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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
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1972
This document first reports on the status of the quinmester program, outlining the evaluation and operational concerns of the currently operating seven pilot schools. The final section outlines the expansion plans recommended for the program during the summer of 1972 and for subsequent years. Also included in this section are (1) a general…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Extended School Year, Facility Utilization Research, Flexible Schedules
Sanders, Phyllis – 2001
This paper examines the parents', staff members', and students' satisfaction with the intersession activities of a year-round elementary school. "Intersession" is defined as the period of time when students receive remediation in problem areas. The school cited in the report was chosen from a district that had recently implemented a…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment, Learning Strategies, Remedial Instruction
Oxnard School District, CA. – 1994
This document addresses the concept of a year-round educational system (YRES) as an alternative schedule for education, the associated costs of an extended school year, the operational costs for single and multi-track YRES calendars, and the potential for the avoidance of capital costs in multi-track calendars. Topics include the reduction of…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
Johnson, Sharon Counts – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 1972
List of reports and surveys. (SP)
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, Extended School Year, Scheduling, School Schedules
Peer reviewedBorba, John A. – ERS Spectrum, 2000
A followup study surveyed 79 principals of year-round, multitrack California elementary schools. YRE principal persistence between 1993 and 1998 was lower than that of counterparts in traditional-schedule schools. YRE schools need increased administrative support; their principals need stress management strategies. (Contains 14 references.) (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Coping, Elementary Education, Occupational Mobility
VanderHooven, Kim – 1994
Year-round education is an idea that has been successfully implemented in many schools located in the western United States. This paper presents findings of a study that explored public opinion toward year-round education in a portion of the midwestern states. A total of 30 individuals living in northwestern Ohio and southeastern Michigan…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Year, Flexible Scheduling, Public Opinion
Denton, Jon J.; Walenta, Brian – 1993
Cost issues associated with year-round schools (YRS) are examined in this paper, which asserts that the cost of operating a YRS program depends on a district's classroom space and student population. YRS is recommended if there is a need to utilize classroom space or school facilities more efficiently to accommodate a student population that…
Descriptors: Budgets, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Educational Finance
White, William D. – 1993
One of the most rapidly growing innovations in education in the United States is the adoption of year-round calendars. The largest year-round operation during the 1970's and a model for many districts was run by the Jefferson County, Colorado, School District. After 14 years of year-round schooling, the district returned to a modified 9-month…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Year, Nontraditional Education
Ellena, William J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1974
An interview with Wayne C. Malone, principal of Pasco Comprehensive Senior High School, Dade City, Florida. The Pasco district recently elected to adopt the 45-15 day extended school-year plan. (JF)
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Extended School Year, Interviews, School Schedules
Frederick, Edward C. – 1975
The University of Minnesota Technical College-Waseca prepares students for midmanagement, semiprofessional positions in the broad fields related to agriculture. The college operates on a year-round quarterly basis, with the summer quarter being no different from the fall, winter, and spring quarters. Students can start any quarter and graduate any…
Descriptors: Agricultural Colleges, College Planning, Extended School Year, Quarter System
Rogge, William M. – 1971
The year-round school operation of the Valley View School District is described from its planning stages through the implementation of the plans. A "45-15 Plan" provides for each pupil forty-five days of instruction and fifteen equivalent days of vacation. With the cycle repeated four times each year, one-fourth of the pupils are on…
Descriptors: Administration, Case Studies, Community Support, Expenditure per Student
Piele, Philip K. – r & d perspectives, 1971
This literature review, based on abstracts of documents announced in RIE, compiles information on the rescheduled school year. Following the review is a list of the 18 documents cited, their costs, and availability. (LLR)
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Literature Reviews, Quarter System, Research Reviews (Publications)
White-Stevens, Lillian; Campbell, Bruce – 1974
A comprehensive bibliography lists, describes, and annotates 249 sources of pertinent information about extended school year programs. Materials are organized by (1) books, pamphlets, articles, and reports; (2) theses and abstracts; (3) filmstrips and bibliographies; and (4) popular articles. This edition also contains a listing of the Dade…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Extended School Year, Facility Utilization Research
Ross, Doris M. – 1973
This report contains a State-by-State compilation of data obtained from responses to questionnaires sent to State departments of education, legislative service agencies, State school boards associations, and State offices of the NEA and of the AFT. The information from these responses was supplemented by material gathered from a review of…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Extended School Year, Quarter System, School Attendance Legislation
