED CONCERNING (1) THE CONTINUOUS SCHOOL YEAR PLAN, (2) THE TRIMESTER PLAN, (3) THE QUADRIMESTER PLAN, (4) THE MODIFIED SUMMER SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Costs, Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention, Educational Improvement
