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Knapp, John L.; And Others – 1978
A study of six paired schools in Prince William County, Virginia, involving schools at the elementary, middle, and high school levels operating on traditional and on year-round plans, revealed that given established attendance boundaries the schools were not operating at sufficient capacity to reduce costs through year-round operation. This report…
Descriptors: Average Daily Membership, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textEvans, Robert A.; And Others – 1978
One objective of this study was to discover whether education of students on the 45-15 plan differed from that provided on the traditional schedule. Another objective was to assess the attitudes of the educators, parents, students, and business people of Prince William County toward the two plans. The educational evaluation compared, across…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Community Attitudes, Comparative Analysis
Snyder, Milton L. – 1975
In addition to the external pressures for a change in the school year, there are also pressures within the field of education that year-round schools may alleviate. In the 1960's, Prince William County faced the serious problem of rapid population growth, and today the school population continues to increase. In 1970, after considering alternative…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Board of Education Policy, Community Involvement, Economic Factors
