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.…

Discusses the success of a year-round school program in an elementary district in Arizona. (GB)

Tells how the El Paso, Texas school system switched to the quarter system and how this will improve the secondary journalism curricula. (RB)

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…

In the fall of 1974, Community Unit School District 300, Dundee, Illinois, adopted the quarter curriculum at three high schools in order to provide scheduling flexibility and curriculum improvement. Curriculum guides financed by the board of education were developed by those expected to teach the course. The process utilized in completely revising…

Chabot College began in 1961 on the semester system and converted to the quarter system in 1966. This study was conducted in order to determine whether or not Chabot should return to the semester system. Questionnaires distributed to students and faculty revealed that whereas 88 percent of the responding students favored the quarter system, 52…

To determine whether there is a trend toward using the summer session as a fourth quarter, the enrollment patterns of 3 groups of students at the University of Minnesota were compared over a 5-year period covering the 1964 to 1968 summer sessions and the 1963-1964 to 1967-1968 academic years. The student groups comprised degree candidates who…

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)

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…

THIS SURVEY WAS DEVELOPED IN ORDER TO EXAMINE THE EDUCATIONAL AND FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY AND DESIRABILITY OF YEAR-ROUND OPERATION OF LOS ANGELES JUNIOR COLLEGES, TO EVALUATE THE VARIOUS PROPOSALS FOR CALENDAR CHANGE, TO EXAMINE THE PROBLEMS AND IMPLICATIONS OF IMPLEMENTATION, AND TO DESCRIBE THE ORDERLY STEPS REQUIRED FOR TRANSITION. MATERIALS WERE…

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…

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)

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…

A CURRICULUM PLAN HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE BLOOMINGTON, WISCONSIN, COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TO EXPAND CURRICULUM OFFERINGS BY 30 PERCENT USING EXISTING TEACHING STAFF AND PHYSICAL FACILITIES. THE SCHOOL DAY IS DIVIDED INTO 21 MODULES OF 19 MINUTES EACH. SEVEN MODULES ARE GROUPED INTO A BLOCK. THREE BLOCKS CONSTITUTE A SCHOOL DAY. THE SCHOOL YEAR IS…

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…