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Direct linkDessoff, Alan – District Administration, 2011
For administrators, teachers, students and their families in some districts, summer isn't what it used to be. Trying to stem a "summer slide" of learning loss by students and also to avoid having to build more schools to cope with overcrowding, districts are operating on year-round schedules that shorten the traditional summer vacation…
Descriptors: School Schedules, School Districts, Competition, Year Round Schools
Letson, John W. – Compact, 1970
Describes Atlanta's year-round schools. (LR)
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Program Descriptions, Quarter System, Year Round Schools
Rifkin, N. S. – American School Board Journal, 1973
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Guidelines, Quarter System, School Schedules
McLain, John D. – Compact, 1970
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Flexible Scheduling, Program Descriptions, Quarter System
McGraw, Pat – Compact, 1973
Describes the concept of year-round schools and examines several programs including the quarter system plan in Atlanta, the 45-15 plan in Illinois, and a Colorado plan entitled Concept 6'', where students alternate 43 days of vacation with 86 days of school. (DN)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Program Descriptions, Quarter System
Download full textGlowski, Mathew R. – 1974
The report begins by describing the northeast New Jersey District, its student population growth, and the need for expanded educational opportunities. It examines major extended school year programs in theory and in practice, as well as the probable educational, social, and fiscal impact in the District should an extended school year program be…
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Feasibility Studies, High Schools, Quarter System
Collins, Robert – Agricultural Education, 1974
The University of Minnesota Technical College at Waseca opened as a year-round, quarter-system agricultural school in 1971 to make effective use of natural outdoor agricultural laboratories during the summer months. Other advantages are greater seasonal flexibility for students planning work experience programs and assisting with farming at home.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Quarter System, Summer Programs, Technical Institutes
Sticker, Joseph – American Education, 1974
Discusses the success of a year-round school program in an elementary district in Arizona. (GB)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Extended School Year, Quarter System
KEENE, JAMES W. – 1967
BASED ON EMPIRICAL DATA ACCUMULATED FROM TWELVE JUNIOR COLLEGES UNDER THE 2-SEMESTER CALENDAR, THE MODEL DEVELOPED IN THIS STUDY CAN BE USEFUL IN PREDICTING CHANGES IN PLANT USE UNDER THE 4-QUARTER CALENDAR. THIS CALENDAR REVISION HAS FOUR CONSTRAINTS--(1) THE SENIOR INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATE HAVE ADOPTED IT, (2) THE STUDENT'S CHOICE OF QUARTER IN…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Models, Quarter System, School Schedules
Proceedings of the Fifth National [Council on Year-Round Education] Seminar on Year-Round Education.
Lovern, Mary F., Ed. – 1973
This report contains conference presentations on various year-round education programs around the nation. Other presentations discuss year-round education in the urban setting, the role of accrediting associations in year-round education, and a symposium on staff training for year-round education. (JF)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Quarter System, School Schedules, Staff Orientation
Fulton County Board of Education, Atlanta, GA. – 1969
The Fulton County four-quarter plan allows a secondary school to develop a program to meet the needs of each student while allowing students to participate in course selection and class scheduling. Because of the need for a quality program during the summer months, this program has been designed to meet the standards of the total school program…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Graduation Requirements, Quarter System
Bauman, W. Scott – Oregon Business Review, 1969
The rising costs of education could be reduced by substituting a four-quarter rotational school calendar for the traditional school calendar. Under this system, each student would attend three continuous quarters and have the fourth quarter off. One fourth of the students would thus be on vacation each quarter, and one-fourth less teachers would…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged Youth, Income, Public Schools
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Div. of Research, Planning, and Evaluation. – 1973
This bibliography lists, describes, and identifies 153 sources of pertinent information about extended school year programs. The material is organized into (1) books, pamphlets, articles, and reports; (2) theses and abstracts; and (3) filmstrips and bibliographies. Those items available through the ERIC system are so indicated. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Bibliographies, Extended School Year, Facility Utilization Research
Congress 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
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
