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Letson, John W. – Compact, 1970
Describes Atlanta's year-round schools. (LR)
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Program Descriptions, Quarter System, Year Round Schools
Glinke, George B. – Compact, 1970
Describes the year-round school program in Utica, Michigan, and argues for State support of year-round schools. (LR)
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Program Descriptions, State Action, Year Round Schools
Shafer, Raymond P. – Compact, 1970
The governor of Pennsylvania describes that State's research and legislative experiences with year-round schools. (LR)
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Feasibility Studies, State Legislation, Year Round Schools
Nickerson, James F. – Compact, 1970
Describes the Wilson Campus School at Mankato State College, Minnesota, a year-round school allowing flexible scheduling, free choice, voluntary attendance, and easy access to educational resources. (LR)
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Flexible Scheduling, School Schedules, Year Round Schools
Stimson, Janet – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1992
A combination class is formed when students from two adjacent grades are placed in one classroom under the supervision of one teacher. Two recent studies indicate that combination classes may contribute to lower student achievement in multitrack year-round schools. (eight references) (MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Crowding, Elementary Education
Domier, Paddy Sertich – ProQuest LLC, 2009
With decreasing enrollment, decreasing funding for public school education, changes in family and societal needs, and the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act, policymakers and school leaders are wrestling with reforms to the school calendar and instructional time spent in the classroom, with the goal of increasing student achievement.…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Statistical Analysis, Block Scheduling, Academic Achievement
Mussatti, David J. – 1981
The author surveys the status of and issues surrounding year-round programs in secondary schools in order to provide background for deciding which school calendar is the most effective educationally, financially, and socially. The best programs and those discontinued are listed, as are the dates of the most important developments in year-round…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, High Schools, Resource Allocation, School Schedules
Berger, Ellis – Phi Delta Kappan, 1975
Reveals strong teacher dissatisfaction with the 45-15 plan adopted in Pasco County, Florida, public schools and suggests increased teacher involvement in planning processes. (DW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, School Schedules, Surveys, Teacher Participation
Jensen, George M. – 1973
Year-round programs allow students to enter and progress through school at their own pace, eliminate the long 3-month forgetting period, cut down on the number and duration of failures, reduce students' summer boredom, multiply students' job opportunities, and enhance the holding power of schools at the secondary level. These programs also make it…
Descriptors: Extended School Year, School Community Relationship, School Schedules, Year Round Schools
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1971
This master catalog lists and describes the 9-week courses of study basic to the curriculum structure for the quinmester extended year program. The courses listed, most of which are nonsequential and nongraded, are those presently being developed for the pilot schools. Courses that carry credit in more than one area are listed under each subject…
Descriptors: Catalogs, Curriculum Guides, Extended School Year, High Schools
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1972
This master catalog lists and describes the nine-week courses of study basic to the curriculum structure for the quinmester extended year program. Most of the courses listed in this bulletin are designed to be nonsequential and nongraded. Prerequisites are indicated when they are essential for the successful completion of a course. Courses that…
Descriptors: Catalogs, Curriculum Guides, Extended School Year, High Schools
Rifkin, N. S. – American School Board Journal, 1973
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Guidelines, Quarter System, School Schedules
Gee, William D. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
Combining the Copernican Plan (a block-schedule variation) and year-round schooling may make both proposals more palatable to the general public. Since the plan leaves facilities, teacher contracts, and current budgets virtually unchanged, serious public resistance is unlikely. Principals should first introduce Copernican scheduling and then use…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Educational Benefits, Pilot Projects, Secondary Education
Sardo-Brown, Deborah; Rooney, Michael – American School Board Journal, 1992
To assess thinking of parents on year-round education, survey forms were sent to 398 households with children enrolled in elementary school. With 236 of questionnaires returned, only 10 percent favored adopting such a plan whereas 83 percent preferred staying with traditional schedules. Lists arguments in favor and arguments opposed along with…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Elementary Education, Parent Attitudes, School Schedules
Webster, William E.; Nyberg, Kenneth L. – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1992
Eight high schools in three California school districts are on multitrack year-round schedules. Interviews with personnel from these schools and from two districts considering a year-round schedule highlight the effect of year-round schedules on student learning, management issues, extracurricular activities, and school culture. (MLF)
Descriptors: High Schools, School Culture, School Restructuring, School Schedules