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Washington, Wanda – Online Submission, 2006
The Optional Extended Year Program (OEYP), funded by a grant from the state, provides extended learning opportunities for students in kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) who are at risk of academic failure. The primary focus of an OEYP is to reduce and ultimately eliminate the need for student grade-level retention by providing additional…
Descriptors: Extended School Year, School Districts, Grants, Elementary Secondary Education
Axelrad-Lentz, Susan F. – 1996
Michigan lawmakers funded a competitive grant program for school districts to plan and implement extended school year (ESY) programs of 200 days. The primary purpose was to raise academic achievement. In the spring of 1992, 16 diverse school districts were awarded ESY planning grants. Continuation grants funded 2 ESY implementation years, for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Year